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)
063375005203	3401	Jellick Elementary	Public	K-6	1400 South Jellick Ave.	Rowland Heights	91748	Los Angeles County	Rowland Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 964-1275	382	20	19.5	82.2%	9 (2.4%)	3 (0.8%)	264 (69.1%)	94 (24.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.1%)								36.4	27.9	4093	692
062955011029	3402	Rio Vista Elementary	Public	K-5	67-700 Verona Rd.	Cathedral City	92234	Riverside County	Palm Springs Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 416-0032	690	33	20.8	96.5%	82 (11.9%)	15 (2.2%)	530 (76.8%)	23 (3.3%)	6 (0.9%)	3 (0.4%)	31 (4.5%)	$12,641							36.4	37.4	3320	82
062916004498	3403	Outside Creek Elementary	Public	K-8	26452 Road 164	Visalia	93292	Tulare County	Outside Creek Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 747-0710	130	5	27	58.5%	19 (14.6%)	0 (0.0%)	109 (83.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.5%)								36.4	36.2	3417	14
064140000417	3404	John L. Prueitt Elementary	Public	K-5	3501 Seventh St.	Wasco	93280	Kern County	Wasco Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 758-7180	642	28	22.7	90.5%	8 (1.2%)	7 (1.1%)	617 (96.1%)	8 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	$7,014							36.4	42	3010	394
062133014645	3405	Lemon Grove Academy Elementary	Public	K-6	7885 Golden Ave.	Lemon Grove	91945	San Diego County	Lemon Grove	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 825-5637	439	17	25.8	66.7%	45 (10.3%)	58 (13.2%)	302 (68.8%)	9 (2.1%)	3 (0.7%)	3 (0.7%)	19 (4.3%)								36.4	35.8	3449	44
060591013420	3406	Mary Casey Black Elementary	Public	K-5	480 Farmington Dr.	Brentwood	94513	Contra Costa County	Brentwood Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 513-6430	701	28	25.4	32.4%	160 (22.8%)	45 (6.4%)	296 (42.2%)	102 (14.6%)	4 (0.6%)	2 (0.3%)	92 (13.1%)	$5,402							36.4	40.8	3078	328
060985001045	3407	John Adams Elementary	Public	K-6	2350 Border Ave.	Corona	92882	Riverside County	Corona-Norco Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 736-3313	605	26	23.2	89.1%	60 (9.9%)	27 (4.5%)	460 (76.0%)	35 (5.8%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (0.8%)	17 (2.8%)	$8,837							36.4	38.7	3238	169
062271003407	3408	Tweedy Elementary	Public	K-5	9724 Pinehurst Ave.	South Gate	90280	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 568-2828	460	24	19.1	88.3%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$10,390							36.4	36.5	3395	13
063276011833	3409	Rio Del Mar	Public	K-5	3150 Thames River	Oxnard	93036	Ventura County	Rio Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 485-0560	416	16	26	56.5%	19 (4.6%)	12 (2.9%)	347 (83.4%)	26 (6.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.9%)	$6,452							36.3	43.4	2927	482
060226403194	3410	Montague Charter Academy	Public, Charter	K-5	13000 Montague St.	Pacoima	91331	Los Angeles County	Montague Charter Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 899-0215	836	40	20.9	85.6%	11 (1.3%)	10 (1.2%)	784 (93.8%)	8 (1.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (2.6%)								36.3	36.7	3387	23

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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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Educational resources:

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

Alternative Schools vs Public Schools: A Comparison

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