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)
061149007599	1411	Olive Grove Elementary	Public	K-5	7926 Firestone Way	Antelope	95843	Sacramento County	Dry Creek Joint Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 727-7400	550	25	21.6	54.0%	270 (49.1%)	19 (3.5%)	104 (18.9%)	82 (14.9%)	5 (0.9%)	6 (1.1%)	64 (11.6%)	$6,955							74	70.4	1558	147
060015310942	1412	Park Elementary	Public	K-8	301 North Marengo Ave.	Alhambra	91801	Los Angeles County	Alhambra Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 943-3640	604	26	23	59.8%	23 (3.8%)	10 (1.7%)	349 (57.8%)	187 (31.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (5.8%)	$11,375							73.9	68.8	1634	222
061488001842	1413	Faylane Elementary	Public	K-6	11731 Morrie Ln.	Garden Grove	92840	Orange County	Garden Grove Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 663-6253	487	19	25.6	81.5%	27 (5.5%)	4 (0.8%)	236 (48.5%)	197 (40.5%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.6%)	15 (3.1%)	$12,197							73.9	71.8	1500	87
062814004329	1414	College View Elementary	Public	K-5	6582 Lennox Dr.	Huntington Beach	92647	Orange County	Ocean View	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 847-3505	307	13	23.5	70.0%	86 (28.0%)	5 (1.6%)	153 (49.8%)	38 (12.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	23 (7.5%)	$5,595							73.9	64.9	1802	388
062979011813	1415	Paradise Charter	Public, Charter	K-8	3361 California Ave.	Modesto	95358	Stanislaus County	Paradise Elementary	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 524-0184	122	5	27.1	62.3%	15 (12.3%)	0 (0.0%)	76 (62.3%)	13 (10.7%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (13.9%)								73.9	68.9	1624	209
062805004266	1416	Glenview Elementary	Public	K-5	4215 La Cresta Ave.	Oakland	94602	Alameda County	Oakland Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 879-5119	454	20	22.7	32.8%	197 (43.4%)	54 (11.9%)	85 (18.7%)	31 (6.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	85 (18.7%)	$6,271							73.8	74.4	1408	8
060861010307	1417	Clear View	Public	K-6	455 Windrose Way	Chula Vista	91910	San Diego County	Chula Vista Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 498-3000	501	24	20.8	43.7%	61 (12.2%)	11 (2.2%)	355 (70.9%)	50 (10.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (4.4%)	$12,127							73.8	74.6	1393	24
061336011938	1418	Cordelia Hills Elementary	Public	K-5	4770 Canyon Hills Dr.	Fairfield	94534	Solano County	Fairfield-Suisun Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 864-1905	756	29	26.5	33.1%	110 (14.6%)	49 (6.5%)	190 (25.1%)	282 (37.3%)	4 (0.5%)	5 (0.7%)	116 (15.3%)	$5,241							73.7	70.8	1542	124
060363003095	1419	Cesar E. Chavez Elementary	Public	K-6	4201 Mesa Marin Dr.	Bakersfield	93306	Kern County	Bakersfield City	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 631-5870	507	27	18.8	67.9%	87 (17.2%)	5 (1.0%)	377 (74.4%)	31 (6.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.2%)	$11,220							73.7	77.7	1250	169
064296006988	1420	Frank Sparkes Elementary	Public	K-5	7265 West Almond Ave.	Winton	95388	Merced County	Winton	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 357-6180	436	19	22.9	92.7%	33 (7.6%)	5 (1.1%)	374 (85.8%)	22 (5.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	$8,078							73.7	70.4	1559	139

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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.
For more information about our ranking process, please see our Ranking FAQ. Details about our methodology are here.

Educational resources:

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

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

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