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)
062583010404	4241	Barrett Elementary	Public	K-5	895 Barrett Ave.	Morgan Hill	95037	Santa Clara County	Morgan Hill Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 201-6340	387	17	22.6	62.5%	57 (14.7%)	8 (2.1%)	264 (68.2%)	31 (8.0%)	3 (0.8%)	4 (1.0%)	20 (5.2%)	$5,471							26.5	31.3	3782	459
060193108706	4242	Ridgecrest Elementary Academy for Language Music and Sci	Public, Charter	K-6	325 South Downs St.	Ridgecrest	93555	Kern County	Ridgecrest Elementary Academy for Language Music and Sci Di	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 375-1010	183	9	20.3	44.3%	56 (30.6%)	7 (3.8%)	101 (55.2%)	7 (3.8%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (6.0%)								26.5	16.7	5175	933
061392001593	4243	Live Oak Elementary	Public	K-6	9522 Live Oak Ave.	Fontana	92335	San Bernardino County	Fontana Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 357-5640	450	24	19	90.7%	8 (1.8%)	10 (2.2%)	427 (94.9%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)								26.5	27.8	4098	145
062772004185	4244	Hamilton Tk-8	Public	K-8	5530 Nave Dr.	Novato	94949	Marin County	Novato Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 883-4691	531	25	21.4	57.8%	62 (11.7%)	23 (4.3%)	383 (72.1%)	34 (6.4%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	25 (4.7%)								26.5	29.5	3936	308
060238813152	4245	California Connections Academy Northern California	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	580 North Wilma Ave. Ste. G	Ripon	95366	San Joaquin County	California Connections Academy Northern California District	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(209) 253-1208	1,766	50	35.2	48.1%	547 (31.0%)	155 (8.8%)	551 (31.2%)	136 (7.7%)	5 (0.3%)	11 (0.6%)	351 (19.9%)								26.5	38.8	3232	1013
060001714643	4246	Apple Valley Virtual Academy	Public, Virtual	K-8	12555 Navajo Rd.	Apple Valley	92308	San Bernardino County	Apple Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(760) 247-8001	234	8	29.2	78.6%	45 (19.2%)	22 (9.4%)	150 (64.1%)	6 (2.6%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.4%)								26.5	17.8	5072	826
061632502057	4247	Nelson Elementary	Public	K-6	330 North California Ave.	La Puente	91744	Los Angeles County	Hacienda la Puente Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 933-8400	314	15	20.9	75.8%	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	293 (93.3%)	12 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.9%)								26.5	25.8	4285	38
062271003175	4248	Mayberry Street Elementary	Public	K-5	2414 Mayberry St.	Los Angeles	90026	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(213) 413-3420	154	12	12.8	87.7%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$16,906							26.5	25.3	4332	84
061926002418	4249	Stone Avenue Elementary	Public	K-6	5111 Stone Ave.	Riverside	92509	Riverside County	Jurupa Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 360-2859	617	27	22.5	66.6%	64 (10.4%)	5 (0.8%)	528 (85.6%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	16 (2.6%)	$10,143							26.5	26.9	4183	66
061632502063	4250	Sparks Elementary	Public	K-6	15151 East Temple Ave.	La Puente	91744	Los Angeles County	Hacienda la Puente Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 933-5100	455	18	25.7	80.0%	8 (1.8%)	3 (0.7%)	417 (91.6%)	18 (4.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	7 (1.5%)								26.5	27.9	4084	166

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