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)
060151713179	2651	Compass Charter Schools of San Diego	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	850 Hampshire Rd. Ste. P	Thousand Oaks	91361	Ventura County	Compass Charter Schools of San Diego District	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(855) 937-4227	819	41	19.7	51.3%	279 (34.1%)	31 (3.8%)	408 (49.8%)	29 (3.5%)	3 (0.4%)	6 (0.7%)	63 (7.7%)								48.1	52.8	2397	254
061455001722	2652	Eaton Elementary	Public	K-6	1451 East Sierra Ave.	Fresno	93710	Fresno County	Fresno Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 451-4470	475	24	19.9	67.8%	109 (22.9%)	14 (2.9%)	252 (53.1%)	57 (12.0%)	8 (1.7%)	5 (1.1%)	30 (6.3%)	$8,911							48.1	55.3	2270	382
060744003367	2653	Hidden Hills Elementary	Public	K-5	25142 Hidden Hills Rd.	Laguna Niguel	92677	Orange County	Capistrano Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(949) 495-0050	327	13	25.1	77.4%	63 (19.3%)	6 (1.8%)	218 (66.7%)	15 (4.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (7.6%)	$10,747							48.1	56.9	2187	466
060251314419	2654	Mission Vista Academy	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	1440 Beaumont Ave	Beaumont	92223	Riverside County	Mission Vista Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(951) 456-1981	4,794	158	30.3	41.2%	2,167 (45.2%)	169 (3.5%)	1,931 (40.3%)	121 (2.5%)	13 (0.3%)	26 (0.5%)	365 (7.6%)								48.1	47	2697	43
062271002992	2655	Eshelman Avenue Elementary	Public	K-5	25902 Eshelman Ave.	Lomita	90717	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 326-1576	453	22	20.5	87.4%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$10,246							48.1	46.7	2711	56
063315005132	2656	Bryant Elementary	Public	K-6	4324 Third St.	Riverside	92501	Riverside County	Riverside Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 788-7453	334	15	22.2	71.0%	53 (15.9%)	18 (5.4%)	241 (72.2%)	5 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (5.1%)	$7,589							48.1	42.9	2948	292
060962000974	2657	Carver Elementary	Public	K-8	1425 East 120th St.	Los Angeles	90059	Los Angeles County	Compton Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 898-6150	335	14	24.6	71.6%	2 (0.6%)	73 (21.8%)	253 (75.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.8%)								48.1	42.3	2997	340
062985004650	2658	Abraham Lincoln	Public	K-5	15324 California Ave.	Paramount	90723	Los Angeles County	Paramount Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 602-8036	560	24	23.3	89.6%	3 (0.5%)	23 (4.1%)	515 (92.0%)	4 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	6 (1.1%)	8 (1.4%)	$4,138							48.1	55.5	2258	400
061488001862	2659	Mitchell Elementary	Public	K-6	13451 Taft Ave.	Garden Grove	92843	Orange County	Garden Grove Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 663-6131	398	18	22	86.7%	8 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	250 (62.8%)	135 (33.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	3 (0.8%)	$12,166							48	50.4	2517	142
063207004941	2660	McKinley Elementary	Public	K-5	645 West Olive Ave.	Redlands	92373	San Bernardino County	Redlands Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 307-5570	340	16	21.2	72.4%	70 (20.6%)	34 (10.0%)	199 (58.5%)	12 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (7.4%)	$7,316							48	48.7	2592	68

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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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