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)
060261000163	3361	Price (Adelaide) Elementary	Public	K-6	1516 West North St.	Anaheim	92801	Orange County	Anaheim Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 517-8947	536	24	22.3	66.2%	14 (2.6%)	2 (0.4%)	482 (89.9%)	16 (3.0%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	19 (3.5%)	$6,918							37.1	41.5	3042	319
062922012389	3362	Juan Lagunas Soria Elementary	Public	K-8	3101 Dunkirk Dr.	Oxnard	93035	Ventura County	Oxnard	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 385-1584	920	40	23	70.9%	33 (3.6%)	6 (0.7%)	842 (91.5%)	24 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	14 (1.5%)	$3,853							37	40.8	3076	286
064098008433	3363	Citrus Glen Elementary	Public	K-5	9655 Darling Rd.	Ventura	93004	Ventura County	Ventura Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 672-0220	474	19	25.6	55.3%	149 (31.4%)	7 (1.5%)	282 (59.5%)	11 (2.3%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	22 (4.6%)	$6,767							37	41.6	3030	333
060002714467	3364	Alberhill Elementary	Public	K-5	4170 Brianna Cir.	Lake Elsinore	92530	Riverside County	Lake Elsinore Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 440-3910	424	22	19.2	67.5%	85 (20.0%)	27 (6.4%)	274 (64.6%)	16 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	21 (5.0%)								37	32.4	3705	341
064119006820	3365	Monte Vista Elementary	Public	K-5	1720 Monte Vista Rd.	Vista	92084	San Diego County	Vista Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 726-0410	450	21	21.9	58.7%	143 (31.8%)	4 (0.9%)	254 (56.4%)	8 (1.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (8.9%)	$8,507							37	50.4	2514	851
060163114339	3366	Trivium Charter School Adventure	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	1600 Berkeley Dr.	Lompoc	93436	Santa Barbara County	Trivium Charter School Adventure District	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(805) 291-1303	240	12	19.8	20.0%	143 (59.6%)	5 (2.1%)	60 (25.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	30 (12.5%)								37	50.6	2502	864
062271003412	3367	Union Avenue Elementary	Public	K-5	150 South Burlington Ave.	Los Angeles	90057	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(213) 483-1345	847	40	21.4	98.5%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$9,176							36.9	31.3	3778	411
061524001939	3368	John Marshall Elementary	Public	K-5	1201 East Broadway	Glendale	91205	Los Angeles County	Glendale Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 242-6834	463	20	22.8	73.7%	306 (66.1%)	12 (2.6%)	93 (20.1%)	46 (9.9%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.9%)	$8,202							36.9	44.9	2831	537
062064002483	3369	Tahoe Valley Elementary	Public	K-5	943 Tahoe Island Dr.	South Lake Tahoe	96150	El Dorado County	Lake Tahoe Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 543-2350	414	20	20.7	56.8%	183 (44.2%)	0 (0.0%)	182 (44.0%)	18 (4.3%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	28 (6.8%)	$10,384							36.9	25.2	4344	975
062409012398	3370	Edgewater Elementary	Public	K-6	5715 Oakwood Dr.	Marysville	95901	Yuba County	Marysville Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 741-0866	549	22	24.9	60.7%	131 (23.9%)	25 (4.6%)	247 (45.0%)	81 (14.8%)	3 (0.5%)	6 (1.1%)	55 (10.0%)								36.9	34	3572	202

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About our rankings:

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:

Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA): Transforming Education in America

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.