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)
061392001600	5391	Randall Pepper Elementary	Public	K-5	16613 Randall Ave.	Fontana	92335	San Bernardino County	Fontana Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 357-5730	487	26	18.8	89.1%	9 (1.8%)	19 (3.9%)	456 (93.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)								13.9	13.1	5475	84
060171111105	5392	ASA Charter	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	3512 North E St.	San Bernardino	92405	San Bernardino County	ASA Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 475-3322	319	15	21.2	90.9%	22 (6.9%)	54 (16.9%)	222 (69.6%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	16 (5.0%)								13.9	10.8	5666	274
062910004493	5393	Stanford Avenue Elementary	Public	K-5	1801 Stanford Ave.	Oroville	95966	Butte County	Oroville City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 532-3006	421	20	21.5	80.5%	214 (50.8%)	16 (3.8%)	74 (17.6%)	10 (2.4%)	15 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	91 (21.6%)	$8,782							13.9	16.3	5210	183
060994001079	5394	John Reed Primary	Public	K-5	390 Arlen Dr.	Rohnert Park	94928	Sonoma County	Cotati-Rohnert Park Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 792-4845	378	16	23.6	79.6%	40 (10.6%)	4 (1.1%)	284 (75.1%)	10 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.3%)	35 (9.3%)	$8,791							13.9	23.1	4549	845
062271003246	5395	One Hundred Seventh Street Elementary	Public	K-5	147 East 107th St.	Los Angeles	90003	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 756-8137	857	38	22.5	98.4%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$10,091							13.8	11.4	5622	227
060195000085	5396	Jesse G. Sanchez Elementary	Public	K-6	901 North Sanborn Rd.	Salinas	93905	Monterey County	Alisal Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 753-5760	695	30	23.1	98.3%	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	688 (99.0%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)	$4,129							13.8	14.6	5356	40
063432005426	5397	Burbank Elementary	Public	K-5	2146 Julian Ave.	San Diego	92113	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 652-4500	330	16	20.6	93.3%	5 (1.5%)	9 (2.7%)	310 (93.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.2%)	$8,383							13.8	16.1	5224	173
060558009323	5398	Battles (Washington) Elementary	Public	K-6	605 East Battles Rd.	Santa Maria	93454	Santa Barbara County	Santa Maria-Bonita	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 361-6880	771	37	20.8	81.8%	7 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	746 (96.8%)	6 (0.8%)	3 (0.4%)	2 (0.3%)	7 (0.9%)	$7,676							13.8	16.6	5184	214
061392011362	5399	Almond Elementary	Public	K-6	8172 Almond Ave.	Fontana	92335	San Bernardino County	Fontana Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 357-5130	435	22	20	85.1%	13 (3.0%)	12 (2.8%)	393 (90.3%)	14 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)								13.8	12.9	5499	100
060001409075	5400	Juniper Elementary	Public	K-6	9400 I Ave.	Hesperia	92345	San Bernardino County	Hesperia Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 244-6161	725	29	24.9	68.3%	101 (13.9%)	13 (1.8%)	588 (81.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)	2 (0.3%)	18 (2.5%)	$6,802							13.8	17.2	5140	260

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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:

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Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection

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