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)
063898006537	881	Longden Elementary	Public	K-6	9501 Wendon St.	Temple City	91780	Los Angeles County	Temple City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 548-5068	917	35	26.5	47.4%	30 (3.3%)	12 (1.3%)	210 (22.9%)	613 (66.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	51 (5.6%)	$6,247							86.7	87	871	10
063432005531	882	Pacific Beach Elementary	Public	K-5	1234 Tourmaline St.	San Diego	92109	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 605-4200	332	14	24	38.9%	214 (64.5%)	0 (0.0%)	80 (24.1%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (10.5%)	$7,880							86.7	83.9	1007	125
068450009468	883	Springbrook Elementary	Public	K-6	655 Springbrook N	Irvine	92614	Orange County	Irvine Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(949) 936-6050	533	20	26.7	30.6%	177 (33.2%)	10 (1.9%)	107 (20.1%)	192 (36.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (8.8%)	$5,816							86.7	84.4	984	101
060861011127	884	Veterans Elementary	Public	K-6	1550 Magdalena Ave.	Chula Vista	91913	San Diego County	Chula Vista Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 216-1226	814	40	20.5	35.0%	67 (8.2%)	63 (7.7%)	430 (52.8%)	186 (22.9%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	66 (8.1%)	$9,228							86.6	81.3	1122	238
061233014612	885	Miwok Village Elementary	Public	K-6	10070 Lousada Dr.	Elk Grove	95757	Sacramento County	Elk Grove Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 831-2098	890	36	24.7	31.5%	92 (10.3%)	60 (6.7%)	149 (16.7%)	490 (55.1%)	2 (0.2%)	10 (1.1%)	87 (9.8%)								86.5	88.1	818	67
063543011797	886	Don Callejon	Public	K-8	4176 Lick Mill Blvd.	Santa Clara	95054	Santa Clara County	Santa Clara Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 423-3300	545	33	16.5	20.4%	70 (12.8%)	31 (5.7%)	112 (20.6%)	296 (54.3%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	33 (6.1%)	$9,128							86.4	88.4	798	88
062100002525	887	Sumac Elementary	Public	K-5	6050 North Calmfield Ave.	Agoura	91301	Los Angeles County	Las Virgenes Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 991-4940	338	13	26	32.0%	95 (28.1%)	10 (3.0%)	184 (54.4%)	8 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	40 (11.8%)								86.4	83.3	1041	154
061803002224	888	Agnes L. Smith Elementary	Public	K-5	770 17th St.	Huntington Beach	92648	Orange County	Huntington Beach City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 536-1469	576	23	25	43.4%	279 (48.4%)	3 (0.5%)	163 (28.3%)	42 (7.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	88 (15.3%)	$6,308							86.4	89.2	758	130
061122008822	889	Vallecito Elementary	Public	K-5	50 Nova Albion Way	San Rafael	94903	Marin County	Miller Creek Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 492-3750	412	18	22.8	19.2%	220 (53.4%)	4 (1.0%)	110 (26.7%)	19 (4.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	59 (14.3%)	$8,813							86.4	90.5	677	212
060645000578	890	Theodore Roosevelt Elementary	Public	K-5	850 North Cordova St.	Burbank	91505	Los Angeles County	Burbank Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 729-3150	585	22	26.5	14.9%	272 (46.5%)	9 (1.5%)	147 (25.1%)	42 (7.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	113 (19.3%)	$11,344							86.3	86.6	884	6

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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:

Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection

Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA): Transforming Education in America

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