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)
061233001034	2281	Mary Tsukamoto Elementary	Public	K-6	8737 Brittany Park Dr.	Sacramento	95828	Sacramento County	Elk Grove Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 689-7580	980	38	25.7	53.4%	73 (7.4%)	90 (9.2%)	304 (31.0%)	429 (43.8%)	4 (0.4%)	17 (1.7%)	63 (6.4%)	$6,462							55	46.9	2705	424
062271002986	2282	Emelita Street Elementary	Public	K-5	17931 Hatteras St.	Encino	91316	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 342-6353	283	14	20.2	67.5%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$11,214							55	53.6	2363	81
062193002598	2283	Cresson Elementary	Public	K-5	11650 East Cresson St.	Norwalk	90650	Los Angeles County	Little Lake City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 868-6620	237	12	19.5	84.8%	9 (3.8%)	3 (1.3%)	206 (86.9%)	6 (2.5%)	1 (0.4%)	3 (1.3%)	9 (3.8%)	$11,717							55	59.8	2060	223
063432005515	2284	Mason Elementary	Public	K-5	10340 San Ramon Dr.	San Diego	92126	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(858) 271-0410	480	20	24	58.1%	79 (16.5%)	41 (8.5%)	167 (34.8%)	123 (25.6%)	3 (0.6%)	6 (1.3%)	61 (12.7%)	$8,121							54.9	50.3	2522	238
060903000915	2285	Nelson Elementary	Public	K-6	1336 West Spruce Ave.	Pinedale	93650	Fresno County	Clovis Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 327-7600	483	21	23	73.5%	122 (25.3%)	29 (6.0%)	279 (57.8%)	33 (6.8%)	6 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	13 (2.7%)	$5,712							54.9	52.3	2421	136
064158007936	2286	Southport Elementary	Public	K-8	2747 Linden Rd.	West Sacramento	95691	Yolo County	Washington Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 375-7890	708	33	21.7	50.0%	229 (32.3%)	27 (3.8%)	270 (38.1%)	93 (13.1%)	2 (0.3%)	14 (2.0%)	73 (10.3%)	$6,140							54.9	46.1	2754	468
062922007476	2287	Norman R. Brekke Elementary	Public	K-5	1400 Martin Luther King Jr. Dr	Oxnard	93030	Ventura County	Oxnard	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 385-1521	584	29	20.4	74.3%	23 (3.9%)	4 (0.7%)	477 (81.7%)	62 (10.6%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	15 (2.6%)	$3,927							54.9	60.7	2027	260
063432005502	2288	Clairemont Canyons Academy	Public	K-6	4133 Mt. Albertine Ave.	San Diego	92111	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(858) 605-1350	260	17	15.2	74.2%	77 (29.6%)	43 (16.5%)	82 (31.5%)	35 (13.5%)	1 (0.4%)	4 (1.5%)	18 (6.9%)	$15,701							54.9	55.3	2267	21
063963008998	2289	Cambridge Elementary	Public	K-6	100 Cambridge Dr.	Vacaville	95687	Solano County	Travis Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 446-9494	743	31	23.7	40.6%	203 (27.3%)	55 (7.4%)	241 (32.4%)	102 (13.7%)	2 (0.3%)	6 (0.8%)	134 (18.0%)	$6,871							54.9	54.9	2290	1
063705008746	2290	Rose Ferrero Elementary	Public	K-6	400 Entrada Dr.	Soledad	93960	Monterey County	Soledad Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 678-6480	466	20	23.3	78.3%	13 (2.8%)	2 (0.4%)	444 (95.3%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	3 (0.6%)	$7,816							54.8	42.8	2962	672

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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:

State-Administered Standardized Tests: A Comprehensive Guide

Public School Districts and Their Services: A Comprehensive Guide

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