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)
060645000565	1371	Walt Disney Elementary	Public	K-5	1220 West Orange Grove Ave.	Burbank	91506	Los Angeles County	Burbank Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 729-0100	387	18	21.5	35.1%	93 (24.0%)	15 (3.9%)	216 (55.8%)	20 (5.2%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (10.6%)	$716							74.8	79.7	1181	190
060183112751	1372	Gilroy Prep (a Navigator School)	Public, Charter	K-8	277 IOOF Ave.	Gilroy	95020	Santa Clara County	Gilroy Prep (a Navigator School) District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 337-5445	544	20	27.4	37.9%	82 (15.1%)	10 (1.8%)	348 (64.0%)	81 (14.9%)	3 (0.6%)	3 (0.6%)	17 (3.1%)								74.8	75.4	1358	14
062271003311	1373	Riverside Drive Charter	Public, Charter	K-5	13061 Riverside Dr.	Sherman Oaks	91423	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 990-4525	379	17	22.2	37.2%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$11,317							74.8	78.3	1230	143
061551001971	1374	Hollister Elementary	Public	K-6	4950 Anita Ln.	Santa Barbara	93111	Santa Barbara County	Goleta Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 681-1271	344	18	19.1	39.8%	128 (37.2%)	0 (0.0%)	173 (50.3%)	22 (6.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	19 (5.5%)	$14,209							74.7	84.7	968	406
062583003876	1375	Jackson Academy of Music and Math (JAMM)	Public	K-8	2700 Fountain Oaks Dr.	Morgan Hill	95037	Santa Clara County	Morgan Hill Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 201-6400	631	25	25.7	22.7%	230 (36.5%)	9 (1.4%)	264 (41.8%)	53 (8.4%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	71 (11.3%)	$5,068							74.7	67.2	1705	330
062271002807	1376	Allesandro Elementary	Public	K-6	2210 Riverside Dr.	Los Angeles	90039	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 666-7162	310	17	18.2	76.8%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$11,415							74.6	73.1	1457	81
060462000424	1377	Mary Farmar Elementary	Public	K-5	901 Military West	Benicia	94510	Solano County	Benicia Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 747-8350	420	18	23.3	25.0%	206 (49.0%)	20 (4.8%)	100 (23.8%)	27 (6.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	64 (15.2%)	$5,761							74.6	70	1580	203
060861000872	1378	Parkview Elementary	Public	K-6	575 Juniper St.	Chula Vista	91911	San Diego County	Chula Vista Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 421-5483	413	21	19.4	33.2%	32 (7.7%)	21 (5.1%)	287 (69.5%)	56 (13.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	16 (3.9%)	$12,241							74.6	74.6	1392	14
062271002951	1379	Dearborn Elementary Charter Academy	Public, Charter	K-5	9240 Wish Ave.	Northridge	91325	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 349-4381	514	23	22.8	59.9%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$9,575							74.6	74.2	1421	42
062610003902	1380	Descanso Elementary	Public	K-6	24842 Viejas Blvd.	Descanso	91916	San Diego County	Mountain Empire Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 445-2126	200	8	24.3	35.0%	112 (56.0%)	3 (1.5%)	78 (39.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.5%)								74.6	66.3	1742	362

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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:

Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA): Transforming Education in America

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

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