Best Elementary Schools in California

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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)
060243000130	5041	Arlanza Elementary	Public	K-5	5891 Rutland Ave.	Riverside	92503	Riverside County	Alvord Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 358-1600	450	18	24.9	98.4%	6 (1.3%)	4 (0.9%)	435 (96.7%)	5 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$8,487							17.8	14.5	5363	322
060348004813	5042	Auburn Elementary	Public	K-5	11400 Lariat Ranch Rd.	Auburn	95603	Placer County	Auburn Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 887-1958	547	25	21.8	77.1%	238 (43.5%)	7 (1.3%)	246 (45.0%)	10 (1.8%)	6 (1.1%)	1 (0.2%)	39 (7.1%)	$11,277							17.8	38	3281	1761
064074006732	5043	Loma Vista Environmental Science Academy	Public	K-8	146 Rainier St.	Vallejo	94589	Solano County	Vallejo City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 556-8550	407	16	25.7	79.4%	23 (5.7%)	85 (20.9%)	231 (56.8%)	38 (9.3%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.5%)	24 (5.9%)								17.8	12.1	5566	523
063255010198	5044	Vista Independent Study / Virtual Academy	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	2625 Barnard Rd.	San Pablo	94806	Contra Costa County	West Contra Costa Unified	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(510) 231-1431	531	37	14.2	54.6%	77 (14.5%)	99 (18.6%)	245 (46.1%)	69 (13.0%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.8%)	35 (6.6%)	$5,465							17.8	20.5	4811	233
062547003798	5045	Greenwood Elementary	Public	K-5	900 South Greenwood Ave.	Montebello	90640	Los Angeles County	Montebello Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 721-4605	753	43	17.7	81.4%	2 (0.3%)	10 (1.3%)	724 (96.1%)	6 (0.8%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.2%)	$6,143							17.8	17.6	5094	49
063018010584	5046	Enchanted Hills Elementary	Public	K-6	1357 Mt. Baldy St.	Perris	92570	Riverside County	Perris Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 443-4790	447	19	23.5	85.2%	6 (1.3%)	8 (1.8%)	422 (94.4%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.0%)	$9,765							17.7	22.9	4570	476
062088002514	5047	Sunnydale Elementary	Public	K-6	1233 West Avenue J-8	Lancaster	93534	Los Angeles County	Lancaster Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 948-2636	504	19	26.5	91.9%	185 (36.7%)	154 (30.6%)	95 (18.8%)	15 (3.0%)	11 (2.2%)	7 (1.4%)	37 (7.3%)	$8,421							17.7	13.5	5450	403
060133201201	5048	Del Paso Heights Elementary	Public	K-6	590 Morey Ave.	Sacramento	95838	Sacramento County	Twin Rivers Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 566-3425	469	20	24	92.5%	26 (5.5%)	49 (10.4%)	185 (39.4%)	162 (34.5%)	1 (0.2%)	9 (1.9%)	37 (7.9%)								17.7	18.7	4984	64
069100308686	5049	Mountain Oaks	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	150 Old Oak Rd.	San Andreas	95249	Calaveras County	Calaveras County Office of Education	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(888) 686-6257	398	8	50.2	56.8%	286 (71.9%)	3 (0.8%)	66 (16.6%)	2 (0.5%)	9 (2.3%)	1 (0.3%)	31 (7.8%)	$9,326							17.7	38.3	3266	1783
062361003579	5050	Golden West Elementary	Public	K-8	1031 North Main St.	Manteca	95336	San Joaquin County	Manteca Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 858-7300	552	25	21.7	77.2%	95 (17.2%)	11 (2.0%)	382 (69.2%)	40 (7.2%)	3 (0.5%)	4 (0.7%)	17 (3.1%)	$6,010							17.7	15.1	5316	266

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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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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.