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)
063462005757	1081	Cambridge Heights Elementary	Public	K-5	5555 Fleetwood Dr.	Citrus Heights	95621	Sacramento County	San Juan Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 867-2000	313	12	26	38.3%	187 (59.7%)	12 (3.8%)	66 (21.1%)	13 (4.2%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (10.5%)	$6,630							81.7	88.4	801	280
062271002990	1082	Encino Charter Elementary	Public, Charter	K-5	16941 Addison St.	Encino	91316	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 784-1762	520	22	23.6	32.7%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$8,576							81.7	86	915	167
062865009419	1083	Chapman Hills Elementary	Public	K-6	170 North Aspen St.	Orange	92869	Orange County	Orange Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 532-8043	374	13	27.7	33.2%	153 (40.9%)	0 (0.0%)	132 (35.3%)	41 (11.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (12.8%)	$5,080							81.7	86.2	905	178
062847004395	1084	Edison Elementary	Public	K-8	515 East Sixth St.	Ontario	91764	San Bernardino County	Ontario-Montclair	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 984-5618	680	28	24	67.5%	72 (10.6%)	13 (1.9%)	521 (76.6%)	49 (7.2%)	4 (0.6%)	3 (0.4%)	18 (2.6%)	$6,459							81.6	84.1	992	92
060172913979	1085	Rocketship Rising Stars	Public, Charter	K-5	3173 Senter Rd.	San Jose	95111	Santa Clara County	Rocketship Rising Stars District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(877) 806-0920	593	18	33.8	72.5%	5 (0.8%)	11 (1.9%)	373 (62.9%)	196 (33.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	7 (1.2%)								81.6	85.1	948	137
061336001523	1086	K. I. Jones Elementary	Public	K-5	2001 Winston Dr.	Fairfield	94534	Solano County	Fairfield-Suisun Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 421-4195	713	30	23.7	38.3%	187 (26.2%)	49 (6.9%)	238 (33.4%)	110 (15.4%)	2 (0.3%)	7 (1.0%)	120 (16.8%)	$6,599							81.5	78.9	1210	124
060964001005	1087	Aspen Elementary	Public	K-5	1870 Oberlin Ave.	Thousand Oaks	91360	Ventura County	Conejo Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 495-2810	305	18	16.9	19.3%	177 (58.0%)	2 (0.7%)	75 (24.6%)	20 (6.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	30 (9.8%)	$6,834							81.5	89.8	720	367
060002009285	1088	Alisal Elementary	Public	K-5	1454 Santa Rita Rd.	Pleasanton	94566	Alameda County	Pleasanton Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 426-4200	513	25	20.5	7.2%	146 (28.5%)	8 (1.6%)	53 (10.3%)	263 (51.3%)	5 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	37 (7.2%)	$6,364							81.5	87.2	860	228
062271003241	1089	One Hundred Fifty-Sixth Street Elementary	Public	K-6	2100 West 156th St.	Gardena	90249	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 324-6639	352	17	21.3	64.8%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$11,112							81.5	82	1095	6
062712011001	1090	Newcastle Charter	Public, Charter	K-8	8951 Valley View Dr.	Newcastle	95658	Placer County	Newcastle Elementary	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 663-3307	285	11	27	26.0%	208 (73.0%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (13.7%)	5 (1.8%)	4 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (10.2%)	$13,548							81.4	82.1	1092	2

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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:

Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection

State-Administered Standardized Tests: A Comprehensive Guide

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