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)
063360008761	1141	Stoneridge Elementary	Public	K-5	2501 Alexandra Dr.	Roseville	95661	Placer County	Roseville City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 771-1830	481	23	21.3	63.0%	237 (49.3%)	9 (1.9%)	90 (18.7%)	100 (20.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	44 (9.1%)								80.2	83.5	1020	121
062772004194	1142	Rancho Elementary	Public	K-5	1430 Johnson St.	Novato	94947	Marin County	Novato Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 897-3101	349	15	23.2	39.3%	129 (37.0%)	6 (1.7%)	156 (44.7%)	24 (6.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	33 (9.5%)	$6,734							80.2	74.5	1401	259
062271003092	1143	Hoover Street Elementary	Public	K-5	2726 Francis Ave.	Los Angeles	90005	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(213) 387-3296	579	29	19.9	97.1%	10 (1.7%)	19 (3.3%)	538 (92.9%)	5 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.2%)	$10,932							80.1	75.5	1350	207
061296014111	1144	Falcon Ridge Elementary	Public	K-5	5470 Lytle Creek Rd.	Fontana	92336	San Bernardino County	Etiwanda Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 463-6111	528	23	22.8	35.6%	79 (15.0%)	55 (10.4%)	270 (51.1%)	69 (13.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	53 (10.0%)	$5,958							80.1	81.9	1103	41
062781008358	1145	Ledesma (Rita) Elementary	Public	K-6	1001 Schoolhouse Rd.	San Jose	95138	Santa Clara County	Oak Grove Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 224-2191	452	18	25.1	35.6%	57 (12.6%)	12 (2.7%)	161 (35.6%)	181 (40.0%)	3 (0.7%)	4 (0.9%)	33 (7.3%)	$10,740							80.1	69.8	1589	444
063369005193	1146	Round Valley Elementary	Public	K-5	300 North Round Valley Rd.	Bishop	93514	Inyo County	Round Valley Joint Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 387-2525	69	6	11.5	36.2%	40 (58.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (15.9%)	1 (1.4%)	5 (7.2%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (17.4%)	$11,254							80.1	64.5	1820	674
063492005899	1147	Baywood Elementary	Public	K-5	600 Alameda de Las Pulgas	San Mateo	94402	San Mateo County	San Mateo-Foster City	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 312-7511	501	22	22.7	23.8%	151 (30.1%)	4 (0.8%)	156 (31.1%)	108 (21.6%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.2%)	76 (15.2%)	$7,668							80.1	82.3	1080	67
060001309069	1148	Parker Whitney Elementary	Public	K-6	5145 Topaz Ave.	Rocklin	95677	Placer County	Rocklin Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 624-2491	444	21	20.9	28.4%	269 (60.6%)	4 (0.9%)	83 (18.7%)	31 (7.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	57 (12.8%)	$7,356							80.1	75.6	1348	200
060784007271	1149	Cayucos Elementary	Public	K-8	301 Cayucos Dr.	Cayucos	93430	San Luis Obispo County	Cayucos Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 995-3694	180	13	13.3	25.6%	111 (61.7%)	1 (0.6%)	50 (27.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (10.0%)	$16,861							80	87.3	855	294
061488001883	1150	Sunnyside Elementary	Public	K-6	9972 East Russell Ave.	Garden Grove	92844	Orange County	Garden Grove Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 663-6158	522	20	25.7	82.8%	27 (5.2%)	2 (0.4%)	216 (41.4%)	256 (49.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.9%)	11 (2.1%)	$11,774							80	84.4	985	165

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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:

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

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

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