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)
060238514024	1911	Redding School of the Arts	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	955 Inspiration Pl.	Redding	96003	Shasta County	Redding School of the Arts District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 247-6933	629	29	21.8	31.0%	374 (59.5%)	8 (1.3%)	82 (13.0%)	29 (4.6%)	11 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	123 (19.6%)								63.3	61.4	1998	87
060591010754	1912	Marsh Creek Elementary	Public	K-5	601 Grant St.	Brentwood	94513	Contra Costa County	Brentwood Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 513-6420	793	33	24	22.3%	202 (25.5%)	39 (4.9%)	293 (36.9%)	135 (17.0%)	3 (0.4%)	8 (1.0%)	112 (14.1%)	$5,295							63.3	60.5	2031	119
062637003951	1913	Highlands Elementary	Public	K-5	1326 Pennsylvania Blvd.	Concord	94521	Contra Costa County	Mt. Diablo Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 672-5252	502	19	26.4	12.9%	174 (34.7%)	11 (2.2%)	130 (25.9%)	90 (17.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	96 (19.1%)	$11,494							63.3	75.7	1341	572
061647002081	1914	Monroe Elementary	Public	K-6	300 Monroe Dr.	Hanford	93230	Kings County	Hanford Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 585-3745	621	28	22.1	79.4%	117 (18.8%)	28 (4.5%)	438 (70.5%)	4 (0.6%)	6 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	26 (4.2%)	$10,433							63.2	61.6	1983	69
061479007238	1915	Marengo Ranch Elementary	Public	K-6	1000 Elk Hills Dr.	Galt	95632	Sacramento County	Galt Joint Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 745-5470	474	21	22.5	51.3%	163 (34.4%)	0 (0.0%)	263 (55.5%)	16 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.8%)	27 (5.7%)	$11,619							63.2	68.8	1635	280
064233006927	1916	Lone Tree Elementary	Public	K-5	123 Beale Hwy.	Beale AFB	95903	Yuba County	Wheatland	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 788-0248	321	16	20	51.7%	142 (44.2%)	23 (7.2%)	90 (28.0%)	8 (2.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	57 (17.8%)	$8,171							63.1	74	1426	490
063348010033	1917	Centennial Elementary	Public	K-6	15200 Westdale Dr.	Bakersfield	93314	Kern County	Rosedale Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 588-6020	546	28	19.5	39.0%	296 (54.2%)	8 (1.5%)	191 (35.0%)	24 (4.4%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (4.2%)	$10,028							63.1	68.8	1631	286
060444013706	1918	Las Flores Home Education Independent Study Academy	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	10039 East Palm St.	Bellflower	90706	Los Angeles County	Bellflower Unified	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(562) 804-6565	289	13	22.3	72.7%	26 (9.0%)	32 (11.1%)	188 (65.1%)	16 (5.5%)	2 (0.7%)	3 (1.0%)	22 (7.6%)	$10,427							63.1	55.4	2259	341
062637003950	1919	Hidden Valley Elementary	Public	K-5	500 Glacier Dr.	Martinez	94553	Contra Costa County	Mt. Diablo Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 228-9530	814	31	26.2	27.9%	324 (39.8%)	16 (2.0%)	273 (33.5%)	90 (11.1%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	107 (13.1%)	$11,398							63.1	66.3	1744	175
061233009361	1920	Foulks Ranch Elementary	Public	K-6	6211 Laguna Park Dr.	Elk Grove	95758	Sacramento County	Elk Grove Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 686-8177	793	32	24.7	41.4%	224 (28.2%)	80 (10.1%)	273 (34.4%)	115 (14.5%)	1 (0.1%)	7 (0.9%)	93 (11.7%)	$7,260							63.1	63.9	1850	70

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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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