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)
062619008913	4401	Twin Lakes Elementary	Public	2-8	3900 Gilman Rd.	El Monte	91732	Los Angeles County	Mountain View Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 652-4400	682	34	19.8	78.4%	3 (0.4%)	5 (0.7%)	624 (91.5%)	48 (7.0%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)								24.6	28.7	4004	397
060846000837	4402	Dickson Elementary	Public	K-6	3930 Pamela Dr.	Chino	91710	San Bernardino County	Chino Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 591-2653	597	26	23.2	85.1%	33 (5.5%)	25 (4.2%)	506 (84.8%)	20 (3.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.0%)	$10,609							24.6	22.8	4587	185
061785002206	4403	Sunkist Elementary	Public	K-8	1400 Teakwood St.	Port Hueneme	93041	Ventura County	Hueneme Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 986-8722	588	29	20.1	85.4%	19 (3.2%)	6 (1.0%)	543 (92.3%)	9 (1.5%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	7 (1.2%)	$11,422							24.5	18.8	4971	568
062316010901	4404	Thurgood Marshall Elementary	Public	K-6	3593 Martin Luther King Blvd.	Lynwood	90262	Los Angeles County	Lynwood Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 886-5900	599	23	26.6	95.0%	2 (0.3%)	8 (1.3%)	586 (97.8%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$4,870							24.5	20.7	4795	391
062955008932	4405	Della S. Lindley Elementary	Public	K-5	31-495 Robert Rd.	Thousand Palms	92276	Riverside County	Palm Springs Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 343-7570	584	28	20.8	95.9%	42 (7.2%)	9 (1.5%)	511 (87.5%)	5 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	14 (2.4%)	$13,159							24.5	24.2	4436	31
061944009557	4406	Pearblossom Elementary	Public	K-8	12828 East Avenue W	Pearblossom	93553	Los Angeles County	Keppel Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 944-6019	393	15	25.5	76.1%	91 (23.2%)	8 (2.0%)	282 (71.8%)	6 (1.5%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.0%)								24.5	27	4169	237
062759004147	4407	Prunedale Elementary	Public	K-6	17719 Pesante Rd.	Salinas	93907	Monterey County	North Monterey County Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 663-3963	640	26	25	74.4%	64 (10.0%)	1 (0.2%)	565 (88.3%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	4 (0.6%)	$7,464							24.5	20.7	4787	380
061674002129	4408	Ruus Elementary	Public	K-6	28027 Dickens Ave.	Hayward	94540	Alameda County	Hayward Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 723-3885	379	17	22.9	74.4%	10 (2.6%)	13 (3.4%)	241 (63.6%)	80 (21.1%)	1 (0.3%)	20 (5.3%)	14 (3.7%)								24.5	18.6	4994	586
062958009421	4409	Palm Tree Elementary	Public	K-5	326 East Avenue R	Palmdale	93550	Los Angeles County	Palmdale Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 265-9357	510	21	24.3	90.4%	10 (2.0%)	55 (10.8%)	417 (81.8%)	7 (1.4%)	5 (1.0%)	2 (0.4%)	14 (2.7%)	$377							24.5	28.6	4015	394
063393010045	4410	Laurel Wood Elementary	Public	K-6	645 Larkin St.	Salinas	93907	Monterey County	Salinas City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 753-5620	438	20	21.9	57.3%	29 (6.6%)	3 (0.7%)	358 (81.7%)	27 (6.2%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	17 (3.9%)	$6,652							24.5	39.8	3145	1265

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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.
For more information about our ranking process, please see our Ranking FAQ. Details about our methodology are here.

Educational resources:

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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.