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)
063432005407	3951	Adams Elementary	Public	K-5	4672 35th St.	San Diego	92116	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 362-4200	257	13	20	69.6%	38 (14.8%)	29 (11.3%)	172 (66.9%)	3 (1.2%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (5.4%)	$9,641							29.6	31.7	3748	203
060813011492	3952	Sinclear Elementary	Public	K-6	1211 Hackett Rd.	Ceres	95307	Stanislaus County	Ceres Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 556-1680	609	25	24.3	75.5%	34 (5.6%)	6 (1.0%)	516 (84.7%)	45 (7.4%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.7%)	$9,354							29.6	29.4	3949	3
063384005261	3953	New Joseph Bonnheim (NJB) Community Charter	Public, Charter	K-6	7300 Marin Ave.	Sacramento	95820	Sacramento County	Sacramento City Unified	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 395-5240	233	9	25.7	90.1%	26 (11.2%)	33 (14.2%)	137 (58.8%)	17 (7.3%)	2 (0.9%)	6 (2.6%)	12 (5.2%)	$8,331							29.6	29.9	3897	56
060207712805	3954	Camino Nuevo Elementary #3	Public, Charter	K-8	1723 Cordova St.	Los Angeles	90007	Los Angeles County	Camino Nuevo Elementary #3 District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 730-7160	735	33	22.2	93.6%	6 (0.8%)	1 (0.1%)	649 (88.3%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	72 (9.8%)								29.6	22.3	4633	679
062271014635	3955	Virtual Academy of the Arts & Entertainment	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	1254 East Helmick St.	Carson	90746	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(424) 444-0488	1,214	62	19.6	72.2%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								29.6	25	4368	413
060231008782	3956	Ben Painter Elementary	Public	K-5	500 Rough and Ready Rd.	San Jose	95133	Santa Clara County	Alum Rock Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 928-8400	307	14	21.7	67.8%	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.3%)	132 (43.0%)	156 (50.8%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.3%)	12 (3.9%)	$14,587							29.6	22	4665	709
062775004201	3957	Nuestro Elementary	Public	K-8	3934 Broadway Rd.	Live Oak	95953	Sutter County	Nuestro Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 822-5100	184	9	20.4	41.8%	96 (52.2%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (28.8%)	13 (7.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (12.0%)	$11,450							29.6	31.6	3758	199
060181703943	3958	Harriet Tubman Village Charter	Public, Charter	K-8	6880 Mohawk St.	San Diego	92115	San Diego County	Harriet Tubman Village Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 668-8635	440	19	23.4	88.4%	11 (2.5%)	228 (51.8%)	159 (36.1%)	7 (1.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (7.7%)								29.5	21.7	4695	737
062271003320	3959	Rowan Avenue Elementary	Public	K-5	600 South Rowan Ave.	Los Angeles	90023	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 261-7191	674	35	19.2	96.1%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$10,598							29.5	27.7	4108	149
063432005512	3960	Marshall Elementary	Public	K-5	3550 Altadena Ave.	San Diego	92105	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 344-5100	387	19	20.3	91.0%	17 (4.4%)	99 (25.6%)	200 (51.7%)	48 (12.4%)	1 (0.3%)	6 (1.6%)	16 (4.1%)	$7,996							29.5	23.8	4487	527

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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

Alternative Schools vs Public Schools: A Comparison

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