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)
061314008836	781	Millbrook Elementary	Public	K-6	3200 Millbrook Dr.	San Jose	95148	Santa Clara County	Evergreen Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 270-6767	500	22	23.2	32.4%	9 (1.8%)	1 (0.2%)	130 (26.0%)	340 (68.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	18 (3.6%)	$6,011							88.5	87.9	821	40
064200006880	782	Merced Elementary	Public	K-5	1545 East Merced Ave.	West Covina	91791	Los Angeles County	West Covina Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 931-1700	600	21	28.1	68.5%	14 (2.3%)	4 (0.7%)	416 (69.3%)	156 (26.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.7%)	$6,661							88.5	86.8	879	97
060561000509	783	Grace Miller Elementary	Public	K-5	1629 Holly Oak St.	La Verne	91773	Los Angeles County	Bonita Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 971-8206	444	19	23.3	44.1%	89 (20.0%)	15 (3.4%)	286 (64.4%)	24 (5.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (6.8%)								88.5	89.8	726	57
064032006677	784	Noddin Elementary	Public	K-5	1755 Gilda Way	San Jose	95124	Santa Clara County	Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 356-2126	528	20	26.4	10.4%	157 (29.7%)	5 (0.9%)	77 (14.6%)	238 (45.1%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.6%)	47 (8.9%)	$7,359							88.5	92	573	211
060151306027	785	Peabody Charter	Public, Charter	K-6	3018 Calle Noguera	Santa Barbara	93105	Santa Barbara County	Peabody Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 563-1172	767	33	23.2	43.7%	332 (43.3%)	3 (0.4%)	372 (48.5%)	17 (2.2%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (5.5%)								88.5	84.1	995	210
060141012109	786	Bethany Elementary	Public	K-8	570 Escuela Dr.	Mountain House	95391	San Joaquin County	Lammersville Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 836-7250	882	35	25.2	14.6%	152 (17.2%)	27 (3.1%)	161 (18.3%)	443 (50.2%)	6 (0.7%)	5 (0.6%)	87 (9.9%)								88.5	90	710	76
062283003492	787	Louise Van Meter Elementary	Public	K-5	16445 Los Gatos Blvd.	Los Gatos	95032	Santa Clara County	Los Gatos Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 335-2250	471	22	21.4	2.3%	215 (45.6%)	3 (0.6%)	38 (8.1%)	148 (31.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	64 (13.6%)	$9,256							88.5	90.4	680	107
060861010377	788	McMillin (Corky) Elementary	Public	K-6	1201 Santa Cora Ave.	Chula Vista	91913	San Diego County	Chula Vista Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 397-0103	720	31	23.2	31.4%	86 (11.9%)	50 (6.9%)	362 (50.3%)	161 (22.4%)	2 (0.3%)	4 (0.6%)	55 (7.6%)	$9,156							88.5	83.6	1016	228
060588000531	789	Mariposa Elementary	Public	K-6	1111 West Mariposa Dr.	Brea	92821	Orange County	Brea-Olinda Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 529-4916	557	23	24.2	18.0%	119 (21.4%)	3 (0.5%)	203 (36.4%)	173 (31.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	59 (10.6%)	$5,257							88.5	89.4	750	39
064128006833	790	Castle Rock Elementary	Public	K-5	2975 Castle Rock Rd.	Diamond Bar	91765	Los Angeles County	Walnut Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 598-5006	646	26	24.6	26.8%	26 (4.0%)	8 (1.2%)	111 (17.2%)	456 (70.6%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (0.8%)	39 (6.0%)	$5,089							88.4	91.9	578	212

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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:

Public School Districts and Their Services: A Comprehensive Guide

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

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