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)
060361000286	5831	Baker Elementary	Public	K-5	72100 School House Ln.	Baker	92309	San Bernardino County	Baker Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 733-4567	67	5	13.4	67.2%	14 (20.9%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (79.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$16,549							6	6.5	5843	12
063441005654	5832	Revere (Paul) Elementary	Public	K-8	555 Tompkins Ave.	San Francisco	94110	San Francisco County	San Francisco Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 695-5656	459	31	15	78.2%	9 (2.0%)	39 (8.5%)	342 (74.5%)	29 (6.3%)	3 (0.7%)	2 (0.4%)	35 (7.6%)	$6,103							6	7.5	5812	20
063801011782	5833	John C. Fremont Elementary	Public	K-8	2021 East Flora St.	Stockton	95205	San Joaquin County	Stockton Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 933-7385	791	33	23.7	80.8%	38 (4.8%)	29 (3.7%)	672 (85.0%)	37 (4.7%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.4%)	9 (1.1%)	$7,051							6	12.3	5543	290
062949004552	5834	T. S. MacQuiddy Elementary	Public	K-5	330 Martinelli St.	Watsonville	95076	Santa Cruz County	Pajaro Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 728-6315	421	19	22.1	89.3%	23 (5.5%)	3 (0.7%)	385 (91.4%)	8 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)								6	7.5	5813	21
063213004965	5835	Garfield Elementary	Public	K-8	3600 Middlefield Rd.	Menlo Park	94025	San Mateo County	Redwood City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 482-2405	515	20	25.8	80.8%	5 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	507 (98.4%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								5.9	6.7	5835
062637003972	5836	Shore Acres Elementary	Public	K-5	351 Marina Rd.	Bay Point	94565	Contra Costa County	Mt. Diablo Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 458-3261	409	16	25.5	60.4%	10 (2.4%)	5 (1.2%)	369 (90.2%)	8 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.2%)	$12,972							5.9	7.3	5821	15
063255005042	5837	Lincoln Elementary	Public	K-6	29 Sixth St.	Richmond	94801	Contra Costa County	West Contra Costa Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 231-1404	316	14	23.1	55.7%	4 (1.3%)	39 (12.3%)	264 (83.5%)	4 (1.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.3%)	$6,000							5.9	5.6	5860	23
060285000214	5838	Marsh Elementary	Public	K-5	2304 G St.	Antioch	94509	Contra Costa County	Antioch Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 779-7410	530	26	20.6	78.1%	27 (5.1%)	146 (27.5%)	291 (54.9%)	23 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.2%)	26 (4.9%)	$6,386							5.9	7.1	5830	8
069103012496	5839	Monarch	Public, Alternative	K-12	1625 Newton Ave.	San Diego	92113	San Diego County	San Diego County Office of Education	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 652-4100	265	17	15.5	100.0%	13 (4.9%)	21 (7.9%)	214 (80.8%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	14 (5.3%)	$15,098							5.9	6.6	5840	1
063581006125	5840	Abraham Lincoln Elementary	Public	K-6	850 West Ninth St.	Santa Rosa	95401	Sonoma County	Santa Rosa Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 890-3940	299	17	17.6	69.9%	18 (6.0%)	1 (0.3%)	266 (89.0%)	6 (2.0%)	3 (1.0%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.3%)	$13,481							5.9	8.4	5783	57

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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:

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

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