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)
062271003298	3831	Raymond Avenue Elementary	Public	K-5	7511 Raymond Ave.	Los Angeles	90044	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 759-1183	435	20	21.7	97.7%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$10,511							31.2	24.1	4447	616
060192404738	3832	Olivet Elementary Charter	Public, Charter	K-6	1825 Willowside Rd.	Santa Rosa	95401	Sonoma County	Olivet Elementary Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 522-3045	310	13	23.8	45.2%	147 (47.4%)	4 (1.3%)	128 (41.3%)	9 (2.9%)	4 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (5.8%)								31.2	24	4460	628
064104011109	3833	Challenger School of Sports and Fitness	Public	K-6	14777 Hopland St.	Victorville	92394	San Bernardino County	Victor Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 843-6866	892	35	25.4	88.9%	92 (10.3%)	137 (15.4%)	617 (69.2%)	7 (0.8%)	1 (0.1%)	4 (0.4%)	34 (3.8%)	$10,707							31.2	34.4	3545	288
062271002993	3834	Euclid Avenue Elementary	Public	K-5	806 Euclid Ave.	Los Angeles	90023	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 263-6792	634	34	18.6	90.7%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$10,998							31.2	34.4	3550	284
061218001371	3835	Durfee Elementary	Public	K-5	4220 South Durfee Ave.	Pico Rivera	90660	Los Angeles County	El Rancho Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 801-7610	344	14	24.5	78.2%	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	331 (96.2%)	10 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$5,534							31.2	39.5	3167	668
063264005079	3836	Manzanita Elementary Charter	Public, Charter	K-6	1687 Yulupa Ave.	Santa Rosa	95405	Sonoma County	Rincon Valley Union Elementary	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 545-1771	412	19	21.6	43.9%	172 (41.7%)	8 (1.9%)	157 (38.1%)	25 (6.1%)	13 (3.2%)	7 (1.7%)	28 (6.8%)	$11,255							31.2	39.1	3202	634
060001609089	3837	Citrus Elementary	Public	K-6	925 West Seventh St.	Upland	91786	San Bernardino County	Upland Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 949-7731	561	23	24.1	86.1%	53 (9.4%)	39 (7.0%)	425 (75.8%)	18 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	24 (4.3%)	$11,500							31.2	32.9	3665	172
063315005137	3838	Fremont Elementary	Public	K-6	1925 Orange St.	Riverside	92501	Riverside County	Riverside Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 788-7466	574	27	21.2	86.9%	28 (4.9%)	30 (5.2%)	503 (87.6%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.6%)	$8,500							31.2	30.5	3843	5
061839002257	3839	La Tijera K-8 Academy of Excellence Charter	Public, Charter	K-8	1415 North La Tijera Blvd.	Inglewood	90302	Los Angeles County	Inglewood Unified	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 680-5260	604	27	22	70.5%	0 (0.0%)	352 (58.3%)	215 (35.6%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	32 (5.3%)								31.2	34.9	3506	333
061668002093	3840	Eucalyptus	Public	K-5	12044 South Eucalyptus Ave.	Hawthorne	90250	Los Angeles County	Hawthorne	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 675-3369	715	26	27.2	66.7%	13 (1.8%)	88 (12.3%)	557 (77.9%)	24 (3.4%)	12 (1.7%)	12 (1.7%)	9 (1.3%)	$7,548							31.2	36	3435	405

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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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