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)
060142301502	2521	Rocky Hill Elementary	Public	K-5	313 Sequoia Dr.	Exeter	93221	Tulare County	Exeter Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 592-5490	537	25	21.4	69.8%	166 (30.9%)	0 (0.0%)	362 (67.4%)	5 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	$7,761							50.7	37.6	3305	784
060242512479	2522	Equitas Academy Charter	Public, Charter	K-4	1700 West Pico Blvd.	Los Angeles	90015	Los Angeles County	Equitas Academy Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(213) 201-0440	453	16	27.8	91.6%	9 (2.0%)	6 (1.3%)	427 (94.3%)	5 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.3%)								50.6	38.8	3225	703
060846000844	2523	E. J. Marshall Elementary	Public	K-6	12045 Telephone Ave.	Chino	91710	San Bernardino County	Chino Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 627-9741	402	18	22.2	81.1%	23 (5.7%)	4 (1.0%)	349 (86.8%)	17 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.2%)	$10,897							50.6	56.3	2224	299
069102407578	2524	Occs:chep/Pchs	Public, Alternative	K-12	14262 Franklin Ave. Ste. 100	Tustin	92780	Orange County	Orange County Department of Education	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 245-6500	361	10	35.6	40.2%	105 (29.1%)	7 (1.9%)	154 (42.7%)	49 (13.6%)	5 (1.4%)	2 (0.6%)	38 (10.5%)	$4,730							50.6	34.1	3568	1044
060237811789	2525	Family Partnership Charter	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	1157 E. Clark Ave. Ste. H	Santa Maria	93455	Santa Barbara County	Family Partnership Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(805) 348-3333	368	23	16.1	38.3%	204 (55.4%)	4 (1.1%)	125 (34.0%)	4 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (7.1%)								50.5	49.9	2535	10
062664004011	2526	Alta Heights Elementary	Public	K-5	15 Montecito Blvd.	Napa	94559	Napa County	Napa Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 253-3671	308	12	25.6	52.3%	147 (47.7%)	3 (1.0%)	141 (45.8%)	5 (1.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.6%)	$6,339							50.5	52.5	2410	116
060999011802	2527	North Cottonwood	Public	K-4	19920 Gas Point Rd.	Cottonwood	96022	Shasta County	Cottonwood Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 347-1698	508	24	21.6	46.3%	368 (72.4%)	4 (0.8%)	85 (16.7%)	6 (1.2%)	32 (6.3%)	2 (0.4%)	11 (2.2%)	$7,377							50.5	60.8	2020	507
064356012266	2528	Chapman Heights Elementary	Public	K-5	33692 Cramer Rd.	Yucaipa	92399	San Bernardino County	Yucaipa-Calimesa Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 790-8080	628	25	25	54.9%	260 (41.4%)	3 (0.5%)	329 (52.4%)	12 (1.9%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	20 (3.2%)	$6,368							50.5	45.2	2811	283
064245006947	2529	Christian Sorensen Science Academy	Public	K-5	11493 East Rosehedge Dr.	Whittier	90606	Los Angeles County	Whittier City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 789-3220	488	20	24.8	67.2%	17 (3.5%)	7 (1.4%)	432 (88.5%)	6 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	23 (4.7%)	$5,041							50.5	51.3	2470	59
061524001920	2530	Cerritos Elementary	Public	K-6	120 East Cerritos Ave.	Glendale	91205	Los Angeles County	Glendale Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 244-7207	473	18	26.2	67.7%	131 (27.7%)	17 (3.6%)	251 (53.1%)	66 (14.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.5%)	$7,319							50.4	54.7	2295	235

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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:

Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA): Transforming Education in America

Alternative Schools vs Public Schools: A Comparison

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