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)
061288001463	4521	Orange Glen Elementary	Public	K-5	2861 Valley Pkwy.	Escondido	92027	San Diego County	Escondido Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 432-2487	471	31	15.1	82.2%	47 (10.0%)	4 (0.8%)	388 (82.4%)	16 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.2%)	$7,869							23.5	23	4556	35
062271003446	4522	Lenicia B. Weemes Elementary	Public	K-5	1260 West 36th Pl.	Los Angeles	90007	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 733-9186	438	23	19	94.1%	5 (1.1%)	97 (22.1%)	315 (71.9%)	6 (1.4%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.0%)	$11,859							23.5	17.3	5130	608
061233001405	4523	Charles E. Mack Elementary	Public	K-6	4701 Brookfield Dr.	Sacramento	95823	Sacramento County	Elk Grove Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 422-5524	808	33	24.4	80.0%	29 (3.6%)	98 (12.1%)	408 (50.5%)	212 (26.2%)	1 (0.1%)	17 (2.1%)	43 (5.3%)	$6,517							23.5	23.3	4529	6
063531000758	4524	Martin R. Heninger Elementary	Public	K-8	417 West Walnut St.	Santa Ana	92701	Orange County	Santa Ana Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 953-3800	840	38	22.2	86.3%	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	827 (98.5%)	3 (0.4%)	6 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$6,752							23.5	22.7	4598	74
060248614377	4525	Sycamore Creek Community Charter	Public, Charter	K-8	17131 Emerald Ln.	Huntington Beach	92647	Orange County	Sycamore Creek Community Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 594-3660	162	6	25.9	30.9%	61 (37.7%)	2 (1.2%)	57 (35.2%)	10 (6.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (19.8%)								23.5	18.9	4965	440
062271003316	4526	Roscoe Elementary	Public	K-5	10765 Strathern St.	Sun Valley	91352	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 767-3018	496	27	18.3	91.7%	17 (3.4%)	12 (2.4%)	457 (92.1%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.4%)	$11,221							23.5	26.2	4258	268
061647002080	4527	Lincoln Elementary	Public	K-6	832 South Harris St.	Hanford	93230	Kings County	Hanford Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 585-3730	373	18	20.7	95.7%	16 (4.3%)	25 (6.7%)	313 (83.9%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.6%)	1 (0.3%)	12 (3.2%)	$11,727							23.5	23.9	4465	62
062271003004	4528	Fifty-Ninth Street Elementary	Public	K-5	5939 Second Ave.	Los Angeles	90043	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 294-5118	207	15	13.8	92.3%	0 (0.0%)	53 (25.6%)	142 (68.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (5.8%)	$14,717							23.4	11.7	5600	1072
061926002320	4529	Troth Street Elementary	Public	K-6	5565 Troth St.	Jurupa Valley	91752	Riverside County	Jurupa Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 360-2866	608	27	22.9	93.1%	16 (2.6%)	4 (0.7%)	581 (95.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.2%)	$10,379							23.4	19.1	4947	418
060327011908	4530	El Camino Real Elementary	Public	K-6	911 El Camino Real Rd.	Arvin	93203	Kern County	Arvin Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 854-6661	811	36	22.5	89.6%	67 (8.3%)	6 (0.7%)	733 (90.4%)	5 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$7,049							23.4	22.7	4590	60

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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:

Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA): Transforming Education in America

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.