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)
061887002284	2711	Franklin Delano Roosevelt Elementary	Public	K-8	1200 Skyline Dr.	Daly City	94015	San Mateo County	Jefferson Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 991-1230	344	19	17.8	34.0%	31 (9.0%)	8 (2.3%)	101 (29.4%)	164 (47.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	37 (10.8%)	$14,008							47.3	41.8	3016	305
060245008793	2712	Sutter Creek Elementary	Public	K-6	340 Spanish St.	Sutter Creek	95685	Amador County	Amador County Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 257-7200	380	16	23.7	38.2%	275 (72.4%)	0 (0.0%)	59 (15.5%)	4 (1.1%)	5 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (9.7%)	$5,689							47.3	38.4	3260	548
061185001316	2713	La Colima Elementary	Public	K-5	11225 Miller Rd.	Whittier	90604	Los Angeles County	East Whittier City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 789-7200	381	18	21.5	77.4%	24 (6.3%)	4 (1.0%)	338 (88.7%)	6 (1.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.1%)								47.3	68.2	1664	1049
060251814426	2714	Sycamore Academy of Science and Cultural Arts - Chino Valley	Public, Charter	K-8	13000 Pipeline Ave.	Chino	91710	San Bernardino County	Sycamore Academy of Sci and Cultural Arts - Chino VLY Distr	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 606-8028	311	17	18.8	40.8%	35 (11.3%)	2 (0.6%)	114 (36.7%)	20 (6.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	140 (45.0%)								47.2	46.2	2742	28
064212009655	2715	Rancho Vista Elementary	Public	K-6	40641 Peonza Ln.	Palmdale	93551	Los Angeles County	Westside Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 722-0148	866	33	26.2	56.4%	207 (23.9%)	79 (9.1%)	500 (57.7%)	34 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (5.3%)	$9,579							47.2	47.7	2660	55
062271009395	2716	Teresa Hughes Elementary	Public	K-6	4242 Clara St.	Cudahy	90201	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 560-4422	577	28	20.6	93.9%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$10,698							47.2	34	3579	863
063255005059	2717	Shannon Elementary	Public	K-6	685 Marlesta Rd.	Pinole	94564	Contra Costa County	West Contra Costa Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 231-1454	335	16	20.9	57.0%	31 (9.3%)	22 (6.6%)	152 (45.4%)	102 (30.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	27 (8.1%)	$7,683							47.2	31.5	3761	1044
060150812862	2718	Valley Life Charter	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	3737 West Walnut Ave.	Visalia	93277	Tulare County	Valley Life Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 625-8527	662	40	16.3	30.7%	300 (45.3%)	7 (1.1%)	298 (45.0%)	14 (2.1%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	40 (6.0%)								47.2	42.9	2950	232
064245006949	2719	West Whittier Elementary	Public	K-5	6411 South Norwalk Blvd.	Whittier	90606	Los Angeles County	Whittier City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 789-3240	353	17	20.2	61.5%	8 (2.3%)	2 (0.6%)	305 (86.4%)	6 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (9.1%)	$5,258							47.2	37.4	3325	606
061488001866	2720	Newhope Elementary	Public	K-6	4419 West Regent Dr.	Santa Ana	92704	Orange County	Garden Grove Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 663-6581	356	18	20.2	91.0%	5 (1.4%)	2 (0.6%)	295 (82.9%)	47 (13.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	5 (1.4%)	$12,512							47.2	43.4	2924	204

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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.