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)
060133205109	5201	Woodridge Elementary	Public	K-6	5761 Brett Dr.	Sacramento	95842	Sacramento County	Twin Rivers Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 566-1650	740	29	25.5	95.1%	128 (17.3%)	102 (13.8%)	201 (27.2%)	189 (25.5%)	5 (0.7%)	7 (0.9%)	107 (14.5%)								16.1	12	5578	377
062580009587	5202	Hendrick Ranch Elementary	Public	K-5	25570 Brodiaea Ave.	Moreno Valley	92553	Riverside County	Moreno Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 571-4580	533	23	23.6	76.0%	21 (3.9%)	76 (14.3%)	404 (75.8%)	13 (2.4%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.8%)	14 (2.6%)	$7,464							16.1	19.1	4948	254
060363009712	5203	Ramon Garza Elementary	Public	K-5	2901 Center St.	Bakersfield	93306	Kern County	Bakersfield City	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 631-5290	745	31	23.9	93.4%	33 (4.4%)	16 (2.1%)	691 (92.8%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)	$7,362							16.1	15.1	5320	117
063579010562	5204	McKinnon	Public	K-5	2100 McKinnon	Salinas	93906	Monterey County	Santa Rita Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 443-7224	401	21	19	76.1%	9 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	382 (95.3%)	8 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	$6,266							16	21.5	4713	491
062271002872	5205	Budlong Avenue Elementary	Public	K-5	5940 South Budlong Ave.	Los Angeles	90044	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 750-6955	659	32	20.5	96.5%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$8,692							16	18.9	4969	236
062223002643	5206	Oakwood Elementary	Public	K-6	1315 Woodcreek Way	Stockton	95209	San Joaquin County	Lodi Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 953-8392	548	23	24.3	85.2%	61 (11.1%)	85 (15.5%)	234 (42.7%)	111 (20.3%)	3 (0.5%)	9 (1.6%)	45 (8.2%)	$11,433							16	13.4	5455	249
062271003056	5207	Gridley Street Elementary	Public	K-5	1907 Eighth St.	San Fernando	91340	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 361-1243	469	26	18	88.9%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$14,062							16	16.1	5225	18
062513003728	5208	Burbank Elementary	Public	K-6	1135 Paradise Rd.	Modesto	95351	Stanislaus County	Modesto City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 574-1962	575	24	24	91.8%	33 (5.7%)	6 (1.0%)	461 (80.2%)	48 (8.3%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (4.2%)	$12,317							16	12.6	5517	309
060133205096	5209	Frederick Joyce Elementary	Public	K-8	6050 Watt Ave.	North Highlands	95660	Sacramento County	Twin Rivers Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 566-1880	509	24	21.6	94.3%	82 (16.1%)	70 (13.8%)	186 (36.5%)	100 (19.6%)	2 (0.4%)	9 (1.8%)	60 (11.8%)								16	14.7	5350	141
063738006324	5210	Howard Pence Elementary	Public	K-6	877 Via Tonga Ct.	San Diego	92154	San Diego County	South Bay Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 662-8100	495	20	24.7	74.3%	7 (1.4%)	7 (1.4%)	454 (91.7%)	15 (3.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.8%)	$7,155							16	12.2	5555	345

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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.