Best Elementary Schools in California

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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)
060962000979	1981	Ronald E. McNair Elementary	Public	K-6	1450 West El Segundo Ave.	Compton	90222	Los Angeles County	Compton Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 898-6330	353	14	24.3	65.7%	3 (0.8%)	92 (26.1%)	244 (69.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	6 (1.7%)	5 (1.4%)								61.9	50.7	2497	516
061185001313	1982	Evergreen Elementary	Public	K-5	12915 East Helmer Dr.	Whittier	90602	Los Angeles County	East Whittier City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 464-2300	403	16	25.1	87.1%	4 (1.0%)	2 (0.5%)	387 (96.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.0%)								61.9	58.3	2120	138
062271003069	1983	Harding Street Elementary	Public	K-5	13060 Harding St.	Sylmar	91342	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 365-9237	371	19	19.5	65.8%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$11,909							61.9	50.3	2523	540
062994004691	1984	Willard Elementary	Public	K-5	301 South Madre St.	Pasadena	91107	Los Angeles County	Pasadena Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 396-5690	476	22	21.6	68.3%	67 (14.1%)	34 (7.1%)	312 (65.5%)	27 (5.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (7.4%)	$7,805							61.8	54.7	2298	314
060225311800	1985	Chrysalis Charter	Public, Charter	K-8	21945 Old Forty-Four Dr.	Palo Cedro	96073	Shasta County	Chrysalis Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 547-9726	239	10	23.3	36.8%	187 (78.2%)	3 (1.3%)	26 (10.9%)	3 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (8.4%)								61.8	69.6	1598	387
060588000526	1986	Arovista Elementary	Public	K-6	900 Eadington Dr.	Brea	92821	Orange County	Brea-Olinda Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 529-2185	391	17	23	26.1%	107 (27.4%)	4 (1.0%)	234 (59.8%)	23 (5.9%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	20 (5.1%)	$7,814							61.8	66.9	1712	274
060171912214	1987	Manzanita Public Charter	Public, Charter	K-6	991 Mountain View Blvd.	Lompoc	93437	Santa Barbara County	Manzanita Public Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 734-5600	453	18	25.1	49.7%	144 (31.8%)	5 (1.1%)	237 (52.3%)	8 (1.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	58 (12.8%)								61.8	64.2	1833	154
061089008493	1988	Morningside	Public	K-5	2100 Summer Dr.	Delano	93215	Kern County	Delano Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 720-2700	504	22	22.9	77.0%	10 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	380 (75.4%)	105 (20.8%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	7 (1.4%)	$6,848							61.8	56.3	2225	237
062271002861	1989	Brainard Elementary	Public	K-5	11407 Brainard Ave.	Lake View Terrace	91342	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 899-5241	145	9	16.1	80.7%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$23,306							61.8	74.8	1383	606
061209001346	1990	Cleminson Elementary	Public	K-6	5213 North Daleview Ave.	Temple City	91780	Los Angeles County	El Monte City	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 575-2327	340	15	22.6	67.4%	12 (3.5%)	3 (0.9%)	218 (64.1%)	102 (30.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.2%)	$7,390							61.7	64.3	1829	161

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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:

Public School Districts and Their Services: A Comprehensive Guide

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

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