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)
062121002546	3721	William Green Elementary	Public	K-5	4520 West 168th St.	Lawndale	90260	Los Angeles County	Lawndale Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 370-3585	565	22	25.6	85.3%	20 (3.5%)	22 (3.9%)	475 (84.1%)	18 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	27 (4.8%)	$8,439							32.6	36.7	3383	338
062271002826	3722	Arminta Street Elementary	Public	K-5	11530 Strathern St.	North Hollywood	91605	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 765-5911	365	19	19.2	93.4%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$12,308							32.6	31.1	3795	73
063207004948	3723	Victoria Elementary	Public	K-5	9963 Richardson St.	San Bernardino	92408	San Bernardino County	Redlands Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 478-5670	456	18	24.7	91.4%	24 (5.3%)	11 (2.4%)	338 (74.1%)	63 (13.8%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	18 (3.9%)	$7,580							32.6	35.1	3494	229
062271003012	3724	Fletcher Drive Elementary	Public	K-5	3350 Fletcher Dr.	Los Angeles	90065	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 254-5246	178	10	17.8	95.5%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$13,772							32.6	47.1	2688	1036
061455001708	3725	Birney Elementary	Public	K-6	3034 East Cornell Ave.	Fresno	93703	Fresno County	Fresno Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 248-7000	708	36	19.4	96.2%	26 (3.7%)	31 (4.4%)	535 (75.6%)	87 (12.3%)	4 (0.6%)	8 (1.1%)	17 (2.4%)	$9,219							32.6	32.9	3658	67
062454011185	3726	Freedom Crest Elementary	Public	K-5	29282 Menifee Rd.	Menifee	92584	Riverside County	Menifee Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 679-5285	693	29	23.8	74.2%	156 (22.5%)	49 (7.1%)	381 (55.0%)	37 (5.3%)	1 (0.1%)	11 (1.6%)	58 (8.4%)	$10,559							32.5	40.3	3106	620
061632002031	3727	Guerneville Elementary (Charter)	Public, Charter	K-8	14630 Armstrong Woods Rd.	Guerneville	95446	Sonoma County	Guerneville Elementary	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 869-2864	213	11	19.2	62.4%	117 (54.9%)	1 (0.5%)	77 (36.2%)	1 (0.5%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (7.0%)	$12,671							32.5	37.6	3304	423
063351005176	3728	Roseland Elementary	Public	K-6	950 Sebastopol Rd.	Santa Rosa	95407	Sonoma County	Roseland	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 545-0100	431	21	20.5	86.1%	11 (2.6%)	2 (0.5%)	412 (95.6%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	$12,170							32.5	28.6	4011	283
062334003547	3729	La Vina Elementary	Public	K-8	8594 Road 23	Madera	93637	Madera County	Madera Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 673-5194	207	12	17.3	96.6%	7 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	197 (95.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	$1,537							32.5	43.9	2895	834
062577003860	3730	Leroy Anderson Elementary	Public	K-5	4000 Rhoda Dr.	San Jose	95117	Santa Clara County	Moreland	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 874-3100	341	17	20	84.8%	29 (8.5%)	14 (4.1%)	266 (78.0%)	18 (5.3%)	4 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.9%)	$6,754							32.5	29.8	3910	180

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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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