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)
060985001050	4371	Coronita Elementary	Public	K-6	1757 Via Del Rio	Corona	92882	Riverside County	Corona-Norco Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 736-3389	423	17	24.8	95.3%	32 (7.6%)	16 (3.8%)	340 (80.4%)	20 (4.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.3%)	$8,937							24.9	22.9	4567	196
060261000149	4372	Edison (Thomas) Elementary	Public	K-6	1526 East Romneya Dr.	Anaheim	92805	Orange County	Anaheim Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 517-8902	771	32	24	75.7%	15 (1.9%)	4 (0.5%)	720 (93.4%)	19 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (1.7%)	$6,746							24.9	20.8	4777	405
063462005786	4373	Thomas Kelly Elementary	Public	K-5	6301 Moraga Dr.	Carmichael	95608	Sacramento County	San Juan Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 867-2041	345	14	24.6	60.3%	173 (50.1%)	31 (9.0%)	95 (27.5%)	14 (4.1%)	7 (2.0%)	4 (1.2%)	21 (6.1%)	$6,951							24.9	24.1	4440	67
063738006323	4374	Oneonta Elementary	Public	K-6	1311 Tenth St.	Imperial Beach	91932	San Diego County	South Bay Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 628-8600	387	17	23.4	63.6%	43 (11.1%)	10 (2.6%)	284 (73.4%)	31 (8.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	16 (4.1%)	$7,526							24.9	25.4	4322	52
061111008560	4375	Horizon	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	43-330 Palm Royale Dr.	La Quinta	92253	Riverside County	Desert Sands Unified	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(760) 238-9720	414	21	19.5	83.6%	59 (14.3%)	13 (3.1%)	310 (74.9%)	3 (0.7%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (6.5%)	$14,183							24.9	26.4	4237	138
063468005833	4376	Garfield Elementary	Public	K-5	13050 Aurora Dr.	San Leandro	94577	Alameda County	San Leandro Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 618-4300	329	16	21	75.4%	7 (2.1%)	43 (13.1%)	178 (54.1%)	66 (20.1%)	4 (1.2%)	5 (1.5%)	26 (7.9%)	$6,927							24.9	25.3	4333	43
062316008031	4377	Rosa Parks Elementary	Public	K-6	3900 Agnes St.	Lynwood	90262	Los Angeles County	Lynwood Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 603-1401	403	15	26.8	94.0%	3 (0.7%)	42 (10.4%)	358 (88.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$5,499							24.8	29.3	3962	415
063531006003	4378	Roosevelt Walker Academy	Public	K-5	501 South Halladay	Santa Ana	92701	Orange County	Santa Ana Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 564-1200	753	37	20.1	80.7%	6 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	720 (95.6%)	22 (2.9%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)	$8,838							24.8	26.1	4262	116
064347007029	4379	April Lane Elementary	Public	K-5	800 April Ln.	Yuba City	95991	Sutter County	Yuba City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 822-5215	464	21	22.5	80.6%	74 (15.9%)	18 (3.9%)	230 (49.6%)	96 (20.7%)	7 (1.5%)	1 (0.2%)	38 (8.2%)	$7,708							24.8	25.6	4304	75
062409003628	4380	Johnson Park Elementary	Public	K-6	4364 Lever Ave.	Olivehurst	95961	Yuba County	Marysville Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 743-6133	425	17	25	80.0%	79 (18.6%)	20 (4.7%)	264 (62.1%)	24 (5.6%)	6 (1.4%)	4 (0.9%)	28 (6.6%)								24.8	25	4364	16

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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:

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

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.