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)
062994004690	2441	Webster Elementary	Public	K-5	2101 East Washington Blvd.	Pasadena	91104	Los Angeles County	Pasadena Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 396-5740	303	14	21.6	71.6%	94 (31.0%)	17 (5.6%)	121 (39.9%)	15 (5.0%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	54 (17.8%)	$10,059							52.2	46.7	2717	276
060837000828	2442	Rosedale Elementary	Public	K-5	100 Oak St.	Chico	95928	Butte County	Chico Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 891-3104	543	24	22.5	53.4%	128 (23.6%)	1 (0.2%)	365 (67.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (8.7%)	$10,431							52.1	65.4	1791	651
062271003041	2443	Germain Academy For Academic Achievement	Public	K-5	20730 Germain St.	Chatsworth	91311	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 341-5821	573	26	22	63.9%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$11,621							52.1	48.4	2616	173
061488001838	2444	Dwight D. Eisenhower Elementary	Public	K-6	13221 Lilly St.	Garden Grove	92843	Orange County	Garden Grove Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 663-6401	515	20	25.7	90.5%	10 (1.9%)	4 (0.8%)	436 (84.7%)	57 (11.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	6 (1.2%)	$12,148							52.1	44	2887	443
060154412705	2445	KIPP Comienza Community Prep	Public, Charter	K-8	6410 Rita Ave.	Huntington Park	90255	Los Angeles County	KIPP Comienza Community Prep District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 886-2355	1,077	44	24.4	91.9%	6 (0.6%)	12 (1.1%)	1,048 (97.3%)	4 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (0.6%)								52.1	45.2	2813	368
062343003558	2446	Lord Baden-Powell	Public	K-6	2911 Stonybrook Dr.	Anaheim	92804	Orange County	Magnolia Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 761-5442	323	17	18.9	81.4%	30 (9.3%)	13 (4.0%)	231 (71.5%)	41 (12.7%)	2 (0.6%)	2 (0.6%)	4 (1.2%)								52.1	56.7	2203	243
060861000857	2447	Cook (Hazel Goes) Elementary	Public	K-6	875 Cuyamaca Ave.	Chula Vista	91911	San Diego County	Chula Vista Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 422-8381	339	14	24.2	63.4%	23 (6.8%)	8 (2.4%)	289 (85.3%)	12 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	6 (1.8%)	$11,189							52.1	55	2284	163
062454011716	2448	Evans Ranch Elementary	Public	K-5	30465 Evans Rd.	Menifee	92584	Riverside County	Menifee Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 246-7690	737	30	24.9	59.7%	203 (27.5%)	68 (9.2%)	368 (49.9%)	34 (4.6%)	1 (0.1%)	6 (0.8%)	57 (7.7%)	$10,611							52.1	57.6	2164	284
061488001885	2449	Wakeham Elementary	Public	K-6	7772 Chapman Ave.	Garden Grove	92841	Orange County	Garden Grove Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 663-6407	264	10	26.4	83.3%	6 (2.3%)	3 (1.1%)	186 (70.5%)	61 (23.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	6 (2.3%)	$12,769							51.9	58.3	2124	325
063867010695	2450	Freedom Elementary	Public	K-5	2101 Fine Ave.	Modesto	95355	Stanislaus County	Sylvan Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 552-3400	661	29	23	44.5%	179 (27.1%)	17 (2.6%)	238 (36.0%)	133 (20.1%)	5 (0.8%)	14 (2.1%)	75 (11.3%)								51.9	50.8	2495	45

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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.