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)
061111011244	3901	Dr. Reynaldo J. Carreon Junior Academy	Public	K-5	47-368 Monroe St.	Indio	92201	Riverside County	Desert Sands Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 863-1544	598	27	22.1	80.9%	15 (2.5%)	8 (1.3%)	549 (91.8%)	15 (2.5%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.7%)	6 (1.0%)	$9,110							30.2	34	3577	324
062271014631	3902	Virtual Academy of International Studies/Humanities	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	8501 Arleta Ave.	Sun Valley	91352	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(747) 316-2533	737	47	15.8	80.5%	44 (6.0%)	75 (10.2%)	570 (77.3%)	22 (3.0%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	24 (3.3%)								30.2	19.3	4935	1033
060195009111	3903	Virginia Rocca Barton Elementary	Public	K-6	680 Las Casitas Dr.	Salinas	93905	Monterey County	Alisal Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 753-5770	510	23	22.6	96.3%	6 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	497 (97.5%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	$4,178							30.2	39.3	3186	717
060939000948	3904	Crestmore Elementary	Public	K-6	18870 Jurupa Ave.	Bloomington	92316	San Bernardino County	Colton Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 580-5010	611	24	25.4	89.5%	9 (1.5%)	5 (0.8%)	597 (97.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$6,210							30.2	34.4	3543	361
062580009935	3905	Ridge Crest Elementary	Public	K-6	28500 John F Kennedy Dr.	Moreno Valley	92555	Riverside County	Moreno Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 571-4640	561	22	25.5	81.1%	62 (11.1%)	66 (11.8%)	371 (66.1%)	21 (3.7%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	38 (6.8%)	$7,758							30.2	31.5	3766	139
062271005887	3906	Gratts Learning Academy for Young Scholars (GLAYS)	Public	K-5	309 Lucas Ave.	Los Angeles	90017	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(213) 250-2932	368	17	21.6	95.9%	9 (2.4%)	57 (15.5%)	291 (79.1%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.4%)	$9,715							30.2	19.8	4878	972
061692011018	3907	Cawston Elementary	Public	K-5	4000 West Menlo Ave.	Hemet	92545	Riverside County	Hemet Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 765-0277	836	34	24.5	80.3%	140 (16.7%)	75 (9.0%)	559 (66.9%)	16 (1.9%)	7 (0.8%)	3 (0.4%)	36 (4.3%)	$7,688							30.2	35.7	3459	448
060194313176	3908	Almond Acres Charter Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	1145 Niblick Rd.	Paso Robles	93446	San Luis Obispo County	Almond Acres Charter Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 221-8550	471	24	19.9	45.6%	263 (55.8%)	3 (0.6%)	155 (32.9%)	4 (0.8%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (9.3%)								30.2	42.8	2960	948
061152001283	3909	Beardslee Dual Language Immersion Academy (Pk-8)	Public	K-8	1212 East Kellwil Way	Duarte	91010	Los Angeles County	Duarte Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 599-5200	501	24	20.8	62.1%	18 (3.6%)	7 (1.4%)	455 (90.8%)	14 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.4%)	$7,695							30.1	29.4	3946	37
060261000164	3910	Revere (Paul) Elementary	Public	K-6	140 West Guinida Ln.	Anaheim	92805	Orange County	Anaheim Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 517-8950	673	33	20.3	90.8%	28 (4.2%)	15 (2.2%)	578 (85.9%)	25 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	26 (3.9%)	$7,387							30.1	27.3	4152	242

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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:

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

Alternative Schools vs Public Schools: A Comparison

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