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)
063441005681	2601	Cobb (William L.) Elementary	Public	K-5	2725 California St.	San Francisco	94115	San Francisco County	San Francisco Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 749-3505	136	8	17	75.0%	13 (9.6%)	48 (35.3%)	34 (25.0%)	19 (14.0%)	2 (1.5%)	1 (0.7%)	19 (14.0%)	$6,103							49.1	52.5	2408	193
060004710394	2602	Art Freiler	Public	K-8	2421 West Lowell Ave.	Tracy	95376	San Joaquin County	Tracy Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 830-3309	768	34	22.5	54.4%	134 (17.4%)	39 (5.1%)	328 (42.7%)	216 (28.1%)	2 (0.3%)	6 (0.8%)	43 (5.6%)	$5,767							49.1	55.3	2266	336
062271003344	2603	Seventh Street Elementary Arts Integration Magnet	Public	K-5	1570 West Seventh St.	San Pedro	90732	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 832-1538	320	18	17.7	70.9%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$13,152							49.1	43.4	2926	323
060962000983	2604	Jefferson Elementary	Public	K-8	2508 East 133rd St.	Compton	90222	Los Angeles County	Compton Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 898-6190	705	27	26.4	67.5%	4 (0.6%)	23 (3.3%)	669 (94.9%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)	5 (0.7%)								49	53.2	2381	223
060223813531	2605	Hayward Twin Oaks Montessori	Public, Charter, Alternative	1-12	951 Palisade St.	Hayward	94542	Alameda County	Hayward Twin Oaks Montessori District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 370-3334	553	25	22.5	26.0%	86 (15.6%)	28 (5.1%)	264 (47.7%)	91 (16.5%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.1%)	78 (14.1%)								49	45.1	2819	214
060015310939	2606	Marguerita Elementary	Public	K-8	1603 South Marguerita Ave.	Alhambra	91803	Los Angeles County	Alhambra Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 943-3620	491	21	23	60.7%	8 (1.6%)	3 (0.6%)	294 (59.9%)	175 (35.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.2%)	$11,556							49	49.1	2577	29
062271003440	2607	Virginia Road Elementary	Public	K-5	2925 Virginia Rd.	Los Angeles	90016	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 735-0570	214	11	19.4	93.5%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$13,456							49	43.5	2918	311
063240005000	2608	Richfield Elementary	Public	K-8	23875 River Rd.	Corning	96021	Tehama County	Richfield Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 824-3354	238	10	23.8	42.0%	114 (47.9%)	0 (0.0%)	114 (47.9%)	5 (2.1%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.7%)	$8,046							49	64.9	1801	807
060639009335	2609	Louise Sandrini Elementary	Public	K-6	4100 Alum Ave.	Bakersfield	93309	Kern County	Panama-Buena Vista Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 397-1515	597	23	25.9	92.1%	50 (8.4%)	67 (11.2%)	444 (74.4%)	10 (1.7%)	3 (0.5%)	3 (0.5%)	20 (3.4%)	$11,370							49	45	2825	216
061524001922	2610	Columbus Elementary	Public	K-5	425 West Milford St.	Glendale	91203	Los Angeles County	Glendale Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 242-7722	464	21	22	69.8%	310 (66.8%)	7 (1.5%)	97 (20.9%)	43 (9.3%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (1.1%)	$7,691							48.9	50.8	2488	122

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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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