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)
060003204958	811	Madison Elementary	Public	K-5	2200 MacKay Ln.	Redondo Beach	90278	Los Angeles County	Redondo Beach Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 798-8623	471	17	27.7	20.8%	167 (35.5%)	14 (3.0%)	132 (28.0%)	78 (16.6%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	78 (16.6%)	$10,333							88.1	90.3	690	121
061632502054	812	Los Molinos Elementary	Public	K-5	3112 Las Marias Ave.	Hacienda Heights	91745	Los Angeles County	Hacienda la Puente Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 933-2200	500	20	25	48.6%	25 (5.0%)	4 (0.8%)	306 (61.2%)	138 (27.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (5.4%)								88.1	85.2	941	129
060985004978	813	Susan B. Anthony Elementary	Public	K-6	2665 Gilbert Ave.	Corona	92881	Riverside County	Corona-Norco Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 739-5655	841	31	27.1	54.0%	278 (33.1%)	30 (3.6%)	308 (36.6%)	179 (21.3%)	2 (0.2%)	7 (0.8%)	37 (4.4%)	$6,541							88.1	84.5	976	163
062100002529	814	Yerba Buena Elementary	Public	K-5	6098 Reyes Adobe Rd.	Agoura Hills	91301	Los Angeles County	Las Virgenes Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 889-0040	389	19	21	23.7%	257 (66.1%)	2 (0.5%)	56 (14.4%)	25 (6.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (12.3%)								88	89.2	760	54
062724004125	815	Newport Heights Elementary	Public	K-6	300 East 15th St.	Newport Beach	92663	Orange County	Newport-Mesa Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(949) 515-6970	461	22	20.4	32.8%	283 (61.4%)	5 (1.1%)	115 (24.9%)	16 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (9.1%)								88	87.8	831	16
063588006146	816	Sycamore Canyon Elementary	Public	K-6	10201 Settle Rd.	Santee	92071	San Diego County	Santee	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 956-5400	320	15	21.3	22.2%	182 (56.9%)	2 (0.6%)	90 (28.1%)	8 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (11.9%)	$10,843							87.9	84.9	959	143
060001314609	817	Quarry Trail Elementary	Public	K-6	810 Lazy Trail Dr.	Rocklin	95765	Placer County	Rocklin Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 630-3300	559	25	22.8	11.4%	251 (44.9%)	4 (0.7%)	94 (16.8%)	114 (20.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	94 (16.8%)								87.9	92.3	554	263
061233001394	818	Cosumnes River Elementary	Public	K-6	13580 Jackson Rd.	Sloughhouse	95683	Sacramento County	Elk Grove Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 682-2653	361	15	24	15.2%	217 (60.1%)	9 (2.5%)	82 (22.7%)	14 (3.9%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	37 (10.2%)	$6,799							87.9	90	715	103
061308008254	819	Excelsior Elementary	Public	4-6	2701 Eureka Rd.	Roseville	95661	Placer County	Eureka Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 780-2701	441	16	28.4	19.5%	256 (58.0%)	8 (1.8%)	67 (15.2%)	52 (11.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	57 (12.9%)	$9,869							87.9	85.7	928	109
063513005961	820	Walt Disney Elementary	Public	K-5	3250 Pine Valley Rd.	San Ramon	94583	Contra Costa County	San Ramon Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 479-3900	507	21	24.1	6.3%	160 (31.6%)	6 (1.2%)	45 (8.9%)	239 (47.1%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	55 (10.8%)	$6,908							87.9	94.6	379	441

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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:

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

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.