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)
060639012036	1681	Old River Elementary	Public	K-6	9815 Campus Park Dr.	Bakersfield	93311	Kern County	Panama-Buena Vista Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 664-7009	867	32	27.5	71.6%	178 (20.5%)	60 (6.9%)	481 (55.5%)	81 (9.3%)	6 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	60 (6.9%)	$11,555							68	61.4	2000	319
061209001351	1682	Legore Elementary	Public	K-6	11121 Bryant Rd.	El Monte	91731	Los Angeles County	El Monte City	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 575-2329	495	24	20.6	84.8%	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	420 (84.8%)	70 (14.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	$6,879							67.9	62	1955	273
062271003400	1683	Toluca Lake Elementary	Public	K-5	4840 Cahuenga Blvd.	North Hollywood	91601	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 761-3339	468	21	22.2	66.0%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$13,907							67.9	66	1758	75
061296011841	1684	Perdew Elementary	Public	K-5	13051 Miller Ave.	Etiwanda	91739	San Bernardino County	Etiwanda Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 803-3316	663	29	23.1	62.0%	85 (12.8%)	68 (10.3%)	300 (45.2%)	145 (21.9%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	63 (9.5%)	$5,714							67.8	76	1326	358
060227114131	1685	Temecula International Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	39600 N. General Kearny Rd.	Temecula	92591	Riverside County	Temecula International Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 816-5506	308	14	21.9	16.2%	112 (36.4%)	12 (3.9%)	102 (33.1%)	12 (3.9%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	67 (21.8%)								67.8	69.9	1585	100
060015310936	1686	Fremont Elementary	Public	K-8	2001 South Elm St.	Alhambra	91803	Los Angeles County	Alhambra Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 943-3360	617	27	22.7	45.2%	19 (3.1%)	2 (0.3%)	461 (74.7%)	109 (17.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	24 (3.9%)	$11,705							67.8	68.2	1665	21
063264005083	1687	Village Elementary Charter	Public, Charter	K-6	900 Yulupa Ave.	Santa Rosa	95405	Sonoma County	Rincon Valley Union Elementary	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 545-5754	393	17	23.1	48.3%	164 (41.7%)	18 (4.6%)	145 (36.9%)	16 (4.1%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.0%)	45 (11.5%)	$11,390							67.8	63.6	1862	175
063311005124	1688	Isleton Elementary	Public	K-6	412 Union St.	Isleton	95641	Sacramento County	River Delta Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 777-6515	175	9	19.4	60.0%	55 (31.4%)	2 (1.1%)	106 (60.6%)	1 (0.6%)	1 (0.6%)	1 (0.6%)	9 (5.1%)	$10,234							67.8	63.7	1858	170
060168312119	1689	Lifeline Education Charter	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	225 South Santa Fe Ave.	Compton	90221	Los Angeles County	Lifeline Education Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 885-1872	704	31	22.4	92.0%	1 (0.1%)	108 (15.3%)	592 (84.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)								67.8	42.6	2973	1284
062079002495	1690	Lakeview Elementary	Public	K-5	9205 Lakeview Rd.	Lakeside	92040	San Diego County	Lakeside Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 390-2652	657	27	24.3	24.2%	393 (59.8%)	2 (0.3%)	218 (33.2%)	7 (1.1%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	34 (5.2%)	$7,573							67.7	70.1	1576	114

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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.