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)
062217008739	3891	Selma Herndon Elementary	Public	K-5	714 Prusso St.	Livingston	95334	Merced County	Livingston Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 394-5480	624	29	21.5	76.6%	24 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	454 (72.8%)	139 (22.3%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.8%)								30.4	28.7	4006	115
062313003530	3892	Luther Burbank Elementary	Public	K-8	4 Wabash Ave.	San Jose	95128	Santa Clara County	Luther Burbank	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 295-1814	431	21	20	84.2%	10 (2.3%)	13 (3.0%)	383 (88.9%)	17 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	5 (1.2%)	$10,399							30.4	39	3210	682
062949004538	3893	Bradley Elementary	Public	K-6	321 Corralitos Rd.	Watsonville	95076	Santa Cruz County	Pajaro Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 728-6366	523	24	21.4	54.3%	189 (36.1%)	2 (0.4%)	307 (58.7%)	5 (1.0%)	4 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	15 (2.9%)								30.4	29.8	3912	19
063386005310	3894	Olivewood Elementary	Public	K-6	23391 Dune Mear Rd.	Lake Forest	92630	Orange County	Saddleback Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(949) 837-6682	412	19	21.6	82.0%	24 (5.8%)	1 (0.2%)	347 (84.2%)	28 (6.8%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	9 (2.2%)	$5,796							30.3	33.3	3618	276
063132004847	3895	Kellogg Polytechnic Elementary	Public	K-6	610 Medina Ave.	Pomona	91768	Los Angeles County	Pomona Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 397-4604	368	17	21.6	88.6%	12 (3.3%)	14 (3.8%)	318 (86.4%)	13 (3.5%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.4%)	$5,201							30.3	36.6	3390	505
061674002106	3896	Burbank Elementary	Public	K-6	353 B St.	Hayward	94541	Alameda County	Hayward Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 723-3805	786	33	24	76.5%	25 (3.2%)	65 (8.3%)	575 (73.2%)	70 (8.9%)	1 (0.1%)	11 (1.4%)	39 (5.0%)								30.3	27.4	4132	236
061146001267	3897	Gauldin (A.L.) Elementary	Public	K-5	9724 Spry St.	Downey	90242	Los Angeles County	Downey Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 904-3582	636	29	21.9	75.3%	42 (6.6%)	32 (5.0%)	543 (85.4%)	10 (1.6%)	4 (0.6%)	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	$12,620							30.3	33.4	3615	282
060133204155	3898	Las Palmas Elementary	Public	K-6	477 Las Palmas Ave.	Sacramento	95815	Sacramento County	Twin Rivers Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 566-2700	1,026	38	26.9	91.1%	37 (3.6%)	66 (6.4%)	741 (72.2%)	118 (11.5%)	3 (0.3%)	3 (0.3%)	57 (5.6%)								30.3	22.5	4613	715
062169002575	3899	Colonial Heights	Public	K-8	8135 Balboa Ave.	Stockton	95209	San Joaquin County	Lincoln Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 953-8783	524	24	21.5	84.5%	67 (12.8%)	51 (9.7%)	300 (57.3%)	66 (12.6%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (1.0%)	34 (6.5%)	$4,410							30.3	31.2	3789	110
060480000468	3900	Toyon Elementary	Public	K-5	995 Bard St.	San Jose	95127	Santa Clara County	Berryessa Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 923-1965	258	11	23.4	38.8%	15 (5.8%)	5 (1.9%)	127 (49.2%)	97 (37.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	12 (4.7%)	$12,634							30.3	40.5	3098	802

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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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Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

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