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)
062271003258	3131	Oxnard Street Elementary	Public	K-5	10912 Oxnard St.	North Hollywood	91606	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 762-3397	277	14	19.7	94.6%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$12,067							40.8	30.9	3812	681
060861000866	3132	Loma Verde Elementary	Public	K-6	1450 Loma Ln.	Chula Vista	91911	San Diego County	Chula Vista Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 420-3940	487	23	21.2	75.4%	10 (2.1%)	10 (2.1%)	445 (91.4%)	19 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	$11,342							40.8	28.5	4025	893
062949004545	3133	Mar Vista Elementary	Public	K-6	6860 Soquel Dr.	Aptos	95003	Santa Cruz County	Pajaro Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 688-5211	344	19	18.2	58.1%	168 (48.8%)	0 (0.0%)	138 (40.1%)	10 (2.9%)	1 (0.3%)	5 (1.5%)	22 (6.4%)								40.7	50.5	2509	624
060261000150	3134	Franklin (Benjamin) Elementary	Public	K-6	521 West Water St.	Anaheim	92805	Orange County	Anaheim Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 517-8905	633	27	23.4	73.1%	30 (4.7%)	4 (0.6%)	551 (87.0%)	18 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	28 (4.4%)	$7,177							40.7	40.3	3108	26
061479001819	3135	Valley Oaks Elementary	Public	K-6	21 C St.	Galt	95632	Sacramento County	Galt Joint Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 745-1564	504	22	23	79.6%	53 (10.5%)	2 (0.4%)	428 (84.9%)	7 (1.4%)	4 (0.8%)	3 (0.6%)	7 (1.4%)	$12,143							40.7	32.6	3687	552
064347007036	3136	Lincrest Elementary	Public	K-5	1400 Phillips Rd.	Yuba City	95991	Sutter County	Yuba City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 822-5260	586	30	19.8	77.1%	195 (33.3%)	5 (0.9%)	254 (43.3%)	86 (14.7%)	4 (0.7%)	2 (0.3%)	40 (6.8%)	$7,162							40.7	27.4	4134	998
062142002566	3137	Moffett Elementary	Public	K-5	11050 Larch Ave.	Lennox	90304	Los Angeles County	Lennox	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 680-6200	675	30	22.5	92.9%	2 (0.3%)	8 (1.2%)	654 (96.9%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.6%)	4 (0.6%)	$8,256							40.7	42.1	3007	130
062145009566	3138	Golden Oak Elementary	Public	K-6	190 South Wall	Shafter	93263	Kern County	Richland Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 746-8670	729	36	19.9	91.2%	17 (2.3%)	11 (1.5%)	701 (96.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$6,242							40.7	33.1	3637	499
060174412184	3139	Ballington Academy for the Arts and Sciences	Public, Charter	K-6	1525 West Main St.	El Centro	92243	Imperial County	Ballington Academy for the Arts and Sciences District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 353-0140	238	11	21.6	74.8%	16 (6.7%)	0 (0.0%)	213 (89.5%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.5%)								40.7	38	3284	145
060243113517	3140	High Technical Elementary North County	Public, Charter	K-5	1480 West San Marcos Blvd.	San Marcos	92078	San Diego County	High Technical Elementary North County District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 759-2785	442	18	24.5	50.2%	129 (29.2%)	5 (1.1%)	233 (52.7%)	30 (6.8%)	2 (0.5%)	3 (0.7%)	40 (9.0%)								40.7	37.3	3328	188

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