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)
062271003143	4861	Logan Academy of Global Ecology	Public	K-8	1711 West Montana St.	Los Angeles	90026	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(213) 413-6353	377	23	16.4	94.7%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$14,692							20	19.6	4909	48
060237212985	4862	Imagine Schools Riverside County	Public, Charter	K-8	50-930 Calhoun St.	Coachella	92236	Riverside County	Imagine Schools Riverside County District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 391-9200	1,312	55	23.8	53.7%	35 (2.7%)	27 (2.1%)	1,224 (93.3%)	5 (0.4%)	3 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (1.4%)								20	18.1	5037	175
061518001910	4863	Eliot Elementary	Public	K-5	475 Old Gilroy St.	Gilroy	95020	Santa Clara County	Gilroy Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(669) 205-4300	504	21	24	82.9%	10 (2.0%)	2 (0.4%)	434 (86.1%)	12 (2.4%)	11 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (6.9%)								20	17.7	5082	219
061926002316	4864	Pacific Avenue Academy of Music	Public	K-6	6110 45th St.	Riverside	92509	Riverside County	Jurupa Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 222-7877	307	15	19.9	82.7%	28 (9.1%)	11 (3.6%)	249 (81.1%)	2 (0.7%)	4 (1.3%)	1 (0.3%)	12 (3.9%)	$13,530							19.9	22.5	4607	257
061440001659	4865	Cabrillo Elementary	Public	K-5	36700 San Pedro Dr.	Fremont	94536	Alameda County	Fremont Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 792-3232	383	18	21.2	62.9%	45 (11.7%)	8 (2.1%)	169 (44.1%)	127 (33.2%)	2 (0.5%)	7 (1.8%)	25 (6.5%)	$9,644							19.9	24.4	4415	450
060978011523	4866	Woodson Elementary	Public	K-6	N 150 Toomes Ave.	Corning	96021	Tehama County	Corning Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 824-7720	585	25	23.4	89.9%	143 (24.4%)	1 (0.2%)	408 (69.7%)	8 (1.4%)	10 (1.7%)	1 (0.2%)	14 (2.4%)	$9,830							19.9	15.3	5297	431
063509005934	4867	Venetia Valley K-8	Public	K-8	177 North San Pedro Rd.	San Rafael	94903	Marin County	San Rafael City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 492-3150	728	37	19.8	85.0%	56 (7.7%)	1 (0.1%)	626 (86.0%)	22 (3.0%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	18 (2.5%)	$8,795							19.9	20.1	4836	31
062088012829	4868	Discovery	Public	K-5	44910 17th St. East	Lancaster	93535	Los Angeles County	Lancaster Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 949-3175	693	25	27.7	94.4%	31 (4.5%)	124 (17.9%)	498 (71.9%)	5 (0.7%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (4.5%)	$8,419							19.9	17	5153	285
062547003788	4869	Bandini Elementary	Public	K-5	2318 Couts Ave.	Commerce	90040	Los Angeles County	Montebello Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 887-7898	273	16	17	68.9%	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	266 (97.4%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.5%)	$6,703							19.9	11.8	5591	722
063462005809	4870	Charles Peck Elementary	Public	K-5	6230 Rutland Dr.	Carmichael	95608	Sacramento County	San Juan Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 979-8570	306	14	21.8	80.7%	126 (41.2%)	25 (8.2%)	108 (35.3%)	20 (6.5%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.0%)	21 (6.9%)	$9,235							19.9	21	4756	114

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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:

State-Administered Standardized Tests: A Comprehensive Guide

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.