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)
063132004848	5161	Kingsley Elementary	Public	K-5	1170 Washington St.	Pomona	91767	Los Angeles County	Pomona Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 397-4609	532	23	23.1	95.3%	8 (1.5%)	21 (3.9%)	481 (90.4%)	11 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.8%)	7 (1.3%)	$5,045							16.5	14.3	5381	220
063801006418	5162	Hoover Elementary	Public	K-8	2900 Kirk Ave.	Stockton	95204	San Joaquin County	Stockton Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 933-7215	710	31	22.8	77.7%	66 (9.3%)	69 (9.7%)	454 (63.9%)	65 (9.2%)	6 (0.8%)	5 (0.7%)	44 (6.2%)	$8,223							16.5	15.4	5292	130
061392001587	5163	Cypress Elementary	Public	K-5	9751 Cypress Ave.	Fontana	92335	San Bernardino County	Fontana Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 357-5460	594	30	19.9	89.9%	12 (2.0%)	17 (2.9%)	536 (90.2%)	21 (3.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.2%)								16.5	18	5046	117
063432007317	5164	Kimbrough Elementary	Public	K-5	321 Hoitt St.	San Diego	92102	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 525-2010	314	14	22.4	96.8%	4 (1.3%)	11 (3.5%)	292 (93.0%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.6%)	$10,406							16.5	15.7	5261	97
061288001172	5165	Pioneer Elementary	Public	K-5	980 North Ash St.	Escondido	92027	San Diego County	Escondido Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 432-2412	634	33	19.3	91.3%	13 (2.1%)	3 (0.5%)	590 (93.1%)	12 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	15 (2.4%)	$6,878							16.4	15.6	5265	100
063324005027	5166	Main Avenue Elementary	Public	K-6	1400 Main Ave.	Sacramento	95838	Sacramento County	Robla Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 929-9559	364	16	22.7	81.6%	42 (11.5%)	78 (21.4%)	163 (44.8%)	70 (19.2%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.4%)	6 (1.6%)	$7,620							16.4	23.3	4527	639
064098006751	5167	E. P. Foster Elementary	Public	K-5	20 Pleasant Pl.	Ventura	93001	Ventura County	Ventura Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 641-5420	326	13	25	87.1%	29 (8.9%)	1 (0.3%)	287 (88.0%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.8%)	$6,985							16.4	20.4	4814	353
061785002207	5168	Fred L. Williams Elementary	Public	K-5	4300 Anchorage St.	Oxnard	93033	Ventura County	Hueneme Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 488-3541	593	26	22.6	83.5%	12 (2.0%)	3 (0.5%)	517 (87.2%)	51 (8.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	8 (1.3%)	$10,483							16.4	15.5	5277	109
060002712094	5169	Keith McCarthy Academy	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	1405 Education Way	Lake Elsinore	92530	Riverside County	Lake Elsinore Unified	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(951) 253-7777	593	25	23.9	72.7%	127 (21.4%)	35 (5.9%)	375 (63.2%)	23 (3.9%)	5 (0.8%)	5 (0.8%)	23 (3.9%)	$8,011							16.4	15.5	5279	110
060639009332	5170	Charles H. Castle Elementary	Public	K-6	6001 Edgemont Dr.	Bakersfield	93309	Kern County	Panama-Buena Vista Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 834-5311	839	32	26.4	92.8%	74 (8.8%)	124 (14.8%)	582 (69.4%)	9 (1.1%)	5 (0.6%)	7 (0.8%)	38 (4.5%)	$12,651							16.4	24.4	4417	753

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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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