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)
064214014464	1181	Scott M. Leaman	Public	K-5	1200 Brentford Cir.	Lincoln	95648	Placer County	Western Placer Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 543-0297	547	23	23.8	23.0%	282 (51.6%)	10 (1.8%)	130 (23.8%)	48 (8.8%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (0.9%)	71 (13.0%)								79.3	81.7	1109	72
060951000965	1182	Columbine Elementary	Public	K-8	2240 Road 160	Delano	93215	Kern County	Columbine Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 725-8501	175	9	19.4	58.9%	4 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	154 (88.0%)	16 (9.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)								79.3	65.4	1786	604
061743002187	1183	Pine Elementary	Public	K-8	3295 Holt Rd.	Holtville	92250	Imperial County	Holtville Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 356-2615	210	11	18.8	64.3%	78 (37.1%)	0 (0.0%)	131 (62.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								79.3	79	1203	20
060985011014	1184	Dwight D. Eisenhower Elementary	Public	K-6	3355 Mountain Gate Dr.	Corona	92882	Riverside County	Corona-Norco Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 739-5960	772	29	26.6	54.4%	300 (38.9%)	30 (3.9%)	259 (33.5%)	128 (16.6%)	3 (0.4%)	4 (0.5%)	48 (6.2%)	$7,107							79.3	79.4	1186	2
062211002632	1185	Rancho Las Positas Elementary	Public	K-5	401 East Jack London Blvd.	Livermore	94551	Alameda County	Livermore Valley Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 606-4748	574	29	19.7	21.4%	237 (41.3%)	7 (1.2%)	161 (28.0%)	94 (16.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	74 (12.9%)	$7,141							79.3	83.4	1031	154
062825010311	1186	Ivey Ranch Elementary	Public	K-5	4275 Via Rancho Rd.	Oceanside	92057	San Diego County	Oceanside Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 966-4800	714	30	23.8	43.3%	259 (36.3%)	38 (5.3%)	243 (34.0%)	45 (6.3%)	1 (0.1%)	19 (2.7%)	109 (15.3%)	$11,577							79.2	78.8	1212	26
062250002737	1187	Longfellow Elementary	Public	K-5	3800 Olive Ave.	Long Beach	90807	Los Angeles County	Long Beach Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 595-0308	961	32	30	38.6%	207 (21.5%)	139 (14.5%)	409 (42.6%)	115 (12.0%)	1 (0.1%)	13 (1.4%)	76 (7.9%)	$6,818							79.2	74.5	1398	211
060001310575	1188	Rock Creek Elementary	Public	K-6	2140 Collet Quarry Dr.	Rocklin	95765	Placer County	Rocklin Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 788-4282	434	20	21.9	27.9%	223 (51.4%)	7 (1.6%)	90 (20.7%)	48 (11.1%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	63 (14.5%)	$6,436							79.2	81.5	1113	75
062271007521	1189	Haynes Charter For Enriched Studies	Public, Charter	K-5	6624 Lockhurst Dr.	West Hills	91307	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 716-7310	392	17	23	34.2%	209 (53.3%)	8 (2.0%)	76 (19.4%)	56 (14.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (11.0%)	$10,983							79.2	86.3	903	286
061527001955	1190	La Fetra Elementary	Public	K-5	547 West Bennett Ave.	Glendora	91741	Los Angeles County	Glendora Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 852-4566	594	23	25.3	33.7%	135 (22.7%)	13 (2.2%)	289 (48.7%)	98 (16.5%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	55 (9.3%)	$6,348							79.2	82	1098	92

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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:

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

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.