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)
062271003222	4221	Ninety-Sixth Street Elementary	Public	K-6	1471 East 96th St.	Los Angeles	90002	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 567-8871	508	30	16.9	95.5%	1 (0.2%)	77 (15.2%)	399 (78.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (5.9%)	$10,442							26.8	21.5	4711	490
063543006051	4222	Scott Lane Elementary	Public	K-5	1925 Scott Blvd.	Santa Clara	95050	Santa Clara County	Santa Clara Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 423-4100	410	19	21.5	55.1%	24 (5.9%)	10 (2.4%)	324 (79.0%)	38 (9.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	13 (3.2%)	$9,483							26.8	21	4761	539
062271003467	4223	Wilton Place Elementary	Public	K-5	745 South Wilton Pl.	Los Angeles	90005	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(213) 389-1181	300	20	15	92.0%	3 (1.0%)	11 (3.7%)	251 (83.7%)	25 (8.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.0%)	$14,259							26.8	40	3127	1096
063735006314	4224	South Bay Elementary	Public	4-6	6077 Loma Ave.	Eureka	95503	Humboldt County	South Bay Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 443-4828	145	6	24.1	80.7%	68 (46.9%)	5 (3.4%)	41 (28.3%)	5 (3.4%)	10 (6.9%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (11.0%)	$11,582							26.8	34.4	3546	678
060162000013	4225	Furgeson (Venn W.) Elementary	Public	K-6	22215 Elaine Ave.	Hawaiian Gardens	90716	Los Angeles County	ABC Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 229-7855	296	15	19.7	96.3%	3 (1.0%)	1 (0.3%)	281 (94.9%)	4 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.4%)	$7,890							26.7	31	3799	426
063462005793	4226	Lichen K-8	Public	K-8	8319 Lichen Dr.	Citrus Heights	95621	Sacramento County	San Juan Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 971-5237	487	25	19.5	63.4%	185 (38.0%)	23 (4.7%)	220 (45.2%)	14 (2.9%)	1 (0.2%)	13 (2.7%)	31 (6.4%)	$8,027							26.7	29.8	3915	311
063462005775	4227	Thomas Edison Language Institute K-8	Public	K-8	2950 Hurley Way	Sacramento	95864	Sacramento County	San Juan Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 979-8960	863	37	23.4	64.1%	162 (18.8%)	94 (10.9%)	416 (48.2%)	125 (14.5%)	6 (0.7%)	6 (0.7%)	54 (6.3%)	$7,595							26.7	25.4	4329	102
060252014428	4228	Lake View Charter	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	4672 County Road N	Orland	95963	Glenn County	Lake View Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(916) 957-5877	836	26	31.6	61.2%	615 (73.6%)	9 (1.1%)	112 (13.4%)	6 (0.7%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	89 (10.6%)								26.7	32.7	3672	556
062409003637	4229	Kynoch Elementary	Public	K-5	1905 Ahern St.	Marysville	95901	Yuba County	Marysville Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 741-6141	712	33	21.5	71.1%	244 (34.3%)	27 (3.8%)	331 (46.5%)	28 (3.9%)	11 (1.5%)	2 (0.3%)	69 (9.7%)								26.7	30.5	3850	379
063225004979	4230	Reeds Creek Elementary	Public	K-8	18335 Johnson Rd.	Red Bluff	96080	Tehama County	Reeds Creek Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 527-6006	190	10	19	50.5%	151 (79.5%)	1 (0.5%)	22 (11.6%)	1 (0.5%)	4 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (5.8%)								26.7	47.5	2671	1559

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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:

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

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.