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)
060297000233	521	Longley Way Elementary	Public	K-5	2601 Longley Way	Arcadia	91007	Los Angeles County	Arcadia Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 821-8357	507	19	26.6	33.7%	27 (5.3%)	2 (0.4%)	86 (17.0%)	357 (70.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (6.9%)	$13,688							92.7	93.5	470	51
064015008758	522	Myford Elementary	Public	K-5	3181 Trevino Dr.	Irvine	92602	Orange County	Tustin Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 734-1875	488	20	24.4	33.6%	92 (18.9%)	5 (1.0%)	119 (24.4%)	225 (46.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	46 (9.4%)	$9,994							92.7	92.9	515	7
060846009527	523	Rolling Ridge Elementary	Public	K-6	13677 Calle San Marcos	Chino Hills	91709	San Bernardino County	Chino Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 628-9375	547	24	22.6	25.4%	34 (6.2%)	21 (3.8%)	178 (32.5%)	287 (52.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	26 (4.8%)	$10,164							92.7	95.6	307	216
063432005453	524	Ericson Elementary	Public	K-5	11174 Westonhill Dr.	San Diego	92126	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(858) 271-0505	631	28	22.5	35.7%	96 (15.2%)	16 (2.5%)	123 (19.5%)	319 (50.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	77 (12.2%)	$9,385							92.6	93.3	484	40
060231208762	525	Rocklin Academy	Public, Charter	K-6	6532 Turnstone Way	Rocklin	95765	Placer County	Rocklin Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 632-6580	479	16	30.3	11.1%	142 (29.6%)	3 (0.6%)	41 (8.6%)	244 (50.9%)	5 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (9.2%)								92.6	94.1	420	105
060744009119	526	Truman Benedict Elementary	Public	K-5	1251 Sarmentoso	San Clemente	92673	Orange County	Capistrano Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(949) 498-6617	600	25	24	18.3%	454 (75.7%)	1 (0.2%)	59 (9.8%)	13 (2.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	72 (12.0%)	$9,269							92.6	88.2	813	287
063513005947	527	Green Valley Elementary	Public	K-5	1001 Diablo Rd.	Danville	94526	Contra Costa County	San Ramon Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 855-5400	511	25	20.6	2.3%	321 (62.8%)	11 (2.2%)	40 (7.8%)	77 (15.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	62 (12.1%)	$7,231							92.6	95.2	342	185
063684006273	528	Vista Elementary	Public	K-6	2175 Wisteria St.	Simi Valley	93065	Ventura County	Simi Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 520-6750	621	25	24.8	28.5%	202 (32.5%)	10 (1.6%)	159 (25.6%)	215 (34.6%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	31 (5.0%)	$5,147							92.6	93	503	25
062271013006	529	Academy for Enriched Sciences	Public	K-5	17551 Miranda St.	Encino	91316	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 609-8421	299	13	23	24.7%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$13,292							92.6	93.2	489	40
062865004455	530	Villa Park Elementary	Public	K-6	10551 Center Dr.	Villa Park	92861	Orange County	Orange Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 997-6281	628	22	28.5	26.8%	307 (48.9%)	1 (0.2%)	182 (29.0%)	96 (15.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (6.5%)	$5,195							92.5	93.9	447	83

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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:

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

Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection

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