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)
061578008851	3421	Margaret G. Scotten Elementary	Public	K-4	10821 Squirrel Creek Rd.	Grass Valley	95945	Nevada County	Grass Valley Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 273-6472	346	18	19.7	72.0%	245 (70.8%)	4 (1.2%)	60 (17.3%)	7 (2.0%)	5 (1.4%)	4 (1.2%)	21 (6.1%)	$8,482							36.2	27.5	4126	705
062667004045	3422	Kimball	Public	K-6	302 West 18th St.	National City	91950	San Diego County	National Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 336-8300	356	14	26.3	77.0%	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	345 (96.9%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.1%)	$5,488							36.2	30.5	3836	414
062271013089	3423	Lucille Roybal-Allard Elementary	Public	K-6	3232 Saturn Ave.	Huntington Park	90255	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 826-1650	483	25	19.3	90.1%	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	478 (99.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	$11,050							36.1	43.6	2915	508
060444000403	3424	Ernie Pyle Elementary	Public	K-6	14500 South Woodruff Ave.	Bellflower	90706	Los Angeles County	Bellflower Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 804-6528	362	15	24.1	84.3%	10 (2.8%)	54 (14.9%)	255 (70.4%)	33 (9.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	9 (2.5%)	$8,660							36.1	38.2	3272	152
063753006355	3425	Sunshine Gardens Elementary	Public	K-5	1200 Miller Ave.	South San Francisco	94080	San Mateo County	South San Francisco Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 877-8784	334	16	20.8	45.2%	20 (6.0%)	6 (1.8%)	196 (58.7%)	79 (23.7%)	2 (0.6%)	4 (1.2%)	27 (8.1%)	$5,340							36.1	28.2	4048	623
062586008912	3426	Yucca Mesa Elementary	Public	K-6	3380 Avalon Ave.	Yucca Valley	92284	San Bernardino County	Morongo Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 228-1777	389	18	21.8	64.5%	224 (57.6%)	14 (3.6%)	122 (31.4%)	7 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (5.4%)	$9,006							36.1	35.1	3500	74
061905002304	3427	Johnstonville Elementary	Public	K-8	704-795 Bangham Ln.	Susanville	96130	Lassen County	Johnstonville Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 257-2471	198	9	23	54.0%	164 (82.8%)	3 (1.5%)	23 (11.6%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.0%)	$10,064							36.1	53	2389	1038
060846000845	3428	Newman Elementary	Public	K-6	4150 Walnut Ave.	Chino	91710	San Bernardino County	Chino Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 627-9758	473	21	22.2	81.4%	42 (8.9%)	11 (2.3%)	388 (82.0%)	16 (3.4%)	3 (0.6%)	3 (0.6%)	10 (2.1%)	$10,433							36	30.6	3834	406
060015811515	3429	Dennis G. Earl Elementary	Public	K-6	4091 North Olive Ave.	Turlock	95382	Stanislaus County	Turlock Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 634-1090	776	33	23.5	67.3%	250 (32.2%)	22 (2.8%)	390 (50.3%)	73 (9.4%)	4 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	36 (4.6%)	$9,987							36	45.4	2794	635
063531005991	3430	Jefferson Elementary	Public	K-5	1522 West Adams St.	Santa Ana	92704	Orange County	Santa Ana Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 431-3800	609	30	20	67.5%	16 (2.6%)	9 (1.5%)	547 (89.8%)	28 (4.6%)	5 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.7%)	$8,871							36	30.2	3870	440

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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

Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection

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