Best Elementary Schools in California

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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)
060002811042	1951	Susan La Vorgna Elementary	Public	K-5	31777 Algarve Ave.	Winchester	92596	Riverside County	Temecula Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 294-6385	810	35	23.1	26.8%	294 (36.3%)	51 (6.3%)	316 (39.0%)	55 (6.8%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	91 (11.2%)	$9,383							62.5	72.8	1470	481
060015901473	1952	Etna Elementary	Public	3-5	220 Collier Way	Etna	96027	Siskiyou County	Scott Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 467-3320	117	6	18.8	64.1%	74 (63.2%)	1 (0.9%)	9 (7.7%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (6.0%)	1 (0.9%)	25 (21.4%)	$12,475							62.5	58.7	2107	155
061233006286	1953	Maeola E. Beitzel Elementary	Public	K-6	8140 Caymus Dr.	Sacramento	95829	Sacramento County	Elk Grove Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 688-8484	889	36	24.8	47.9%	109 (12.3%)	90 (10.1%)	205 (23.1%)	388 (43.6%)	3 (0.3%)	15 (1.7%)	79 (8.9%)	$6,101							62.5	60.8	2021	68
063543006045	1954	Montague Elementary	Public	K-5	750 Laurie Ave.	Santa Clara	95054	Santa Clara County	Santa Clara Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 423-1900	272	16	17	43.0%	36 (13.2%)	3 (1.1%)	101 (37.1%)	109 (40.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (8.5%)	$11,223							62.5	54.4	2310	356
063315005151	1955	Magnolia Elementary	Public	K-6	3975 Maplewood Pl.	Riverside	92506	Riverside County	Riverside Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 788-7274	555	22	25.2	71.4%	127 (22.9%)	18 (3.2%)	385 (69.4%)	7 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.9%)	13 (2.3%)	$7,526							62.5	47.1	2692	737
060985008559	1956	Woodrow Wilson Elementary	Public	K-6	1750 Spyglass Dr.	Corona	92883	Riverside County	Corona-Norco Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 739-5820	753	30	25.1	62.7%	240 (31.9%)	31 (4.1%)	383 (50.9%)	66 (8.8%)	4 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	28 (3.7%)	$7,040							62.5	59	2098	142
062193002607	1957	Paddison Elementary	Public	K-5	12100 Crewe St.	Norwalk	90650	Los Angeles County	Little Lake City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 868-7741	317	16	19.8	83.0%	8 (2.5%)	5 (1.6%)	286 (90.2%)	14 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.3%)	$11,088							62.5	66.5	1735	222
060744003389	1958	Wood Canyon Elementary	Public	K-5	23431 Knollwood	Aliso Viejo	92656	Orange County	Capistrano Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(949) 448-0012	423	20	21.1	53.7%	165 (39.0%)	6 (1.4%)	150 (35.5%)	43 (10.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	57 (13.5%)	$5,842							62.4	68.1	1667	291
060133211730	1959	Regency Park Elementary	Public	K-6	5901 Bridgecross Dr.	Sacramento	95835	Sacramento County	Twin Rivers Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 566-1660	723	31	23.3	68.9%	108 (14.9%)	130 (18.0%)	173 (23.9%)	201 (27.8%)	5 (0.7%)	20 (2.8%)	86 (11.9%)								62.4	59.7	2071	112
061440007479	1960	Circle of Independent Learning	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	4700 Calaveras Ave.	Fremont	94538	Alameda County	Fremont Unified	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 797-0100	401	21	19	33.9%	80 (20.0%)	11 (2.7%)	87 (21.7%)	197 (49.1%)	4 (1.0%)	8 (2.0%)	14 (3.5%)	$10,107							62.4	55.9	2240	280

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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:

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

Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection

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