Best Elementary Schools in California

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The list is updated annually upon the release of the CAST and Smarter Balanced Assessments test scores by the California Department of Education. The most recent update was on Thursday, October 10, 2024.

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School															Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2018)							Ranking (2024 vs 2023)
ID	Rank (of 5862)	School	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Disc Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Per Pupil Expenditures: Total	Personnel from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel from Federal Funds	Total from Federal Funds	Personnel from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds	Total from State and Local Funds	Average Standard Score (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Rank (2023)	Rank Change from 2023	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)
062769004167	4721	Anna M. Glazier Elementary	Public	K-5	10932 East Excelsior Dr.	Norwalk	90650	Los Angeles County	Norwalk-La Mirada Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 210-2890	402	18	22.9	83.1%	6 (1.5%)	13 (3.2%)	352 (87.6%)	17 (4.2%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.0%)	$12,987							21.5	21.7	4687	34
060238912683	4722	Arts In Action Community Charter	Public, Charter	K-5	5115 Via Corona St.	Los Angeles	90022	Los Angeles County	Arts In Action Community Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 266-4371	383	19	20.1	95.6%	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	380 (99.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)								21.5	18.5	5002	280
062271003347	4723	Sharp Avenue Elementary	Public	K-5	13800 Pierce St.	Arleta	91331	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 896-9573	447	21	21.2	96.9%	4 (0.9%)	2 (0.4%)	432 (96.6%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.3%)	$12,569							21.4	24.7	4398	325
062825004362	4724	Laurel Elementary	Public	K-5	1410 Laurel St.	Oceanside	92058	San Diego County	Oceanside Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 966-4200	367	16	22.9	93.5%	14 (3.8%)	7 (1.9%)	329 (89.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.1%)	13 (3.5%)	$12,617							21.4	26	4276	448
061734008147	4725	Calaveras Elementary	Public	K-8	1151 Buena Vista Rd. Ste. 100	Hollister	95023	San Benito County	Hollister	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 636-4460	599	22	27.7	68.4%	12 (2.0%)	3 (0.5%)	537 (89.6%)	24 (4.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (3.7%)	$7,760							21.4	23	4562	163
062187002594	4726	Jefferson Elementary	Public	K-8	333 North Westwood Ave.	Lindsay	93247	Tulare County	Lindsay Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 562-6303	381	17	22.4	89.8%	19 (5.0%)	1 (0.3%)	346 (90.8%)	3 (0.8%)	5 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.8%)	$9,098							21.4	25.9	4280	446
062513003731	4727	Catherine Everett Elementary	Public	K-6	1530 Mount Vernon Dr.	Modesto	95350	Stanislaus County	Modesto City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 574-1992	414	19	22.2	89.4%	61 (14.7%)	18 (4.3%)	274 (66.2%)	22 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (9.4%)	$14,465							21.4	31.2	3785	942
061455001713	4728	Calwa Elementary	Public	K-6	4303 East Jensen Ave.	Fresno	93725	Fresno County	Fresno Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 457-2610	580	30	19.4	97.8%	6 (1.0%)	17 (2.9%)	494 (85.2%)	52 (9.0%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	7 (1.2%)	$9,066							21.4	18.2	5028	300
062769004161	4729	Earl E. Edmondson Elementary	Public	K-5	15121 South Grayland Ave.	Norwalk	90650	Los Angeles County	Norwalk-La Mirada Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 210-4440	367	18	20.3	86.1%	4 (1.1%)	5 (1.4%)	335 (91.3%)	14 (3.8%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.6%)	$12,375							21.4	19	4953	224
062580008909	4730	Serrano Elementary	Public	K-6	24100 Delphinium Ave.	Moreno Valley	92553	Riverside County	Moreno Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 571-4660	466	20	23.3	94.8%	20 (4.3%)	28 (6.0%)	398 (85.4%)	8 (1.7%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	9 (1.9%)	$7,681							21.4	30.1	3881	849

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Schooldigger calculates school rankings based on Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy, Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics, CAST Science test scores released by the California Department of Education.
These rankings were last updated on October 10, 2024, and are based on the most recent test scores available. We update rankings as we receive new test scores from the California Department of Education, usually on a yearly basis.
Our sources of data include the National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education and the California Department of Education.
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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the California Department of Education.