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)
061455012619	1461	Morris E. Dailey Charter Elementary	Public, Charter	K-5	3135 North Harrison Ave.	Fresno	93704	Fresno County	Fresno Unified	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 248-7060	322	14	23	44.4%	77 (23.9%)	23 (7.1%)	170 (52.8%)	19 (5.9%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	30 (9.3%)								72.7	64.9	1804	343
060209810374	1462	Literacy First Charter	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	799 East Washington Ave.	El Cajon	92020	San Diego County	Literacy First Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 579-7232	2,050	96	21.4	55.0%	650 (31.7%)	34 (1.7%)	413 (20.1%)	863 (42.1%)	3 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	86 (4.2%)								72.7	73.8	1434	28
064119009204	1463	Alamosa Park Elementary	Public	K-5	5130 Alamosa Park Dr.	Oceanside	92057	San Diego County	Vista Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 940-0700	524	24	22.1	40.3%	187 (35.7%)	3 (0.6%)	244 (46.6%)	25 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.1%)	59 (11.3%)	$8,029							72.6	72	1495	32
062271003285	1464	Point Fermin Elementary	Public	K-5	3333 Kerckhoff Ave.	San Pedro	90731	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 832-2649	327	15	21.8	59.0%	60 (18.3%)	28 (8.6%)	194 (59.3%)	15 (4.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (8.9%)	$10,967							72.6	62.9	1902	438
060001809108	1465	Hayfork Elementary	Public	K-8	6930 State Highway 3	Hayfork	96041	Trinity County	Mountain Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 628-5294	239	11	21.7	84.5%	139 (58.2%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (5.9%)	58 (24.3%)	7 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (8.8%)	$14,445							72.6	62.5	1923	458
060429011012	1466	Brookside Elementary	Public	K-5	38755 Brookside Ave.	Beaumont	92223	Riverside County	Beaumont Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 845-3473	713	31	23	77.1%	229 (32.1%)	30 (4.2%)	381 (53.4%)	22 (3.1%)	1 (0.1%)	6 (0.8%)	44 (6.2%)	$5,935							72.6	68.4	1658	192
062271003294	1467	Queen Anne Place Elementary	Public	K-5	1212 Queen Anne Pl.	Los Angeles	90019	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 939-7322	332	16	20.7	81.6%	20 (6.0%)	13 (3.9%)	278 (83.7%)	4 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (5.1%)	$12,383							72.6	65.4	1789	322
062781004224	1468	Taylor (Bertha) Elementary	Public	K-6	410 Sautner Dr.	San Jose	95123	Santa Clara County	Oak Grove Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 226-0462	522	21	24.8	22.0%	109 (20.9%)	7 (1.3%)	180 (34.5%)	168 (32.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	54 (10.3%)	$10,316							72.6	79	1206	262
062607009166	1469	Mountain Elementary	Public	K-6	3042 Old San Jose Rd.	Soquel	95073	Santa Cruz County	Mountain Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 475-6812	163	8	20.3	20.9%	116 (71.2%)	1 (0.6%)	26 (16.0%)	5 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (9.2%)	$12,578							72.6	76.8	1292	177
062271003461	1470	White Point Elementary	Public	K-5	1410 Silvius Ave.	San Pedro	90731	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 833-5232	322	16	20.1	32.9%	95 (29.5%)	19 (5.9%)	141 (43.8%)	16 (5.0%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.2%)	46 (14.3%)	$11,160							72.5	76.6	1297	173

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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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