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)
061035005511	2721	Golden Valley Elementary	Public	K-5	41465 Road 127	Orosi	93647	Tulare County	Cutler-Orosi Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 528-9004	659	31	21.1	92.3%	6 (0.9%)	2 (0.3%)	622 (94.4%)	26 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	$8,088							47.1	37.5	3319	598
063801006401	2722	Commodore Stockton Skills	Public	K-8	2725 Michigan Ave.	Stockton	95204	San Joaquin County	Stockton Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 933-7170	1,007	40	25.3	52.5%	95 (9.4%)	71 (7.1%)	705 (70.0%)	67 (6.7%)	9 (0.9%)	4 (0.4%)	55 (5.5%)	$6,314							47.1	39.8	3148	426
064074009455	2723	Glen Cove Elementary	Public	K-5	501 Glen Cove Pkwy.	Vallejo	94591	Solano County	Vallejo City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 556-8491	447	17	27	77.0%	42 (9.4%)	93 (20.8%)	208 (46.5%)	60 (13.4%)	1 (0.2%)	14 (3.1%)	29 (6.5%)								47	41.2	3057	334
060985012394	2724	Louis VanderMolen Fundamental Elementary	Public	K-6	6744 Carnelian St.	Riverside	91752	Riverside County	Corona-Norco Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 739-7120	922	35	26.3	75.5%	125 (13.6%)	74 (8.0%)	544 (59.0%)	139 (15.1%)	2 (0.2%)	6 (0.7%)	32 (3.5%)	$7,727							47	48.3	2625	99
061209001354	2725	New Lexington Elementary	Public	K-6	10410 East Bodger St.	El Monte	91733	Los Angeles County	El Monte City	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 575-2320	276	17	16.2	84.8%	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	185 (67.0%)	86 (31.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.1%)	$7,225							47	50.5	2507	218
060681001165	2726	Jamacha Elementary	Public	K-5	2962 Jamul Dr.	El Cajon	92019	San Diego County	Cajon Valley Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 441-6150	409	19	21.5	58.4%	218 (53.3%)	20 (4.9%)	119 (29.1%)	15 (3.7%)	2 (0.5%)	4 (1.0%)	31 (7.6%)	$11,206							47	44.5	2853	127
060807000775	2727	Danbrook Elementary	Public	K-6	320 Danbrook St.	Anaheim	92804	Orange County	Centralia Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 228-3230	498	19	26.2	93.8%	28 (5.6%)	12 (2.4%)	413 (82.9%)	28 (5.6%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.6%)	12 (2.4%)	$8,337							47	54.7	2300	427
060744008752	2728	Marblehead Elementary	Public	K-5	2410 Via Turqueza	San Clemente	92673	Orange County	Capistrano Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(949) 234-5339	246	11	22.3	48.8%	114 (46.3%)	2 (0.8%)	85 (34.6%)	5 (2.0%)	2 (0.8%)	2 (0.8%)	36 (14.6%)	$10,554							47	52.6	2405	323
062136002557	2729	Lemoore Elementary	Public	K-6	573 Bush St.	Lemoore	93245	Kings County	Lemoore Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 924-6820	542	26	20.5	80.3%	81 (14.9%)	14 (2.6%)	401 (74.0%)	15 (2.8%)	10 (1.8%)	1 (0.2%)	19 (3.5%)	$9,972							46.9	46.1	2757	28
061970002368	2730	Jefferson Elementary	Public	K-5	1037 East Duff Ave.	Reedley	93654	Fresno County	Kings Canyon Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 305-7230	409	19	21.5	94.1%	19 (4.6%)	1 (0.2%)	381 (93.2%)	5 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	$7,855							46.9	58.7	2106	624

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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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Educational resources:

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

Alternative Schools vs Public Schools: A Comparison

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