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)
060175613146	1401	River Islands Technology Academy II	Public, Charter	K-8	1175 Marina Dr.	Lathrop	95330	San Joaquin County	River Islands Technology Academy II District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 229-4700	993	36	27.4	34.0%	144 (14.5%)	54 (5.4%)	367 (37.0%)	339 (34.1%)	4 (0.4%)	6 (0.6%)	79 (8.0%)								74.1	75.9	1333	68
062450003677	1402	Pearl Zanker Elementary	Public	K-6	1585 Fallen Leaf Dr.	Milpitas	95035	Santa Clara County	Milpitas Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 635-2882	574	23	24.9	30.7%	19 (3.3%)	35 (6.1%)	94 (16.4%)	376 (65.5%)	3 (0.5%)	5 (0.9%)	42 (7.3%)	$6,111							74.1	80.4	1156	246
060230114293	1403	Savant Preparatory Academy of Business	Public, Charter	K-6	24424 East Monterey Ave.	San Bernardino	92410	San Bernardino County	Savant Preparatory Academy of Business District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 677-0213	211	9	23.4	77.3%	2 (0.9%)	191 (90.5%)	11 (5.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.3%)								74.1	80.9	1135	268
061044001169	1404	Clara J. King Elementary	Public	K-6	8710 Moody St.	Cypress	90630	Orange County	Cypress Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 220-6980	449	18	24.9	68.6%	77 (17.1%)	11 (2.4%)	186 (41.4%)	139 (31.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.1%)	31 (6.9%)	$536							74.1	68.1	1668	264
061146003196	1405	Unsworth (Edith) Elementary	Public	K-5	9001 Lindsey Ave.	Downey	90240	Los Angeles County	Downey Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 904-3576	645	28	23	67.1%	38 (5.9%)	13 (2.0%)	562 (87.1%)	25 (3.9%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.5%)	$12,597							74.1	75.9	1332	73
062637008688	1406	Eagle Peak Montessori	Public, Charter	1-8	800 Hutchinson Rd.	Walnut Creek	94598	Contra Costa County	Mt. Diablo Unified	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 946-0994	293	9	32.5	9.9%	110 (37.5%)	4 (1.4%)	56 (19.1%)	52 (17.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	70 (23.9%)								74.1	80.9	1136	270
063360011003	1407	Thomas Jefferson Elementary	Public	K-5	750 Central Park Dr.	Roseville	95678	Placer County	Roseville City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 771-1840	329	16	20.5	47.4%	155 (47.1%)	9 (2.7%)	79 (24.0%)	46 (14.0%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (11.2%)								74.1	76.8	1289	118
062343003559	1408	Walt Disney	Public	K-6	2323 West Orange Ave.	Anaheim	92804	Orange County	Magnolia Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 535-1183	546	23	23.7	70.7%	83 (15.2%)	9 (1.6%)	268 (49.1%)	167 (30.6%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.9%)	14 (2.6%)								74	74.9	1379	29
061488001881	1409	Stanford Elementary	Public	K-6	12721 Magnolia Ave.	Garden Grove	92841	Orange County	Garden Grove Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 663-6458	479	20	23.8	78.1%	13 (2.7%)	5 (1.0%)	191 (39.9%)	254 (53.0%)	1 (0.2%)	6 (1.3%)	9 (1.9%)	$11,873							74	81.4	1118	291
060142806990	1410	Del Aire Elementary	Public	K-5	12110 Hindry Ave.	Hawthorne	90250	Los Angeles County	Wiseburn Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 725-2100	588	24	24.6	27.9%	105 (17.9%)	94 (16.0%)	266 (45.2%)	67 (11.4%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	53 (9.0%)	$8,671							74	62.6	1917	507

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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.