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)
063801006424	5531	McKinley Elementary	Public	K-8	30 West Ninth St.	Stockton	95206	San Joaquin County	Stockton Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 933-7245	740	27	27.7	84.3%	3 (0.4%)	24 (3.2%)	638 (86.2%)	59 (8.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.7%)	11 (1.5%)	$6,857							12.2	10.5	5685	154
060285000209	5532	Belshaw Elementary	Public	K-5	2801 Roosevelt Ln.	Antioch	94509	Contra Costa County	Antioch Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 779-7495	419	22	19.2	81.1%	51 (12.2%)	62 (14.8%)	252 (60.1%)	17 (4.1%)	2 (0.5%)	12 (2.9%)	23 (5.5%)	$7,438							12.2	12.3	5539	7
062271003239	5533	Lovelia P. Flournoy Elementary	Public	K-5	1630 East 111th St.	Los Angeles	90059	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 564-2545	414	23	18	95.7%	2 (0.5%)	118 (28.5%)	285 (68.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.9%)	$12,081							12.2	11.6	5606	73
060363000306	5534	Jefferson Elementary	Public	K-6	816 Lincoln St.	Bakersfield	93305	Kern County	Bakersfield City	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 631-5340	506	25	20	99.0%	23 (4.5%)	25 (4.9%)	453 (89.5%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	$8,504							12.2	10.1	5703	169
062088002506	5535	El Dorado Elementary	Public	K-5	361 East Pondera	Lancaster	93535	Los Angeles County	Lancaster Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 942-8487	742	29	25.5	91.9%	239 (32.2%)	260 (35.0%)	150 (20.2%)	20 (2.7%)	11 (1.5%)	11 (1.5%)	51 (6.9%)	$8,529							12.2	15.5	5281	254
064308006999	5536	Dingle Elementary	Public	K-6	625 Elm St.	Woodland	95695	Yolo County	Woodland Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 662-7084	344	15	22.9	83.1%	34 (9.9%)	7 (2.0%)	273 (79.4%)	10 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.0%)	13 (3.8%)	$6,889							12.2	14	5404	132
062088002510	5537	Monte Vista Elementary	Public	K-5	1235 West Kettering St.	Lancaster	93534	Los Angeles County	Lancaster Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 942-1477	792	31	25.5	88.5%	291 (36.7%)	219 (27.7%)	158 (19.9%)	24 (3.0%)	17 (2.1%)	8 (1.0%)	75 (9.5%)	$8,372							12.2	13	5486	51
062805005701	5538	Independent Study Sojourner Truth	Public, Alternative	K-12	8251 Fontaine St.	Oakland	94605	Alameda County	Oakland Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 879-5330	573	33	17.3	97.6%	110 (19.2%)	192 (33.5%)	166 (29.0%)	37 (6.5%)	4 (0.7%)	8 (1.4%)	53 (9.2%)	$12,825							12.2	15.7	5256	282
060813000788	5539	Walter White Elementary	Public	K-6	2904 Sixth St.	Ceres	95307	Stanislaus County	Ceres Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 556-1710	486	20	24.3	88.1%	66 (13.6%)	18 (3.7%)	370 (76.1%)	21 (4.3%)	5 (1.0%)	4 (0.8%)	2 (0.4%)	$9,744							12.2	16.1	5228	311
060681000618	5540	Lexington Elementary	Public	K-5	1145 Redwood Ave.	El Cajon	92019	San Diego County	Cajon Valley Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 588-3075	801	31	26.1	89.9%	264 (33.0%)	62 (7.7%)	354 (44.2%)	79 (9.9%)	5 (0.6%)	4 (0.5%)	33 (4.1%)	$11,340							12.1	14.1	5392	148

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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

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

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