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)
060363000315	4531	Pioneer Drive Elementary	Public	K-6	4404 Pioneer Dr.	Bakersfield	93306	Kern County	Bakersfield City	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 631-5450	583	30	19.4	96.7%	23 (3.9%)	16 (2.7%)	534 (91.6%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.0%)	$8,720							23.4	16.2	5217	686
060133204149	4532	D. W. Babcock Elementary	Public	K-6	2400 Cormorant Way	Sacramento	95815	Sacramento County	Twin Rivers Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 566-3415	367	17	21.5	90.5%	60 (16.3%)	51 (13.9%)	173 (47.1%)	34 (9.3%)	2 (0.5%)	8 (2.2%)	39 (10.6%)								23.4	18.1	5038	506
061288011129	4533	Farr Avenue Elementary	Public	K-5	933 Farr Ave.	Escondido	92026	San Diego County	Escondido Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 735-3049	523	29	18.3	91.6%	11 (2.1%)	3 (0.6%)	494 (94.5%)	10 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.0%)	$8,000							23.4	18.5	5000	467
060861000861	4534	Harborside Elementary	Public	K-6	681 Naples St.	Chula Vista	91911	San Diego County	Chula Vista Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 422-8369	614	30	20.4	81.6%	14 (2.3%)	6 (1.0%)	574 (93.5%)	9 (1.5%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.5%)	7 (1.1%)	$10,086							23.4	16.2	5221	687
062223002653	4535	Lawrence Elementary	Public	K-6	721 Calaveras St.	Lodi	95240	San Joaquin County	Lodi Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 331-7356	518	22	23.5	95.2%	41 (7.9%)	7 (1.4%)	376 (72.6%)	73 (14.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	18 (3.5%)	$12,474							23.4	20.1	4848	313
062088009559	4536	Nancy Cory Elementary	Public	K-5	3540 West Ave. K-4	Lancaster	93536	Los Angeles County	Lancaster Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 722-1010	715	27	26.4	79.9%	261 (36.5%)	192 (26.9%)	159 (22.2%)	31 (4.3%)	3 (0.4%)	8 (1.1%)	61 (8.5%)	$8,389							23.4	23.6	4501	35
060636000560	4537	James A. Whitaker Elementary	Public	K-5	8401 Montana St.	Buena Park	90621	Orange County	Buena Park Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 521-9770	579	29	19.9	88.6%	27 (4.7%)	21 (3.6%)	463 (80.0%)	47 (8.1%)	3 (0.5%)	3 (0.5%)	15 (2.6%)	$7,823							23.4	20.8	4780	243
062847004394	4538	Del Norte Elementary	Public	K-6	850 Del Norte Ave.	Ontario	91764	San Bernardino County	Ontario-Montclair	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 986-9515	448	22	20.3	91.3%	7 (1.6%)	39 (8.7%)	386 (86.2%)	5 (1.1%)	5 (1.1%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (1.1%)	$8,873							23.4	27.9	4091	447
062271003456	4539	Western Avenue Technology Magnet	Public	K-8	1724 West 53rd St.	Los Angeles	90062	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 295-3261	532	30	17.6	98.1%	3 (0.6%)	89 (16.7%)	407 (76.5%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (5.8%)	$11,500							23.4	12.2	5560	1021
062271003046	4540	Glenwood Elementary	Public	K-5	8001 Ledge Ave.	Sun Valley	91352	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 767-6406	201	10	20.1	85.6%	15 (7.5%)	2 (1.0%)	167 (83.1%)	7 (3.5%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	8 (4.0%)	$15,276							23.3	15.2	5305	765

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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

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

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