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)
060216000093	2381	Alta Loma Elementary	Public	K-6	7085 Amethyst St.	Alta Loma	91701	San Bernardino County	Alta Loma Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 484-5000	395	16	24.1	50.9%	77 (19.5%)	35 (8.9%)	228 (57.7%)	40 (10.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	13 (3.3%)	$7,215							53.3	57.3	2174	207
060170503964	2382	Guajome Park Academy Charter	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	2000 North Santa Fe Ave.	Vista	92083	San Diego County	Guajome Park Academy Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 631-8500	1,346	76	17.7	57.4%	242 (18.0%)	16 (1.2%)	943 (70.1%)	37 (2.7%)	8 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	92 (6.8%)								53.3	59.7	2069	313
063132012112	2383	School of Extended Educational Options	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	2211 North Orange Grove Ave.	Pomona	91767	Los Angeles County	Pomona Unified	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 397-4900	970	38	25.7	73.5%	115 (11.9%)	65 (6.7%)	653 (67.3%)	27 (2.8%)	8 (0.8%)	34 (3.5%)	68 (7.0%)	$85,243							53.2	49.3	2568	185
061437001645	2384	G. W. Hellyer Elementary	Public	K-6	725 Hellyer Ave.	San Jose	95111	Santa Clara County	Franklin-McKinley Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 363-5750	374	18	21.3	55.1%	5 (1.3%)	1 (0.3%)	266 (71.1%)	93 (24.9%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.1%)	5 (1.3%)								53.2	50.7	2499	115
060168814254	2385	JCS - Cedar Cove	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	1221 Encinitas Blvd.	Encinitas	92024	San Diego County	JCS - Cedar Cove District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 230-2870	136	7	19.1	37.5%	75 (55.1%)	7 (5.1%)	27 (19.9%)	3 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	23 (16.9%)								53.2	62.4	1927	458
063261005075	2386	Charles Hoffman Elementary	Public	K-5	2851 Running Springs School Rd	Running Springs	92352	San Bernardino County	Rim of the World Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 939-0006	295	12	24.5	53.9%	185 (62.7%)	2 (0.7%)	86 (29.2%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (6.4%)	$6,766							53.2	36.7	3385	999
063171009617	2387	Mt. Woodson Elementary	Public	K-6	17427 Archie Moore Rd.	Ramona	92065	San Diego County	Ramona City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 788-5120	368	15	24.5	68.2%	143 (38.9%)	5 (1.4%)	179 (48.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (10.9%)	$5,631							53.2	48.3	2626	239
060257014596	2388	Achieve Charter School of Chico	Public, Charter	K-8	1494 East Ave.	Chico	95926	Butte County	Achieve Charter School of Chico District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 872-4100	225	10	23.1	44.9%	158 (70.2%)	2 (0.9%)	36 (16.0%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (12.0%)								53.2	60.4	2039	349
063471007484	2389	Dayton Elementary	Public	K-5	1500 Dayton Ave.	San Leandro	94579	Alameda County	San Lorenzo Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 317-3600	341	13	26	75.1%	29 (8.5%)	10 (2.9%)	105 (30.8%)	165 (48.4%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	29 (8.5%)	$6,217							53.1	36.7	3381	992
063492014143	2390	Bayside Academy	Public	K-8	2025 Kehoe Ave.	San Mateo	94403	San Mateo County	San Mateo-Foster City	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 312-7660	842	44	18.9	39.9%	77 (9.1%)	9 (1.1%)	444 (52.7%)	187 (22.2%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (5.6%)	78 (9.3%)	$7,721							53.1	55.1	2278	112

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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

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.