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)
062334011926	3801	John J. Pershing Elementary	Public	K-6	1505 E. Ellis St.	Madera	93638	Madera County	Madera Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 664-9741	731	33	22.1	94.1%	21 (2.9%)	6 (0.8%)	684 (93.6%)	5 (0.7%)	7 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.1%)	$2,094							31.5	26.7	4206	405
062271003085	3802	Hillside Elementary	Public	K-5	120 East Avenue 35	Los Angeles	90031	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 222-2665	105	7	15	95.2%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$20,127							31.5	35.2	3481	321
061605011218	3803	Valle Verde Elementary	Public	K-5	400 Berkshire Rd.	Bakersfield	93307	Kern County	Greenfield Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 837-6150	1,041	42	25	88.2%	34 (3.3%)	36 (3.5%)	924 (88.8%)	36 (3.5%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	7 (0.7%)	$6,610							31.5	31.4	3777	26
062271008158	3804	Sunrise Elementary	Public	K-6	2821 East Seventh St.	Los Angeles	90023	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 263-6744	366	20	18.3	95.1%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$15,284							31.5	29	3984	180
060141406016	3805	Cleveland Elementary	Public	K-6	123 Alameda Padre Serra	Santa Barbara	93103	Santa Barbara County	Santa Barbara Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 963-8873	243	21	11.5	76.5%	3 (1.2%)	2 (0.8%)	231 (95.1%)	4 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.2%)	$13,536							31.5	27.9	4082	277
063084004789	3806	Planada Elementary	Public	K-5	9525 East Broderick St.	Planada	95365	Merced County	Planada Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 382-0351	585	26	22.5	98.5%	10 (1.7%)	2 (0.3%)	568 (97.1%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	$18,442							31.5	33.6	3609	197
062271003157	3807	Magnolia Avenue Elementary	Public	K-5	1626 South Orchard Ave.	Los Angeles	90006	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(213) 748-6281	550	27	20.3	100.0%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$10,436							31.5	23.3	4534	727
062847004398	3808	Euclid Elementary	Public	K-6	1120 South Euclid Ave.	Ontario	91762	San Bernardino County	Ontario-Montclair	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 984-5119	595	27	22	85.7%	6 (1.0%)	7 (1.2%)	567 (95.3%)	5 (0.8%)	8 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	$7,183							31.5	25.3	4335	527
060239713684	3809	New Horizons Charter Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	5955 Lankershim Blvd.	North Hollywood	91601	Los Angeles County	New Horizons Charter Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 655-9602	256	12	22.2	82.0%	40 (15.6%)	13 (5.1%)	172 (67.2%)	15 (5.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (6.3%)								31.4	35.2	3486	323
060408009306	3810	Oakhurst Elementary	Public	K-5	49495 Road 427	Oakhurst	93644	Madera County	Bass Lake Joint Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 642-1555	352	18	19.8	63.9%	215 (61.1%)	0 (0.0%)	99 (28.1%)	8 (2.3%)	9 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (6.0%)	$9,311							31.4	44.9	2834	976

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