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)
062274003478	2431	Charleston Elementary	Public	K-6	18463 West Charleston Rd.	Los Banos	93635	Merced County	Los Banos Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 826-5270	371	14	26.5	62.3%	96 (25.9%)	1 (0.3%)	260 (70.1%)	7 (1.9%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	3 (0.8%)	$8,333							52.3	43.9	2894	463
060435000392	2432	Bella Vista Elementary	Public	K-8	22661 Old Alturas Rd.	Bella Vista	96008	Shasta County	Bella Vista Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 549-4415	338	18	19.2	62.1%	231 (68.3%)	0 (0.0%)	63 (18.6%)	6 (1.8%)	7 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (9.2%)	$11,458							52.3	72.3	1488	944
062454012252	2433	Quail Valley Elementary	Public	K-5	23757 Canyon Heights Dr.	Quail Valley	92587	Riverside County	Menifee Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 244-1937	516	24	21.5	86.2%	96 (18.6%)	15 (2.9%)	371 (71.9%)	10 (1.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (4.5%)	$10,265							52.3	54.2	2325	108
064074006722	2434	Cave Language Academy	Public	K-8	770 Tregaskis Ave.	Vallejo	94591	Solano County	Vallejo City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 556-8410	450	17	26.4	68.9%	32 (7.1%)	27 (6.0%)	364 (80.9%)	17 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.2%)								52.3	58	2141	293
069100612762	2435	Charter Alternative Program (CAP)	Public, Charter	K-8	6520 Oak Dell Rd.	El Dorado	95623	El Dorado County	El Dorado County Office of Education	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 622-6984	245	12	20.7	35.9%	168 (68.6%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (13.1%)	3 (1.2%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (15.5%)	$8,696							52.3	57.2	2177	258
062271013090	2436	Willow Elementary	Public	K-5	2777 Willow Pl.	South Gate	90280	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 568-5760	439	21	20.9	93.6%	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	431 (98.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.9%)	$10,446							52.2	50.8	2491	55
060861000879	2437	Tiffany (Burton C.) Elementary	Public	K-6	1691 Elmhurst St.	Chula Vista	91913	San Diego County	Chula Vista Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 421-6300	516	25	20.6	39.1%	66 (12.8%)	22 (4.3%)	334 (64.7%)	64 (12.4%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	26 (5.0%)	$11,236							52.2	65.8	1764	673
060819000800	2438	Cedargrove Elementary	Public	K-6	1209 North Glendora Ave.	Covina	91724	Los Angeles County	Charter Oak Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 966-8675	568	23	24.6	77.6%	61 (10.7%)	15 (2.6%)	445 (78.3%)	26 (4.6%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.0%)	$7,007							52.2	52.2	2424	14
060159214346	2439	JCS - Pine Hills	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	29141 Vallejo Ave.	Temecula	92592	Riverside County	JCS - Pine Hills District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 765-5500	755	37	20.5	39.1%	355 (47.0%)	26 (3.4%)	243 (32.2%)	22 (2.9%)	12 (1.6%)	1 (0.1%)	93 (12.3%)								52.2	50.8	2492	53
061632502052	2440	Los Altos Elementary	Public	K-5	15565 Los Altos Dr.	Hacienda Heights	91745	Los Angeles County	Hacienda la Puente Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 933-2300	375	17	22	66.4%	7 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	325 (86.7%)	32 (8.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	10 (2.7%)								52.2	54.2	2324	116

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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.
For more information about our ranking process, please see our Ranking FAQ. Details about our methodology are here.

Educational resources:

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection

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