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)
063255005044	2891	Mira Vista Elementary	Public	K-8	6397 Hazel Ave.	Richmond	94805	Contra Costa County	West Contra Costa Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 231-1416	512	27	19.1	47.5%	111 (21.7%)	67 (13.1%)	204 (39.8%)	52 (10.2%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	73 (14.3%)	$6,441							44.5	48.5	2608	283
061203001332	2892	De Anza Magnet	Public	K-8	1530 South Waterman Ave.	El Centro	92243	Imperial County	El Centro Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 352-9811	509	20	25.3	68.4%	9 (1.8%)	5 (1.0%)	491 (96.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.8%)	$8,472							44.5	42.5	2980	88
062271003425	2893	Vanalden Avenue Elementary	Public	K-5	19019 Delano St.	Reseda	91335	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 342-5131	404	22	18.3	90.1%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$12,023							44.4	36.8	3369	476
062271003127	2894	Laurel Elementary	Public	K-8	925 North Hayworth Ave.	Los Angeles	90046	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 654-1930	238	14	17	85.7%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$15,609							44.4	45.6	2783	111
062958002166	2895	Barrel Springs Elementary	Public	K-5	3636 Ponderosa Way	Palmdale	93550	Los Angeles County	Palmdale Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 285-9270	611	24	25.8	87.4%	37 (6.1%)	76 (12.4%)	474 (77.6%)	2 (0.3%)	7 (1.1%)	2 (0.3%)	13 (2.1%)	$289							44.4	38.5	3249	354
060261014460	2896	Anaheim Elementary Online Academy	Public, Virtual	K-6	2000 W Ball Rd	Anaheim	92804	Orange County	Anaheim Elementary	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(714) 517-8944	202	13	15.5	75.7%	14 (6.9%)	10 (5.0%)	140 (69.3%)	22 (10.9%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (6.9%)								44.4	35	3505	609
062271010879	2897	Harvard Elementary	Public	K-5	330 North Harvard Blvd.	Los Angeles	90004	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 953-4540	264	16	16.5	90.5%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$12,758							44.4	28.1	4061	1164
060201713877	2898	KIPP Promesa Prep	Public, Charter	K-4	1241 South Soto St.	Los Angeles	90023	Los Angeles County	KIPP Promesa Prep District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 486-6400	482	23	21.4	86.9%	5 (1.0%)	8 (1.7%)	462 (95.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.5%)								44.3	37.8	3294	396
060006404877	2899	Westfield Elementary	Public	K-6	1151 West Pioneer Ave.	Porterville	93257	Tulare County	Porterville Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 782-7270	710	28	25.6	72.5%	141 (19.9%)	0 (0.0%)	497 (70.0%)	32 (4.5%)	6 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (4.8%)	$5,167							44.3	44.5	2856	43
060846000834	2900	Anna A. Borba Fundamental Elementary	Public	K-6	4980 Riverside Dr.	Chino	91710	San Bernardino County	Chino Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 627-9438	329	16	20.2	93.3%	8 (2.4%)	4 (1.2%)	304 (92.4%)	9 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.2%)	$7,905							44.3	36.9	3359	459

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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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