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)
062271013119	5381	Marguerite Poindexter LaMotte Elementary	Public	K-5	4410 Orchard Ave.	Los Angeles	90037	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 235-8350	443	22	20.1	97.7%	2 (0.5%)	49 (11.1%)	388 (87.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	$10,267							14	15.3	5298	83
060797007673	5382	Roosevelt Elementary	Public	K-6	2600 North Garfield Ave.	Fresno	93723	Fresno County	Central Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 276-5257	471	20	23.5	88.3%	59 (12.5%)	32 (6.8%)	315 (66.9%)	62 (13.2%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$5,906							14	18.6	4988	394
062271002974	5383	Eastman Avenue Elementary	Public	K-5	4112 East Olympic Blvd.	Los Angeles	90023	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 269-0456	604	29	20.8	97.2%	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	600 (99.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	$9,992							14	20.5	4807	576
060171514217	5384	Vista Norte Public Charter	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	248 East Base Line Rd.	Rialto	92376	San Bernardino County	Vista Norte Public Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 509-5496	631	24	26.3	88.0%	53 (8.4%)	31 (4.9%)	511 (81.0%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (4.8%)								14	12.4	5536	152
063018004711	5385	Perris Elementary	Public	K-6	500 A St.	Perris	92570	Riverside County	Perris Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 657-2124	819	37	22.1	83.6%	20 (2.4%)	57 (7.0%)	703 (85.8%)	8 (1.0%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	27 (3.3%)	$9,183							14	14.4	5370	15
064104009202	5386	Mojave Vista Elementary	Public	K-6	16100 Burwood Ave.	Victorville	92395	San Bernardino County	Victor Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 241-2474	901	35	25.6	92.2%	70 (7.8%)	162 (18.0%)	628 (69.7%)	19 (2.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (2.3%)	$11,122							14	15.4	5289	97
063384006327	5387	Capital City Independent Study	Public, Alternative	K-12	7222 24th St.	Sacramento	95822	Sacramento County	Sacramento City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 395-5020	356	18	19.9	83.7%	35 (9.8%)	54 (15.2%)	171 (48.0%)	70 (19.7%)	2 (0.6%)	5 (1.4%)	18 (5.1%)	$8,748							14	24.1	4451	936
060248114087	5388	KIPP Valiant Community Prep	Public, Charter	K-8	620 Willow Rd	Menlo Park	94025	San Mateo County	KIPP Valiant Community Prep District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 422-4022	575	28	20.6	91.5%	4 (0.7%)	14 (2.4%)	529 (92.0%)	5 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.0%)	6 (1.0%)								14	10.9	5659	271
063227007334	5389	Avenal Elementary	Public	K-5	500 South First Ave.	Avenal	93204	Kings County	Reef-Sunset Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 386-5173	646	29	22.2	96.7%	11 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	622 (96.3%)	12 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	$7,844							13.9	17.6	5104	285
063405005342	5390	San Antonio Elementary	Public	K-8	67550 Lockwood/Jolon Rd.	Lockwood	93932	Monterey County	San Antonio Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 385-3051	144	9	16	45.8%	56 (38.9%)	3 (2.1%)	68 (47.2%)	2 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (10.4%)	$15,876							13.9	18.2	5024	366

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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:

Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection

Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA): Transforming Education in America

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