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)
060907007604	4681	Saul Martinez Elementary	Public	K-6	65-705 Johnson St.	Mecca	92254	Riverside County	Coachella Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 396-1935	975	42	23.3	94.2%	8 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	954 (97.8%)	1 (0.1%)	5 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (0.7%)	$12,748							21.9	22.2	4637	44
063801006399	4682	August Elementary	Public	K-8	2101 Sutro Ave.	Stockton	95205	San Joaquin County	Stockton Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 933-7160	548	25	22	90.5%	22 (4.0%)	29 (5.3%)	463 (84.5%)	16 (2.9%)	4 (0.7%)	2 (0.4%)	12 (2.2%)	$8,711							21.9	26.1	4267	415
064116006809	4683	Veva Blunt Elementary	Public	K-6	1119 South Chinowth Rd.	Visalia	93277	Tulare County	Visalia Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 730-7793	545	25	21.3	80.4%	73 (13.4%)	9 (1.7%)	407 (74.7%)	12 (2.2%)	5 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (7.2%)	$7,850							21.8	21.2	4739	56
062334006019	4684	James Madison Elementary	Public	K-6	109 Stadium Rd.	Madera	93637	Madera County	Madera Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 675-4630	639	30	20.9	88.9%	12 (1.9%)	3 (0.5%)	611 (95.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.6%)	$2,069							21.8	21	4752	68
062223011322	4685	Clyde W. Needham Elementary	Public	K-6	420 South Pleasant Ave.	Lodi	95240	San Joaquin County	Lodi Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 331-7375	347	16	22.3	96.5%	21 (6.1%)	1 (0.3%)	262 (75.5%)	41 (11.8%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	19 (5.5%)	$11,773							21.8	25.5	4312	373
062271003042	4686	Glassell Park Elementary School Sci Technical Engr Arts and Math Magnet	Public	K-5	2211 West Avenue 30	Los Angeles	90065	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 223-2277	262	14	18.7	88.2%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$12,821							21.8	24.1	4446	240
064116009457	4687	Pinkham Elementary	Public	K-6	2200 East Tulare Ave.	Visalia	93292	Tulare County	Visalia Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 730-7853	480	25	19.5	78.5%	83 (17.3%)	14 (2.9%)	347 (72.3%)	8 (1.7%)	3 (0.6%)	2 (0.4%)	23 (4.8%)	$8,937							21.8	18.9	4968	281
062334011678	4688	Cesar Chavez Elementary	Public	K-6	2600 East Pecan	Madera	93638	Madera County	Madera Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 664-9701	716	32	22.4	92.3%	12 (1.7%)	8 (1.1%)	650 (90.8%)	26 (3.6%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (2.5%)	$1,237							21.8	17.5	5112	424
061269004134	4689	Alice N. Stroud Elementary	Public	K-6	815 Frazine Rd.	Modesto	95357	Stanislaus County	Empire Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 491-0754	433	18	23.7	72.3%	77 (17.8%)	9 (2.1%)	316 (73.0%)	15 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	14 (3.2%)	$10,936							21.8	27.7	4103	586
063789006389	4690	Highland Elementary	Public	K-5	2900 Barnett St.	Bakersfield	93308	Kern County	Standard Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 392-2115	729	38	19.3	83.5%	378 (51.9%)	22 (3.0%)	307 (42.1%)	4 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.4%)	14 (1.9%)	$6,452							21.8	17.4	5120	430

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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:

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

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.