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)
061803002216	491	John H. Eader Elementary	Public	K-5	9291 Banning Ave.	Huntington Beach	92646	Orange County	Huntington Beach City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 962-2451	386	15	25.7	24.9%	208 (53.9%)	3 (0.8%)	70 (18.1%)	39 (10.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	65 (16.8%)	$6,784							93.3	95	352	139
062271003115	492	Kester Avenue Elementary	Public	K-5	5353 Kester Ave.	Van Nuys	91411	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 787-6751	836	33	25.3	47.7%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$8,487							93.2	91.5	601	109
060257314621	493	EPIC Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	2760 Penrose Ln.	Lathrop	95330	San Joaquin County	EPIC Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 717-6700	458	22	20.7	30.8%	37 (8.1%)	13 (2.8%)	90 (19.7%)	273 (59.6%)	19 (4.1%)	4 (0.9%)	22 (4.8%)								93.2	91.8	587	94
062271002905	494	Castlebay Lane Charter	Public, Charter	K-5	19010 Castlebay Ln.	Northridge	91326	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 360-1908	597	24	24.8	19.8%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$8,355							93.2	91.7	588	94
060744007187	495	Las Flores Elementary	Public	K-5	25862 Antonio Pkwy.	Rancho Santa Margarita	92688	Orange County	Capistrano Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(949) 589-6935	352	14	25.1	24.7%	187 (53.1%)	4 (1.1%)	67 (19.0%)	54 (15.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (11.4%)	$9,703							93.2	91.3	613	118
062256002773	496	Placer Elementary	Public	K-8	8650 Horseshoe Bar Rd.	Loomis	95650	Placer County	Loomis Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 652-1830	533	22	24.1	8.8%	431 (80.9%)	0 (0.0%)	56 (10.5%)	12 (2.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (6.0%)	$6,264							93.2	91.7	592	96
061389011205	497	Sandra J. Gallardo Elementary	Public	K-5	775 Russi Rd.	Folsom	95630	Sacramento County	Folsom-Cordova Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 294-9170	358	20	17.8	4.2%	152 (42.5%)	1 (0.3%)	36 (10.1%)	134 (37.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (9.8%)	$7,051							93.2	95.7	296	201
063153009180	498	Canyon View Elementary	Public	K-5	9225 Adolphia St.	San Diego	92129	San Diego County	Poway Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(858) 484-0981	475	22	21.3	13.9%	144 (30.3%)	12 (2.5%)	71 (14.9%)	180 (37.9%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	65 (13.7%)	$8,369							93.2	94.8	367	131
060216000097	499	Floyd M. Stork Elementary	Public	K-6	5646 Jasper St.	Alta Loma	91701	San Bernardino County	Alta Loma Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 484-5060	663	24	27.8	25.8%	273 (41.2%)	5 (0.8%)	282 (42.5%)	67 (10.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (5.4%)	$6,520							93.2	91.5	606	107
060903010772	500	Woods (Harold L.) Elementary	Public	K-6	700 Teague Ave.	Clovis	93619	Fresno County	Clovis Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 327-8800	685	28	24.7	20.1%	339 (49.5%)	7 (1.0%)	177 (25.8%)	97 (14.2%)	3 (0.4%)	2 (0.3%)	60 (8.8%)	$4,355							93.1	95.4	329	171

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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

Alternative Schools vs Public Schools: A Comparison

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