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)
060011614261	2671	Hillside Elementary	Public	K-8	800 Treasure Hills Dr.	Madera	93636	Madera County	Chawanakee Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 822-4141	258	14	18.6	31.0%	105 (40.7%)	4 (1.6%)	103 (39.9%)	19 (7.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (10.5%)								47.9	56	2235	436
060215700736	2672	Tree of Life International Charter	Public, Charter	K-8	19415 Jacqueline St.	Anderson	96007	Shasta County	Tree of Life International Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 378-7040	359	16	22.4	56.5%	128 (35.7%)	3 (0.8%)	213 (59.3%)	6 (1.7%)	4 (1.1%)	2 (0.6%)	3 (0.8%)								47.9	52.6	2404	268
064059010123	2673	Jean Callison Elementary	Public	K-6	6261 Vanden Rd.	Vacaville	95687	Solano County	Vacaville Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 453-6250	728	29	25	53.2%	242 (33.2%)	47 (6.5%)	277 (38.0%)	70 (9.6%)	7 (1.0%)	9 (1.2%)	76 (10.4%)	$5,589							47.8	47.6	2664	9
060001609087	2674	Baldy View Elementary	Public	K-6	979 West 11th St.	Upland	91786	San Bernardino County	Upland Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 982-2564	590	25	23.5	85.1%	41 (6.9%)	56 (9.5%)	452 (76.6%)	19 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (3.7%)	$11,460							47.8	38.2	3273	599
062187002596	2675	Washington Elementary	Public	K-8	451 East Samoa St.	Lindsay	93247	Tulare County	Lindsay Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 562-5916	744	31	23.9	92.2%	9 (1.2%)	1 (0.1%)	724 (97.3%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	4 (0.5%)	$7,338							47.8	44.6	2852	177
060994009772	2676	Monte Vista Elementary	Public	K-5	1400 Magnolia Ave.	Rohnert Park	94928	Sonoma County	Cotati-Rohnert Park Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 792-4531	464	22	21	41.8%	188 (40.5%)	7 (1.5%)	173 (37.3%)	33 (7.1%)	4 (0.9%)	5 (1.1%)	53 (11.4%)	$6,262							47.8	39.4	3175	499
061401012023	2677	Forestville Academy	Public, Charter	2-8	6321 Highway 116	Forestville	95436	Sonoma County	Forestville Union Elementary	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 887-2279	163	10	15.8	39.3%	104 (63.8%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (30.1%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (5.5%)								47.8	45.6	2785	108
060186312942	2678	ISANA Cardinal Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	7330 Bakman Ave.	Sun Valley	91352	Los Angeles County	ISANA Cardinal Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 759-5633	296	12	24.6	84.1%	5 (1.7%)	3 (1.0%)	278 (93.9%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.7%)								47.8	27.4	4142	1464
064296006989	2679	Sybil N. Crookham Elementary	Public	K-5	7160 West Walnut Ave.	Winton	95388	Merced County	Winton	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 357-6182	372	17	21.8	95.2%	15 (4.0%)	1 (0.3%)	337 (90.6%)	17 (4.6%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$9,035							47.7	35.2	3482	803
062271012806	2680	Alta California Elementary	Public	K-5	14859 Rayen St.	Panorama City	91402	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 830-4400	617	28	22	94.2%	10 (1.6%)	10 (1.6%)	556 (90.1%)	28 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.1%)	$10,078							47.7	44.4	2864	184

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