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)
062271003242	4201	One Hundred Fifty-Third Street Elementary	Public	K-5	1605 West 153rd St.	Gardena	90247	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 323-1029	379	24	15.7	83.6%	9 (2.4%)	76 (20.1%)	255 (67.3%)	21 (5.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	17 (4.5%)	$17,963							26.9	32.9	3664	537
069113507224	4202	Manuel L. Real Elementary	Public	K-5	19150 Clark St.	Perris	92570	Riverside County	Val Verde Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 940-8520	633	28	22.2	93.2%	20 (3.2%)	10 (1.6%)	595 (94.0%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.6%)	$6,899							26.9	27.5	4129	73
063462005802	4203	Northridge Elementary	Public	K-6	5150 Cocoa Palm Way	Fair Oaks	95628	Sacramento County	San Juan Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 971-2066	398	18	22.1	58.8%	142 (35.7%)	21 (5.3%)	171 (43.0%)	15 (3.8%)	1 (0.3%)	7 (1.8%)	41 (10.3%)	$8,339							26.9	30.2	3868	335
060261000148	4204	Barton (Clara) Elementary	Public	K-6	1926 Clearbrook Ln.	Anaheim	92804	Orange County	Anaheim Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 517-8900	577	27	21.7	86.1%	38 (6.6%)	9 (1.6%)	407 (70.5%)	88 (15.3%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.6%)	26 (4.5%)	$7,052							26.9	26.1	4265	61
061288003933	4205	Rock Springs Elementary	Public	K-5	1155 Deodar Rd.	Escondido	92026	San Diego County	Escondido Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 432-2284	518	33	15.6	84.7%	39 (7.5%)	9 (1.7%)	428 (82.6%)	18 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (4.6%)	$9,536							26.9	19.7	4895	690
060939000959	4206	Walter Zimmerman Elementary	Public	K-6	11050 Linden Ave.	Bloomington	92316	San Bernardino County	Colton Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 580-5019	526	23	22.8	93.3%	4 (0.8%)	2 (0.4%)	516 (98.1%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	$6,339							26.9	26.6	4220	14
062271003415	4207	Valerio Street Elementary	Public	K-5	15035 Valerio St.	Van Nuys	91405	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 785-8683	706	31	22.7	96.7%	29 (4.1%)	28 (4.0%)	610 (86.4%)	25 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	13 (1.8%)	$11,169							26.9	19.5	4915	708
063738006325	4208	Sunnyslope Elementary	Public	K-6	2500 Elm Ave.	San Diego	92154	San Diego County	South Bay Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 628-8800	355	15	23.6	66.2%	5 (1.4%)	7 (2.0%)	327 (92.1%)	10 (2.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.4%)	$7,280							26.9	20.5	4805	597
062955013957	4209	Desert Learning Academy	Public, Alternative	K-12	2248 East Ramon Rd.	Palm Springs	92262	Riverside County	Palm Springs Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 778-0487	378	21	18.1	92.3%	62 (16.4%)	25 (6.6%)	265 (70.1%)	8 (2.1%)	4 (1.1%)	1 (0.3%)	11 (2.9%)	$17,298							26.9	35.9	3442	767
060189803426	4210	Vaughn Next Century Learning Center	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	13330 Vaughn St.	San Fernando	91340	Los Angeles County	Vaughn Next Century Learning Center District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 896-7461	2,738	140	19.5	97.0%	16 (0.6%)	10 (0.4%)	2,695 (98.4%)	11 (0.4%)	1 (0.0%)	1 (0.0%)	4 (0.1%)								26.9	23.3	4530	320

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