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)
063597012401	121	West Creek Academy	Public	K-6	28767 North West Hills Dr.	Valencia	91354	Los Angeles County	Saugus Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 294-5385	1,024	36	28.4	10.6%	311 (30.4%)	28 (2.7%)	222 (21.7%)	367 (35.8%)	4 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	91 (8.9%)	$9,636							97.5	96.5	234	113
062031002448	122	Lafayette Elementary	Public	K-5	950 Moraga Rd.	Lafayette	94549	Contra Costa County	Lafayette Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 927-3570	521	21	24.8	8.3%	239 (45.9%)	7 (1.3%)	58 (11.1%)	73 (14.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	143 (27.4%)	$12,258							97.5	97.1	183	61
060750009747	123	Aviara Oaks Elementary	Public	K-5	6900 Ambrosia Ln.	Carlsbad	92009	San Diego County	Carlsbad Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 331-6000	641	26	24.6	16.4%	367 (57.3%)	5 (0.8%)	127 (19.8%)	66 (10.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	75 (11.7%)	$6,475							97.5	98.2	79	44
060151112515	124	Creekside Charter	Public, Charter	K-8	1916 Chamonix Pl.	Olympic Valley	96146	Placer County	Creekside Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 581-1036	235	12	19.2	7.7%	195 (83.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.3%)	7 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (12.8%)								97.5	98.5	47	77
060744008751	125	Chaparral Elementary	Public	K-5	29001 Sienna Pkwy.	Ladera Ranch	92694	Orange County	Capistrano Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(949) 234-5349	627	27	23.2	15.9%	378 (60.3%)	5 (0.8%)	82 (13.1%)	61 (9.7%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.6%)	97 (15.5%)	$8,976							97.4	96.1	267	142
063513010758	126	Hidden Hills Elementary	Public	K-5	12995 Harcourt Way	San Ramon	94582	Contra Costa County	San Ramon Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 479-3800	545	23	23.3	10.5%	38 (7.0%)	13 (2.4%)	24 (4.4%)	429 (78.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	40 (7.3%)	$6,798							97.4	97.9	104	22
062574003850	127	Donald L. Rheem Elementary	Public	K-5	90 Laird Dr.	Moraga	94556	Contra Costa County	Moraga Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 376-4441	411	18	22.8	4.4%	203 (49.4%)	6 (1.5%)	45 (10.9%)	72 (17.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	84 (20.4%)	$6,534							97.4	96.6	226	99
060846005036	128	Hidden Trails Elementary	Public	K-6	2250 Ridgeview Dr.	Chino Hills	91709	San Bernardino County	Chino Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 597-0288	469	18	26.7	26.2%	44 (9.4%)	8 (1.7%)	84 (17.9%)	316 (67.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.6%)	$10,502							97.4	96.8	205	77
062487003714	129	Park Elementary	Public	K-5	360 East Blithedale Ave.	Mill Valley	94941	Marin County	Mill Valley Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 389-7735	253	12	21	3.6%	197 (77.9%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (6.3%)	9 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (11.9%)	$15,179							97.4	98.2	84	45
062271003448	130	Welby Way Charter Elementary School And Gifted-High Ability Magnet	Public, Charter	K-5	23456 Welby Way	West Hills	91307	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 348-1975	750	31	24.1	17.6%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$8,737							97.4	97.5	147	17

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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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Educational resources:

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

Alternative Schools vs Public Schools: A Comparison

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