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)
063486005884	31	Carver Elementary	Public	K-5	3100 Huntington Dr.	San Marino	91108	Los Angeles County	San Marino Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 299-7080	641	28	22.8	10.6%	93 (14.5%)	1 (0.2%)	25 (3.9%)	445 (69.4%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	75 (11.7%)	$9,879							98.8	98.5	51	20
061719009853	32	North Hillsborough	Public	K-5	545 Eucalyptus Ave.	Hillsborough	94010	San Mateo County	Hillsborough City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 347-4175	264	19	13.9	1.9%	135 (51.1%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (7.2%)	86 (32.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	23 (8.7%)	$19,957							98.8	99.1	21	11
062265002788	33	Oak Avenue Elementary	Public	K-6	1501 Oak Ave.	Los Altos	94024	Santa Clara County	Los Altos Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 237-3900	332	17	20.1	3.9%	109 (32.8%)	2 (0.6%)	18 (5.4%)	153 (46.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	49 (14.8%)	$14,230							98.8	99.2	10	23
063486005888	34	Valentine Elementary	Public	K-5	1650 Huntington Dr.	San Marino	91108	Los Angeles County	San Marino Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 299-7090	673	28	24	8.3%	144 (21.4%)	3 (0.4%)	35 (5.2%)	409 (60.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	81 (12.0%)	$10,130							98.8	98.4	66	32
061524001940	35	Monte Vista Elementary	Public	K-6	2620 Orange Ave.	La Crescenta	91214	Los Angeles County	Glendale Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 248-2617	695	27	25.8	14.0%	208 (29.9%)	5 (0.7%)	37 (5.3%)	396 (57.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	48 (6.9%)	$5,796							98.8	98.7	41	6
062271003394	36	Third Street Elementary	Public	K-5	201 South June St.	Los Angeles	90004	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 939-8337	662	31	21.3	23.1%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$10,049							98.7	98.2	78	42
061719002175	37	West Hillsborough	Public	K-5	376 Barbara Way	Hillsborough	94010	San Mateo County	Hillsborough City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 344-9870	330	19	17.4	2.7%	92 (27.9%)	3 (0.9%)	23 (7.0%)	153 (46.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	59 (17.9%)	$19,575							98.7	98.4	62	25
061719002174	38	South Hillsborough	Public	K-5	303 El Cerrito Ave.	Hillsborough	94010	San Mateo County	Hillsborough City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 344-0303	263	16	16	3.0%	133 (50.6%)	1 (0.4%)	11 (4.2%)	83 (31.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (13.3%)	$23,383							98.7	96.9	198	160
060201312901	39	Yu Ming Charter	Public, Charter	K-8	2501 Chestnut St.	Oakland	94607	Alameda County	Yu Ming Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 452-2063	766	40	18.9	26.8%	60 (7.8%)	63 (8.2%)	60 (7.8%)	401 (52.3%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	179 (23.4%)								98.7	98.6	45	6
062970003247	40	Cornerstone at Pedregal Elementary	Public	K-5	6069 Groveoak Pl.	Rancho Palos Verdes	90275	Los Angeles County	Palos Verdes Peninsula Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 378-0324	433	17	25.4	6.5%	125 (28.9%)	7 (1.6%)	36 (8.3%)	202 (46.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	63 (14.5%)	$6,406							98.6	98.5	55	15

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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.
For more information about our ranking process, please see our Ranking FAQ. Details about our methodology are here.

Educational resources:

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

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

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