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)
060876000886	901	Chaparral Elementary	Public	K-6	451 Chaparral Dr.	Claremont	91711	Los Angeles County	Claremont Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 398-0305	606	23	26.3	24.4%	178 (29.4%)	13 (2.1%)	222 (36.6%)	114 (18.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	79 (13.0%)	$5,995							86.1	81.8	1108	207
061422001623	902	Cox (James H.) Elementary	Public	K-5	17615 Los Jardines East	Fountain Valley	92708	Orange County	Fountain Valley Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 378-4240	628	24	26.1	28.8%	138 (22.0%)	3 (0.5%)	171 (27.2%)	254 (40.4%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.5%)	58 (9.2%)	$8,452							86.1	91	639	263
060861011125	903	Liberty Elementary	Public	K-6	2175 Proctor Valley Rd.	Chula Vista	91914	San Diego County	Chula Vista Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 397-5225	599	29	20.6	16.4%	84 (14.0%)	23 (3.8%)	323 (53.9%)	114 (19.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	54 (9.0%)	$9,814							86.1	84.7	971	68
063462005795	904	Mariemont Elementary	Public	K-5	1401 Corta Way	Sacramento	95864	Sacramento County	San Juan Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 575-2360	559	23	24.3	23.3%	353 (63.1%)	15 (2.7%)	108 (19.3%)	27 (4.8%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	54 (9.7%)	$6,992							86	88.7	784	120
063462005810	905	Pershing Elementary	Public	K-6	9010 Pershing Ave.	Orangevale	95662	Sacramento County	San Juan Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 979-8076	513	20	25.6	37.4%	309 (60.2%)	12 (2.3%)	101 (19.7%)	39 (7.6%)	5 (1.0%)	3 (0.6%)	44 (8.6%)	$5,939							86	81.9	1102	197
060744003383	906	John Malcom Elementary	Public	K-5	32261 Charles Ave.	Laguna Niguel	92677	Orange County	Capistrano Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(949) 248-0542	548	23	23.8	28.8%	377 (68.8%)	3 (0.5%)	59 (10.8%)	14 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	95 (17.3%)	$9,478							86	90.2	698	208
062961004583	907	El Carmelo Elementary	Public	K-5	3024 Bryant St.	Palo Alto	94306	Santa Clara County	Palo Alto Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 856-0960	317	17	19	18.0%	82 (25.9%)	4 (1.3%)	71 (22.4%)	119 (37.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	39 (12.3%)	$12,289							86	94.8	374	533
064215006905	908	Eastwood Elementary	Public	K-6	13552 University	Westminster	92683	Orange County	Westminster	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 894-7227	548	23	23.8	34.9%	176 (32.1%)	3 (0.5%)	152 (27.7%)	143 (26.1%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	71 (13.0%)	$6,013							85.9	87.3	856	52
060985011246	909	Clara Barton Elementary	Public	K-6	7437 Corona Valley Ave.	Corona	92880	Riverside County	Corona-Norco Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 736-4545	1,144	39	29.3	62.9%	153 (13.4%)	106 (9.3%)	345 (30.2%)	478 (41.8%)	3 (0.3%)	4 (0.3%)	55 (4.8%)	$6,328							85.9	87.7	838	71
060846009124	910	Gerald F. Litel Elementary	Public	K-6	3425 Eucalyptus Ave.	Chino Hills	91709	San Bernardino County	Chino Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 591-1336	553	24	23.3	26.9%	98 (17.7%)	11 (2.0%)	214 (38.7%)	189 (34.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	39 (7.1%)	$9,989							85.9	88.2	815	95

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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:

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

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

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