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)
060147211464	1271	Ocean Grove Charter	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	16900 North Highway Nine	Boulder Creek	95006	Santa Cruz County	Ocean Grove Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 295-3566	3,212	137	23.4	26.9%	1,221 (38.0%)	33 (1.0%)	912 (28.4%)	345 (10.7%)	3 (0.1%)	22 (0.7%)	676 (21.0%)								77.4	79.5	1185	86
060861005253	1272	Olympic View Elementary	Public	K-6	1220 South Greensview Dr.	Chula Vista	91915	San Diego County	Chula Vista Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 656-2030	580	26	22.3	42.9%	56 (9.7%)	36 (6.2%)	318 (54.8%)	117 (20.2%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	50 (8.6%)	$9,105							77.4	81.2	1127	145
061209001350	1273	Gidley Elementary	Public	K-8	10226 East Lower Azusa Rd.	El Monte	91731	Los Angeles County	El Monte City	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 575-2323	456	25	18.1	85.3%	9 (2.0%)	3 (0.7%)	345 (75.7%)	94 (20.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.9%)	$7,383							77.3	74.9	1378	105
061920002308	1274	Junction Elementary	Public	K-8	9087 Deschutes Rd.	Palo Cedro	96073	Shasta County	Junction Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 547-3274	372	23	15.9	26.3%	293 (78.8%)	5 (1.3%)	48 (12.9%)	9 (2.4%)	7 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.7%)	$9,608							77.3	83.4	1033	241
060861011227	1275	Hedenkamp (Anne and William) Elementary	Public	K-6	930 East Palomar	Chula Vista	91913	San Diego County	Chula Vista Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 397-5828	894	40	22.6	38.8%	70 (7.8%)	29 (3.2%)	472 (52.8%)	243 (27.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	77 (8.6%)	$8,973							77.3	73.6	1439	164
063588006139	1276	Carlton Oaks Elementary	Public	K-8	9353 Wethersfield Rd.	Santee	92071	San Diego County	Santee	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 956-4500	877	39	22.4	24.5%	451 (51.4%)	7 (0.8%)	260 (29.6%)	45 (5.1%)	2 (0.2%)	3 (0.3%)	109 (12.4%)	$9,843							77.2	73.9	1431	155
063921006547	1277	Three Rivers Elementary	Public	K-8	41932 Sierra Dr.	Three Rivers	93271	Tulare County	Three Rivers Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 561-4466	90	7	12.8	46.7%	57 (63.3%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (22.2%)	2 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (12.2%)								77.2	70.2	1568	291
062724008244	1278	Eastbluff Elementary	Public	K-6	2627 Vista del Oro	Newport Beach	92660	Orange County	Newport-Mesa Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(949) 515-5920	380	20	19.3	33.2%	226 (59.5%)	2 (0.5%)	55 (14.5%)	56 (14.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	40 (10.5%)								77.1	91.9	579	699
064215006904	1279	Demille Elementary	Public	K-6	15400 Van Buren	Midway City	92655	Orange County	Westminster	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 894-7224	535	24	22.2	71.4%	4 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	134 (25.0%)	374 (69.9%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	20 (3.7%)	$6,652							77.1	80.3	1160	119
060002806276	1280	Pauba Valley Elementary	Public	K-5	33125 Regina Dr.	Temecula	92592	Riverside County	Temecula Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 302-5140	553	23	24	42.3%	203 (36.7%)	20 (3.6%)	197 (35.6%)	83 (15.0%)	3 (0.5%)	2 (0.4%)	45 (8.1%)	$10,382							77.1	78.1	1239	41

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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:

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

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.