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)
062241002685	3931	Los Berros Visual and Performing Arts Academy	Public	K-6	3745 Via Lato	Lompoc	93436	Santa Barbara County	Lompoc Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 742-2350	440	24	18.5	58.2%	141 (32.0%)	9 (2.0%)	252 (57.3%)	13 (3.0%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	22 (5.0%)	$8,291							29.9	24.7	4397	466
060939000960	3932	Woodrow Wilson Elementary	Public	K-6	750 South Eighth St.	Colton	92324	San Bernardino County	Colton Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 580-5015	499	21	23.5	89.8%	19 (3.8%)	57 (11.4%)	408 (81.8%)	5 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.8%)	$6,641							29.8	26.5	4233	301
062271003474	3933	Woodlawn Avenue Elementary	Public	K-5	6314 Woodlawn Ave.	Bell	90201	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 560-1445	585	30	19.5	92.3%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$10,440							29.8	28.5	4023	90
062274003485	3934	Volta Elementary	Public	K-6	24307 West Ingomar Grade	Los Banos	93635	Merced County	Los Banos Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 826-2912	411	18	22.8	63.7%	45 (10.9%)	3 (0.7%)	347 (84.4%)	7 (1.7%)	2 (0.5%)	3 (0.7%)	4 (1.0%)	$8,190							29.8	24.7	4388	454
063375005214	3935	Villacorta Elementary	Public	K-6	17840 Villacorta St.	La Puente	91744	Los Angeles County	Rowland Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 964-2385	308	17	17.8	95.1%	4 (1.3%)	5 (1.6%)	278 (90.3%)	16 (5.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.6%)								29.8	20.1	4837	902
060861000865	3936	Lauderbach (J. Calvin) Elementary	Public	K-6	390 Palomar St.	Chula Vista	91911	San Diego County	Chula Vista Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 422-1127	747	34	21.9	80.3%	13 (1.7%)	9 (1.2%)	696 (93.2%)	10 (1.3%)	1 (0.1%)	4 (0.5%)	14 (1.9%)	$9,870							29.8	28.8	4000	64
062271003028	3937	Fullbright Avenue Elementary	Public	K-5	6940 Fullbright Ave.	Canoga Park	91306	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 340-6677	353	18	19.6	91.8%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$10,945							29.8	27.3	4147	210
060245008790	3938	Pine Grove Elementary STEM Magnet	Public	K-6	20101 State Highway 88	Jackson	95642	Amador County	Amador County Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 296-2800	255	11	23.1	46.7%	173 (67.8%)	1 (0.4%)	45 (17.6%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (12.2%)	$5,287							29.8	37	3355	583
060495000479	3939	Big Pine Elementary	Public	K-8	500 South Main St.	Big Pine	93513	Inyo County	Big Pine Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 938-2222	125	10	12.6	59.2%	24 (19.2%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (35.2%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (30.4%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (15.2%)	$23,053							29.8	49.4	2564	1375
060939006353	3940	Michael D'Arcy Elementary	Public	K-6	11645 Elm Ave.	Fontana	92337	San Bernardino County	Colton Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 580-5018	402	19	21.1	82.1%	11 (2.7%)	51 (12.7%)	326 (81.1%)	10 (2.5%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	$6,527							29.8	23.8	4483	543

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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.