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)
062271010882	5171	John W. Mack Elementary	Public	K-5	3020 South Catalina St.	Los Angeles	90007	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 730-7620	268	17	15.7	96.3%	1 (0.4%)	37 (13.8%)	220 (82.1%)	4 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.2%)	$13,111							16.4	17.9	5059	112
060994014195	5172	Richard Crane Elementary	Public	K-5	1290 Southwest Blvd.	Rohnert Park	94928	Sonoma County	Cotati-Rohnert Park Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 285-3150	257	11	23.3	66.5%	80 (31.1%)	12 (4.7%)	120 (46.7%)	13 (5.1%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (11.3%)								16.4	18	5055	117
063384005274	5173	Suy:u Elementary	Public	K-6	6032 36th Ave.	Sacramento	95824	Sacramento County	Sacramento City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 277-6685	389	16	24.1	82.3%	21 (5.4%)	29 (7.5%)	223 (57.3%)	82 (21.1%)	3 (0.8%)	6 (1.5%)	25 (6.4%)	$8,495							16.4	13.7	5436	263
062583003884	5174	P. A. Walsh STEAM Academy	Public	K-5	353 West Main Ave.	Morgan Hill	95037	Santa Clara County	Morgan Hill Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 201-6500	410	22	18.9	71.7%	45 (11.0%)	7 (1.7%)	312 (76.1%)	18 (4.4%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (6.1%)	$5,501							16.4	22	4664	510
060285000212	5175	Kimball Elementary	Public	K-5	1310 August Way	Antioch	94509	Contra Costa County	Antioch Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 779-7415	395	20	19.8	75.7%	41 (10.4%)	78 (19.7%)	239 (60.5%)	11 (2.8%)	3 (0.8%)	4 (1.0%)	19 (4.8%)	$7,612							16.4	20.2	4830	345
063531009440	5176	John F. Kennedy Elementary	Public	K-5	1300 East McFadden	Santa Ana	92705	Orange County	Santa Ana Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 972-5700	402	21	19.5	84.1%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	395 (98.3%)	3 (0.7%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	$7,843							16.4	26.7	4214	962
060174112738	5177	Camino Nuevo Charter Academy #2	Public, Charter	K-8	3400 West 3rd St.	Los Angeles	90020	Los Angeles County	Camino Nuevo Charter Academy #2 District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(213) 736-5542	688	31	22.2	93.8%	3 (0.4%)	6 (0.9%)	671 (97.5%)	7 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)								16.4	17.7	5085	92
063509005932	5178	Bahia Vista Elementary	Public	K-5	125 Bahia Way	San Rafael	94901	Marin County	San Rafael City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 485-2415	542	23	24	98.7%	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	527 (97.2%)	12 (2.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$8,898							16.3	18.8	4978	200
060177712925	5179	ISANA Achernar Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	310 East El Segundo Blvd.	Compton	90222	Los Angeles County	ISANA Achernar Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 764-1234	414	19	21.9	87.4%	0 (0.0%)	121 (29.2%)	284 (68.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.2%)	3 (0.7%)								16.3	16.5	5196	17
060504000485	5180	Biggs Elementary	Public	K-8	300 B St.	Biggs	95917	Butte County	Biggs Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 868-5870	319	17	19.2	66.8%	168 (52.7%)	6 (1.9%)	139 (43.6%)	5 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	$9,236							16.3	28	4075	1105

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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.