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)
062205002613	1741	Encinal Elementary	Public	K-8	6484 Larkin Rd.	Live Oak	95953	Sutter County	Live Oak Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 695-5458	117	5	23.4	47.9%	58 (49.6%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (37.6%)	11 (9.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.4%)	$7,020							66.7	62	1953	212
063375005215	1742	Ybarra Academy for the Arts and Technology	Public	K-8	1300 South Brea Canyon Cutoff	Walnut	91789	Los Angeles County	Rowland Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 598-3744	596	29	20.7	67.1%	26 (4.4%)	13 (2.2%)	350 (58.7%)	189 (31.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (3.0%)								66.7	61.8	1970	228
060006204233	1743	Cloverland Elementary	Public	K-6	201 East Johnson St.	Oakdale	95361	Stanislaus County	Oakdale Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 847-4276	513	23	22.3	44.8%	240 (46.8%)	5 (1.0%)	239 (46.6%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (4.9%)	$6,902							66.7	66.1	1755	12
063432005449	1744	Edison Elementary	Public	K-5	4077 35th St.	San Diego	92104	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 344-5400	342	16	21.3	91.2%	8 (2.3%)	21 (6.1%)	290 (84.8%)	13 (3.8%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	8 (2.3%)	$9,184							66.7	68.9	1626	118
060330008624	1745	Fine Arts Academy	Public	4-8	6100 Olmeda Ave.	Atascadero	93422	San Luis Obispo County	Atascadero Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 460-2500	183	9	20.6	37.2%	129 (70.5%)	1 (0.5%)	40 (21.9%)	3 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	9 (4.9%)	$9,983							66.6	72.9	1468	277
060015310937	1746	Garfield Elementary	Public	K-8	110 West McLean St.	Alhambra	91801	Los Angeles County	Alhambra Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 943-3380	574	33	17.4	54.9%	24 (4.2%)	9 (1.6%)	326 (56.8%)	189 (32.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (4.5%)	$11,404							66.6	68.1	1670	76
064158010715	1747	Bridgeway Island Elementary	Public	K-8	3255 Half Moon Bay Cir.	West Sacramento	95691	Yolo County	Washington Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 375-7778	1,063	44	23.9	40.8%	361 (34.0%)	57 (5.4%)	261 (24.6%)	249 (23.4%)	6 (0.6%)	12 (1.1%)	115 (10.8%)	$6,060							66.6	61.8	1975	228
061374001553	1748	Fieldbrook Elementary	Public	K-8	4070 Fieldbrook Rd.	McKinleyville	95519	Humboldt County	Fieldbrook Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 839-3201	108	6	18	34.3%	91 (84.3%)	1 (0.9%)	6 (5.6%)	2 (1.9%)	3 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (4.6%)	$10,896							66.5	74.4	1407	341
061185001321	1749	Orchard Dale Elementary	Public	K-5	10625 South Cole Rd.	Whittier	90604	Los Angeles County	East Whittier City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 789-7000	514	26	20	61.7%	29 (5.6%)	4 (0.8%)	439 (85.4%)	17 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (4.9%)								66.5	64.8	1808	59
061314001491	1750	Cedar Grove Elementary	Public	K-6	2702 Sugar Plum Dr.	San Jose	95148	Santa Clara County	Evergreen Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 270-4958	541	22	24.5	47.0%	19 (3.5%)	11 (2.0%)	176 (32.5%)	296 (54.7%)	5 (0.9%)	5 (0.9%)	29 (5.4%)	$6,195							66.5	61.1	2009	259

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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:

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

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.