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)
062569007785	1021	Peach Hill Academy	Public	K-5	13400 Christian Barrett Dr.	Moorpark	93021	Ventura County	Moorpark Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 378-6307	438	21	20.8	28.3%	221 (50.5%)	3 (0.7%)	147 (33.6%)	32 (7.3%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	32 (7.3%)	$5,373							83.4	84	1002	19
061233001409	1022	Pleasant Grove Elementary	Public	K-6	10160 Pleasant Grove School Rd	Elk Grove	95624	Sacramento County	Elk Grove Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 685-9630	350	15	23.3	28.9%	130 (37.1%)	8 (2.3%)	94 (26.9%)	68 (19.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	47 (13.4%)	$6,963							83.3	78.3	1229	207
064125006828	1023	Indian Valley Elementary	Public	K-5	551 Marshall Dr.	Walnut Creek	94598	Contra Costa County	Walnut Creek Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 944-6828	363	16	22.6	20.1%	156 (43.0%)	13 (3.6%)	64 (17.6%)	73 (20.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	56 (15.4%)	$7,467							83.3	86.9	876	147
062814004347	1024	Star View Elementary	Public	K-5	15679 Newland St.	Westminster	92683	Orange County	Ocean View	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 897-1009	417	17	24.5	64.5%	51 (12.2%)	2 (0.5%)	101 (24.2%)	227 (54.4%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	34 (8.2%)	$4,981							83.3	82.5	1073	49
063375008956	1025	Stanley G. Oswalt Academy	Public	K-8	19501 Shadow Oak Dr.	Walnut	91789	Los Angeles County	Rowland Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 810-4109	873	35	25.2	56.9%	16 (1.8%)	11 (1.3%)	420 (48.1%)	382 (43.8%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.3%)	41 (4.7%)								83.3	80.6	1145	120
060474000445	1026	Sylvia Mendez Elementary	Public	K-5	2840 Ellsworth St.	Berkeley	94705	Alameda County	Berkeley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 644-6290	386	18	22	33.2%	92 (23.8%)	27 (7.0%)	235 (60.9%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (7.5%)	$9,543							83.3	82.2	1083	57
062493003723	1027	Millville Elementary	Public	K-8	8570 Brookdale Rd.	Millville	96062	Shasta County	Millville Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 547-4471	214	11	18.6	43.9%	167 (78.0%)	3 (1.4%)	19 (8.9%)	3 (1.4%)	4 (1.9%)	2 (0.9%)	16 (7.5%)	$9,508							83.2	82.7	1069	42
062450003663	1028	William Burnett Elementary	Public	K-6	400 Fanyon	Milpitas	95035	Santa Clara County	Milpitas Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 635-2650	472	20	23.6	46.0%	13 (2.8%)	4 (0.8%)	89 (18.9%)	330 (69.9%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (7.2%)	$6,691							83.2	85.5	932	96
064233011548	1029	Wheatland Charter Academy	Public, Charter	K-5	123 Beale Hwy.	Beale AFB	95903	Yuba County	Wheatland	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 788-0248	86	4	21.5	39.5%	26 (30.2%)	6 (7.0%)	33 (38.4%)	2 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (22.1%)	$8,352							83.2	78.9	1209	180
064015007201	1030	Tustin Connect	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	1151 San Juan St.	Tustin	92780	Orange County	Tustin Unified	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(714) 430-2052	243	10	25.5	47.7%	83 (34.2%)	12 (4.9%)	92 (37.9%)	34 (14.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (8.2%)	$11,985							83.2			(n/a)

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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.
For more information about our ranking process, please see our Ranking FAQ. Details about our methodology are here.

Educational resources:

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

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.