Best Elementary Schools in California

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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)
060006105114	5671	California Avenue Elementary	Public	K-5	3800 California Ave.	Riverbank	95367	Stanislaus County	Riverbank Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 869-2597	562	26	22	86.5%	53 (9.4%)	3 (0.5%)	475 (84.5%)	10 (1.8%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.0%)	$7,670							10.2	9.3	5739	68
062805004317	5672	Esperanza Elementary	Public	K-5	10315 E St.	Oakland	94603	Alameda County	Oakland Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 879-2177	430	21	20.5	99.1%	2 (0.5%)	11 (2.6%)	406 (94.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.1%)	$5,279							10.1	10.2	5699	27
064074012088	5673	Vallejo Charter	Public, Charter	K-8	2833 Tennessee St.	Vallejo	94591	Solano County	Vallejo City Unified	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 556-8620	415	16	25.7	71.8%	37 (8.9%)	92 (22.2%)	200 (48.2%)	59 (14.2%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.4%)	21 (5.1%)								10.1	17	5155	518
063432005483	5674	Horton Elementary	Public	K-5	5050 Guymon St.	San Diego	92102	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 344-3700	378	18	21	96.8%	3 (0.8%)	34 (9.0%)	313 (82.8%)	21 (5.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	6 (1.6%)	$6,681							10.1	11.4	5623	51
062664004020	5675	McPherson Elementary	Public	K-5	2670 Yajome St.	Napa	94558	Napa County	Napa Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 253-3488	355	14	25.3	93.0%	17 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	332 (93.5%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.1%)	$6,589							10.1	14.7	5347	328
062361003581	5676	Lincoln Elementary	Public	K-8	750 East Yosemite Ave.	Manteca	95336	San Joaquin County	Manteca Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 858-7320	610	26	23.7	85.7%	73 (12.0%)	27 (4.4%)	427 (70.0%)	59 (9.7%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.5%)	20 (3.3%)	$6,049							10.1	11.6	5605	71
062271003188	5677	Miramonte Elementary	Public	K-5	1400 East 68th St.	Los Angeles	90001	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 583-1257	654	32	20.4	96.6%	8 (1.2%)	23 (3.5%)	622 (95.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	$11,217							10.1	14.2	5386	291
063255005020	5678	Dover Elementary	Public	K-6	1870 19th St.	San Pablo	94806	Contra Costa County	West Contra Costa Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 231-1420	485	20	24.2	82.9%	8 (1.6%)	12 (2.5%)	426 (87.8%)	25 (5.2%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.2%)	8 (1.6%)	$5,802							10.1	11.3	5631	47
061111001229	5679	John F. Kennedy Elementary	Public	K-5	45-100 Clinton St.	Indio	92201	Riverside County	Desert Sands Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 775-3840	386	18	21.3	89.1%	6 (1.6%)	5 (1.3%)	367 (95.1%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.3%)	$8,701							10	7.9	5796	117
061155001290	5680	Ducor Union Elementary	Public	K-8	23761 Avenue 56	Ducor	93218	Tulare County	Ducor Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 534-2261	160	8	20	64.4%	8 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	148 (92.5%)	1 (0.6%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.3%)								10	8.8	5763	83

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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:

Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection

State-Administered Standardized Tests: A Comprehensive Guide

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