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)
062271002955	2701	Denker Avenue Elementary	Public	K-5	1620 West 162nd St.	Gardena	90247	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 327-9420	668	33	20.2	79.0%	17 (2.5%)	54 (8.1%)	422 (63.2%)	110 (16.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	64 (9.6%)	$10,066							47.5	49.6	2557	144
062250002735	2702	Lincoln Elementary	Public	K-5	1175 East 11th St.	Long Beach	90813	Los Angeles County	Long Beach Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 599-5005	810	32	25.7	91.4%	16 (2.0%)	65 (8.0%)	645 (79.6%)	64 (7.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	19 (2.3%)	$7,645							47.4	40.7	3085	383
060962001001	2703	Washington Elementary	Public	K-8	1421 North Wilmington Ave.	Compton	90222	Los Angeles County	Compton Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 898-6390	266	10	26	94.7%	1 (0.4%)	43 (16.2%)	213 (80.1%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	5 (1.9%)								47.4	45.8	2774	71
060985009354	2704	Foothill Elementary	Public	K-6	2601 South Buena Vista Ave.	Corona	92882	Riverside County	Corona-Norco Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 736-3441	657	28	23.4	67.9%	191 (29.1%)	30 (4.6%)	332 (50.5%)	70 (10.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	31 (4.7%)	$9,338							47.4	45.6	2784	80
060234308628	2705	Adelante Charter	Public, Charter	K-6	1102 East Yanonali St.	Santa Barbara	93103	Santa Barbara County	Adelante Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 966-7392	306	17	18.4	73.5%	40 (13.1%)	2 (0.7%)	254 (83.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.9%)								47.4	30.3	3860	1155
060962000990	2706	Mayo Elementary	Public	K-8	915 North Mayo Ave.	Compton	90221	Los Angeles County	Compton Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 898-6310	436	17	25.6	94.3%	0 (0.0%)	21 (4.8%)	410 (94.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)								47.4	55.7	2248	458
060184114353	2707	JCS - Manzanita	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	5300 Jackson Dr.	La Mesa	91942	San Diego County	JCS - Manzanita District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 303-4344	200	17	11.7	55.5%	66 (33.0%)	6 (3.0%)	102 (51.0%)	5 (2.5%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (9.0%)								47.4	47.1	2691	16
061455010778	2708	Akira Yokomi Elementary	Public	K-6	2323 East McKenzie	Fresno	93701	Fresno County	Fresno Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 457-6140	701	33	21.3	88.7%	41 (5.8%)	41 (5.8%)	543 (77.5%)	34 (4.9%)	5 (0.7%)	2 (0.3%)	34 (4.9%)	$7,557							47.4	57	2185	523
063684006270	2709	Sycamore Elementary	Public	K-6	2100 Ravenna St.	Simi Valley	93065	Ventura County	Simi Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 520-6745	384	17	22.5	47.9%	144 (37.5%)	8 (2.1%)	196 (51.0%)	25 (6.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	10 (2.6%)	$7,230							47.3	51.4	2467	242
062271013177	2710	Harry Bridges Span	Public	K-8	1235 Broad Ave.	Wilmington	90744	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 522-5400	1,203	57	21.2	90.4%	14 (1.2%)	20 (1.7%)	1,153 (95.8%)	3 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	4 (0.3%)	7 (0.6%)	$8,700							47.3	39.7	3157	447

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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:

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

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