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)
061185001317	2761	Laurel Elementary	Public	K-5	13550 Lambert Rd.	Whittier	90605	Los Angeles County	East Whittier City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 789-2100	463	19	24.3	84.0%	20 (4.3%)	5 (1.1%)	418 (90.3%)	6 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.0%)								46.5	46.5	2730	31
063348010507	2762	Patriot Elementary	Public	K-6	4410 Old Farm Rd.	Bakersfield	93312	Kern County	Rosedale Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 588-6065	906	40	22.5	34.2%	388 (42.8%)	27 (3.0%)	417 (46.0%)	35 (3.9%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	36 (4.0%)	$10,028							46.4	52.2	2429	333
062271003418	2763	Van Deene Avenue Elementary	Public	K-6	826 West Javelin St.	Torrance	90502	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 320-8680	313	14	22.3	77.0%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$13,970							46.4	61.9	1967	796
060142704919	2764	Ready Springs Elementary	Public	K-8	10862 Spenceville Rd.	Penn Valley	95946	Nevada County	Penn Valley Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 432-1118	371	16	23.6	48.8%	259 (69.8%)	3 (0.8%)	63 (17.0%)	2 (0.5%)	4 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (10.2%)	$12,204							46.4	45.3	2805	41
060444005836	2765	Albert Baxter Elementary	Public	K-6	14929 Cerritos Ave.	Bellflower	90706	Los Angeles County	Bellflower Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 531-1602	282	11	25.6	85.5%	10 (3.5%)	19 (6.7%)	221 (78.4%)	18 (6.4%)	1 (0.4%)	7 (2.5%)	6 (2.1%)	$9,084							46.4	54.6	2304	461
062271010839	2766	Dr. Theodore T. Alexander Junior Science Center	Public, Charter	K-5	3737 South Figueroa St.	Los Angeles	90007	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(213) 746-1995	609	28	21.7	86.2%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$8,846							46.4	36.7	3384	618
060141406025	2767	Monroe Elementary	Public	K-6	431 Flora Vista Dr.	Santa Barbara	93109	Santa Barbara County	Santa Barbara Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 966-7023	322	21	15.4	66.1%	65 (20.2%)	3 (0.9%)	235 (73.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (5.3%)	$13,266							46.4	60	2053	714
062271003379	2768	Sunland Elementary	Public	K-5	8350 Hillrose St.	Sunland	91040	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 353-1631	289	16	18	72.0%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$14,172							46.4	43.1	2942	174
062181002588	2769	Linden Elementary	Public	K-4	18100 East Front St.	Linden	95236	San Joaquin County	Linden Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 887-3600	392	18	21.7	59.9%	158 (40.3%)	0 (0.0%)	222 (56.6%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.8%)	3 (0.8%)	5 (1.3%)	$5,903							46.3	48.5	2610	159
062271003045	2770	Glenfeliz Boulevard Elementary	Public	K-6	3955 Glenfeliz Blvd.	Los Angeles	90039	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 666-1431	207	10	20.7	64.3%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$11,055							46.3	40.5	3095	325

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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:

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

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