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)
062529003774	5361	Monroe Elementary	Public	K-8	11842 South Chestnut Ave.	Fresno	93725	Fresno County	Monroe Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 834-2895	169	11	15.3	95.3%	12 (7.1%)	0 (0.0%)	154 (91.1%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.2%)	$15,949							14.3	26.3	4248	1113
063459005730	5362	Selma Olinder Elementary	Public	K-5	890 East William	San Jose	95116	Santa Clara County	San Jose Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 535-6245	305	17	18.2	77.4%	12 (3.9%)	2 (0.7%)	269 (88.2%)	21 (6.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	$12,999							14.3	17.6	5097	265
063417012181	5363	Bing Wong Elementary	Public	K-6	1250 East Ninth St.	San Bernardino	92410	San Bernardino County	San Bernardino City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 888-1500	625	30	20.5	93.0%	24 (3.8%)	48 (7.7%)	520 (83.2%)	9 (1.4%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.6%)	19 (3.0%)	$6,082							14.2	15.8	5248	115
061077001197	5364	Pine Grove Elementary	Public	K-5	900 Pine Grove Rd.	Crescent City	95531	Del Norte County	Del Norte County Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 464-0350	280	12	22.8	79.3%	121 (43.2%)	2 (0.7%)	86 (30.7%)	18 (6.4%)	22 (7.9%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (11.1%)	$11,902							14.2	19.9	4869	495
061329001507	5365	Virginia Avenue Elementary	Public	K-6	3301 Virginia Ave.	Bakersfield	93307	Kern County	Fairfax Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 366-3223	685	29	23.6	95.2%	8 (1.2%)	35 (5.1%)	624 (91.1%)	5 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	11 (1.6%)	$4,844							14.2	14.9	5334	31
060273000198	5366	Anderson Valley Elementary	Public	K-6	12300 Anderson Valley Way	Boonville	95415	Mendocino County	Anderson Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 895-3010	196	11	17.8	82.1%	48 (24.5%)	1 (0.5%)	147 (75.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$11,572							14.2	19.3	4940	426
060015811512	5367	Wakefield Elementary	Public	K-6	400 South Ave.	Turlock	95380	Stanislaus County	Turlock Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 667-0895	602	30	20	73.6%	36 (6.0%)	4 (0.7%)	538 (89.4%)	11 (1.8%)	5 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.3%)	$10,946							14.2	10.1	5707	340
063132004845	5368	Harrison Elementary	Public	K-8	425 East Harrison Ave.	Pomona	91767	Los Angeles County	Pomona Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 397-4600	314	15	20.9	93.0%	9 (2.9%)	29 (9.2%)	258 (82.2%)	8 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.3%)	6 (1.9%)	$6,180							14.2	18.1	5041	327
061389001578	5369	Rancho Cordova Elementary	Public	K-5	2562 Chassella Way	Rancho Cordova	95670	Sacramento County	Folsom-Cordova Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 294-9165	423	19	22	81.3%	76 (18.0%)	32 (7.6%)	241 (57.0%)	24 (5.7%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.4%)	44 (10.4%)	$7,568							14.2	17.7	5081	288
062958007129	5370	Cimarron Elementary	Public	K-5	36940 45th St. East	Palmdale	93552	Los Angeles County	Palmdale Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 285-9780	498	20	25	86.9%	25 (5.0%)	64 (12.9%)	384 (77.1%)	5 (1.0%)	8 (1.6%)	1 (0.2%)	11 (2.2%)	$339							14.2	20	4859	511

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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:

Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA): Transforming Education in America

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

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