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)
060206413925	5721	Voices College-Bound Language Academy at Mt. Pleasant	Public, Charter	K-8	14271 Story Rd.	San Jose	95127	Santa Clara County	Voices College-Bound Language Academy at Mt. Pleasant Distr	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 571-6404	286	9	31.8	54.9%	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	282 (98.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)								9	13.6	5441	280
062637003956	5722	Meadow Homes Elementary	Public	K-5	1371 Detroit Ave.	Concord	94520	Contra Costa County	Mt. Diablo Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 685-8760	748	26	28.7	66.2%	23 (3.1%)	24 (3.2%)	567 (75.8%)	70 (9.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)	60 (8.0%)	$11,316							9	13.2	5469	253
060285000211	5723	Fremont Elementary	Public	K-5	1413 F St.	Antioch	94509	Contra Costa County	Antioch Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 779-7405	433	23	18.6	76.7%	30 (6.9%)	95 (21.9%)	279 (64.4%)	5 (1.2%)	4 (0.9%)	5 (1.2%)	15 (3.5%)	$7,190							8.9	11.3	5630	93
060681000623	5724	Naranca Elementary	Public	K-6	1030 Naranca Ave.	El Cajon	92021	San Diego County	Cajon Valley Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 588-3087	855	32	26.7	89.1%	280 (32.7%)	99 (11.6%)	302 (35.3%)	135 (15.8%)	2 (0.2%)	4 (0.5%)	33 (3.9%)	$10,969							8.9	12.3	5546	178
060157714245	5725	Mojave River Academy - Silver Mountain	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	2151 West Main St.	Barstow	92311	San Bernardino County	Mojave River Academy - Silver Mountain District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 245-3222	538	23	23.2	81.6%	159 (29.6%)	49 (9.1%)	283 (52.6%)	3 (0.6%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (7.2%)								8.9	9.5	5730	5
062949011461	5726	Landmark Elementary	Public	K-5	235 Ohlone Pkwy.	Watsonville	95076	Santa Cruz County	Pajaro Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 761-7940	412	22	18.9	93.2%	16 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	372 (90.3%)	20 (4.9%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)								8.9	11.5	5612	114
064104010133	5727	Puesta del Sol Elementary	Public	K-6	15887 Academy St.	Victorville	92394	San Bernardino County	Victor Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 243-2028	651	28	23.2	93.2%	25 (3.8%)	143 (22.0%)	438 (67.3%)	2 (0.3%)	4 (0.6%)	6 (0.9%)	33 (5.1%)	$11,239							8.9	13.7	5437	290
062271003090	5728	Holmes Avenue Elementary	Public	K-6	5108 Holmes Ave.	Los Angeles	90058	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 582-7238	157	7	22.4	99.4%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$14,031							8.8	6.4	5846	118
063459005714	5729	Grant Elementary	Public	K-5	470 East Jackson St.	San Jose	95112	Santa Clara County	San Jose Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 535-6227	375	18	20.8	69.1%	13 (3.5%)	13 (3.5%)	324 (86.4%)	14 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	7 (1.9%)	$13,246							8.8	12	5575	154
069100709220	5730	Fresno County Special Education	Public, Alternative	K-12	1111 Van Ness Ave.	Fresno	93721	Fresno County	Fresno County Office of Education	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 265-3049	574	72	8	65.0%	57 (9.9%)	23 (4.0%)	431 (75.1%)	42 (7.3%)	3 (0.5%)	3 (0.5%)	15 (2.6%)	$56,645							8.8	3.3	5873	143

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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

State-Administered Standardized Tests: A Comprehensive Guide

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