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)
060642000562	2451	Buena Vista Elementary	Public	K-8	21660 Road 60	Tulare	93274	Tulare County	Buena Vista Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 686-2015	180	11	16.3	76.1%	47 (26.1%)	0 (0.0%)	130 (72.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.7%)	$11,627							51.9	41.4	3044	593
060213712191	2452	Santa Clarita Valley International	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	28060 Hasley Canyon Rd. Ste. 2	Castaic	91384	Los Angeles County	Santa Clarita Valley International District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 705-4820	685	33	20.9	38.1%	248 (36.2%)	54 (7.9%)	278 (40.6%)	34 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	65 (9.5%)								51.9	25	4367	1915
063462008970	2453	Trajan Elementary	Public	K-5	6601 Trajan Dr.	Orangevale	95662	Sacramento County	San Juan Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 971-5200	398	16	24.8	42.0%	265 (66.6%)	9 (2.3%)	85 (21.4%)	8 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (7.8%)	$7,995							51.9	57.7	2155	298
060254614510	2454	El Rio Community	Public, Charter	K-8	211 South Ave. 20	Los Angeles	90031	Los Angeles County	El Rio Community District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 366-0166	268	11	24.3	21.3%	122 (45.5%)	3 (1.1%)	88 (32.8%)	9 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (13.8%)								51.9	39.9	3136	682
062400001766	2455	John B. Riebli Elementary	Public, Charter	K-6	315 Mark West Springs Rd.	Santa Rosa	95404	Sonoma County	Mark West Union Elementary	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 524-2980	404	20	20.7	34.4%	257 (63.6%)	1 (0.2%)	104 (25.7%)	9 (2.2%)	5 (1.2%)	2 (0.5%)	26 (6.4%)	$8,510							51.9	48.6	2604	149
060375000344	2456	Ballico-Cressey Community Charter	Public, Charter	1-8	11818 Gregg St.	Ballico	95303	Merced County	Ballico-Cressey Elementary	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 394-9400	307	18	17.2	45.9%	84 (27.4%)	1 (0.3%)	210 (68.4%)	3 (1.0%)	2 (0.7%)	2 (0.7%)	5 (1.6%)	$9,526							51.9	42.2	2999	543
060224112782	2457	ISANA Octavia Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	3010 Estara Ave.	Los Angeles	90065	Los Angeles County	ISANA Octavia Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 344-3622	356	17	21	86.5%	2 (0.6%)	3 (0.8%)	327 (91.9%)	20 (5.6%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)								51.9	46	2764	307
060001609094	2458	Sycamore Elementary	Public	K-6	1075 West 13th St.	Upland	91786	San Bernardino County	Upland Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 982-0347	422	18	23.2	74.6%	70 (16.6%)	28 (6.6%)	280 (66.4%)	20 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	23 (5.5%)	$12,047							51.8	38.9	3223	765
062271003065	2459	Hamlin Charter Academy	Public, Charter	K-5	22627 Hamlin St.	West Hills	91307	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 348-4741	308	17	18.1	58.1%	59 (19.2%)	27 (8.8%)	136 (44.2%)	43 (14.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	42 (13.6%)	$15,050							51.8	53.5	2373	86
064119011270	2460	T.H.E Leadership Academy	Public	K-5	1550 Temple Heights Dr.	Oceanside	92056	San Diego County	Vista Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 631-6242	582	25	23.2	66.7%	98 (16.8%)	9 (1.5%)	415 (71.3%)	18 (3.1%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.5%)	38 (6.5%)	$8,915							51.8	51.6	2459	1

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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

Public School Districts and Their Services: A Comprehensive Guide

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