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)
063531006148	5491	Martin Luther King Junior Elementary	Public	K-5	1001 South Graham Ln.	Santa Ana	92703	Orange County	Santa Ana Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 972-6000	485	24	20.1	87.2%	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	476 (98.1%)	7 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	$7,068							12.8	15.3	5300	191
060001412171	5492	Mission Crest Elementary	Public	K-6	13065 Muscatel St.	Hesperia	92344	San Bernardino County	Hesperia Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 949-8265	977	38	25.7	66.6%	97 (9.9%)	109 (11.2%)	731 (74.8%)	16 (1.6%)	2 (0.2%)	3 (0.3%)	19 (1.9%)	$5,953							12.8	13.5	5454	38
062271013147	5493	Gerald A. Lawson Academy of the Arts Math and Sci	Public	K-6	929 West 69th St.	Los Angeles	90044	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 565-3650	491	23	21.3	96.3%	4 (0.8%)	54 (11.0%)	410 (83.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (4.7%)	$9,277							12.8	11.5	5610	117
061389001567	5494	Cordova Meadows Elementary	Public	K-5	2550 La Loma Dr.	Rancho Cordova	95670	Sacramento County	Folsom-Cordova Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 294-9120	341	17	20.5	88.3%	61 (17.9%)	37 (10.9%)	129 (37.8%)	44 (12.9%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.1%)	63 (18.5%)	$7,094							12.8	13.9	5412	82
063492005915	5495	San Mateo Park Elementary	Public	K-5	161 Clark Dr.	San Mateo	94402	San Mateo County	San Mateo-Foster City	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 312-7577	326	16	20.3	58.6%	20 (6.1%)	4 (1.2%)	270 (82.8%)	9 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	19 (5.8%)	$8,260							12.8	20.6	4803	692
062088002509	5496	Mariposa Elementary	Public	K-6	737 West Avenue H-6	Lancaster	93534	Los Angeles County	Lancaster Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 942-0437	732	28	26.1	93.9%	257 (35.1%)	218 (29.8%)	172 (23.5%)	9 (1.2%)	25 (3.4%)	9 (1.2%)	42 (5.7%)	$8,493							12.8	14.5	5361	135
060558000502	5497	Bonita Elementary	Public	K-6	2715 West Main St.	Santa Maria	93458	Santa Barbara County	Santa Maria-Bonita	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 361-8290	545	28	19.4	96.3%	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	542 (99.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$8,004							12.7	11.7	5599	102
060384000351	5498	Hoffer Elementary	Public	K-5	1115 East Hoffer St.	Banning	92220	Riverside County	Banning Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 922-0257	434	20	21.7	87.1%	40 (9.2%)	37 (8.5%)	305 (70.3%)	36 (8.3%)	7 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.1%)	$5,113							12.7	14.8	5342	156
060261000157	5499	Lincoln (Abraham) Elementary	Public	K-6	1413 East Broadway	Anaheim	92805	Orange County	Anaheim Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 517-8929	775	35	22.1	89.4%	30 (3.9%)	5 (0.6%)	680 (87.7%)	28 (3.6%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.4%)	28 (3.6%)	$6,629							12.7	15.1	5314	185
063531006007	5500	Sierra Preparatory Academy	Public	K-8	2021 North Grand Ave.	Santa Ana	92705	Orange County	Santa Ana Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 567-3500	776	43	18.2	85.3%	2 (0.3%)	4 (0.5%)	761 (98.1%)	3 (0.4%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)	$8,672							12.6	13.5	5449	51

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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:

Public School Districts and Their Services: A Comprehensive Guide

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.