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)
062814004328	501	Circle View Elementary	Public	K-5	6261 Hooker Dr.	Huntington Beach	92647	Orange County	Ocean View	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 893-5035	616	24	25.6	36.5%	245 (39.8%)	9 (1.5%)	126 (20.5%)	148 (24.0%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.5%)	84 (13.6%)	$4,911							93.1	93.3	485	16
061074007660	502	Ashley Falls Elementary	Public	K-6	13030 Ashley Falls Dr.	San Diego	92130	San Diego County	Del Mar Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(858) 259-7812	357	20	17.8	7.3%	165 (46.2%)	1 (0.3%)	38 (10.6%)	129 (36.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (6.4%)	$13,164							93	96.6	220	282
062271002969	503	Eagle Rock Elementary	Public	K-6	2057 Fair Park Ave.	Los Angeles	90041	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 254-6851	763	35	21.8	33.8%	200 (26.2%)	11 (1.4%)	311 (40.8%)	137 (18.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	104 (13.6%)	$10,168							92.9	91.2	626	123
060480000465	504	Ruskin Elementary	Public	K-5	1401 Turlock Ln.	San Jose	95132	Santa Clara County	Berryessa Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 923-1950	399	16	24.9	17.3%	21 (5.3%)	1 (0.3%)	67 (16.8%)	298 (74.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.8%)	$11,769							92.9	94.3	404	100
063432005480	505	Hickman Elementary	Public	K-5	10850 Montongo St.	San Diego	92126	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(858) 634-8500	483	19	25.9	39.1%	82 (17.0%)	11 (2.3%)	90 (18.6%)	206 (42.7%)	6 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	87 (18.0%)	$8,191							92.9	92.7	522	17
063441005674	506	Sutro Elementary	Public	K-5	235 12th Ave.	San Francisco	94118	San Francisco County	San Francisco Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 750-8525	248	11	21.6	64.1%	24 (9.7%)	3 (1.2%)	15 (6.0%)	182 (73.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (9.7%)	$6,103							92.9	89.4	751	245
062271003473	507	Woodland Hills Elementary Charter For Enriched Studies	Public, Charter	K-5	22201 San Miguel St.	Woodland Hills	91364	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 347-9220	630	27	23.3	29.7%	258 (41.0%)	36 (5.7%)	126 (20.0%)	85 (13.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	123 (19.5%)	$8,475							92.9	90.5	674	167
061440001684	508	Parkmont Elementary	Public	K-5	2601 Parkside Dr.	Fremont	94536	Alameda County	Fremont Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 793-7492	771	29	26.5	18.7%	57 (7.4%)	11 (1.4%)	96 (12.5%)	564 (73.2%)	5 (0.6%)	2 (0.3%)	36 (4.7%)	$6,463							92.8	96.1	265	243
061440001685	509	Patterson Elementary	Public	K-5	35521 Cabrillo Dr.	Fremont	94536	Alameda County	Fremont Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 793-0420	620	24	25.8	18.4%	37 (6.0%)	18 (2.9%)	67 (10.8%)	437 (70.5%)	5 (0.8%)	6 (1.0%)	50 (8.1%)	$6,468							92.8	91.9	581	72
060474000436	510	Emerson Elementary	Public	K-5	2800 Forest Ave.	Berkeley	94705	Alameda County	Berkeley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 644-6890	282	13	21.6	31.6%	130 (46.1%)	38 (13.5%)	46 (16.3%)	25 (8.9%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (14.5%)	$10,219							92.8	90.7	665	155

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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:

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

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.