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)
061647009844	3601	George Washington Elementary	Public	K-6	2245 North Fairmont	Hanford	93232	Kings County	Hanford Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 585-3805	487	21	23.1	83.8%	84 (17.2%)	16 (3.3%)	352 (72.3%)	4 (0.8%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	28 (5.7%)	$11,290							33.9	33.2	3633	32
060861000882	3602	Vista Square Elementary	Public	K-6	540 G St.	Chula Vista	91910	San Diego County	Chula Vista Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 422-8374	553	26	21.2	75.9%	28 (5.1%)	12 (2.2%)	475 (85.9%)	12 (2.2%)	1 (0.2%)	7 (1.3%)	18 (3.3%)	$11,285							33.9	41.4	3047	555
063417005390	3603	Vermont Elementary	Public	K-6	3695 Vermont St.	San Bernardino	92407	San Bernardino County	San Bernardino City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 880-6658	661	30	22.4	94.9%	14 (2.1%)	5 (0.8%)	632 (95.6%)	5 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.8%)	$6,963							33.9	37	3357	246
062271002928	3604	Coldwater Canyon Elementary	Public	K-5	6850 Coldwater Canyon Ave.	North Hollywood	91605	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 765-6634	604	29	20.8	93.9%	27 (4.5%)	8 (1.3%)	512 (84.8%)	11 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (7.6%)	$12,185							33.8	31.8	3738	134
062271003080	3605	Herrick Avenue Elementary	Public	K-5	13350 Herrick Ave.	Sylmar	91342	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 367-1864	376	21	17.9	83.0%	11 (2.9%)	4 (1.1%)	350 (93.1%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.4%)	$12,162							33.8	27.9	4088	483
062142011299	3606	Dolores Huerta Elementary	Public	K-5	4125 West 105th St.	Lennox	90304	Los Angeles County	Lennox	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 677-7050	551	24	22.9	93.1%	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.5%)	539 (97.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.5%)	$9,335							33.8	56.8	2197	1409
062223011356	3607	Lois E. Borchardt Elementary	Public	K-6	375 Culbertson Dr.	Lodi	95240	San Joaquin County	Lodi Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 331-8212	709	29	24.4	84.1%	106 (15.0%)	16 (2.3%)	366 (51.6%)	170 (24.0%)	4 (0.6%)	6 (0.8%)	41 (5.8%)	$11,105							33.8	36	3427	180
060004707400	3608	Louis A. Bohn Elementary	Public	K-5	350 East Mt. Diablo	Tracy	95376	San Joaquin County	Tracy Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 830-3300	372	17	21.6	82.3%	39 (10.5%)	35 (9.4%)	211 (56.7%)	55 (14.8%)	2 (0.5%)	10 (2.7%)	20 (5.4%)	$10,879							33.8	25.8	4286	678
062922004505	3609	Harrington Elementary	Public	K-5	451 East Olive St.	Oxnard	93033	Ventura County	Oxnard	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 385-1542	506	24	21	90.7%	4 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	498 (98.4%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	$3,973							33.8	25.5	4313	704
061269001432	3610	Christine Sipherd Elementary	Public	K-6	3420 East Orangeburg Ave.	Modesto	95355	Stanislaus County	Empire Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 524-4844	484	21	23	79.3%	124 (25.6%)	34 (7.0%)	275 (56.8%)	30 (6.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	19 (3.9%)	$10,936							33.8	37.2	3333	277

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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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