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)
062250002704	3991	Bobbie Smith Elementary	Public	K-5	565 East Hill St.	Long Beach	90806	Los Angeles County	Long Beach Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 595-9466	666	27	25	73.9%	7 (1.1%)	60 (9.0%)	501 (75.2%)	80 (12.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	16 (2.4%)	$8,017							29.2	32.6	3676	315
060001403904	3992	Topaz Preparatory Academy	Public	K-6	14110 Beech St.	Hesperia	92345	San Bernardino County	Hesperia Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 244-4622	709	29	24.8	67.1%	71 (10.0%)	48 (6.8%)	550 (77.6%)	20 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)	17 (2.4%)	$6,571							29.2	30	3891	101
062271003250	3993	One Hundred Twelfth Street Elementary	Public	K-5	1265 East 112th St.	Los Angeles	90059	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 567-2108	348	17	20.4	98.3%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$14,531							29.2	25.3	4331	338
064158006854	3994	Elkhorn Village Elementary	Public	K-8	750 Cummins Way	West Sacramento	95605	Yolo County	Washington Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 375-7670	584	29	20.1	88.9%	44 (7.5%)	17 (2.9%)	485 (83.0%)	12 (2.1%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	23 (3.9%)	$6,649							29.1	24.7	4400	406
061089007275	3995	Albany Park Elementary	Public	K-5	235 West 20th Ave.	Delano	93215	Kern County	Delano Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 721-5020	306	15	20.4	90.8%	4 (1.3%)	1 (0.3%)	259 (84.6%)	40 (13.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	$8,368							29.1	35.3	3476	519
064098009004	3996	Lincoln Elementary	Public	K-5	1107 East Santa Clara St.	Ventura	93001	Ventura County	Ventura Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 641-5438	202	10	21.2	73.8%	67 (33.2%)	7 (3.5%)	113 (55.9%)	4 (2.0%)	4 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.5%)	$7,801							29.1	29.4	3950	46
060142106107	3997	Glen City Elementary	Public	K-6	141 Steckel Dr.	Santa Paula	93060	Ventura County	Santa Paula Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 933-8850	559	25	22.3	83.4%	9 (1.6%)	2 (0.4%)	544 (97.3%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	$9,840							29.1	26.9	4189	192
062271003033	3998	Gardena Elementary	Public	K-5	647 West Gardena Blvd.	Gardena	90247	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 324-6967	469	21	22.8	94.2%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$9,668							29.1	25.3	4336	338
062667004042	3999	Central Elementary	Public	K-6	933 E Ave.	National City	91950	San Diego County	National Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 336-7400	501	22	22.7	81.4%	5 (1.0%)	8 (1.6%)	406 (81.0%)	70 (14.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.2%)	$4,444							29.1	28.2	4049	50
061455001782	4000	Wolters Elementary	Public	K-6	5174 North First St.	Fresno	93710	Fresno County	Fresno Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 248-7340	419	21	19.5	95.2%	51 (12.2%)	65 (15.5%)	247 (58.9%)	27 (6.4%)	5 (1.2%)	4 (1.0%)	19 (4.5%)	$10,910							29.1	18.6	4986	986

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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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