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)
062772004187	1731	Loma Verde Elementary	Public	K-5	399 Alameda de La Loma	Novato	94949	Marin County	Novato Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 883-4681	429	18	24.5	42.0%	153 (35.7%)	9 (2.1%)	202 (47.1%)	24 (5.6%)	3 (0.7%)	3 (0.7%)	35 (8.2%)								66.9	58.1	2134	403
062289003502	1732	Rancho Santa Gertrudes Elementary	Public	K-6	11233 East Charlesworth Rd.	Santa Fe Springs	90670	Los Angeles County	Los Nietos	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 692-0841	286	17	16.8	72.0%	4 (1.4%)	1 (0.3%)	274 (95.8%)	3 (1.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.7%)	$9,288							66.9	63.4	1869	137
063432005410	1733	Angier Elementary	Public	K-5	8450 Hurlbut St.	San Diego	92123	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(858) 496-8295	397	19	20.8	60.5%	77 (19.4%)	90 (22.7%)	135 (34.0%)	33 (8.3%)	2 (0.5%)	5 (1.3%)	55 (13.9%)	$8,040							66.9	58.4	2119	386
062865004451	1734	Serrano Elementary	Public	K-6	17741 Serrano Ave.	Villa Park	92861	Orange County	Orange Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 997-6275	555	19	28.5	38.6%	223 (40.2%)	6 (1.1%)	210 (37.8%)	58 (10.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	57 (10.3%)	$5,355							66.9	76	1325	409
060714000652	1735	Fammatre Elementary	Public, Charter	K-5	2800 New Jersey Ave.	San Jose	95124	Santa Clara County	Cambrian	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 377-5480	456	20	23.3	24.6%	152 (33.3%)	6 (1.3%)	158 (34.6%)	73 (16.0%)	2 (0.4%)	6 (1.3%)	57 (12.5%)	$5,960							66.8	83.9	1004	731
063480005867	1736	Baywood Elementary	Public	K-5	1330 Ninth St.	Los Osos	93402	San Luis Obispo County	San Luis Coastal Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 534-2856	348	18	18.8	41.7%	168 (48.3%)	1 (0.3%)	121 (34.8%)	38 (10.9%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	18 (5.2%)	$15,081							66.8	65.3	1793	57
060002710587	1737	Cottonwood Canyon Elementary	Public	K-5	32100 Lost Rd.	Lake Elsinore	92532	Riverside County	Lake Elsinore Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 244-2585	789	36	21.9	50.2%	294 (37.3%)	41 (5.2%)	351 (44.5%)	41 (5.2%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.4%)	57 (7.2%)	$6,958							66.8	65.8	1768	31
064104011111	1738	Endeavour School of Exploration	Public	K-6	12403 Ridgecrest Rd.	Victorville	92395	San Bernardino County	Victor Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 843-7303	691	26	26.5	54.3%	219 (31.7%)	40 (5.8%)	355 (51.4%)	35 (5.1%)	1 (0.1%)	6 (0.9%)	35 (5.1%)	$11,083							66.8	66.5	1733	5
061524001932	1739	Glenoaks Elementary	Public	K-6	2015 East Glenoaks Blvd.	Glendale	91206	Los Angeles County	Glendale Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 242-3747	490	21	23.3	34.7%	369 (75.3%)	1 (0.2%)	63 (12.9%)	37 (7.6%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	18 (3.7%)	$6,978							66.7	69.6	1596	143
061392011097	1740	Dorothy Grant Innovations Academy	Public	K-5	7069 Isabel Ln.	Fontana	92336	San Bernardino County	Fontana Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 357-5540	688	30	22.8	65.4%	51 (7.4%)	65 (9.4%)	494 (71.8%)	48 (7.0%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	27 (3.9%)								66.7	58.6	2109	369

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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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