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)
063276005091	5191	Rio Plaza Elementary	Public	K-5	600 Simon Way	Oxnard	93036	Ventura County	Rio Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 485-3121	473	19	24.7	81.6%	15 (3.2%)	1 (0.2%)	453 (95.8%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	$6,900							16.2	18	5054	137
060171010603	5192	Morgan Kincaid Preparatory	Public	K-5	13257 Mesa Linda Ave.	Victorville	92392	San Bernardino County	Adelanto Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 956-9006	722	29	24.8	68.3%	47 (6.5%)	127 (17.6%)	469 (65.0%)	17 (2.4%)	2 (0.3%)	4 (0.6%)	56 (7.8%)								16.2	17.4	5117	75
062271011644	5193	George De La Torre Junior Elementary	Public	K-8	500 North Island Ave.	Wilmington	90744	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 847-1400	647	35	18.7	96.0%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$10,826							16.2	14.8	5340	147
064074006737	5194	Steffan Manor Elementary	Public	K-5	815 Cedar St.	Vallejo	94591	Solano County	Vallejo City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 556-8640	415	16	26	86.7%	27 (6.5%)	62 (14.9%)	262 (63.1%)	32 (7.7%)	2 (0.5%)	9 (2.2%)	21 (5.1%)								16.2	14.8	5339	145
060681000621	5195	Meridian Elementary	Public	K-5	651 South Third St.	El Cajon	92019	San Diego County	Cajon Valley Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 588-3083	563	26	21.6	84.5%	288 (51.2%)	27 (4.8%)	118 (21.0%)	61 (10.8%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	66 (11.7%)	$11,229							16.2	17.2	5135	60
060363000305	5196	Hort Elementary	Public	K-5	2301 Park Dr.	Bakersfield	93306	Kern County	Bakersfield City	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 631-5330	641	29	21.8	87.4%	82 (12.8%)	18 (2.8%)	530 (82.7%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.6%)	3 (0.5%)	$9,880							16.1	16	5232	36
060257514623	5197	KIPP University Park	Public, Charter	K-8	820 North American St.	Stockton	95202	San Joaquin County	KIPP University Park District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 741-7924	33	4	8.2	90.9%	4 (12.1%)	11 (33.3%)	17 (51.5%)	1 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								16.1			(n/a)
064030006659	5198	Oak Manor Elementary	Public	K-6	400 Oak Manor Dr.	Ukiah	95482	Mendocino County	Ukiah Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 472-5180	402	18	22.3	90.0%	99 (24.6%)	2 (0.5%)	246 (61.2%)	4 (1.0%)	34 (8.5%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.2%)	$7,750							16.1	15.7	5262	64
060402000365	5199	Skyline North Elementary	Public	K-5	36968 Camarillo Ave.	Barstow	92311	San Bernardino County	Barstow Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 255-6090	427	16	26.6	71.9%	109 (25.5%)	42 (9.8%)	245 (57.4%)	5 (1.2%)	4 (0.9%)	5 (1.2%)	17 (4.0%)	$5,808							16.1	15.9	5243	44
060444000410	5200	Washington Elementary	Public	K-6	9725 East Jefferson St.	Bellflower	90706	Los Angeles County	Bellflower Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 804-6535	657	31	21.1	84.8%	23 (3.5%)	65 (9.9%)	517 (78.7%)	33 (5.0%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.5%)	14 (2.1%)	$8,102							16.1	16.4	5202	2

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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

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

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