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)
061392001603	4691	South Tamarind Elementary	Public	K-5	8561 Tamarind Ave.	Fontana	92335	San Bernardino County	Fontana Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 357-5760	560	30	18.4	85.4%	10 (1.8%)	18 (3.2%)	518 (92.5%)	10 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.7%)								21.8	18.1	5034	343
062637009946	4692	Horizons School: Independent Study	Public, Alternative	K-12	1 Santa Barbara Rd.	Pleasant Hill	94523	Contra Costa County	Mt. Diablo Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 682-8000	216	19	11.5	39.4%	77 (35.6%)	9 (4.2%)	98 (45.4%)	20 (9.3%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	10 (4.6%)	$15,216							21.8	49.4	2565	2127
063255005068	4693	Michelle Obama Elementary	Public	K-6	629 42nd st	Richmond	94805	Contra Costa County	West Contra Costa Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 231-1456	447	19	23.5	78.1%	25 (5.6%)	35 (7.8%)	303 (67.8%)	54 (12.1%)	4 (0.9%)	4 (0.9%)	22 (4.9%)	$7,019							21.8	23.3	4531	162
060558009318	4694	Tunnell (Martin Luther) Elementary	Public	K-6	1248 East Dena Way	Santa Maria	93454	Santa Barbara County	Santa Maria-Bonita	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 361-7940	874	40	21.7	79.5%	58 (6.6%)	2 (0.2%)	771 (88.2%)	20 (2.3%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (2.2%)	$7,765							21.8	32.2	3714	980
060939000954	4695	Paul Rogers Elementary	Public	K-6	955 West Laurel St.	Colton	92324	San Bernardino County	Colton Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 580-5027	653	28	23.3	90.7%	8 (1.2%)	6 (0.9%)	636 (97.4%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$6,216							21.8	18.8	4974	279
060006404876	4696	West Putnam Elementary	Public	K-6	1345 West Putnam Ave.	Porterville	93257	Tulare County	Porterville Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 782-7280	482	20	24.5	74.3%	20 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	447 (92.7%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.3%)	$5,758							21.8	29.7	3916	780
062271003097	4697	Huntington Drive Elementary	Public	K-6	4435 North Huntington Dr.	Los Angeles	90032	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 223-1336	276	18	15.3	91.7%	4 (1.4%)	9 (3.3%)	256 (92.8%)	4 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.1%)	$17,007							21.8	36.4	3407	1290
063813012108	4698	Strathmore Elementary	Public	K-8	23024 Avenue 198	Strathmore	93267	Tulare County	Strathmore Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 568-2118	697	32	21.9	93.7%	44 (6.3%)	1 (0.1%)	645 (92.5%)	4 (0.6%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	$11,771							21.7	30.2	3873	825
063237003847	4699	Dr. Edward Fitzgerald Elementary	Public	K-5	2568 West Terra Vista Dr.	Rialto	92377	San Bernardino County	Rialto Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 854-3800	405	17	23.8	77.0%	19 (4.7%)	40 (9.9%)	328 (81.0%)	5 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.2%)	$9,280							21.7	23.3	4533	166
061632502060	4700	Palm Elementary	Public	K-5	14740 East Palm Ave.	Hacienda Heights	91745	Los Angeles County	Hacienda la Puente Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 933-7400	227	11	20.6	76.2%	10 (4.4%)	1 (0.4%)	191 (84.1%)	12 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (5.7%)								21.7	22.1	4651	49

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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.