Best Elementary Schools in California

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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)
063441005597	5771	Cleveland Elementary	Public	K-5	455 Athens St.	San Francisco	94112	San Francisco County	San Francisco Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 469-4709	306	17	18	69.3%	1 (0.3%)	5 (1.6%)	260 (85.0%)	18 (5.9%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (1.0%)	18 (5.9%)	$6,103							7.9	10.3	5695	76
060171009110	5772	Westside Park Elementary	Public	K-5	18270 Casaba Rd.	Adelanto	92301	San Bernardino County	Adelanto Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 246-4118	512	21	24.9	86.9%	29 (5.7%)	161 (31.4%)	284 (55.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (6.8%)								7.9	7.2	5827	55
063441008191	5773	Drew (Charles) College Preparatory Academy	Public	K-5	50 Pomona Ave.	San Francisco	94124	San Francisco County	San Francisco Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 330-1526	187	8	23.3	64.2%	0 (0.0%)	101 (54.0%)	59 (31.6%)	5 (2.7%)	2 (1.1%)	3 (1.6%)	17 (9.1%)	$6,103							7.9	8.2	5789	16
060363000323	5774	Williams Elementary	Public	K-6	1201 Williams St.	Bakersfield	93305	Kern County	Bakersfield City	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 631-5840	495	22	22.7	98.0%	13 (2.6%)	41 (8.3%)	437 (88.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	$9,177							7.9	10.6	5674	100
060681000620	5775	Magnolia Elementary	Public	K-5	650 Greenfield Dr.	El Cajon	92021	San Diego County	Cajon Valley Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 588-3080	650	25	26.2	88.0%	141 (21.7%)	90 (13.8%)	314 (48.3%)	48 (7.4%)	3 (0.5%)	7 (1.1%)	47 (7.2%)	$11,409							7.9	11.7	5598	177
063801010392	5776	Dolores Huerta Elementary	Public	K-8	1644 South Lincoln	Stockton	95206	San Joaquin County	Stockton Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 933-7220	458	14	32.5	90.2%	4 (0.9%)	12 (2.6%)	423 (92.4%)	11 (2.4%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (1.1%)	$5,972							7.8	9.4	5737	39
063459005728	5777	Lowell Elementary	Public	K-5	625 South Seventh St.	San Jose	95112	Santa Clara County	San Jose Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 535-6243	267	15	18.3	83.5%	7 (2.6%)	1 (0.4%)	244 (91.4%)	13 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	$14,330							7.7	8.6	5772	5
062223002650	5778	Houston	Public	K-8	4600 East Acampo Rd.	Acampo	95220	San Joaquin County	Lodi Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(209) 331-7475	57	3	19	93.0%	11 (19.3%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (75.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (5.3%)	$12,478							7.7	16.7	5178	600
063462005822	5779	Starr King K-8	Public	K-8	4848 Cottage Way	Carmichael	95608	Sacramento County	San Juan Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 971-7320	854	38	22.6	83.3%	260 (30.4%)	82 (9.6%)	126 (14.8%)	339 (39.7%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (0.8%)	40 (4.7%)	$8,012							7.7	10.4	5689	90
060363009713	5780	Stella I. Hills Elementary	Public	K-6	3800 Jewett Ave.	Bakersfield	93301	Kern County	Bakersfield City	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 631-5320	654	37	17.9	97.7%	55 (8.4%)	177 (27.1%)	398 (60.9%)	7 (1.1%)	6 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (1.7%)	$10,771							7.7	9.3	5742	38

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