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)
062223009895	4851	Wagner-Holt Elementary	Public	K-6	8778 Brattle Pl.	Stockton	95209	San Joaquin County	Lodi Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 953-8407	460	19	24.8	84.1%	35 (7.6%)	62 (13.5%)	242 (52.6%)	85 (18.5%)	2 (0.4%)	6 (1.3%)	27 (5.9%)	$11,632							20.1	20.9	4764	87
060363000322	4852	William Penn Elementary	Public	K-5	2201 San Emidio St.	Bakersfield	93304	Kern County	Bakersfield City	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 631-5440	284	12	23.2	95.1%	20 (7.0%)	23 (8.1%)	228 (80.3%)	8 (2.8%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.4%)	$9,589							20.1	13.8	5414	562
062271003005	4853	Fifty-Second Street Elementary	Public	K-5	816 West 51st St.	Los Angeles	90037	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 753-3175	619	32	19.3	98.5%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$11,318							20.1	17.1	5147	294
063684006259	4854	Knolls Elementary	Public	K-6	6334 Katherine Rd.	Simi Valley	93063	Ventura County	Simi Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 520-6735	224	13	17.2	52.2%	101 (45.1%)	4 (1.8%)	93 (41.5%)	10 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	15 (6.7%)	$7,800							20.1	33	3652	1202
060203610445	4855	Eleanor Roosevelt Community Learning Center	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	31191 Road 180	Visalia	93292	Tulare County	Eleanor Roosevelt Community Learning Center District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 592-9160	390	15	26.8	44.1%	201 (51.5%)	2 (0.5%)	160 (41.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (5.1%)								20.1	26.6	4226	629
061203001335	4856	Margaret Hedrick Elementary	Public	K-6	550 South Waterman Ave.	El Centro	92243	Imperial County	El Centro Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 352-4750	480	21	22.8	81.0%	14 (2.9%)	3 (0.6%)	453 (94.4%)	5 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.0%)	$6,531							20	13.1	5478	622
061077001199	4857	Smith River Elementary	Public	K-8	134 First St.	Smith River	95567	Del Norte County	Del Norte County Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 464-0370	245	11	22.3	70.2%	64 (26.1%)	2 (0.8%)	122 (49.8%)	4 (1.6%)	39 (15.9%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (5.7%)	$13,976							20	33.4	3617	1240
062187012765	4858	Roosevelt Elementary	Public	K-8	461 West Hickory	Lindsay	93247	Tulare County	Lindsay Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 562-7208	474	20	23.7	78.3%	9 (1.9%)	3 (0.6%)	458 (96.6%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$7,089							20	21.2	4735	123
063462005796	4859	Mariposa Avenue Elementary	Public	K-5	7940 Mariposa Ave.	Citrus Heights	95610	Sacramento County	San Juan Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 971-5212	297	12	24.7	81.5%	135 (45.5%)	19 (6.4%)	94 (31.6%)	25 (8.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (7.7%)	$8,644							20	26.4	4236	623
061968002362	4860	Santa Lucia Elementary	Public	K-5	502 Collins St.	King City	93930	Monterey County	King City Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 385-3246	599	25	23.9	90.0%	17 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	574 (95.8%)	6 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	$11,130							20	17	5154	294

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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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