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)
060190710522	4441	Downtown Value	Public, Charter	K-8	950 West Washington Blvd.	Los Angeles	90015	Los Angeles County	Downtown Value District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(213) 748-8868	425	18	23.6	91.3%	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.9%)	417 (98.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								24.2	25.4	4321	120
060939000951	4442	Abraham Lincoln Elementary	Public	K-6	444 East Olive St.	Colton	92324	San Bernardino County	Colton Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 580-5026	613	25	24.5	89.9%	14 (2.3%)	7 (1.1%)	585 (95.4%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.5%)	$6,350							24.1	23.6	4497	55
062250010828	4443	Chavez Elementary	Public	K-5	730 West Third St.	Long Beach	90802	Los Angeles County	Long Beach Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 590-0904	307	15	20.4	81.1%	20 (6.5%)	40 (13.0%)	229 (74.6%)	8 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.3%)	$11,197							24.1	21.5	4712	269
062271002143	4444	Los Angeles Elementary	Public	K-5	1211 South Hobart Blvd.	Los Angeles	90006	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 734-8233	436	21	20.7	91.7%	3 (0.7%)	12 (2.8%)	399 (91.5%)	13 (3.0%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (1.1%)	$10,762							24.1	23.2	4537	93
063324008954	4445	Taylor Street Elementary	Public	K-6	4350 Taylor St.	Sacramento	95838	Sacramento County	Robla Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 927-5340	333	14	23.7	88.3%	44 (13.2%)	72 (21.6%)	127 (38.1%)	70 (21.0%)	2 (0.6%)	13 (3.9%)	5 (1.5%)	$8,131							24.1	30.9	3807	638
063408005343	4446	San Ardo Elementary	Public	K-8	62428 Center St.	San Ardo	93450	Monterey County	San Ardo Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 627-2520	86	5	17.2	73.3%	5 (5.8%)	1 (1.2%)	77 (89.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (3.5%)	$15,693							24.1			(n/a)
063531005995	4447	Madison Elementary	Public	K-6	1124 East Hobart St.	Santa Ana	92707	Orange County	Santa Ana Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 972-6400	754	35	21.8	87.9%	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	734 (97.3%)	8 (1.1%)	2 (0.3%)	4 (0.5%)	5 (0.7%)	$7,132							24.1	27	4172	275
060522000493	4448	Black Butte Elementary	Public	K-5	7752 Ponderosa Way	Shingletown	96088	Shasta County	Black Butte Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 474-3125	167	9	18.9	79.6%	107 (64.1%)	2 (1.2%)	25 (15.0%)	2 (1.2%)	5 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (15.6%)								24.1	23.7	4493	45
060232813918	4449	California Pacific Charter - San Diego	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	940 South Coast Dr.	Costa Mesa	92626	Orange County	California Pacific Charter - San Diego District	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(855) 225-7227	280	38	7.3	59.3%	101 (36.1%)	19 (6.8%)	111 (39.6%)	10 (3.6%)	3 (1.1%)	3 (1.1%)	31 (11.1%)								24			(n/a)
063531005981	4450	Adams Elementary	Public	K-5	2130 South Raitt St.	Santa Ana	92704	Orange County	Santa Ana Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 430-5900	328	20	16.3	91.5%	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	314 (95.7%)	7 (2.1%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	$10,262							24	22.5	4609	159

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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:

Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA): Transforming Education in America

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

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