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)
060195000083	5131	Bardin Elementary	Public	K-6	425 Bardin Rd.	Salinas	93905	Monterey County	Alisal Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 753-5730	546	24	23.2	93.4%	7 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	517 (94.7%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (3.5%)	$3,772							16.8	11.2	5637	506
062271003015	5132	Forty-Ninth Street Elementary	Public	K-5	750 East 49th St.	Los Angeles	90011	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 234-9045	528	27	19.5	96.4%	5 (0.9%)	46 (8.7%)	466 (88.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.9%)	$11,235							16.8	13.1	5484	352
060363007098	5133	Evergreen Elementary	Public	K-5	2600 Rose Marie Dr.	Bakersfield	93304	Kern County	Bakersfield City	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 631-5930	689	34	20.1	96.5%	52 (7.5%)	60 (8.7%)	570 (82.7%)	4 (0.6%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	$8,798							16.8	20.6	4799	334
063462005788	5134	Kingswood K-8	Public	K-8	5700 Primrose Dr.	Citrus Heights	95610	Sacramento County	San Juan Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 971-5246	555	26	21.3	77.3%	143 (25.8%)	62 (11.2%)	260 (46.8%)	27 (4.9%)	6 (1.1%)	6 (1.1%)	51 (9.2%)	$8,298							16.8	16.8	5171	37
061932004574	5135	Riviera Elementary	Public	K-5	10505 Fairway Dr.	Kelseyville	95451	Lake County	Kelseyville Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 277-6050	296	14	21.1	66.9%	150 (50.7%)	4 (1.4%)	93 (31.4%)	2 (0.7%)	7 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (13.5%)	$8,540							16.8	30.1	3883	1252
063207004939	5136	Lugonia Elementary	Public	K-5	202 East Pennsylvania Ave.	Redlands	92374	San Bernardino County	Redlands Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 307-5560	578	23	25.1	87.5%	22 (3.8%)	63 (10.9%)	422 (73.0%)	34 (5.9%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	35 (6.1%)	$5,816							16.8	20.1	4850	286
062759004140	5137	Castroville Elementary	Public	K-6	11161 Merritt St.	Castroville	95012	Monterey County	North Monterey County Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 633-2570	596	23	25.9	93.6%	16 (2.7%)	2 (0.3%)	575 (96.5%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	$7,977							16.8	16.2	5215	78
060133204157	5138	Woodlake Elementary	Public	K-6	700 Southgate Rd.	Sacramento	95815	Sacramento County	Twin Rivers Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 566-2755	329	15	21.9	92.7%	27 (8.2%)	87 (26.4%)	154 (46.8%)	24 (7.3%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.8%)	31 (9.4%)								16.8	12.2	5548	410
062805004238	5139	Allendale Elementary	Public	K-5	3670 Penniman Ave.	Oakland	94619	Alameda County	Oakland Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 879-2101	374	16	23.3	96.8%	14 (3.7%)	90 (24.1%)	187 (50.0%)	44 (11.8%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.6%)	33 (8.8%)	$6,625							16.8	10.7	5672	533
063393005320	5140	El Gabilan Elementary	Public	K-6	1256 Linwood Dr.	Salinas	93906	Monterey County	Salinas City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 753-5660	536	26	20.6	81.2%	20 (3.7%)	2 (0.4%)	484 (90.3%)	9 (1.7%)	6 (1.1%)	2 (0.4%)	13 (2.4%)	$5,034							16.8	16	5237	97

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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.