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)
062805004276	5711	Hoover Elementary	Public	K-5	890 Brockhurst St.	Oakland	94608	Alameda County	Oakland Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 879-2170	262	10	27.5	95.4%	11 (4.2%)	80 (30.5%)	127 (48.5%)	10 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (13.0%)	$6,296							9.2	9.1	5755	44
063801006434	5712	Taylor Leadership Academy	Public	K-8	1101 Lever Blvd.	Stockton	95206	San Joaquin County	Stockton Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 933-7290	411	19	22.1	86.6%	9 (2.2%)	86 (20.9%)	215 (52.3%)	72 (17.5%)	3 (0.7%)	4 (1.0%)	21 (5.1%)	$7,441							9.2	12.7	5511	201
063801006425	5713	Monroe Elementary	Public	K-8	2236 East 11th St.	Stockton	95206	San Joaquin County	Stockton Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 933-7250	480	17	28.2	89.0%	12 (2.5%)	43 (9.0%)	342 (71.3%)	65 (13.5%)	6 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.3%)	$7,334							9.2	11.5	5613	100
061926002322	5714	West Riverside Elementary	Public	K-6	3972 Riverview Dr.	Riverside	92509	Riverside County	Jurupa Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 222-7759	600	25	23.6	87.7%	7 (1.2%)	9 (1.5%)	571 (95.2%)	4 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.3%)	$10,230							9.2	10.6	5675	39
060285000218	5715	Turner Elementary	Public	K-5	4207 Delta Fair Blvd.	Antioch	94509	Contra Costa County	Antioch Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 779-7430	436	22	19.9	73.9%	29 (6.7%)	88 (20.2%)	208 (47.7%)	82 (18.8%)	4 (0.9%)	8 (1.8%)	17 (3.9%)	$7,567							9.2	9.9	5712	3
064104006457	5716	Brentwood Elementary	Public	K-6	13962 Hook Blvd.	Victorville	92395	San Bernardino County	Victor Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 243-2301	876	36	24.3	90.2%	42 (4.8%)	268 (30.6%)	516 (58.9%)	14 (1.6%)	7 (0.8%)	5 (0.6%)	24 (2.7%)	$11,140							9.2	8.8	5767	51
061437001650	5717	Santee Elementary	Public	K-6	1313 Audubon Dr.	San Jose	95122	Santa Clara County	Franklin-McKinley Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 283-6450	359	18	19.9	63.5%	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	303 (84.4%)	51 (14.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)								9.2	12	5581	136
060236712659	5718	Aspire APEX Academy	Public, Charter	K-5	444 North American St.	Stockton	95202	San Joaquin County	Aspire APEX Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 466-3861	307	11	28.7	76.9%	6 (2.0%)	89 (29.0%)	181 (59.0%)	14 (4.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (5.5%)								9.1	12.7	5513	205
063441005625	5719	Hillcrest Elementary	Public	K-5	810 Silver Ave.	San Francisco	94134	San Francisco County	San Francisco Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 469-4722	336	16	20.5	84.2%	1 (0.3%)	29 (8.6%)	206 (61.3%)	72 (21.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	26 (7.7%)	$6,103							9.1	19.8	4880	839
060160414051	5720	Aspire East Palo Alto Charter	Public, Charter	K-8	1286 Runnymede St.	East Palo Alto	94303	Santa Clara County	Aspire East Palo Alto Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 614-9100	532	23	22.8	74.2%	8 (1.5%)	28 (5.3%)	461 (86.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	18 (3.4%)	15 (2.8%)								9.1	10.9	5661	59

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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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Educational resources:

Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA): Transforming Education in America

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

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