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)
064116014140	4381	Global Learning Charter	Public, Charter	K-8	1051 Robin Dr.	Visalia	93291	Tulare County	Visalia Unified	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 730-7788	429	20	21.2	81.1%	31 (7.2%)	8 (1.9%)	368 (85.8%)	11 (2.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.3%)	$62,974							24.8	18.4	5006	625
063171004905	4382	Hanson Elementary	Public	K-6	2520 Boundary Ave.	Ramona	92065	San Diego County	Ramona City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 787-2100	498	20	24.9	76.1%	186 (37.3%)	1 (0.2%)	294 (59.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.6%)	13 (2.6%)	$5,465							24.8	27.9	4095	287
062271010241	4383	Burton Street Elementary	Public	K-5	8111 Calhoun Ave.	Panorama City	91402	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 908-1287	283	16	17.6	94.0%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$16,105							24.8	23.3	4528	145
062187009389	4384	Lincoln Elementary	Public	K-8	851 North Stanford Ave.	Lindsay	93247	Tulare County	Lindsay Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 562-2571	397	19	20.8	83.9%	20 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	370 (93.2%)	6 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	$7,800							24.7	27.7	4107	277
062271003471	4385	Woodcrest Elementary	Public	K-5	1151 West 109th St.	Los Angeles	90044	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 756-1371	595	27	22	98.8%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$10,396							24.7	14.3	5378	993
063417005373	4386	Muscoy Elementary	Public	K-6	2119 West Blake St.	San Bernardino	92407	San Bernardino County	San Bernardino City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 880-6649	679	30	22.6	92.2%	14 (2.1%)	10 (1.5%)	637 (93.8%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.6%)	12 (1.8%)	$7,270							24.7	23.8	4485	99
062271002839	4387	Barton Hill Elementary	Public	K-5	423 North Pacific Ave.	San Pedro	90731	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 547-2471	380	19	20	98.2%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$13,506							24.7	24.7	4393	6
063756006358	4388	Lake Marie Elementary	Public	K-6	10001 Carmenita Rd.	Whittier	90605	Los Angeles County	South Whittier Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 944-0208	181	8	22.5	91.7%	5 (2.8%)	2 (1.1%)	169 (93.4%)	2 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.7%)	$7,161							24.7	31	3798	590
061495001682	4389	Buckeye School of the Arts	Public	K-8	3407 Hiatt Dr.	Redding	96003	Shasta County	Gateway Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 225-0420	445	28	16.1	77.3%	263 (59.1%)	7 (1.6%)	89 (20.0%)	27 (6.1%)	21 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (8.5%)	$7,544							24.7	24.6	4404	15
062271003229	4390	Normont Elementary	Public	K-5	1001 West 253rd St.	Harbor City	90710	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 326-5261	279	15	18.6	97.5%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$13,689							24.7	21.8	4679	289

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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.