Best Elementary Schools in California

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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)
063462005765	5611	Cottage Elementary	Public	K-5	2221 Morse Ave.	Sacramento	95825	Sacramento County	San Juan Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 575-2306	492	19	25.8	82.9%	157 (31.9%)	23 (4.7%)	80 (16.3%)	201 (40.9%)	3 (0.6%)	2 (0.4%)	26 (5.3%)	$8,997							11.1	7.5	5810	199
062382003596	5612	Maricopa Elementary	Public	K-5	955 Stanislaus St.	Maricopa	93252	Kern County	Maricopa Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 769-8231	157	8	20.4	98.1%	59 (37.6%)	2 (1.3%)	90 (57.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.5%)	2 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	$3,801							11.1	11.4	5617	5
063801006436	5613	Van Buren Elementary	Public	K-8	1628 East Tenth St.	Stockton	95206	San Joaquin County	Stockton Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 933-7305	528	20	26.4	91.3%	7 (1.3%)	74 (14.0%)	382 (72.3%)	44 (8.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (3.8%)	$7,363							11.1	10.8	5668	55
063471005853	5614	Hillside Elementary	Public	K-5	15980 Marcella St.	San Leandro	94578	Alameda County	San Lorenzo Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 317-5300	371	14	25.9	86.0%	13 (3.5%)	80 (21.6%)	220 (59.3%)	27 (7.3%)	1 (0.3%)	5 (1.3%)	25 (6.7%)	$6,495							11	10.6	5683	69
064104001135	5615	Green Tree East Elementary	Public	K-6	17246 Gibralter Dr.	Victorville	92395	San Bernardino County	Victor Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 955-7600	520	26	20	93.7%	48 (9.2%)	99 (19.0%)	348 (66.9%)	7 (1.3%)	2 (0.4%)	5 (1.0%)	11 (2.1%)	$12,391							11	11.7	5597	18
062088002513	5616	Sierra Elementary	Public	K-5	747 West Avenue J-12	Lancaster	93534	Los Angeles County	Lancaster Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 942-9536	691	28	24.6	93.2%	54 (7.8%)	212 (30.7%)	374 (54.1%)	6 (0.9%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	43 (6.2%)	$8,419							11	13	5491	125
062781004208	5617	Christopher Elementary	Public	K-8	565 Coyote Rd.	San Jose	95111	Santa Clara County	Oak Grove Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 227-8550	415	16	25.9	61.2%	21 (5.1%)	1 (0.2%)	342 (82.4%)	42 (10.1%)	2 (0.5%)	4 (1.0%)	3 (0.7%)	$12,071							11	12.9	5496	121
063444010060	5618	Park Hill Elementary	Public	K-5	1157 East Commonwealth Ave.	San Jacinto	92583	Riverside County	San Jacinto Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 654-6650	890	36	24.3	86.6%	67 (7.5%)	86 (9.7%)	672 (75.5%)	13 (1.5%)	6 (0.7%)	7 (0.8%)	38 (4.3%)	$11,977							11	12.3	5544	74
060690000638	5619	Kennedy Gardens Elementary	Public	K-6	2300 Rockwood Ave.	Calexico	92231	Imperial County	Calexico Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 768-3842	530	21	25.2	90.6%	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	521 (98.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.9%)								11	15.1	5318	301
063843006455	5620	Sunnyside Elementary	Public	K-8	21644 Avenue 196	Strathmore	93267	Tulare County	Sunnyside Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 568-1741	320	17	18.8	82.2%	23 (7.2%)	0 (0.0%)	294 (91.9%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	$11,673							11	7.8	5803	183

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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:

Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection

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

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