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)
063384010040	931	Leonardo Da Vinci	Public	K-8	4701 Joaquin Way	Sacramento	95822	Sacramento County	Sacramento City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 395-4635	797	36	22.4	34.8%	293 (36.8%)	44 (5.5%)	299 (37.5%)	68 (8.5%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.4%)	88 (11.0%)	$6,613							85.4	84.4	983	52
060001309070	932	Rocklin Elementary	Public	K-6	5025 Meyers St.	Rocklin	95677	Placer County	Rocklin Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 624-3311	569	27	21.4	31.3%	265 (46.6%)	4 (0.7%)	148 (26.0%)	76 (13.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	75 (13.2%)	$5,308							85.4	87	870	62
062865007196	933	Canyon Rim Elementary	Public	K-6	1090 The Highlands Dr.	Anaheim	92808	Orange County	Orange Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 532-7027	547	20	27.8	29.8%	242 (44.2%)	5 (0.9%)	138 (25.2%)	108 (19.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	54 (9.9%)	$4,986							85.4	90.8	649	284
061524001929	934	John C. Fremont Elementary	Public	K-6	3320 Las Palmas Ave.	Glendale	91208	Los Angeles County	Glendale Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 249-3241	589	25	23.5	26.0%	378 (64.2%)	5 (0.8%)	98 (16.6%)	74 (12.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (5.8%)	$6,376							85.4	89.5	743	191
061143001259	935	Douglas City Elementary	Public	K-8	100 School Rd.	Douglas City	96024	Trinity County	Douglas City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 623-6350	162	10	16.9	48.8%	109 (67.3%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (11.7%)	14 (8.6%)	8 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (7.4%)								85.4	84.1	991	56
061488010570	936	Garden Park Elementary	Public	K-6	6562 Stanford Ave.	Garden Grove	92845	Orange County	Garden Grove Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 663-6074	251	10	24.9	41.8%	76 (30.3%)	0 (0.0%)	95 (37.8%)	57 (22.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (9.2%)	$12,208							85.4	91.2	627	309
060189000064	937	Alexander Valley Elementary	Public	K-6	8511 Highway 128	Healdsburg	95448	Sonoma County	Alexander Valley Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 433-1375	112	8	13.3	22.3%	72 (64.3%)	1 (0.9%)	36 (32.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.7%)	$19,715							85.4	90.7	664	273
061005001101	938	Mesa Elementary	Public	K-5	409 South Barranca St.	West Covina	91791	Los Angeles County	Covina-Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 974-4600	790	32	24.6	45.6%	63 (8.0%)	11 (1.4%)	422 (53.4%)	265 (33.5%)	3 (0.4%)	2 (0.3%)	24 (3.0%)	$7,895							85.4	82.8	1064	126
062271003114	939	Kentwood Elementary	Public	K-5	8401 Emerson Ave.	Los Angeles	90045	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 670-8977	266	13	20.4	27.4%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$12,216							85.3	81.8	1107	168
061005001099	940	Manzanita Elementary	Public	K-5	4131 North Nora Ave.	Covina	91722	Los Angeles County	Covina-Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 472-7640	442	19	23.8	61.8%	13 (2.9%)	5 (1.1%)	393 (88.9%)	27 (6.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.9%)	$9,381							85.3	76.9	1284	344

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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

Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection

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