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)
060261012518	5601	Ponderosa Elementary	Public	K-6	2135 South Mountain View Ave.	Anaheim	92802	Orange County	Anaheim Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 517-8926	856	36	23.7	80.6%	17 (2.0%)	5 (0.6%)	780 (91.1%)	20 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (0.9%)	26 (3.0%)	$6,332							11.2	12.2	5550	51
063384005256	5602	John D. Sloat Elementary	Public	K-6	7525 Candlewood Way	Sacramento	95822	Sacramento County	Sacramento City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 395-4620	206	10	21.4	89.3%	8 (3.9%)	35 (17.0%)	88 (42.7%)	55 (26.7%)	3 (1.5%)	9 (4.4%)	8 (3.9%)	$8,183							11.2	10.5	5684	82
061455001779	5603	Wilson Elementary	Public	K-6	2131 West Ashlan Ave.	Fresno	93705	Fresno County	Fresno Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 248-7320	670	32	20.7	97.2%	52 (7.8%)	105 (15.7%)	456 (68.1%)	30 (4.5%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	25 (3.7%)	$8,378							11.1	10.5	5687	84
060363000312	5604	Myra A. Noble Elementary	Public	K-5	1015 Noble Ave.	Bakersfield	93305	Kern County	Bakersfield City	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 631-5410	792	36	22	92.8%	48 (6.1%)	40 (5.1%)	683 (86.2%)	3 (0.4%)	5 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (1.6%)	$8,002							11.1	13.3	5460	144
060171007613	5605	Donald F. Bradach Elementary	Public	K-5	15550 Bellflower Rd.	Adelanto	92301	San Bernardino County	Adelanto Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 246-5016	421	17	25.4	75.5%	23 (5.5%)	63 (15.0%)	296 (70.3%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.1%)	27 (6.4%)								11.1	8.9	5759	154
064206006888	5606	West Park Elementary	Public	K-8	2695 South Valentine Ave.	Fresno	93706	Fresno County	West Park Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 233-6501	307	20	15.3	71.0%	20 (6.5%)	2 (0.7%)	243 (79.2%)	39 (12.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	$12,144							11.1	15	5326	280
061455008845	5607	Miguel Hidalgo Elementary	Public	K-6	3550 East Thomas Ave.	Fresno	93702	Fresno County	Fresno Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 457-2930	580	33	17.6	99.0%	7 (1.2%)	30 (5.2%)	454 (78.3%)	79 (13.6%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	8 (1.4%)	$9,883							11.1	14.4	5375	232
060402000363	5608	Lenwood Elementary	Public	K-5	34374 Ash Rd.	Barstow	92311	San Bernardino County	Barstow Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 253-7713	505	20	24.7	84.0%	118 (23.4%)	68 (13.5%)	279 (55.2%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.8%)	3 (0.6%)	32 (6.3%)	$6,151							11.1	13	5488	120
060231000101	5609	Sylvia Cassell Elementary	Public	K-5	1300 Tallahassee Dr.	San Jose	95122	Santa Clara County	Alum Rock Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 928-7200	267	13	20.5	84.6%	4 (1.5%)	4 (1.5%)	217 (81.3%)	36 (13.5%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	4 (1.5%)	$14,769							11.1	12.3	5541	68
063417005353	5610	Cole Elementary	Public	K-6	1331 Cole Ave.	Highland	92346	San Bernardino County	San Bernardino City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 388-6510	438	20	22.4	94.5%	17 (3.9%)	54 (12.3%)	342 (78.1%)	12 (2.7%)	2 (0.5%)	3 (0.7%)	8 (1.8%)	$7,484							11.1	15.6	5272	338

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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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