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)
061473010985	131	Robert C. Fisler Elementary	Public	K-8	1350 Starbuck St.	Fullerton	92833	Orange County	Fullerton Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 447-2890	891	33	26.9	24.0%	35 (3.9%)	11 (1.2%)	63 (7.1%)	757 (85.0%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	22 (2.5%)	$5,561							97.4	97.9	103	28
062271002898	132	Carpenter Community Charter	Public, Charter	K-5	3909 Carpenter Ave.	Studio City	91604	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 761-4363	873	34	25.6	13.6%	444 (50.9%)	22 (2.5%)	111 (12.7%)	65 (7.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	230 (26.3%)	$8,463							97.4	97.4	159	27
060000612911	133	Hidden Valley Elementary	Public	K-5	46 Green Valley Ct.	San Anselmo	94960	Marin County	Ross Valley Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 454-7683	283	13	21.7	9.5%	197 (69.6%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (12.0%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (17.0%)	$12,356							97.4	94.3	402	269
061029001125	134	Blue Hills Elementary	Public	K-5	12300 De Sanka Ave.	Saratoga	95070	Santa Clara County	Cupertino Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 257-9282	399	17	23.3	19.3%	49 (12.3%)	3 (0.8%)	25 (6.3%)	282 (70.7%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (9.0%)	$10,068							97.4	97.5	143	9
060750011987	135	Poinsettia Elementary	Public	K-5	2445 Mica Rd.	Carlsbad	92009	San Diego County	Carlsbad Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 331-6500	509	23	21.8	20.4%	267 (52.5%)	9 (1.8%)	138 (27.1%)	34 (6.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	60 (11.8%)	$7,606							97.3	97.8	117	18
062271003113	136	Kenter Canyon Elementary Charter	Public, Charter	K-5	645 North Kenter Ave.	Los Angeles	90049	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 472-5918	471	21	22.4	13.4%	248 (52.7%)	7 (1.5%)	38 (8.1%)	32 (6.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	146 (31.0%)	$8,325							97.3	96.9	199	63
064125013866	137	Tice Creek	Public	K-8	1847 Newell Ave.	Walnut Creek	94595	Contra Costa County	Walnut Creek Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 746-5515	437	20	22.2	6.4%	214 (49.0%)	4 (0.9%)	42 (9.6%)	92 (21.1%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	82 (18.8%)	$6,320							97.3	93.7	461	324
062259000794	138	Richard Henry Lee Elementary	Public	K-5	11481 Foster Rd.	Los Alamitos	90720	Orange County	Los Alamitos Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 799-4540	615	24	25.6	18.9%	201 (32.7%)	10 (1.6%)	216 (35.1%)	100 (16.3%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	85 (13.8%)	$5,801							97.3	97.3	166	28
063432005442	139	Curie Elementary	Public	K-5	4080 Governor Dr.	San Diego	92122	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(858) 221-5500	530	22	24.3	15.8%	285 (53.8%)	7 (1.3%)	91 (17.2%)	79 (14.9%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	66 (12.5%)	$7,362							97.3	97	185	46
061314001492	140	Evergreen Elementary	Public	K-6	3010 Fowler Rd.	San Jose	95135	Santa Clara County	Evergreen Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 270-4966	584	24	24.3	10.4%	14 (2.4%)	3 (0.5%)	79 (13.5%)	468 (80.1%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (3.1%)	$5,765							97.3	96.9	195	55

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