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)
062922004509	4921	Lemonwood Elementary	Public	K-8	2001 San Mateo Pl.	Oxnard	93033	Ventura County	Oxnard	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 385-1551	928	45	20.7	94.3%	20 (2.2%)	3 (0.3%)	885 (95.4%)	18 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	$3,998							19.2	19.5	4921
060155112318	4922	Urban Discovery Academy Charter	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	840 14th St.	San Diego	92101	San Diego County	Urban Discovery Academy Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 788-4668	382	22	17.4	49.7%	66 (17.3%)	45 (11.8%)	218 (57.1%)	11 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (11.0%)								19.2	26.8	4196	726
062271003228	4923	Normandie Avenue Elementary	Public	K-5	4505 South Raymond Ave.	Los Angeles	90037	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 294-5171	569	30	18.9	96.0%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$10,783							19.2	22.9	4566	357
062271003198	4924	Morningside Elementary	Public	K-5	576 North Maclay Ave.	San Fernando	91340	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 365-7181	421	21	20	92.6%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$9,650							19.1	21.9	4673	251
063384005250	4925	Isador Cohen Elementary	Public	K-6	9025 Salmon Falls Dr.	Sacramento	95826	Sacramento County	Sacramento City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 395-4600	307	14	21.8	81.4%	55 (17.9%)	56 (18.2%)	94 (30.6%)	72 (23.5%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	28 (9.1%)	$7,840							19.1	11.9	5586	661
062513003750	4926	Shackelford Elementary	Public	K-6	100 School Ave.	Modesto	95351	Stanislaus County	Modesto City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 574-8422	418	19	22.1	94.3%	21 (5.0%)	4 (1.0%)	382 (91.4%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.2%)	$12,572							19.1	15.3	5299	373
062805010730	4927	ACORN Woodland Elementary	Public	K-5	1025 81st Ave.	Oakland	94621	Alameda County	Oakland Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 879-5165	290	13	22.3	95.5%	7 (2.4%)	16 (5.5%)	242 (83.4%)	7 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	16 (5.5%)	$7,567							19.1	31.5	3762	1165
061980007085	4928	Central Valley Home	Public, Virtual, Charter	K-8	1776 Sixth Ave.	Kingsburg	93631	Fresno County	Kingsburg Elementary Charter	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(559) 897-6740	125	5	25	85.6%	26 (20.8%)	1 (0.8%)	86 (68.8%)	1 (0.8%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (8.0%)	$5,343							19	15.6	5266	338
060133204151	4929	Hagginwood Elementary	Public	K-6	1418 Palo Verde Ave.	Sacramento	95815	Sacramento County	Twin Rivers Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 566-3475	372	15	24.8	92.7%	41 (11.0%)	59 (15.9%)	180 (48.4%)	46 (12.4%)	1 (0.3%)	7 (1.9%)	38 (10.2%)								19	15.6	5274	345
062271012566	4930	Ambassador School-Global Education	Public	K-5	3201 West Eighth St.	Los Angeles	90005	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(213) 480-4520	316	18	17.5	94.6%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$12,649							19	17.6	5105	175

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