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)
062832007455	911	Sonoma Mountain Elementary	Public, Charter	K-6	1900 Rainier Cir.	Petaluma	94954	Sonoma County	Old Adobe Union	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 765-4305	437	16	27.3	13.0%	304 (69.6%)	2 (0.5%)	74 (16.9%)	20 (4.6%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (8.0%)	$9,819							85.9	83.6	1015	104
063513005945	912	Country Club Elementary	Public	K-5	7534 Blue Fox Way	San Ramon	94583	Contra Costa County	San Ramon Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 479-6000	516	24	21.1	10.7%	122 (23.6%)	7 (1.4%)	64 (12.4%)	275 (53.3%)	5 (1.0%)	3 (0.6%)	40 (7.8%)	$7,151							85.9	92.5	534	378
060154112614	913	ISANA Palmati Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	6501 Laurel Canyon Blvd.	North Hollywood	91606	Los Angeles County	ISANA Palmati Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 753-2712	355	14	26.2	82.5%	7 (2.0%)	1 (0.3%)	320 (90.1%)	16 (4.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.8%)								85.8	72.9	1465	552
063597007532	914	Plum Canyon Elementary	Public	K-6	28360 North Alfred Way	Saugus	91350	Los Angeles County	Saugus Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 294-5365	812	30	26.9	16.7%	309 (38.1%)	27 (3.3%)	244 (30.0%)	153 (18.8%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	77 (9.5%)	$9,575							85.8	83.5	1024	110
063432005550	915	Sessions Elementary	Public	K-5	2150 Beryl St.	San Diego	92109	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 605-3400	432	20	22	34.0%	265 (61.3%)	7 (1.6%)	83 (19.2%)	10 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	66 (15.3%)	$8,660							85.8	88.4	799	116
060002805012	916	Paloma Elementary	Public	K-5	42940 Via Rami	Temecula	92592	Riverside County	Temecula Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 302-5165	524	23	23.2	25.6%	233 (44.5%)	13 (2.5%)	180 (34.4%)	38 (7.3%)	2 (0.4%)	3 (0.6%)	54 (10.3%)	$11,226							85.8	84.9	960	44
060645000579	917	R. L. Stevenson Elementary	Public	K-5	3333 Oak St.	Burbank	91505	Los Angeles County	Burbank Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 729-5700	542	25	21.6	18.1%	250 (46.1%)	13 (2.4%)	145 (26.8%)	55 (10.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	78 (14.4%)	$10,575							85.8	86.3	904	13
068450007373	918	Alderwood Elementary	Public	K-6	2005 Knollcrest	Irvine	92603	Orange County	Irvine Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(949) 936-5400	812	28	28.5	18.8%	260 (32.0%)	12 (1.5%)	103 (12.7%)	335 (41.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	101 (12.4%)	$5,612							85.8	88.9	770	148
060474000447	919	Malcolm X Elementary	Public	K-5	1731 Prince St.	Berkeley	94703	Alameda County	Berkeley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 644-6313	459	28	16.5	29.0%	215 (46.8%)	64 (13.9%)	67 (14.6%)	37 (8.1%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	74 (16.1%)	$9,450							85.7	83.7	1013	94
062271003402	920	Topeka Charter School For Advanced Studies	Public, Charter	K-5	9815 Topeka Dr.	Northridge	91324	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 886-2266	539	24	22.4	32.8%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$10,397							85.7	87.8	830	90

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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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