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)
063417011741	5091	Juanita Blakely Jones Elementary	Public	K-6	700 North F St.	San Bernardino	92410	San Bernardino County	San Bernardino City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 386-2020	399	21	19	95.7%	7 (1.8%)	24 (6.0%)	349 (87.5%)	9 (2.3%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.0%)	$7,300							17.2	20	4857	234
060141408980	5092	McKinley Elementary	Public	K-6	350 Loma Alta Dr.	Santa Barbara	93109	Santa Barbara County	Santa Barbara Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 966-9926	257	14	18	93.4%	6 (2.3%)	4 (1.6%)	239 (93.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.7%)	$12,066							17.2	20	4858	234
061389001569	5093	Cordova Villa Elementary	Public	K-5	10359 South White Rock Rd.	Rancho Cordova	95670	Sacramento County	Folsom-Cordova Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 294-9125	448	20	22	89.7%	55 (12.3%)	65 (14.5%)	203 (45.3%)	43 (9.6%)	2 (0.4%)	7 (1.6%)	73 (16.3%)	$7,322							17.2	11.8	5594	501
060001709100	5094	Mariana Academy	Public	K-8	10601 Manhasset Rd.	Apple Valley	92308	San Bernardino County	Apple Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 247-7258	748	31	24.4	82.9%	237 (31.7%)	34 (4.5%)	436 (58.3%)	7 (0.9%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (4.0%)	$5,505							17.2	12.3	5545	451
063759006368	5095	Redway Elementary	Public	K-6	344 Humboldt Ave.	Redway	95560	Humboldt County	Southern Humboldt Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 923-2526	299	12	24.9	70.9%	171 (57.2%)	3 (1.0%)	95 (31.8%)	2 (0.7%)	12 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (5.4%)								17.2	24.4	4420	675
060363000300	5096	Fremont Elementary	Public	K-6	607 Texas St.	Bakersfield	93307	Kern County	Bakersfield City	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 631-5280	742	36	20.6	91.2%	16 (2.2%)	57 (7.7%)	662 (89.2%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	$9,066							17.2	14	5401	305
061455001715	5097	Centennial Elementary	Public	K-6	3830 East Saginaw Way	Fresno	93726	Fresno County	Fresno Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 248-7040	713	35	20.6	93.4%	44 (6.2%)	39 (5.5%)	488 (68.4%)	99 (13.9%)	5 (0.7%)	3 (0.4%)	35 (4.9%)	$7,350							17.2	21.3	4722	375
063417005355	5098	Cypress Elementary	Public	K-6	26825 Cypress St.	Highland	92346	San Bernardino County	San Bernardino City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 388-6514	475	23	21	90.3%	9 (1.9%)	44 (9.3%)	392 (82.5%)	14 (2.9%)	3 (0.6%)	2 (0.4%)	11 (2.3%)	$6,914							17.2	25.9	4282	816
062241002682	5099	La Canada Elementary	Public	K-6	621 West North Ave.	Lompoc	93436	Santa Barbara County	Lompoc Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 742-2250	592	28	21	78.0%	55 (9.3%)	14 (2.4%)	484 (81.8%)	21 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (3.0%)	$7,819							17.1	28.6	4013	1086
062250003226	5100	Robinson Academy	Public	K-8	1400 E. 20th St.	Long Beach	90806	Los Angeles County	Long Beach Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 492-6003	729	32	22.8	75.9%	9 (1.2%)	157 (21.5%)	519 (71.2%)	22 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (0.8%)	16 (2.2%)	$8,152							17.1	29.4	3943	1157

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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:

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

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

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