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)
063066004776	701	Woodsboro Elementary	Public	K-6	7575 East Woodsboro Ave.	Anaheim	92807	Orange County	Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 986-7040	502	20	25.1	36.7%	142 (28.3%)	9 (1.8%)	171 (34.1%)	128 (25.5%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.6%)	48 (9.6%)	$6,194							89.9	92	574	127
063432005448	702	Doyle Elementary	Public	K-5	3950 Berino Ct.	San Diego	92122	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(858) 455-6230	624	27	23.4	48.6%	182 (29.2%)	18 (2.9%)	148 (23.7%)	230 (36.9%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	43 (6.9%)	$7,436							89.9	82.2	1082	380
060480000462	703	Noble Elementary	Public	K-5	3466 Grossmont Dr.	San Jose	95132	Santa Clara County	Berryessa Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 923-1935	381	17	22.4	21.3%	26 (6.8%)	4 (1.0%)	79 (20.7%)	240 (63.0%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.0%)	27 (7.1%)	$12,172							89.9	89.5	736	33
060861011875	704	Wolf Canyon Elementary	Public	K-6	1950 Wolf Canyon Loop	Chula Vista	91913	San Diego County	Chula Vista Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 482-8877	833	37	22.5	20.8%	91 (10.9%)	97 (11.6%)	304 (36.5%)	252 (30.3%)	1 (0.1%)	10 (1.2%)	78 (9.4%)	$8,723							89.9	90	711	7
060142700722	705	Williams Ranch Elementary	Public	K-5	14804 Pleasant Valley Rd.	Penn Valley	95946	Nevada County	Penn Valley Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 432-7300	197	10	19.7	46.2%	131 (66.5%)	5 (2.5%)	29 (14.7%)	1 (0.5%)	4 (2.0%)	1 (0.5%)	25 (12.7%)	$11,309							89.9	76.9	1285	580
061111001234	706	George Washington Charter	Public, Charter	K-5	45-768 Portola Ave.	Palm Desert	92260	Riverside County	Desert Sands Unified	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 862-4350	755	30	25.1	49.0%	382 (50.6%)	14 (1.9%)	239 (31.7%)	58 (7.7%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	60 (7.9%)	$9,712							89.9	89.9	719	13
060720000663	707	Capri Elementary	Public, Charter	K-5	850 Chapman Ave.	Campbell	95008	Santa Clara County	Campbell Union	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 364-4260	430	19	22.6	31.2%	118 (27.4%)	30 (7.0%)	137 (31.9%)	97 (22.6%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	45 (10.5%)								89.9	83.4	1030	323
063441005679	708	West Portal Elementary	Public	K-5	5 Lenox Way	San Francisco	94127	San Francisco County	San Francisco Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 759-2846	583	22	26.1	32.8%	103 (17.7%)	3 (0.5%)	43 (7.4%)	343 (58.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	90 (15.4%)	$6,103							89.9	89	765	57
060474006895	709	Cragmont Elementary	Public	K-5	830 Regal Rd.	Berkeley	94708	Alameda County	Berkeley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 644-8810	303	16	18.6	25.4%	124 (40.9%)	29 (9.6%)	57 (18.8%)	35 (11.6%)	3 (1.0%)	1 (0.3%)	54 (17.8%)	$9,750							89.8	88.5	795	86
062250002730	710	Kettering Elementary	Public	K-5	550 Silvera Ave.	Long Beach	90803	Los Angeles County	Long Beach Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 598-9486	326	15	21.7	26.7%	108 (33.1%)	30 (9.2%)	101 (31.0%)	44 (13.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	42 (12.9%)	$9,985							89.8	88.9	772	62

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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.