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)
063432005565	2361	Walker Elementary	Public	K-5	9225 Hillery Dr.	San Diego	92126	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(858) 987-5100	438	18	24.3	69.9%	29 (6.6%)	33 (7.5%)	192 (43.8%)	136 (31.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	46 (10.5%)	$8,682							53.7	37.2	3338	977
060216214044	2362	Rocketship Futuro Academy	Public, Charter	K-5	2351 Olivera Rd.	Concord	94520	Contra Costa County	Rocketship Futuro Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 246-5537	654	19	34.4	68.5%	27 (4.1%)	37 (5.7%)	523 (80.0%)	44 (6.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	20 (3.1%)								53.6	50.3	2524	162
062025002431	2363	La Mesa Dale Elementary	Public	K-6	4370 Parks Ave.	La Mesa	91941	San Diego County	La Mesa-Spring Valley	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 668-5740	520	20	26.6	66.7%	95 (18.3%)	61 (11.7%)	281 (54.0%)	42 (8.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (7.9%)	$6,074							53.6	40.1	3116	753
060985001053	2364	Garretson Elementary	Public	K-6	1650 Garretson Ave.	Corona	92879	Riverside County	Corona-Norco Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 736-3345	926	37	25	79.7%	87 (9.4%)	13 (1.4%)	737 (79.6%)	61 (6.6%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (2.7%)	$7,779							53.6	56.2	2228	136
061146001266	2365	Gallatin Elementary	Public	K-5	9513 Brookshire Ave.	Downey	90240	Los Angeles County	Downey Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 904-3583	781	30	26	60.9%	75 (9.6%)	13 (1.7%)	655 (83.9%)	29 (3.7%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	6 (0.8%)	$11,538							53.6	57.8	2147	218
061317000421	2366	Bend Elementary	Public	K-8	22270 Bend Ferry Rd.	Red Bluff	96080	Tehama County	Evergreen Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 527-4648	97	6	15.9	38.1%	63 (64.9%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (27.8%)	1 (1.0%)	2 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (4.1%)								53.5	48.4	2613	247
062271013198	2367	Sylmar Leadership Academy	Public	K-8	14550 Bledsoe St.	Sylmar	91342	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 367-1300	824	40	20.5	80.5%	19 (2.3%)	14 (1.7%)	772 (93.7%)	10 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.1%)	$9,633							53.4	63.1	1894	473
061488007588	2368	Linton T. Simmons Elementary	Public	K-6	11602 Steele Dr.	Garden Grove	92840	Orange County	Garden Grove Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 663-6096	264	11	24	93.2%	3 (1.1%)	2 (0.8%)	230 (87.1%)	26 (9.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.1%)	$11,879							53.4	54.2	2321	47
060248213859	2369	iLEAD Hybrid	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	3720 Sierra Hwy. Ste. A	Acton	93510	Los Angeles County	iLEAD Hybrid District	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(661) 434-1755	3,551	164	21.5	45.8%	1,207 (34.0%)	218 (6.1%)	1,432 (40.3%)	260 (7.3%)	15 (0.4%)	12 (0.3%)	398 (11.2%)								53.4	53.6	2361	8
061970002365	2370	Dunlap Elementary	Public	K-8	39667 Dunlap Rd.	Dunlap	93621	Fresno County	Kings Canyon Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 305-7310	434	20	21.6	74.9%	190 (43.8%)	1 (0.2%)	189 (43.5%)	16 (3.7%)	6 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (7.4%)	$8,619							53.4	42.7	2969	599

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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:

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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.