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)
060369000333	2191	BP STEM Academy	Public	3-8	4733 Landis Ave.	Baldwin Park	91706	Los Angeles County	Baldwin Park Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 962-8412	619	36	17.3	85.0%	8 (1.3%)	2 (0.3%)	541 (87.4%)	62 (10.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.5%)	$6,998							56.8	52.7	2399	208
061146001260	2192	Alameda Elementary	Public	K-5	8613 East Alameda St.	Downey	90242	Los Angeles County	Downey Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 904-3589	757	30	25.2	77.4%	32 (4.2%)	24 (3.2%)	672 (88.8%)	23 (3.0%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.4%)	$17,780							56.8	56	2237	45
062271003003	2193	Fifty-Fourth Street Elementary	Public	K-6	5501 South Eileen Ave.	Los Angeles	90043	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 294-5275	215	14	15.3	89.8%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$13,154							56.8	45.3	2808	615
061209001349	2194	Durfee Elementary	Public	K-8	12233 Star St.	El Monte	91732	Los Angeles County	El Monte City	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 443-3900	1,028	49	20.8	74.9%	8 (0.8%)	8 (0.8%)	795 (77.3%)	215 (20.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	$9,154							56.8	58	2142	52
063492007781	2195	Beresford Elementary	Public	K-5	300 28th Ave.	San Mateo	94403	San Mateo County	San Mateo-Foster City	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 312-7551	238	13	18.3	39.9%	52 (21.8%)	2 (0.8%)	126 (52.9%)	29 (12.2%)	1 (0.4%)	6 (2.5%)	22 (9.2%)	$7,787							56.8	56.8	2195
063417005054	2196	Palm Avenue Elementary	Public	K-6	6565 Palm Ave.	San Bernardino	92407	San Bernardino County	San Bernardino City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 880-6753	509	24	21.2	75.0%	64 (12.6%)	25 (4.9%)	384 (75.4%)	19 (3.7%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	13 (2.6%)	$7,412							56.7	38.9	3224	1028
060985014184	2197	Academy of Innovation	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	1951 Third St.	Norco	92860	Riverside County	Corona-Norco Unified	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(951) 739-6809	744	44	16.9	69.9%	172 (23.1%)	80 (10.8%)	366 (49.2%)	83 (11.2%)	1 (0.1%)	5 (0.7%)	35 (4.7%)								56.7	53.8	2345	148
062769004174	2198	Loretta Lampton Elementary	Public	K-5	14716 Elmcroft Ave.	Norwalk	90650	Los Angeles County	Norwalk-La Mirada Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 210-3255	458	20	22.5	64.6%	15 (3.3%)	7 (1.5%)	405 (88.4%)	16 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.9%)	11 (2.4%)	$12,748							56.7	48.7	2595	397
063432005441	2199	Cubberley Elementary	Public	K-5	3201 Marathon Dr.	San Diego	92123	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(858) 496-8075	171	9	20.1	42.1%	45 (26.3%)	14 (8.2%)	50 (29.2%)	20 (11.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.8%)	39 (22.8%)	$8,745							56.7	62.2	1935	264
062994004661	2200	Altadena Elementary	Public	K-5	743 East Calaveras St.	Altadena	91001	Los Angeles County	Pasadena Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 396-5650	457	18	26.1	66.7%	95 (20.8%)	74 (16.2%)	216 (47.3%)	15 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	57 (12.5%)	$13,918							56.6	40	3133	933

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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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