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)
062271008510	4301	Ellen Ochoa Learning Center	Public	K-8	5027 Live Oak St.	Cudahy	90201	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 869-1300	1,134	57	19.8	96.2%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$10,390							25.7	20.8	4778	477
063417010303	4302	E. Neal Roberts Elementary	Public	K-6	494 East Ninth St.	San Bernardino	92410	San Bernardino County	San Bernardino City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 388-6409	421	21	20	94.8%	5 (1.2%)	52 (12.4%)	349 (82.9%)	6 (1.4%)	2 (0.5%)	3 (0.7%)	4 (1.0%)	$7,740							25.7	22.9	4568	266
062271002994	4303	Evergreen Avenue Elementary	Public	K-6	2730 Ganahl St.	Los Angeles	90033	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 269-0415	548	27	20.2	94.0%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$10,402							25.7	30.1	3877	426
060180614203	4304	iLEAD Online	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	3720 Sierra Hwy.	Acton	93510	Los Angeles County	iLEAD Online District	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(661) 644-8701	266	36	7.4	53.8%	72 (27.1%)	50 (18.8%)	99 (37.2%)	11 (4.1%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (10.9%)								25.7	53.8	2351	1953
063442500575	4305	Roosevelt Elementary	Public	K-5	401 South Walnut Grove Ave.	San Gabriel	91776	Los Angeles County	San Gabriel Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 287-0512	350	16	21.4	90.0%	7 (2.0%)	1 (0.3%)	252 (72.0%)	81 (23.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.6%)	$8,657							25.6	24.1	4442	137
060003406983	4306	Cali Calmecac Language Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	9491 Starr Rd.	Windsor	95492	Sonoma County	Windsor Unified	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 837-7747	1,168	53	22.1	58.2%	241 (20.6%)	2 (0.2%)	884 (75.7%)	10 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	30 (2.6%)	$7,575							25.6	27.3	4153	153
062211002622	4307	Junction K-8	Public	K-8	298 Junction Ave.	Livermore	94551	Alameda County	Livermore Valley Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 606-4720	861	40	21.6	52.7%	150 (17.4%)	18 (2.1%)	632 (73.4%)	36 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	22 (2.6%)	$8,371							25.6	37.6	3303	1004
061692011164	4308	McSweeny Elementary	Public	K-5	451 West Chambers St.	Hemet	92543	Riverside County	Hemet Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 925-4366	746	30	25.2	90.2%	110 (14.7%)	48 (6.4%)	550 (73.7%)	8 (1.1%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	27 (3.6%)	$7,096							25.6	19.8	4879	571
060211213676	4309	Aspire College Academy	Public, Charter	K-5	8030 Atherton St.	Oakland	94605	Alameda County	Aspire College Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 562-8030	201	9	22.3	90.0%	0 (0.0%)	46 (22.9%)	139 (69.2%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	14 (7.0%)								25.6	10.1	5704	1395
062271003370	4310	State Street Elementary	Public	K-5	3211 Santa Ana St.	South Gate	90280	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 582-7358	390	21	18.5	92.3%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$10,592							25.6	14.9	5331	1021

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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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