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)
062271003416	2741	Lake Balboa College Preparatory Magnet K-12	Public, Alternative	K-12	6701 Balboa Blvd.	Lake Balboa	91406	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 342-6133	586	28	20.8	75.8%	264 (45.1%)	9 (1.5%)	234 (39.9%)	50 (8.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (4.8%)	$12,554							46.8	54.7	2297	444
062628006933	2742	Theuerkauf Elementary	Public	K-5	1625 San Luis Ave.	Mountain View	94043	Santa Clara County	Mountain View Whisman	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 903-6925	315	17	18.5	34.6%	66 (21.0%)	3 (1.0%)	146 (46.3%)	61 (19.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (12.4%)								46.8	61.4	2001	741
060819000799	2743	Badillo Elementary	Public	K-6	1771 East Old Badillo Ave.	Covina	91724	Los Angeles County	Charter Oak Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 966-1753	418	18	23.2	74.9%	25 (6.0%)	7 (1.7%)	346 (82.8%)	23 (5.5%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	13 (3.1%)	$7,037							46.8	50.4	2516	227
063667006218	2744	West Marin Elementary	Public	2-8	11550 Highway 1	Point Reyes Station	94956	Marin County	Shoreline Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 663-1014	119	7	17	63.9%	45 (37.8%)	0 (0.0%)	69 (58.0%)	2 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	2 (1.7%)								46.8	44.3	2867	123
061488009371	2745	Leo Carrillo Elementary	Public	K-6	15270 Bushard St.	Westminster	92683	Orange County	Garden Grove Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 663-6230	510	22	23.6	90.6%	40 (7.8%)	3 (0.6%)	303 (59.4%)	151 (29.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.5%)	$12,222							46.8	45.4	2793	48
062271007120	2746	Independence Elementary	Public	K-5	8435 Victoria Ave.	South Gate	90280	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 249-9559	440	23	19.1	92.7%	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	432 (98.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.9%)	$10,364							46.7	39.5	3170	424
062928004522	2747	Pacheco Elementary	Public	4-8	7430 Pacheco School Rd.	Redding	96002	Shasta County	Pacheco Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 224-4585	385	23	16.6	50.9%	266 (69.1%)	5 (1.3%)	59 (15.3%)	5 (1.3%)	16 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (8.8%)	$6,765							46.7	44.1	2880	133
060006404872	2748	Olive Street Elementary	Public	K-6	255 West Olive Ave.	Porterville	93257	Tulare County	Porterville Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 782-7190	638	24	26.3	75.5%	21 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	586 (91.8%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	26 (4.1%)	$5,415							46.7	51.7	2455	293
062637003958	2749	Mountain View Elementary	Public	K-5	1705 Thornwood Dr.	Concord	94521	Contra Costa County	Mt. Diablo Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 689-6450	257	10	25.7	44.0%	96 (37.4%)	4 (1.6%)	96 (37.4%)	27 (10.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.2%)	31 (12.1%)	$13,443							46.7	36.9	3361	612
062724004127	2750	Paularino Elementary	Public	K-6	1060 Paularino Ave.	Costa Mesa	92626	Orange County	Newport-Mesa Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 424-7950	356	23	15.7	72.5%	61 (17.1%)	6 (1.7%)	235 (66.0%)	27 (7.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	23 (6.5%)								46.6	48.7	2594	156

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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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