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)
060241712856	4211	Aspire Inskeep Academy Charter	Public, Charter	K-6	123 West 59th St.	Los Angeles	90003	Los Angeles County	Aspire Inskeep Academy Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 235-8400	328	7	46.7	69.5%	1 (0.3%)	24 (7.3%)	291 (88.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.7%)								26.9	31	3800	411
064308007001	4212	Freeman Elementary	Public	K-6	126 North West St.	Woodland	95695	Yolo County	Woodland Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 662-1758	442	19	23.8	87.1%	50 (11.3%)	10 (2.3%)	331 (74.9%)	15 (3.4%)	4 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	31 (7.0%)	$6,968							26.9	40	3126	1086
060363000302	4213	Harding Elementary	Public	K-6	3201 Pico Ave.	Bakersfield	93306	Kern County	Bakersfield City	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 631-5300	567	24	23.6	81.0%	79 (13.9%)	31 (5.5%)	432 (76.2%)	11 (1.9%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (1.9%)	$8,122							26.9	25	4363	150
062547003807	4214	Rosewood Park	Public	K-8	2353 Commerce Way	Commerce	90040	Los Angeles County	Montebello Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 887-7862	644	34	18.9	72.7%	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	631 (98.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (0.9%)	$6,170							26.9	23.2	4542	328
063339010032	4215	Harvest Valley Elementary	Public	K-5	29955 Watson Rd.	Romoland	92585	Riverside County	Romoland Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 928-2915	775	31	25	88.8%	82 (10.6%)	12 (1.5%)	671 (86.6%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (0.8%)								26.8	23	4563	348
060243000139	4216	Terrace Elementary	Public	K-5	6601 Rutland St.	Riverside	92503	Riverside County	Alvord Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 358-1660	730	33	22.1	91.4%	18 (2.5%)	12 (1.6%)	688 (94.2%)	5 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	5 (0.7%)	$7,215							26.8	26.1	4266	50
060261000160	4217	Mann (Horace) Elementary	Public	K-6	600 West La Palma Ave.	Anaheim	92801	Orange County	Anaheim Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 517-8938	722	31	23.2	70.9%	23 (3.2%)	8 (1.1%)	640 (88.6%)	21 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.7%)	25 (3.5%)	$7,113							26.8	28	4070	147
063375005210	4218	Rorimer Elementary	Public	K-6	18750 East Rorimer St.	La Puente	91744	Los Angeles County	Rowland Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 965-3333	418	21	20.3	94.3%	2 (0.5%)	5 (1.2%)	395 (94.5%)	12 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)								26.8	31.6	3755	463
061455001775	4219	Viking Elementary	Public	K-6	4251 North Winery Ave.	Fresno	93726	Fresno County	Fresno Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 248-7290	712	32	22.1	91.3%	97 (13.6%)	51 (7.2%)	444 (62.4%)	80 (11.2%)	5 (0.7%)	3 (0.4%)	31 (4.4%)	$8,488							26.8	27.6	4115	104
061089001210	4220	Fremont Elementary	Public	K-5	1318 Clinton St.	Delano	93215	Kern County	Delano Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 721-5050	448	20	22.4	92.9%	7 (1.6%)	1 (0.2%)	406 (90.6%)	28 (6.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.3%)	$7,801							26.8	23	4554	334

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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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