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)
063261005076	4341	Valley of Enchantment Elementary	Public	K-5	22836 Fir Ln.	Lake Arrowhead	92325	San Bernardino County	Rim of the World Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 589-0396	548	23	23.8	67.0%	265 (48.4%)	0 (0.0%)	259 (47.3%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (3.6%)	$5,961							25.2	20.9	4769	428
060195009694	4342	John E. Steinbeck Elementary	Public	K-6	1714 Burlington Dr.	Salinas	93906	Monterey County	Alisal Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 753-5780	511	23	22.2	78.7%	11 (2.2%)	5 (1.0%)	448 (87.7%)	15 (2.9%)	3 (0.6%)	2 (0.4%)	27 (5.3%)	$4,399							25.2	27.6	4111	231
060540000499	4343	Blue Lake Union Elementary	Public	K-8	631 Greenwood Ave.	Blue Lake	95525	Humboldt County	Blue Lake Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 668-5674	172	11	15.2	65.1%	92 (53.5%)	2 (1.2%)	24 (14.0%)	2 (1.2%)	7 (4.1%)	1 (0.6%)	44 (25.6%)	$11,450							25.2	36.8	3375	968
063063004754	4344	Pixley Elementary	Public	K-5	300 North School St.	Pixley	93256	Tulare County	Pixley Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 757-3131	574	27	21.2	96.2%	22 (3.8%)	6 (1.0%)	537 (93.6%)	5 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	$13,506							25.2	26.4	4238	106
060216511561	4345	Achieve Academy	Public, Charter	K-5	1700 28th Ave.	Oakland	94621	Alameda County	Achieve Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 904-6440	557	24	23.2	88.3%	14 (2.5%)	36 (6.5%)	493 (88.5%)	10 (1.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)								25.2	29.2	3970	375
061674002113	4346	Fairview Elementary	Public	K-6	23515 Maud Ave.	Hayward	94541	Alameda County	Hayward Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 723-3830	562	25	22.1	72.6%	38 (6.8%)	82 (14.6%)	283 (50.4%)	75 (13.3%)	3 (0.5%)	10 (1.8%)	71 (12.6%)								25.2	21.2	4733	387
060558011435	4347	Sanchez (David J.) Elementary	Public	K-6	804 West Liberty St.	Santa Maria	93458	Santa Barbara County	Santa Maria-Bonita	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 361-4625	652	27	23.7	76.8%	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	644 (98.8%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	$7,295							25.2	29.8	3906	441
062271003186	4348	Loren Miller Elementary	Public	K-6	830 West 77th St.	Los Angeles	90044	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 753-4445	623	28	22.2	97.4%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$9,444							25.1	21.4	4714	366
062271010887	4349	Cesar Chavez Elementary	Public	K-6	5243 Oakland St.	Los Angeles	90032	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 276-1440	188	11	17	94.1%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$14,290							25.1	19.8	4871	522
062460003692	4350	John Muir Elementary	Public	K-6	300 West 26th St.	Merced	95340	Merced County	Merced City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 385-6667	605	23	26.2	95.7%	52 (8.6%)	43 (7.1%)	442 (73.1%)	44 (7.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (3.8%)	$7,575							25.1	21.4	4717	367

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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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