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)
060243008784	3161	S. Christa McAuliffe Elementary	Public	K-5	4100 Golden Ave.	Riverside	92505	Riverside County	Alvord Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 358-1625	556	23	24.1	74.5%	48 (8.6%)	28 (5.0%)	385 (69.2%)	58 (10.4%)	3 (0.5%)	11 (2.0%)	23 (4.1%)	$7,214							40.2	31.3	3781	620
060232214281	3162	Stella Elementary Charter Academy	Public, Charter	K-4	2636 S. Mansfield Ave.	Los Angeles	90016	Los Angeles County	Stella Elementary Charter Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(213) 340-6700	248	11	22.5	93.5%	0 (0.0%)	40 (16.1%)	196 (79.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.2%)	2 (0.8%)	7 (2.8%)								40.2	28.4	4029	867
062513009156	3163	Alberta Martone Elementary	Public	K-6	1413 Poust Rd.	Modesto	95358	Stanislaus County	Modesto City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 574-8172	672	30	22.7	77.2%	88 (13.1%)	17 (2.5%)	471 (70.1%)	51 (7.6%)	4 (0.6%)	6 (0.9%)	35 (5.2%)	$11,739							40.2	39.3	3189	26
061284001446	3164	Dent Elementary	Public	K-5	1998 Yosemite Ave.	Escalon	95320	San Joaquin County	Escalon Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 838-7031	668	30	21.9	41.9%	336 (50.3%)	10 (1.5%)	291 (43.6%)	10 (1.5%)	3 (0.4%)	2 (0.3%)	16 (2.4%)								40.1	39.8	3143	21
060807002335	3165	Centralia Elementary	Public	K-6	195 North Western Ave.	Anaheim	92801	Orange County	Centralia Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 228-3210	441	19	23.2	88.4%	20 (4.5%)	16 (3.6%)	357 (81.0%)	30 (6.8%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	15 (3.4%)	$9,371							40.1	27	4175	1010
063386005298	3166	Ralph A. Gates DLI Magnet Elementary	Public	K-6	23882 Landisview Ave.	Lake Forest	92630	Orange County	Saddleback Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(949) 837-2260	940	34	27.6	62.3%	115 (12.2%)	6 (0.6%)	758 (80.6%)	19 (2.0%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	39 (4.1%)	$5,123							40.1	36.5	3396	230
063471007485	3167	Grant Elementary	Public	K-5	879 Grant Ave.	San Lorenzo	94580	Alameda County	San Lorenzo Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 317-3700	337	14	24.2	67.7%	39 (11.6%)	19 (5.6%)	167 (49.6%)	90 (26.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	20 (5.9%)	$6,552							40	39.8	3146	21
061495011804	3168	Shasta Lake	Public	K-8	4620 Vallecito St.	Shasta Lake	96019	Shasta County	Gateway Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 275-7020	616	32	19.5	73.9%	419 (68.0%)	6 (1.0%)	89 (14.4%)	14 (2.3%)	39 (6.3%)	2 (0.3%)	47 (7.6%)	$8,272							40	39.3	3183	15
061668002099	3169	York	Public	K-5	11838 South York Ave.	Hawthorne	90250	Los Angeles County	Hawthorne	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 675-1189	471	23	20.9	70.1%	11 (2.3%)	80 (17.0%)	358 (76.0%)	8 (1.7%)	2 (0.4%)	5 (1.1%)	7 (1.5%)	$8,939							40	53.9	2337	832
061455001746	3170	Kratt Elementary	Public	K-6	650 West Sierra Ave.	Fresno	93704	Fresno County	Fresno Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 451-4510	562	31	18.3	79.4%	89 (15.8%)	31 (5.5%)	365 (64.9%)	28 (5.0%)	8 (1.4%)	5 (0.9%)	36 (6.4%)	$8,384							40	26.2	4250	1080

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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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Educational resources:

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State-Administered Standardized Tests: A Comprehensive Guide

SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the California Department of Education.