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)
063501011786	1811	Cappy Culver Elementary	Public	K-8	11011 Heritage Ranch Loop Rd.	Paso Robles	93446	San Luis Obispo County	San Miguel Joint Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 227-1040	214	11	19.5	47.2%	146 (68.2%)	0 (0.0%)	57 (26.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.4%)	1 (0.5%)	7 (3.3%)	$8,332							65.1	47.1	2693	882
060241013640	1812	Discovery Charter II	Public, Charter	K-8	762 Sunset Glen Dr.	San Jose	95123	Santa Clara County	Discovery Charter II District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 300-1358	526	25	21.2	13.5%	168 (31.9%)	31 (5.9%)	120 (22.8%)	124 (23.6%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	77 (14.6%)								65.1	67	1709	103
060183913942	1813	Francophone Charter School of Oakland	Public, Charter	K-8	9736 Lawlor St.	Oakland	94605	Alameda County	Francophone Charter School of Oakland District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 394-4110	331	17	19.4	35.0%	88 (26.6%)	58 (17.5%)	73 (22.1%)	33 (10.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	76 (23.0%)								65	80.6	1149	664
062271003306	1814	Morris K. Hamasaki Elementary	Public	K-5	4865 East First St.	Los Angeles	90022	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 263-3869	340	17	20	94.4%	7 (2.1%)	3 (0.9%)	326 (95.9%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	$14,047							65	61	2013	199
060192214287	1815	Redwood Coast Montessori	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	1611 Peninsula Dr.	Arcata	95521	Humboldt County	Redwood Coast Montessori District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 832-4194	185	17	10.9	41.6%	124 (67.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (10.3%)	2 (1.1%)	2 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (19.5%)								65	62.2	1936	121
063522010382	1816	Ocean View Hills	Public	K-5	4919 Del Sol Blvd.	San Diego	92154	San Diego County	San Ysidro Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 661-0457	985	42	23.4	31.4%	30 (3.0%)	59 (6.0%)	704 (71.5%)	107 (10.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	84 (8.5%)	$5,950							65	59.7	2067	251
060903000907	1817	Cole Elementary	Public	K-6	615 West Stuart Ave.	Clovis	93612	Fresno County	Clovis Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 327-6200	684	30	22.8	63.9%	205 (30.0%)	9 (1.3%)	342 (50.0%)	64 (9.4%)	7 (1.0%)	2 (0.3%)	55 (8.0%)	$5,361							65	73.4	1445	372
061785002202	1818	Hollywood Beach Elementary	Public	K-6	4000 Sunset Ln.	Oxnard	93035	Ventura County	Hueneme Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 986-8720	303	14	21.4	39.6%	132 (43.6%)	6 (2.0%)	123 (40.6%)	15 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (8.9%)	$10,882							64.9	63.7	1860	42
061488001876	1819	Rosita Elementary	Public	K-6	4726 Hazard Ave.	Santa Ana	92703	Orange County	Garden Grove Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 663-6418	332	13	25.4	89.8%	3 (0.9%)	1 (0.3%)	229 (69.0%)	96 (28.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	$12,185							64.9	53.8	2352	533
063543006040	1820	C. W. Haman Elementary	Public	K-5	865 Los Padres Blvd.	Santa Clara	95050	Santa Clara County	Santa Clara Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 423-1400	325	16	19.8	28.0%	95 (29.2%)	8 (2.5%)	123 (37.8%)	68 (20.9%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	29 (8.9%)	$12,245							64.9	64.1	1837	17

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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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