Best Elementary Schools in California

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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)
062886004471	81	Glorietta Elementary	Public	K-5	15 Martha Rd.	Orinda	94563	Contra Costa County	Orinda Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 254-8770	462	22	21.4	1.3%	242 (52.4%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (6.7%)	93 (20.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	96 (20.8%)	$8,408							97.9	98.4	60	21
060474000441	82	Ruth Acty Elementary	Public	K-5	1400 Ada St.	Berkeley	94702	Alameda County	Berkeley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 644-6298	395	21	18.8	16.5%	161 (40.8%)	35 (8.9%)	61 (15.4%)	37 (9.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	100 (25.3%)	$7,964							97.9	97.7	120	38
062886004470	83	Del Rey Elementary	Public	K-5	25 El Camino Moraga	Orinda	94563	Contra Costa County	Orinda Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 258-3099	420	19	22.1	2.4%	221 (52.6%)	9 (2.1%)	38 (9.0%)	64 (15.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	87 (20.7%)	$9,181							97.9	98.1	91	8
062013002409	84	Paradise Canyon Elementary	Public	K-6	471 Knight Way	La Canada	91011	Los Angeles County	La Canada Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 952-8340	657	28	23.6	4.7%	252 (38.4%)	2 (0.3%)	75 (11.4%)	237 (36.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	91 (13.9%)	$11,038							97.9	98	96	12
061422001633	85	Plavan (Urbain H.) Elementary	Public	K-5	9675 Warner Ave.	Fountain Valley	92708	Orange County	Fountain Valley Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 378-4230	497	19	26.1	30.6%	86 (17.3%)	1 (0.2%)	82 (16.5%)	266 (53.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	60 (12.1%)	$10,001							97.9	96.9	200	115
061440009139	86	Fred E. Weibel Elementary	Public	K-5	45135 South Grimmer Blvd.	Fremont	94539	Alameda County	Fremont Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 651-6958	461	19	24.2	11.3%	21 (4.6%)	2 (0.4%)	20 (4.3%)	384 (83.3%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	31 (6.7%)	$6,332							97.9	98.2	74	12
062238002674	87	La Entrada Middle	Public	4-8	2200 Sharon Rd.	Menlo Park	94025	San Mateo County	Las Lomitas Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 854-3962	595	41	14.6	6.2%	304 (51.1%)	4 (0.7%)	81 (13.6%)	117 (19.7%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	85 (14.3%)	$12,190							97.9	97.8	113	26
061422001630	88	Newland (William T.) Elementary	Public	K-5	8787 Dolphin St.	Huntington Beach	92646	Orange County	Fountain Valley Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 378-4201	497	21	23.3	15.1%	264 (53.1%)	5 (1.0%)	72 (14.5%)	78 (15.7%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	75 (15.1%)	$11,149							97.9	98.5	54	34
060903010771	89	James S. Fugman Elementary	Public	K-6	10825 North Cedar Ave.	Fresno	93730	Fresno County	Clovis Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 327-8700	808	32	25.5	10.9%	302 (37.4%)	21 (2.6%)	124 (15.3%)	302 (37.4%)	2 (0.2%)	3 (0.4%)	54 (6.7%)	$4,202							97.9	98.4	58	31
068450007050	90	Stonegate Elementary	Public	K-6	100 Honors	Irvine	92620	Orange County	Irvine Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(949) 936-6450	1,011	33	31.1	12.1%	143 (14.1%)	10 (1.0%)	65 (6.4%)	684 (67.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.3%)	106 (10.5%)	$5,062							97.8	98.5	52	38

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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:

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection

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