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)
061440001657	2371	Brier Elementary	Public	K-5	39201 Sundale Dr.	Fremont	94538	Alameda County	Fremont Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 657-5020	592	23	25.7	44.8%	36 (6.1%)	12 (2.0%)	175 (29.6%)	334 (56.4%)	3 (0.5%)	4 (0.7%)	28 (4.7%)	$7,372							53.4	61.7	1981	390
060903009530	2372	Fancher Creek Elementary	Public	K-6	5948 East Tulare Ave.	Fresno	93727	Fresno County	Clovis Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 327-6700	692	30	23.2	78.9%	59 (8.5%)	41 (5.9%)	329 (47.5%)	244 (35.3%)	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	14 (2.0%)	$4,736							53.4	47.6	2663	291
062271003433	2373	Victoria Avenue Elementary	Public	K-5	3320 Missouri Ave.	South Gate	90280	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 567-1261	308	17	18.1	96.4%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$10,740							53.4	48.1	2634	261
062223012344	2374	Podesta Ranch Elementary	Public	K-6	9950 Windmill Park Dr.	Stockton	95209	San Joaquin County	Lodi Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 953-8543	420	19	22.1	59.5%	41 (9.8%)	44 (10.5%)	162 (38.6%)	128 (30.5%)	3 (0.7%)	5 (1.2%)	37 (8.8%)	$10,288							53.4	55.4	2261	113
060184311953	2375	CORE Butte Charter	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	2847 Notre Dame Blvd.	Chico	95928	Butte County	CORE Butte Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 894-3952	848	52	16.4	45.6%	596 (70.3%)	9 (1.1%)	153 (18.0%)	14 (1.7%)	3 (0.4%)	2 (0.2%)	69 (8.1%)								53.4	49.3	2569	194
060249514409	2376	Kidinnu Academy	Public, Charter	K-5	1025 North Second St.	El Cajon	92021	San Diego County	Kidinnu Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 938-4864	227	11	20.6	89.4%	225 (99.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								53.3	44.3	2865	489
060774009341	2377	Live Oak Elementary	Public	K-6	27715 Saddleridge Rd.	Castaic	91384	Los Angeles County	Castaic Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 295-4540	481	19	25.3	51.4%	139 (28.9%)	9 (1.9%)	278 (57.8%)	14 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	38 (7.9%)	$5,397							53.3	56.8	2192	185
063441005638	2378	Lakeshore Alternative Elementary	Public	K-5	220 Middlefield Dr.	San Francisco	94132	San Francisco County	San Francisco Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 759-2825	402	21	19.5	57.5%	64 (15.9%)	50 (12.4%)	73 (18.2%)	140 (34.8%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.7%)	70 (17.4%)	$6,103							53.3	57.4	2173	205
063432005460	2379	Florence Elementary	Public	K-5	3914 First Ave.	San Diego	92103	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 344-5900	211	12	17.5	68.7%	47 (22.3%)	12 (5.7%)	131 (62.1%)	5 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	15 (7.1%)	$10,989							53.3	55.6	2250	129
069113511724	2380	Triple Crown Elementary	Public	K-5	530 Orange Ave.	Perris	92571	Riverside County	Val Verde Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 490-0440	993	36	27.3	85.4%	20 (2.0%)	50 (5.0%)	875 (88.1%)	21 (2.1%)	4 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	22 (2.2%)	$4,593							53.3	47	2698	318

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