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)
061089010808	1821	Harvest Elementary	Public	K-5	1320 Vassar Ave.	Delano	93215	Kern County	Delano Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 720-2725	367	21	17.8	84.2%	11 (3.0%)	6 (1.6%)	287 (78.2%)	60 (16.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	$7,980							64.9	47.5	2672	851
062205002616	1822	Luther Elementary	Public	K-5	10123 Connecticut Ave.	Live Oak	95953	Sutter County	Live Oak Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 695-5450	837	39	21.2	81.6%	200 (23.9%)	21 (2.5%)	511 (61.1%)	92 (11.0%)	7 (0.8%)	1 (0.1%)	5 (0.6%)	$6,301							64.9	52.1	2431	609
062046011430	1823	Ortega Elementary	Public	K-5	1283 Terra Nova Blvd.	Pacifica	94044	San Mateo County	Pacifica	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 738-6670	402	18	22.3	14.9%	198 (49.3%)	2 (0.5%)	93 (23.1%)	32 (8.0%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.7%)	73 (18.2%)	$5,682							64.9	71.2	1528	295
062569010342	1824	Arroyo West Elementary	Public	K-5	4117 Country Hill Rd.	Moorpark	93021	Ventura County	Moorpark Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 378-6308	410	19	22.1	39.5%	137 (33.4%)	3 (0.7%)	235 (57.3%)	14 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (5.1%)	$5,625							64.9	69.2	1613	211
060015310943	1825	Ramona Elementary	Public	K-8	509 West Norwood Pl.	Alhambra	91803	Los Angeles County	Alhambra Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 943-3660	656	28	23.5	69.5%	12 (1.8%)	3 (0.5%)	268 (40.9%)	352 (53.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (3.0%)	$11,583							64.8	66.3	1745	80
062064008873	1826	Sierra House Elementary	Public	K-5	1709 Remington Trail	South Lake Tahoe	96150	El Dorado County	Lake Tahoe Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 543-2327	412	20	20.3	61.7%	173 (42.0%)	0 (0.0%)	186 (45.1%)	23 (5.6%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	25 (6.1%)	$11,689							64.8	62	1959	133
063432005540	1827	Rolando Park Elementary	Public	K-5	6620 Marlowe Dr.	San Diego	92115	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 344-3600	279	14	19.9	69.9%	40 (14.3%)	41 (14.7%)	132 (47.3%)	37 (13.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.1%)	26 (9.3%)	$11,598							64.8	77.4	1260	567
060254814512	1828	Clovis Global Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	44 Shaw Ave.	Clovis	93612	Fresno County	Clovis Global Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 575-0587	268	11	24.3	60.1%	17 (6.3%)	8 (3.0%)	164 (61.2%)	72 (26.9%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.2%)								64.8			(n/a)
060230511732	1829	California Montessori Project - Capitol Campus	Public, Charter	K-8	2635 Chestnut Hill Dr.	Sacramento	95826	Sacramento County	California Montessori Project - Capitol Campus District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 325-0910	357	16	22.8	23.2%	202 (56.6%)	8 (2.2%)	83 (23.2%)	20 (5.6%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	42 (11.8%)								64.8	68.4	1655	174
062308003525	1830	Fairgrove Elementary	Public	K-6	2101 The Pike	Grover Beach	93433	San Luis Obispo County	Lucia Mar Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 474-3740	369	20	18.3	65.9%	127 (34.4%)	0 (0.0%)	211 (57.2%)	6 (1.6%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (6.0%)	$4,805							64.8	61.6	1987	157

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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:

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

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.