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)
063213004972	5101	Roosevelt Elementary	Public	K-8	2223 Vera Ave.	Redwood City	94061	San Mateo County	Redwood City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 482-2413	529	24	21.7	71.3%	66 (12.5%)	3 (0.6%)	415 (78.4%)	14 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.9%)	25 (4.7%)								17.1	12.5	5525	424
062580008167	5102	Sunnymeadows Elementary	Public	K-5	23200 Eucalyptus Ave.	Moreno Valley	92553	Riverside County	Moreno Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 571-4690	556	25	22.2	83.3%	29 (5.2%)	62 (11.2%)	431 (77.5%)	6 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.9%)	23 (4.1%)	$1,135							17.1	19	4959	143
063237012308	5103	Charlotte N. Werner Elementary	Public	K-5	1050 West Rialto Ave.	Rialto	92376	San Bernardino County	Rialto Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 820-6830	717	32	22.6	89.0%	10 (1.4%)	90 (12.6%)	603 (84.1%)	6 (0.8%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (0.8%)	$9,400							17.1	11.4	5621	518
062676004059	5104	Vista Colorado Elementary	Public	K-5	700 Bailey Ave.	Needles	92363	San Bernardino County	Needles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 326-2167	321	15	21.3	82.6%	160 (49.8%)	7 (2.2%)	119 (37.1%)	5 (1.6%)	16 (5.0%)	1 (0.3%)	13 (4.0%)	$6,609							17.1	23	4560	544
062586003889	5105	Palm Vista Elementary	Public	K-6	74350 Baseline	Twentynine Palms	92277	San Bernardino County	Morongo Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 367-7538	383	17	22.8	80.2%	151 (39.4%)	62 (16.2%)	121 (31.6%)	13 (3.4%)	9 (2.3%)	5 (1.3%)	22 (5.7%)	$7,203							17.1	13	5490	385
063315005143	5106	Highland Elementary	Public	K-6	700 Highlander Dr.	Riverside	92507	Riverside County	Riverside Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 788-7292	692	27	25.6	82.5%	75 (10.8%)	97 (14.0%)	458 (66.2%)	32 (4.6%)	6 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (3.5%)	$8,197							17.1	17.8	5070	36
062271007770	5107	Windsor Hills Math Science	Public	K-5	5215 Overdale Dr.	Los Angeles	90043	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 293-6251	327	18	18.1	83.8%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$10,532							17.1	16.2	5220	113
062958008727	5108	Golden Poppy Elementary	Public	K-5	37802 Rockie Ln.	Palmdale	93552	Los Angeles County	Palmdale Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 285-3683	519	20	25.3	86.1%	19 (3.7%)	95 (18.3%)	380 (73.2%)	6 (1.2%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	16 (3.1%)	$280							17.1	17.2	5142	34
060244808440	5109	Aspire Monarch Academy	Public, Charter	K-5	1445 101st Ave.	Oakland	94603	Alameda County	Aspire Monarch Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 568-3101	392	14	27.4	87.5%	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.6%)	360 (91.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	20 (5.1%)								17.1	16.3	5212	103
062994010533	5110	McKinley	Public	K-8	325 South Oak Knoll Ave.	Pasadena	91101	Los Angeles County	Pasadena Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 396-5630	648	30	21.3	82.6%	45 (6.9%)	120 (18.5%)	418 (64.5%)	44 (6.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (3.1%)	$5,890							17.1	17.4	5116	6

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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:

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

Alternative Schools vs Public Schools: A Comparison

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