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)
063386005300	1111	La Madera Elementary	Public	K-6	25350 Serrano Rd.	Lake Forest	92630	Orange County	Saddleback Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(949) 770-1415	602	22	27.6	34.1%	238 (39.5%)	2 (0.3%)	184 (30.6%)	96 (15.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	82 (13.6%)	$4,878							81	84.7	969	142
060252314443	1112	Hayward Collegiate Charter	Public, Charter	K-6	166 West Harder Rd.	Hayward	94544	Alameda County	Hayward Collegiate Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 520-3915	205	3	77.3	59.5%	2 (1.0%)	12 (5.9%)	140 (68.3%)	28 (13.7%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.9%)	17 (8.3%)								81	86.3	900	212
062193002606	1113	William W. Orr Elementary	Public	K-5	12130 South Jersey Ave.	Norwalk	90650	Los Angeles County	Little Lake City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 868-7988	356	19	18.7	81.5%	5 (1.4%)	1 (0.3%)	324 (91.0%)	16 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	9 (2.5%)	$10,873							80.9	76.1	1320	207
060216007259	1114	Banyan Elementary	Public	K-6	10900 Mirador Dr.	Alta Loma	91737	San Bernardino County	Alta Loma Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 484-5080	630	26	24.2	36.3%	127 (20.2%)	44 (7.0%)	313 (49.7%)	112 (17.8%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.5%)	30 (4.8%)	$7,374							80.9	86.3	902	212
061389007611	1115	Gold Ridge Elementary	Public	K-5	735 Halidon Way	Folsom	95630	Sacramento County	Folsom-Cordova Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 294-9140	535	26	20.9	23.6%	205 (38.3%)	18 (3.4%)	90 (16.8%)	152 (28.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	68 (12.7%)	$6,137							80.9	82.3	1079	36
064098006755	1116	Loma Vista Elementary	Public	K-5	300 Lynn Dr.	Ventura	93003	Ventura County	Ventura Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 641-5443	404	18	22.2	32.4%	258 (63.9%)	5 (1.2%)	110 (27.2%)	8 (2.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	21 (5.2%)	$9,726							80.9	74.8	1380	264
063099004796	1117	Camarillo Heights STEM Academy	Public	K-5	35 Catalina Dr.	Camarillo	93010	Ventura County	Pleasant Valley	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 383-5305	376	19	19.7	35.4%	170 (45.2%)	9 (2.4%)	128 (34.0%)	31 (8.2%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.1%)	34 (9.0%)	$7,491							80.9	77.3	1261	144
060681000614	1118	Fuerte Elementary	Public	K-5	11625 Fuerte Dr.	El Cajon	92020	San Diego County	Cajon Valley Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 588-3134	653	26	24.9	45.2%	425 (65.1%)	20 (3.1%)	105 (16.1%)	35 (5.4%)	4 (0.6%)	8 (1.2%)	56 (8.6%)	$11,039							80.9	78.4	1227	109
060561000511	1119	La Verne Heights Elementary	Public	K-5	1550 Baseline Rd.	La Verne	91750	Los Angeles County	Bonita Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 971-8205	492	19	26.1	31.5%	111 (22.6%)	24 (4.9%)	290 (58.9%)	32 (6.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (7.1%)								80.9	90.2	697	422
063942006558	1120	Fern Elementary	Public	K-5	1314 Fern Ave.	Torrance	90503	Los Angeles County	Torrance Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 533-4506	482	18	26.7	41.9%	121 (25.1%)	8 (1.7%)	202 (41.9%)	101 (21.0%)	3 (0.6%)	3 (0.6%)	44 (9.1%)	$4,850							80.9	82.8	1063	57

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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.