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)
060969001039	4841	Mark Twain Elementary	Public	4-5	1500 Oregon Ave.	Corcoran	93212	Kings County	Corcoran Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 992-8888	492	22	22.3	92.1%	21 (4.3%)	14 (2.8%)	452 (91.9%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	$8,102							20.2	21.7	4688	153
063462005754	4842	Arlington Heights Elementary	Public	K-5	6401 Trenton Way	Citrus Heights	95621	Sacramento County	San Juan Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 971-5234	333	14	23.7	62.5%	141 (42.3%)	32 (9.6%)	108 (32.4%)	21 (6.3%)	4 (1.2%)	2 (0.6%)	25 (7.5%)	$7,800							20.2	23.3	4525	317
060681000624	4843	Rios Elementary	Public	K-5	14314 Rios Canyon Rd.	El Cajon	92021	San Diego County	Cajon Valley Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 588-3090	261	11	23.7	76.6%	104 (39.8%)	12 (4.6%)	122 (46.7%)	9 (3.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (5.0%)	$11,005							20.2	22.8	4588	255
061284001449	4844	Farmington Elementary	Public	K-5	25233 East Highway 4	Farmington	95230	San Joaquin County	Escalon Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 886-5344	118	6	19.6	87.3%	28 (23.7%)	0 (0.0%)	83 (70.3%)	5 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.7%)								20.2	18	5057	213
060681000613	4845	Flying Hills School of Arts	Public	K-8	1251 Finch St.	El Cajon	92020	San Diego County	Cajon Valley Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 588-3132	710	28	25.3	71.8%	233 (32.8%)	64 (9.0%)	306 (43.1%)	19 (2.7%)	3 (0.4%)	10 (1.4%)	74 (10.4%)	$10,894							20.2	29.9	3900	945
063432005452	4846	Encanto Elementary	Public	K-5	822 65th St.	San Diego	92114	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 344-6700	399	20	19.9	92.5%	11 (2.8%)	32 (8.0%)	322 (80.7%)	18 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	14 (3.5%)	$8,530							20.2	25.8	4293	553
062991004656	4847	John C Martinez Elementary	Public	K-6	13174 East Parlier Ave.	Parlier	93648	Fresno County	Parlier Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 646-3527	425	15	28.3	84.2%	7 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	415 (97.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	$5,718							20.2	17	5156	309
061455001719	4848	Del Mar Elementary	Public	K-6	4122 North Del Mar Ave.	Fresno	93704	Fresno County	Fresno Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 248-7070	465	27	17	96.1%	38 (8.2%)	43 (9.2%)	330 (71.0%)	33 (7.1%)	8 (1.7%)	3 (0.6%)	10 (2.2%)	$9,048							20.2	19.9	4864	16
060177113875	4849	Voices College-Bound Language Academy at Morgan Hill	Public, Charter	K-8	16870 Murphy Ave.	Morgan Hill	95037	Santa Clara County	Voices College-Bound Language Academy at Morgan Hill Distri	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 791-1700	289	10	28.2	71.6%	3 (1.0%)	2 (0.7%)	279 (96.5%)	5 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								20.1	27.9	4083	766
063432005429	4850	Carson Elementary	Public	K-5	6905 Kramer St.	San Diego	92111	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(858) 397-6900	345	18	19.3	89.0%	27 (7.8%)	19 (5.5%)	229 (66.4%)	49 (14.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	19 (5.5%)	$9,308							20.1	27.5	4128	722

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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.
For more information about our ranking process, please see our Ranking FAQ. Details about our methodology are here.

Educational resources:

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

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.