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)
063441005360	291	Yu (Alice Fong) Elementary	Public	K-8	1541 12th Ave.	San Francisco	94122	San Francisco County	San Francisco Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 759-2764	586	20	28.6	33.1%	25 (4.3%)	42 (7.2%)	32 (5.5%)	365 (62.3%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	118 (20.1%)	$6,103							95.7	92.9	510	219
063459005738	292	Simonds Elementary	Public	K-5	6515 Grapevine Way	San Jose	95120	Santa Clara County	San Jose Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 535-6251	488	23	20.8	11.1%	147 (30.1%)	8 (1.6%)	76 (15.6%)	183 (37.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	73 (15.0%)	$9,897							95.6	94.6	381	89
061314004054	293	Silver Oak Elementary	Public	K-6	5000 Farnsworth Dr.	San Jose	95138	Santa Clara County	Evergreen Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 223-4515	550	23	24.4	6.9%	81 (14.7%)	3 (0.5%)	37 (6.7%)	393 (71.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	34 (6.2%)	$5,879							95.6	97.2	173	120
063441005676	294	Ulloa Elementary	Public	K-5	2650 42nd Ave.	San Francisco	94116	San Francisco County	San Francisco Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 759-2841	521	21	25.1	56.6%	21 (4.0%)	3 (0.6%)	30 (5.8%)	427 (82.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	39 (7.5%)	$6,103							95.6	95.4	331	37
061440014601	295	Lila Bringhurst Elementary	Public	K-5	45051 Wisdom Rd.	Fremont	94538	Alameda County	Fremont Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 490-1205	773	32	24.5	22.6%	37 (4.8%)	16 (2.1%)	45 (5.8%)	608 (78.7%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	64 (8.3%)								95.6	97	188	107
061473008241	296	Beechwood Elementary	Public	K-8	780 Beechwood Ave.	Fullerton	92835	Orange County	Fullerton Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 447-2850	979	42	23.1	39.7%	196 (20.0%)	14 (1.4%)	313 (32.0%)	379 (38.7%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	75 (7.7%)	$5,847							95.6	92.3	553	257
060714013993	297	Steindorf STEAM K-8 Magnet	Public	K-8	3001 Ross Ave.	San Jose	95124	Santa Clara County	Cambrian	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 377-3022	490	20	23.9	7.6%	162 (33.1%)	10 (2.0%)	58 (11.8%)	189 (38.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	70 (14.3%)	$5,864							95.6	96.9	193	104
062865004418	298	Anaheim Hills Elementary	Public	K-6	6450 East Serrano	Anaheim	92807	Orange County	Orange Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 997-6169	511	18	29	16.8%	210 (41.1%)	5 (1.0%)	88 (17.2%)	150 (29.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	57 (11.2%)	$4,994							95.6	97.5	146	152
063384005276	299	Phoebe A. Hearst Elementary	Public	K-6	1410 60th St.	Sacramento	95819	Sacramento County	Sacramento City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 395-4685	655	26	25.2	17.4%	341 (52.1%)	19 (2.9%)	163 (24.9%)	48 (7.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	82 (12.5%)	$5,443							95.5	96	278	21
068450007054	300	Deerfield Elementary	Public	K-6	2 Deerfield Ave.	Irvine	92604	Orange County	Irvine Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(949) 936-5650	640	21	30.5	20.0%	111 (17.3%)	18 (2.8%)	116 (18.1%)	336 (52.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	58 (9.1%)	$5,624							95.5	93.3	480	180

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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:

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

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

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