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)
060004707401	3081	Wanda Hirsch Elementary	Public	K-5	1280 Dove Dr.	Tracy	95376	San Joaquin County	Tracy Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 830-3312	457	19	23.8	45.1%	77 (16.8%)	22 (4.8%)	209 (45.7%)	90 (19.7%)	1 (0.2%)	13 (2.8%)	45 (9.8%)	$8,315							41.7	54.3	2311	770
060229814132	3082	Sparrow Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	4207 Spring Gardens Rd.	La Mesa	91941	San Diego County	Sparrow Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 439-6327	399	17	23.1	28.8%	198 (49.6%)	3 (0.8%)	134 (33.6%)	14 (3.5%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.5%)	47 (11.8%)								41.7	61.8	1973	1109
061437001652	3083	Stonegate Elementary	Public	K-8	2605 Gassmann Dr.	San Jose	95121	Santa Clara County	Franklin-McKinley Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 363-5625	537	27	20.2	47.7%	12 (2.2%)	7 (1.3%)	288 (53.6%)	221 (41.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	7 (1.3%)								41.7	33.1	3639	556
063384014056	3084	Washington Elementary	Public	K-6	520 18th St.	Sacramento	95814	Sacramento County	Sacramento City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 395-4760	326	16	20.6	53.4%	98 (30.1%)	38 (11.7%)	132 (40.5%)	17 (5.2%)	4 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (11.0%)	$11,341							41.7	38.3	3264	180
062271002885	3085	Calahan Street Elementary	Public	K-5	18722 Knapp St.	Northridge	91324	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 886-4612	466	21	22.1	70.8%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$9,875							41.6	47.2	2686	399
060797007669	3086	Houghton-Kearney Elementary	Public	K-8	8905 West Kearney Blvd.	Fresno	93706	Fresno County	Central Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 276-5285	190	9	21.1	72.6%	43 (22.6%)	0 (0.0%)	125 (65.8%)	20 (10.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.1%)	$6,685							41.6	50.5	2510	576
063417005379	3087	Ramona-Alessandro Elementary	Public	K-6	670 Ramona Ave.	San Bernardino	92411	San Bernardino County	San Bernardino City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 388-6300	508	24	21.1	89.8%	5 (1.0%)	28 (5.5%)	452 (89.0%)	7 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	15 (3.0%)	$8,025							41.6	46.7	2712	375
062271003254	3088	Osceola Street Elementary	Public	K-5	14940 Osceola St.	Sylmar	91342	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 362-1556	342	16	21.3	89.8%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$14,786							41.6	44.3	2869	219
062958002169	3089	Palmdale Learning Plaza	Public	K-8	38043 Division St.	Palmdale	93551	Los Angeles County	Palmdale Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 538-9034	783	35	22.3	79.7%	60 (7.7%)	104 (13.3%)	567 (72.4%)	13 (1.7%)	5 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (4.3%)	$415							41.6	44.7	2846	243
060195903261	3090	Pacoima Charter Elementary	Public, Charter	K-6	11016 Norris Ave.	Pacoima	91331	Los Angeles County	Pacoima Charter Elementary District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 899-0201	888	34	26.5	81.2%	5 (0.6%)	38 (4.3%)	842 (94.8%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								41.6	38.8	3227	137

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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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