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)
060610000545	3611	Browns Elementary	Public	K-8	1248 Pacific Ave.	Rio Oso	95674	Sutter County	Browns Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 633-2523	122	7	17.4	41.0%	64 (52.5%)	1 (0.8%)	38 (31.1%)	9 (7.4%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (7.4%)	$8,445							33.8	39.1	3203	408
061263001425	3612	Anna Yates Elementary	Public	K-8	4727 San Pablo	Emeryville	94608	Alameda County	Emery Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 601-4916	439	22	20	61.7%	56 (12.8%)	194 (44.2%)	83 (18.9%)	49 (11.2%)	2 (0.5%)	5 (1.1%)	50 (11.4%)								33.8	34.4	3548	64
061392009546	3613	Shadow Hills Elementary	Public	K-5	14300 Shadow Dr.	Fontana	92337	San Bernardino County	Fontana Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 357-5750	362	18	19.8	71.8%	16 (4.4%)	17 (4.7%)	315 (87.0%)	8 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	4 (1.1%)								33.8	28	4073	460
061329010809	3614	Shirley Lane Elementary	Public	K-6	6714 Shirley Ln.	Bakersfield	93307	Kern County	Fairfax Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 363-7684	624	28	22.2	92.0%	27 (4.3%)	11 (1.8%)	558 (89.4%)	7 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (3.4%)	$4,820							33.7	26.1	4268	654
062619003916	3615	Maxson Elementary	Public	K-6	12380 Felipe St.	El Monte	91732	Los Angeles County	Mountain View Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 652-4500	467	21	22.7	71.9%	5 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	428 (91.6%)	31 (6.6%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								33.7	19.5	4919	1304
060861000874	3616	Rogers (Greg) Elementary	Public	K-6	510 East Naples St.	Chula Vista	91911	San Diego County	Chula Vista Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 656-2082	350	22	15.9	52.3%	19 (5.4%)	21 (6.0%)	262 (74.9%)	31 (8.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.9%)	$19,581							33.7	42.2	3000	616
062547003789	3617	Bell Gardens Elementary	Public	K-5	5620 Quinn St.	Bell Gardens	90201	Los Angeles County	Montebello Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 927-1223	704	41	17.3	82.5%	9 (1.3%)	2 (0.3%)	685 (97.3%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.6%)	$6,766							33.7	31.8	3744	127
061488001833	3618	Clinton Elementary	Public	K-6	13641 Clinton St.	Garden Grove	92843	Orange County	Garden Grove Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 663-6146	487	21	23.1	92.6%	5 (1.0%)	2 (0.4%)	418 (85.8%)	55 (11.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	6 (1.2%)	$12,091							33.7	48	2642	976
062361011419	3619	Walter Woodward Elementary	Public	K-8	575 Tannehill Dr.	Manteca	95337	San Joaquin County	Manteca Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 858-7430	935	39	24	37.3%	206 (22.0%)	46 (4.9%)	398 (42.6%)	221 (23.6%)	4 (0.4%)	15 (1.6%)	45 (4.8%)	$5,510							33.7	39	3213	406
061488001829	3620	Bryant Elementary	Public	K-6	8371 Orangewood Ave.	Garden Grove	92841	Orange County	Garden Grove Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 663-6451	553	23	23.9	89.3%	17 (3.1%)	7 (1.3%)	407 (73.6%)	104 (18.8%)	1 (0.2%)	6 (1.1%)	11 (2.0%)	$11,999							33.7	33.5	3612	8

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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:

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

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

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