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)
061926014336	4191	Del Sol Academy	Public	K-8	11626 Forsythia St.	Riverside	91752	Riverside County	Jurupa Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 416-1106	1,247	54	23	55.5%	133 (10.7%)	92 (7.4%)	816 (65.4%)	142 (11.4%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	61 (4.9%)								27	32.9	3655	536
064140014394	4192	James A. Forrest Elementary	Public	K-5	401 North Griffith Ave.	Wasco	93280	Kern County	Wasco Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 758-7490	571	28	20.6	90.5%	12 (2.1%)	5 (0.9%)	545 (95.4%)	5 (0.9%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)								27	29.4	3951	241
060195006050	4193	Cesar E. Chavez Elementary	Public	K-6	1225 Towt St.	Salinas	93905	Monterey County	Alisal Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 753-5224	639	27	23.6	93.6%	17 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	615 (96.2%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.6%)	$4,310							27	18.8	4973	780
064356007043	4194	Dunlap Elementary	Public	K-5	32870 Avenue E	Yucaipa	92399	San Bernardino County	Yucaipa-Calimesa Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 797-5171	338	15	22.5	78.1%	89 (26.3%)	9 (2.7%)	224 (66.3%)	6 (1.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.7%)	$8,236							27	25.2	4351	157
060188312536	4195	KIPP Endeavor College Preparatory Charter	Public, Charter	K-8	1263 South Soto St.	Los Angeles	90023	Los Angeles County	KIPP Endeavor College Preparatory Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 800-4125	528	22	24	96.0%	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.1%)	518 (98.1%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								27	19.8	4876	681
063132007332	4196	Decker Elementary	Public	K-6	20 Village Loop Rd.	Pomona	91766	Los Angeles County	Pomona Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 397-4581	446	20	22.3	75.3%	29 (6.5%)	31 (7.0%)	340 (76.2%)	22 (4.9%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	21 (4.7%)	$4,617							27	36.4	3401	795
062271003008	4197	Hillery T. Broadous Elementary	Public	K-5	12561 Filmore St.	Pacoima	91331	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 896-5236	382	21	18.1	96.3%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$13,445							27	20.1	4847	650
060964001008	4198	Conejo Academy of Leadership and Language Immersion	Public	K-5	280 North Conejo School Rd.	Thousand Oaks	91362	Ventura County	Conejo Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 495-7058	237	14	16.9	67.5%	30 (12.7%)	1 (0.4%)	192 (81.0%)	6 (2.5%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	6 (2.5%)	$8,840							27	15.3	5295	1097
063315005136	4199	Emerson Elementary	Public	K-6	4660 Ottawa Ave.	Riverside	92507	Riverside County	Riverside Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 788-7462	636	28	22.6	82.1%	43 (6.8%)	73 (11.5%)	479 (75.3%)	23 (3.6%)	2 (0.3%)	7 (1.1%)	9 (1.4%)	$8,576							27	26.6	4219	20
060162813064	4200	ABLE Charter	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	6515 Inglewood Ave.	Stockton	95207	San Joaquin County	ABLE Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 478-1600	1,189	54	22.1	72.3%	77 (6.5%)	143 (12.0%)	792 (66.6%)	101 (8.5%)	6 (0.5%)	7 (0.6%)	63 (5.3%)								27	28.2	4050	150

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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.