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)
060768000735	3151	Meadow Lane Elementary	Public	K-5	2770 Balls Ferry Rd.	Anderson	96007	Shasta County	Cascade Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 378-7030	450	22	20.8	68.2%	263 (58.4%)	5 (1.1%)	92 (20.4%)	19 (4.2%)	18 (4.0%)	4 (0.9%)	49 (10.9%)	$8,777							40.4	43.4	2929	222
063315005161	3152	Victoria Elementary	Public	K-6	2910 Arlington Ave.	Riverside	92506	Riverside County	Riverside Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 788-7441	475	24	19.7	58.5%	45 (9.5%)	14 (2.9%)	390 (82.1%)	14 (2.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.3%)	$8,783							40.4	39.6	3164	12
062513003729	3153	El Vista Elementary	Public	K-6	450 El Vista Ave.	Modesto	95354	Stanislaus County	Modesto City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 574-1972	420	22	19.4	94.3%	53 (12.6%)	11 (2.6%)	313 (74.5%)	12 (2.9%)	5 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	25 (6.0%)	$16,011							40.4	29.9	3895	742
064030006666	3154	Yokayo Elementary	Public	K-6	790 South Dora St.	Ukiah	95482	Mendocino County	Ukiah Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 472-5690	440	19	23.1	82.7%	132 (30.0%)	4 (0.9%)	249 (56.6%)	1 (0.2%)	16 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (8.4%)	$6,410							40.3	33.8	3589	435
060133205094	3155	Warren A. Allison Elementary	Public	K-6	4315 Don Julio Blvd.	North Highlands	95660	Sacramento County	Twin Rivers Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 566-1810	389	17	22.8	90.7%	79 (20.3%)	57 (14.7%)	174 (44.7%)	24 (6.2%)	3 (0.8%)	5 (1.3%)	47 (12.1%)								40.3	31.8	3739	584
060170113671	3156	Empire Springs Charter	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	27740 Jefferson Ave.	Temecula	92590	Riverside County	Empire Springs Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 252-8800	1,582	54	29.1	55.8%	447 (28.3%)	111 (7.0%)	879 (55.6%)	53 (3.4%)	6 (0.4%)	4 (0.3%)	82 (5.2%)								40.3	38.2	3270	114
061455001724	3157	Ericson Elementary	Public	K-6	4774 East Yale Ave.	Fresno	93703	Fresno County	Fresno Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 253-6450	747	40	18.9	97.1%	13 (1.7%)	57 (7.6%)	468 (62.7%)	169 (22.6%)	12 (1.6%)	8 (1.1%)	20 (2.7%)	$8,949							40.3	27	4167	1010
062691007481	3158	Guy Junior Emanuele Elementary	Public	K-5	100 Decoto Rd.	Union City	94587	Alameda County	New Haven Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 471-2461	684	25	27.3	67.0%	44 (6.4%)	24 (3.5%)	261 (38.2%)	320 (46.8%)	9 (1.3%)	1 (0.1%)	25 (3.7%)	$12,649							40.2	39.7	3156	2
062271003396	3159	Birdielee V. Bright Elementary	Public	K-5	1771 West 36th St.	Los Angeles	90018	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 733-1178	381	18	21.1	95.8%	1 (0.3%)	63 (16.5%)	311 (81.6%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	$9,361							40.2	45.6	2781	378
063384005281	3160	Sequoia Elementary	Public	K-6	3333 Rosemont Dr.	Sacramento	95826	Sacramento County	Sacramento City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 395-4695	439	19	23.6	70.2%	100 (22.8%)	46 (10.5%)	174 (39.6%)	37 (8.4%)	3 (0.7%)	8 (1.8%)	71 (16.2%)	$6,481							40.2	42.8	2956	204

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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:

State-Administered Standardized Tests: A Comprehensive Guide

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.