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)
063132004849	4091	Lexington Elementary	Public	K-8	550 West Lexington Ave.	Pomona	91766	Los Angeles County	Pomona Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 397-4616	530	25	21.1	94.3%	10 (1.9%)	14 (2.6%)	484 (91.3%)	9 (1.7%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.7%)	$4,933							28.2	33.2	3627	464
061632309552	4092	Romero Elementary	Public	K-5	13500 West Luis Rd.	Santa Nella	95322	Merced County	Gustine Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 854-6177	190	11	17.2	82.6%	12 (6.3%)	0 (0.0%)	167 (87.9%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (4.7%)								28.2	37.4	3324	768
060699008804	4093	Fremont Primary	Public	K-4	401 West Main St.	Calipatria	92233	Imperial County	Calipatria Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 348-5025	370	17	21.7	90.3%	17 (4.6%)	7 (1.9%)	345 (93.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$8,035							28.1	32.1	3726	367
063018011718	4094	Sky View Elementary	Public	K-6	625 Mildred St.	Perris	92570	Riverside County	Perris Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 657-4214	712	30	23.7	83.3%	11 (1.5%)	57 (8.0%)	614 (86.2%)	9 (1.3%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.4%)	17 (2.4%)	$9,432							28.1	22	4658	564
063753009197	4095	Martin Elementary	Public	K-5	35 School St.	South San Francisco	94080	San Mateo County	South San Francisco Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 877-3955	383	18	21.2	56.4%	5 (1.3%)	4 (1.0%)	327 (85.4%)	25 (6.5%)	6 (1.6%)	7 (1.8%)	9 (2.3%)	$5,223							28.1	33	3644	451
062271012780	4096	Wisdom Elementary	Public	K-6	1125 East 74th St.	Los Angeles	90001	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 586-5760	699	34	20.5	98.3%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$8,587							28.1	26.1	4269	173
060003608583	4097	Natomas Park Elementary	Public	K-5	4700 Crest Dr.	Sacramento	95835	Sacramento County	Natomas Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 928-5234	690	30	23	60.6%	71 (10.3%)	154 (22.3%)	188 (27.2%)	179 (25.9%)	2 (0.3%)	6 (0.9%)	90 (13.0%)	$6,050							28.1	25.5	4317	220
060360000277	4098	Charles H. Lee Elementary	Public	K-5	550 North Cerritos Ave.	Azusa	91702	Los Angeles County	Azusa Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 815-5269	377	16	24.3	88.3%	23 (6.1%)	9 (2.4%)	325 (86.2%)	10 (2.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.4%)	$6,935							28.1	24.3	4432	334
062025002427	4099	Casa de Oro Elementary	Public	K-6	10227 Ramona Dr.	Spring Valley	91977	San Diego County	La Mesa-Spring Valley	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 668-5715	360	15	24	79.7%	66 (18.3%)	36 (10.0%)	219 (60.8%)	12 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	26 (7.2%)	$6,324							28.1	40.7	3086	1013
062547003793	4100	Cesar E. Chavez Elementary	Public	K-5	6139 Loveland St.	Bell Gardens	90201	Los Angeles County	Montebello Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 773-1804	763	38	19.9	82.6%	5 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	757 (99.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	$6,704							28.1	26.1	4263	163

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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.
For more information about our ranking process, please see our Ranking FAQ. Details about our methodology are here.

Educational resources:

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

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

SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the California Department of Education.