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)
060245613900	2231	Fenton Charter Leadership Academy	Public, Charter	K-6	8926 Sunland Blvd.	Sun Valley	91352	Los Angeles County	Fenton Charter Leadership Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 962-3636	331	17	19.4	80.7%	38 (11.5%)	6 (1.8%)	273 (82.5%)	11 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)								56.1	48	2645	414
062271003038	2232	Garvanza Elementary	Public	K-5	317 North Avenue 62	Los Angeles	90042	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 254-7328	248	11	22.5	78.6%	6 (2.4%)	2 (0.8%)	217 (87.5%)	15 (6.0%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	6 (2.4%)	$14,164							56.1	61.1	2011	221
062271012217	2233	Enadia Way Technology Charter	Public, Charter	K-5	22944 Enadia Way	West Hills	91307	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 595-3900	201	10	20.1	67.2%	35 (17.4%)	7 (3.5%)	125 (62.2%)	14 (7.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (10.0%)	$11,972							56.1	62.3	1933	300
062967004605	2234	Palo Verde Elementary	Public	K-8	9637 Avenue 196	Tulare	93274	Tulare County	Palo Verde Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 688-0648	502	23	21.8	86.1%	32 (6.4%)	4 (0.8%)	459 (91.4%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.8%)	$10,428							56.1	51	2483	249
064308012745	2235	Science & Technology Academy at Knights Landing	Public, Charter	K-6	9544 Mill St.	Knights Landing	95645	Yolo County	Woodland Joint Unified	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 735-6435	224	10	21.9	65.6%	64 (28.6%)	2 (0.9%)	141 (62.9%)	5 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (5.4%)	$9,649							56	62.1	1948	287
062271003119	2236	Knollwood Preparatory Academy	Public, Charter	K-5	11822 Gerald Ave.	Granada Hills	91344	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 363-9558	394	19	20.7	58.6%	149 (37.8%)	9 (2.3%)	184 (46.7%)	28 (7.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (6.1%)	$11,306							55.9	58.4	2116	120
061455001732	2237	Gibson Elementary	Public	K-6	1266 West Barstow Ave.	Fresno	93711	Fresno County	Fresno Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 451-4500	372	21	18.1	61.8%	91 (24.5%)	36 (9.7%)	193 (51.9%)	23 (6.2%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (7.3%)	$9,002							55.9	59.5	2080	157
063588006137	2238	Cajon Park Elementary	Public	K-8	10300 Magnolia Ave.	Santee	92071	San Diego County	Santee	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 956-2400	866	37	23.3	37.4%	554 (64.0%)	11 (1.3%)	192 (22.2%)	16 (1.8%)	2 (0.2%)	3 (0.3%)	88 (10.2%)	$9,721							55.9	59.5	2082	156
062580009588	2239	Hidden Springs Elementary	Public	K-5	9801 Hidden Springs Dr.	Moreno Valley	92557	Riverside County	Moreno Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 571-4590	566	25	22.6	76.3%	69 (12.2%)	50 (8.8%)	400 (70.7%)	14 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	32 (5.7%)	$8,244							55.9	49.9	2537	298
062922011374	2240	Thurgood Marshall Elementary	Public	K-8	2900 Thurgood Marshall Dr.	Oxnard	93036	Ventura County	Oxnard	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 385-1557	691	37	18.5	74.5%	57 (8.2%)	26 (3.8%)	573 (82.9%)	24 (3.5%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	9 (1.3%)	$4,180							55.9	46	2766	526

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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.