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)
060252214430	4321	Equitas Academy 5	Public, Charter	K-4	1050 Beacon Ave.	Los Angeles	90015	Los Angeles County	Equitas Academy 5 District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(213) 201-5934	214	8	26.7	93.5%	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	205 (95.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.3%)								25.4			(n/a)
062271003284	4322	Plummer Elementary	Public	K-6	9340 Noble Ave.	North Hills	91343	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 895-2481	629	32	19.6	95.2%	11 (1.7%)	23 (3.7%)	541 (86.0%)	37 (5.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	15 (2.4%)	$10,635							25.4	29.3	3959	363
063384009430	4323	Martin Luther King Junior	Public	K-6	480 Little River Way	Sacramento	95831	Sacramento County	Sacramento City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 395-4645	327	16	20.7	71.3%	49 (15.0%)	76 (23.2%)	111 (33.9%)	48 (14.7%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.2%)	38 (11.6%)	$7,634							25.4	22.3	4630	307
063531012200	4324	Heroes Elementary	Public	K-5	1111 Civic Center Dr.	Santa Ana	92703	Orange County	Santa Ana Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 558-5501	431	20	21	86.3%	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	420 (97.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.9%)	$7,202							25.4	29.7	3920	404
062304003514	4325	Lucerne Elementary	Public	K-8	3351 Country Club Dr.	Lucerne	95458	Lake County	Lucerne Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 274-5578	292	15	19.4	77.4%	155 (53.1%)	5 (1.7%)	96 (32.9%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (10.6%)	$12,067							25.4	22	4670	345
060133205100	4326	Kohler Elementary	Public	K-8	4004 Bruce Way	North Highlands	95660	Sacramento County	Twin Rivers Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 566-1850	374	18	21.3	87.7%	57 (15.2%)	45 (12.0%)	210 (56.1%)	16 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.6%)	40 (10.7%)								25.4	21.6	4697	371
060184014096	4327	Thompson Peak Charter	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	995 Paiute Ln.	Susanville	96130	Lassen County	Thompson Peak Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 257-7300	150	10	15.3	59.3%	100 (66.7%)	2 (1.3%)	33 (22.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (4.0%)	1 (0.7%)	8 (5.3%)								25.4			(n/a)
063276010453	4328	Rio del Norte	Public	K-5	2500 Lobelia Dr.	Oxnard	93036	Ventura County	Rio Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 604-1412	490	22	22.2	63.7%	20 (4.1%)	14 (2.9%)	432 (88.2%)	14 (2.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.8%)	$6,211							25.4	31.4	3772	556
062271003349	4329	Sheridan Street Elementary	Public	K-6	416 North Cornwell St.	Los Angeles	90033	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 263-9818	534	30	17.8	94.8%	11 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	509 (95.3%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.9%)	$11,703							25.4	21.8	4680	351
061869002272	4330	Jamestown Elementary	Public	K-8	18299 Fifth Ave.	Jamestown	95327	Tuolumne County	Jamestown Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 984-4058	381	19	20	68.8%	236 (61.9%)	4 (1.0%)	106 (27.8%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (6.0%)	$14,201							25.3	27.9	4080	250

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