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)
062704004078	3071	Montgomery Creek Elementary	Public	K-8	30365 Highway 299 East	Montgomery Creek	96065	Shasta County	Mountain Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 337-6214	82	5	16.5	86.6%	45 (54.9%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (17.1%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (14.6%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (13.4%)	$19,417							41.8			(n/a)
062454007212	3072	Ridgemoor Elementary	Public	K-5	25455 Ridgemoor Rd.	Sun City	92586	Riverside County	Menifee Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 672-6450	719	29	24.7	65.0%	201 (28.0%)	28 (3.9%)	417 (58.0%)	21 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (7.2%)	$8,096							41.8	42.4	2986	86
062271003300	3073	Reseda Elementary	Public	K-5	7265 Amigo Ave.	Reseda	91335	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 343-1312	402	20	20.1	89.1%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$13,299							41.8	24.3	4433	1360
060182211984	3074	Antioch Charter Academy II	Public, Charter	K-8	1201 West Tenth St.	Antioch	94509	Contra Costa County	Antioch Charter Academy II District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 755-1252	202	10	21.2	43.1%	61 (30.2%)	24 (11.9%)	78 (38.6%)	11 (5.4%)	2 (1.0%)	4 (2.0%)	22 (10.9%)								41.8	43.8	2901	173
062271003049	3075	Granada Elementary	Public	K-5	17170 Tribune St.	Granada Hills	91344	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 363-3188	348	18	19.3	70.1%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$12,748							41.8	28.5	4017	942
061949012756	3076	Goldenrod Elementary	Public	K-6	445 South Goldenrod Ave.	Kerman	93630	Fresno County	Kerman Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 843-9500	871	36	24.1	80.9%	35 (4.0%)	3 (0.3%)	792 (90.9%)	31 (3.6%)	4 (0.5%)	2 (0.2%)	4 (0.5%)	$3,958							41.8	38.9	3215	139
060245008791	3077	Pioneer Magnet School for the Visual and Performing Arts	Public	K-6	24625 Highway 88	Pioneer	95666	Amador County	Amador County Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 295-6500	153	7	21.1	55.6%	102 (66.7%)	1 (0.7%)	33 (21.6%)	3 (2.0%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (8.5%)	$5,769							41.8	34.7	3523	446
062847004397	3078	Elderberry Elementary	Public	K-6	950 North Elderberry Ave.	Ontario	91762	San Bernardino County	Ontario-Montclair	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 986-0108	578	23	24.9	87.0%	15 (2.6%)	40 (6.9%)	511 (88.4%)	7 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.9%)	$6,225							41.8	37.8	3292	214
062847007805	3079	Howard Elementary	Public	K-6	4650 West Howard St.	Montclair	91763	San Bernardino County	Ontario-Montclair	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 591-2339	463	20	23.1	90.3%	9 (1.9%)	12 (2.6%)	398 (86.0%)	32 (6.9%)	2 (0.4%)	4 (0.9%)	6 (1.3%)	$7,663							41.8	41.5	3039	40
060962000995	3080	Rosecrans Elementary	Public	K-8	1301 North Acacia Ave.	Compton	90227	Los Angeles County	Compton Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 898-6360	478	19	25.7	66.5%	0 (0.0%)	37 (7.7%)	439 (91.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)								41.8	28.2	4047	967

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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:

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

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

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