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)
064290011818	2611	Robbins Elementary	Public	K-8	17451 Pepper St.	Robbins	95676	Sutter County	Winship-Robbins	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 738-4386	106	8	14.1	82.1%	15 (14.2%)	0 (0.0%)	89 (84.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.9%)								48.9	32.9	3661	1050
060149713021	2612	Willits Elementary Charter	Public, Charter	K-5	405 East Commercial St.	Willits	95490	Mendocino County	Willits Elementary Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 459-1400	145	7	19.4	63.4%	96 (66.2%)	1 (0.7%)	32 (22.1%)	2 (1.4%)	3 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (7.6%)								48.9	67.3	1699	913
061665005478	2613	Hart-Ransom Charter	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	3920 Shoemake Ave.	Modesto	95358	Stanislaus County	Hart-Ransom Union Elementary	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(209) 523-0401	436	18	24.5	42.0%	193 (44.3%)	7 (1.6%)	149 (34.2%)	39 (8.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (11.0%)	$8,057							48.9	50.1	2528	85
060204403819	2614	Desert Trails Preparatory Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	14350 Bellflower Rd.	Adelanto	92301	San Bernardino County	Desert Trails Preparatory Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 530-7680	527	27	19.8	80.5%	10 (1.9%)	76 (14.4%)	407 (77.2%)	8 (1.5%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	23 (4.4%)								48.9	40.2	3114	500
060155011660	2615	California Creative Learning Academy	Public, Charter	K-5	2709 Media Center Dr.	Los Angeles	90065	Los Angeles County	California Creative Learning Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 539-2810	395	18	21.9	46.1%	134 (33.9%)	25 (6.3%)	160 (40.5%)	25 (6.3%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (12.2%)								48.9	35	3503	888
063581011850	2616	Santa Rosa Charter School for the Arts	Public, Charter	K-8	756 Humboldt St.	Santa Rosa	95404	Sonoma County	Santa Rosa Elementary	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 890-3920	391	23	17.3	34.5%	228 (58.3%)	8 (2.0%)	102 (26.1%)	7 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	40 (10.2%)	$7,504							48.9	50.3	2518	98
062142002565	2617	Jefferson Elementary	Public	K-5	10322 Condon Ave.	Lennox	90304	Los Angeles County	Lennox	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 680-5650	761	34	22.3	90.5%	1 (0.1%)	11 (1.4%)	730 (95.9%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)	12 (1.6%)	$8,420							48.9	48	2643	26
064098006758	2618	Montalvo Elementary	Public	K-5	2050 Grand Ave.	Ventura	93003	Ventura County	Ventura Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 289-1872	386	17	22.7	55.7%	67 (17.4%)	1 (0.3%)	297 (76.9%)	9 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.1%)	$6,999							48.8	50.1	2531	87
060232311139	2619	Learning Choice Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	4635 Clairemont Mesa Blvd.	San Diego	92117	San Diego County	Learning Choice Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(858) 536-8388	170	11	15	30.0%	68 (40.0%)	7 (4.1%)	62 (36.5%)	12 (7.1%)	2 (1.2%)	4 (2.4%)	15 (8.8%)								48.8	38.5	3254	635
061336014474	2620	Virtual Academy of Fairfield-Suisun	Public, Virtual	K-8	1100 Civic Center Dr.	Fairfield	94533	Solano County	Fairfield-Suisun Unified	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(707) 438-6973	310	14	22.4	57.1%	24 (7.7%)	52 (16.8%)	111 (35.8%)	58 (18.7%)	2 (0.6%)	8 (2.6%)	54 (17.4%)								48.8	45.6	2780	160

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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:

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

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