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)
060846007676	1501	Lyle S. Briggs Fundamental	Public	K-8	11880 Roswell Ave.	Chino	91710	San Bernardino County	Chino Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 628-6497	644	30	21.1	68.3%	106 (16.5%)	5 (0.8%)	497 (77.2%)	16 (2.5%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	18 (2.8%)	$10,641							71.8	70.8	1547	46
063543006043	1502	George Mayne Elementary	Public	K-5	5030 North First St.	Alviso	95002	Santa Clara County	Santa Clara Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 423-1700	300	14	21.4	65.0%	30 (10.0%)	5 (1.7%)	176 (58.7%)	69 (23.0%)	2 (0.7%)	2 (0.7%)	16 (5.3%)	$8,408							71.8	70.4	1560	58
064212010141	1503	Cottonwood Elementary	Public	K-6	2740 West Ave. P-8	Palmdale	93551	Los Angeles County	Westside Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 267-2825	575	21	27.3	58.8%	81 (14.1%)	55 (9.6%)	355 (61.7%)	27 (4.7%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.5%)	52 (9.0%)	$9,579							71.8	62.9	1906	403
060444000397	1504	Stephen Foster Elementary	Public	K-6	5223 East Bigelow St.	Lakewood	90712	Los Angeles County	Bellflower Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 804-6518	535	23	23	60.4%	82 (15.3%)	30 (5.6%)	303 (56.6%)	61 (11.4%)	1 (0.2%)	9 (1.7%)	49 (9.2%)	$8,112							71.8	73.7	1437	67
060149008724	1505	CHIME Institute's Schwarzenegger Community	Public, Charter	K-8	19722 Collier St.	Woodland Hills	91364	Los Angeles County	CHIME Institute's Schwarzenegger Community District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 346-5100	741	33	22.6	22.3%	487 (65.7%)	24 (3.2%)	154 (20.8%)	21 (2.8%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (7.0%)								71.8	70.6	1552	47
063432005467	1506	Gage Elementary	Public	K-5	6811 Bisby Lake Ave.	San Diego	92119	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 463-0202	703	32	21.9	33.7%	294 (41.8%)	43 (6.1%)	248 (35.3%)	39 (5.5%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	76 (10.8%)	$7,316							71.8	71.8	1503	3
060210009112	1507	Shadow Hills Elementary	Public	1-5	8770 Harbison Canyon Rd.	Alpine	91901	San Diego County	Alpine Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 445-2977	391	18	21.7	45.8%	165 (42.2%)	4 (1.0%)	164 (41.9%)	3 (0.8%)	13 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (10.0%)	$6,522							71.8	68.6	1641	134
060229514247	1508	Baypoint Preparatory Academy - San Diego	Public, Charter	K-8	520 E. Carmel St.	San Marcos	92078	San Diego County	Baypoint Preparatory Academy - San Diego District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 203-4383	199	10	19.9	41.7%	54 (27.1%)	5 (2.5%)	110 (55.3%)	14 (7.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (7.5%)								71.8	71.1	1533	25
061336001528	1509	Suisun Valley Elementary	Public	K-8	4985 Lambert Rd.	Fairfield	94534	Solano County	Fairfield-Suisun Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 421-4338	490	19	25.7	24.9%	197 (40.2%)	23 (4.7%)	152 (31.0%)	60 (12.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	58 (11.8%)	$5,093							71.7	89.8	727	782
063207011740	1510	Judson & Brown Elementary	Public	K-5	1401 East Pennsylvania Ave.	Redlands	92374	San Bernardino County	Redlands Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 307-2430	476	21	22.6	56.3%	104 (21.8%)	26 (5.5%)	273 (57.4%)	50 (10.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	22 (4.6%)	$6,194							71.7	53.7	2359	849

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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

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.