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)
060985010580	1921	Corona Ranch Elementary	Public	K-6	785 Village Loop Dr.	Corona	92879	Riverside County	Corona-Norco Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 736-4626	813	31	26.2	77.4%	148 (18.2%)	35 (4.3%)	491 (60.4%)	107 (13.2%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	29 (3.6%)	$7,330							63.1	58.8	2103	182
063543014546	1922	Abram Agnew Elementary	Public	K-5	3534 Zanker Rd.	San Jose	95134	Santa Clara County	Santa Clara Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 669-4100	401	18	22.2	25.9%	66 (16.5%)	8 (2.0%)	120 (29.9%)	191 (47.6%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	12 (3.0%)								63.1			(n/a)
060242411940	1923	Nevada City School of the Arts	Public, Charter	K-8	13032 Bitney Springs Rd. Bldg.	Nevada City	95959	Nevada County	Nevada City School of the Arts District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 273-7736	460	26	18	46.7%	343 (74.6%)	1 (0.2%)	56 (12.2%)	5 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (11.5%)								63	71	1536	387
063315005155	1924	Pachappa Elementary	Public	K-6	6200 Riverside Ave.	Riverside	92506	Riverside County	Riverside Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 788-7355	682	31	21.8	49.4%	92 (13.5%)	48 (7.0%)	479 (70.2%)	13 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	47 (6.9%)	$8,453							63	58.9	2101	177
060162000005	1925	Burbank (Luther) Elementary	Public	K-6	17711 Roseton Ave.	Artesia	90701	Los Angeles County	ABC Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 229-7835	417	17	25.2	75.3%	21 (5.0%)	36 (8.6%)	207 (49.6%)	119 (28.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (8.2%)	$6,639							63	62.1	1947	22
061479011069	1926	Lake Canyon Elementary	Public	K-6	800 Lake Canyon Ave.	Galt	95632	Sacramento County	Galt Joint Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 744-5200	464	21	22.3	56.7%	153 (33.0%)	3 (0.6%)	252 (54.3%)	23 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (7.1%)	$11,195							63	61.8	1972	46
060645000574	1927	Joaquin Miller Elementary	Public	K-5	720 East Providencia Ave.	Burbank	91501	Los Angeles County	Burbank Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 729-2050	748	32	23.3	48.3%	524 (70.1%)	9 (1.2%)	100 (13.4%)	57 (7.6%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	54 (7.2%)	$11,472							62.9	66.7	1728	199
060837000820	1928	Hooker Oak Elementary	Public	K-5	1238 Arbutus Ave.	Chico	95926	Butte County	Chico Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 891-3119	299	17	17.5	44.5%	206 (68.9%)	5 (1.7%)	50 (16.7%)	4 (1.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (11.0%)	$11,924							62.9	54.8	2292	364
060795000764	1929	Valle Vista Elementary	Public	K-5	7727 Valle Vista Dr.	Rancho Cucamonga	91730	San Bernardino County	Central Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 981-8697	449	18	24.9	63.0%	84 (18.7%)	9 (2.0%)	295 (65.7%)	23 (5.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (8.5%)	$8,651							62.9	62.2	1942	13
063339011886	1930	Mesa View Elementary	Public	K-5	27227 Heritage Lake Dr.	Romoland	92585	Riverside County	Romoland Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 723-1284	905	40	22.6	54.1%	225 (24.9%)	71 (7.8%)	481 (53.1%)	56 (6.2%)	4 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	67 (7.4%)								62.9	62.1	1952	22

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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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