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)
060194413802	3141	Equitas Academy #3 Charter	Public, Charter	K-4	1050 Beacon Ave.	Los Angeles	90015	Los Angeles County	Equitas Academy #3 Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(213) 204-0344	473	18	26.2	88.6%	5 (1.1%)	6 (1.3%)	451 (95.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.9%)								40.7	43.3	2933	208
060250814423	3142	Monarch River Academy	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	2293 East Crabtree Ave.	Porterville	93257	Tulare County	Monarch River Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(559) 754-1442	1,125	34	32.7	45.3%	560 (49.8%)	27 (2.4%)	375 (33.3%)	25 (2.2%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.3%)	133 (11.8%)								40.6	42.1	3006	136
062271002962	3143	Dolores Street Elementary	Public	K-5	22526 Dolores St.	Carson	90745	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 834-2565	493	21	24	82.2%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$11,137							40.6	49.9	2536	607
062535003784	3144	Monson-Sultana Elementary	Public	K-8	10643 Avenue 416	Sultana	93666	Tulare County	Monson-Sultana Joint Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 591-1634	429	21	20.3	84.4%	14 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	414 (96.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)								40.5	47.8	2653	491
062250009568	3145	Jenny Oropeza Elementary	Public	K-5	700 Locust Ave.	Long Beach	90813	Los Angeles County	Long Beach Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 436-4420	583	23	25.3	71.9%	14 (2.4%)	81 (13.9%)	432 (74.1%)	36 (6.2%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	16 (2.7%)	$9,059							40.5	25.8	4289	1144
062271003184	3146	Middleton Street Elementary	Public	1-6	6537 Malabar St.	Huntington Park	90255	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 582-6387	641	29	22.4	97.8%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$8,721							40.5	32.7	3674	528
061288007704	3147	North Broadway Elementary	Public	K-5	2301 North Broadway	Escondido	92026	San Diego County	Escondido Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 432-2479	515	30	16.9	67.0%	93 (18.1%)	3 (0.6%)	347 (67.4%)	31 (6.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	39 (7.6%)	$8,219							40.5	40.7	3090	57
062250002747	3148	Muir K-8	Public	K-8	3038 Delta Ave.	Long Beach	90810	Los Angeles County	Long Beach Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 426-5571	1,020	41	24.6	60.0%	19 (1.9%)	112 (11.0%)	688 (67.5%)	156 (15.3%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (1.6%)	29 (2.8%)	$7,689							40.5	36.8	3376	228
062703010391	3149	Delta Charter	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	31400 South Koster Rd.	Tracy	95304	San Joaquin County	New Jerusalem Elementary	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 830-6363	798	49	16.4	48.7%	253 (31.7%)	46 (5.8%)	401 (50.3%)	28 (3.5%)	3 (0.4%)	3 (0.4%)	64 (8.0%)	$10,700							40.4	33	3650	501
061647002083	3150	Roosevelt Elementary	Public	K-6	870 Davis St.	Hanford	93230	Kings County	Hanford Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 585-3775	465	20	23.2	91.6%	35 (7.5%)	27 (5.8%)	384 (82.6%)	3 (0.6%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.8%)	$10,599							40.4	37.2	3337	187

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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.