Best Elementary Schools in California

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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)
060939010608	4011	Sycamore Hills Elementary	Public	K-6	11036 Mahogany Dr.	Fontana	92337	San Bernardino County	Colton Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 580-5029	647	28	22.9	82.4%	24 (3.7%)	43 (6.6%)	532 (82.2%)	33 (5.1%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (1.7%)	$6,134							29	26.8	4191	180
062187012687	4012	Reagan Elementary	Public	K-8	340 North Harvard	Lindsay	93247	Tulare County	Lindsay Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 562-1311	378	17	22.2	88.6%	22 (5.8%)	5 (1.3%)	345 (91.3%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	$8,075							29	45.2	2810	1202
063117004826	4013	Quincy Elementary	Public	K-6	175 Mill Creek Rd.	Quincy	95971	Plumas County	Plumas Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 283-6550	345	19	17.8	57.4%	223 (64.6%)	3 (0.9%)	33 (9.6%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	79 (22.9%)								29	28.9	3991	22
064140012045	4014	Teresa Burke Elementary	Public	K-5	1301 Filburn St.	Wasco	93280	Kern County	Wasco Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 758-7480	521	25	20.9	93.1%	14 (2.7%)	8 (1.5%)	495 (95.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	$6,093							29	19.7	4892	878
062079010310	4015	Lemon Crest Elementary	Public	K-5	12463 Lemon Crest Dr.	Lakeside	92040	San Diego County	Lakeside Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 390-2527	496	24	20.3	48.2%	227 (45.8%)	11 (2.2%)	213 (42.9%)	13 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	30 (6.0%)	$7,663							29	28	4068	53
062223001341	4016	Sutherland Elementary	Public	K-6	550 Spring River Cir.	Stockton	95210	San Joaquin County	Lodi Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 953-8999	358	17	21	88.5%	7 (2.0%)	34 (9.5%)	114 (31.8%)	169 (47.2%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.0%)	27 (7.5%)	$12,174							29	17.8	5078	1062
060579000521	4017	Miguel Hidalgo Elementary	Public	K-6	615 South Cesar Chavez St.	Brawley	92227	Imperial County	Brawley Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 344-0431	565	25	22.9	92.6%	9 (1.6%)	5 (0.9%)	542 (95.9%)	6 (1.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	$11,626							29	29.1	3974	43
061260001424	4018	Elverta Elementary	Public	K-5	7900 Eloise Ave.	Elverta	95626	Sacramento County	Elverta Joint Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 991-2244	131	6	20.4	67.9%	60 (45.8%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (40.5%)	8 (6.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (7.6%)	$11,382							29	42.4	2989	1029
063444012563	4019	Megan Cope Elementary	Public	K-5	2550 Via La Sierra Ln.	San Jacinto	92582	Riverside County	San Jacinto Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 654-6069	694	27	25.7	78.0%	61 (8.8%)	61 (8.8%)	519 (74.8%)	20 (2.9%)	7 (1.0%)	3 (0.4%)	23 (3.3%)	$11,262							29	28	4076	57
063720006303	4020	Sassarini Elementary	Public	K-5	652 Fifth St. West	Sonoma	95476	Sonoma County	Sonoma Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 935-6040	251	13	19.3	58.6%	53 (21.1%)	2 (0.8%)	188 (74.9%)	8 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$11,361							28.9	28.7	4010	10

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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:

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

State-Administered Standardized Tests: 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.