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)
062271002805	2831	Alexandria Avenue Elementary	Public	K-5	4211 Oakwood Ave.	Los Angeles	90004	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 660-1936	524	25	20.9	95.0%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$10,832							45.4	36.1	3423	592
064098006770	2832	Will Rogers Elementary	Public	K-5	316 Howard St.	Ventura	93003	Ventura County	Ventura Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 641-5496	410	16	25.6	58.5%	87 (21.2%)	1 (0.2%)	307 (74.9%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.9%)	$6,677							45.4	37.7	3299	467
060235308283	2833	Visions In Education	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	5030 El Camino Ave.	Carmichael	95608	Sacramento County	Visions In Education District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 883-1601	6,591	255	25.8	54.9%	2,961 (44.9%)	488 (7.4%)	1,737 (26.4%)	479 (7.3%)	52 (0.8%)	39 (0.6%)	798 (12.1%)								45.4	50.3	2521	312
060797009123	2834	Madison Elementary	Public	K-6	330 South Brawley Ave.	Fresno	93706	Fresno County	Central Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 276-5280	420	18	24	86.4%	41 (9.8%)	15 (3.6%)	303 (72.1%)	56 (13.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.2%)	$6,068							45.4	33	3653	819
062463003698	2835	Washington Elementary	Public	K-8	4402 West Oakdale Rd.	Winton	95388	Merced County	Merced River Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 358-5679	275	10	27.6	83.3%	101 (36.7%)	7 (2.5%)	157 (57.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.2%)	$12,352							45.4	42.7	2966	131
064347007035	2836	Lincoln Elementary	Public	K-5	1582 Lincoln Rd.	Yuba City	95993	Sutter County	Yuba City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 822-5255	477	24	20.2	74.6%	106 (22.2%)	6 (1.3%)	151 (31.7%)	174 (36.5%)	8 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (6.7%)	$7,709							45.4	43.4	2931	95
060003610359	2837	Two Rivers Elementary	Public	K-5	3201 West River Dr.	Sacramento	95833	Sacramento County	Natomas Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 567-5520	636	28	22.7	49.7%	109 (17.1%)	91 (14.3%)	247 (38.8%)	101 (15.9%)	1 (0.2%)	7 (1.1%)	78 (12.3%)	$6,745							45.3	49.7	2551	286
062271003395	2838	Thirty-Second Street USC Performing Arts	Public, Alternative	K-12	822 West 32nd St.	Los Angeles	90007	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(213) 748-0126	891	45	19.8	88.9%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$9,843							45.3	56.6	2208	630
062271003233	2839	O'Melveny Elementary	Public	K-5	728 Woodworth St.	San Fernando	91340	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 365-5621	378	19	19.8	95.2%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$12,039							45.3	44.1	2878	39
060962000969	2840	Anderson Elementary	Public	K-8	2210 East 130th St.	Compton	90222	Los Angeles County	Compton Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 898-6110	464	19	24.3	64.2%	2 (0.4%)	42 (9.1%)	418 (90.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)								45.3	43.7	2907	67

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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

Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA): Transforming Education in America

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