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)
062785002854	191	Red Oak Elementary	Public	K-5	4857 Rockfield St.	Oak Park	91377	Ventura County	Oak Park Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 707-7972	584	23	25.3	13.7%	233 (39.9%)	9 (1.5%)	60 (10.3%)	214 (36.6%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	64 (11.0%)	$9,543							96.7	96.7	214	23
068450007070	192	Vista Verde	Public	K-8	6 Federation Way	Irvine	92603	Orange County	Irvine Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(949) 936-6350	801	31	26	9.4%	353 (44.1%)	5 (0.6%)	76 (9.5%)	270 (33.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	97 (12.1%)	$6,140							96.7	96.7	212	20
064314007013	193	Woodside Elementary	Public	K-8	3195 Woodside Rd.	Woodside	94062	San Mateo County	Woodside Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 851-1571	371	32	11.4	7.8%	230 (62.0%)	5 (1.3%)	69 (18.6%)	20 (5.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	46 (12.4%)	$26,398							96.7	97	186	7
060744000686	194	Castille Elementary	Public	K-5	24042 Via la Coruna	Mission Viejo	92691	Orange County	Capistrano Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(949) 234-5976	505	23	21.9	25.1%	268 (53.1%)	1 (0.2%)	107 (21.2%)	43 (8.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	85 (16.8%)	$9,870							96.7	96.9	194
062457003684	195	Laurel Elementary	Public	K-5	95 Edge Rd.	Atherton	94027	San Mateo County	Menlo Park City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 324-0186	671	41	16.3	11.6%	285 (42.5%)	3 (0.4%)	139 (20.7%)	142 (21.2%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.3%)	93 (13.9%)	$8,623							96.7	96.3	251	56
060002009288	196	Walnut Grove Elementary	Public	K-5	1999 Harvest Rd.	Pleasanton	94566	Alameda County	Pleasanton Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 426-4250	648	28	23.1	5.1%	195 (30.1%)	3 (0.5%)	26 (4.0%)	378 (58.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (6.9%)	$6,143							96.7	96.7	211	15
060167214001	197	Oxford Preparatory Academy - Saddleback Valley	Public, Charter	K-5	22882 Loumont Dr.	Lake Forest	92630	Orange County	Oxford Preparatory Academy - Saddleback Valley District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(949) 540-7800	680	31	22	15.1%	206 (30.3%)	16 (2.4%)	132 (19.4%)	235 (34.6%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	88 (12.9%)								96.7	96.3	246	49
062718010904	198	Oak Hills Elementary	Public	K-6	26730 Old Rock Rd.	Valencia	91381	Los Angeles County	Newhall	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 291-4100	567	22	26.3	26.8%	196 (34.6%)	24 (4.2%)	123 (21.7%)	166 (29.3%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	55 (9.7%)	$9,477							96.6	96.7	215	17
063432005552	199	Silver Gate Elementary	Public	K-4	1499 Venice St.	San Diego	92107	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 222-1139	414	19	21.7	19.3%	260 (62.8%)	3 (0.7%)	89 (21.5%)	9 (2.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	51 (12.3%)	$7,990							96.6	95.2	339	140
062250002707	200	Cleveland Elementary	Public	K-5	4760 Hackett Ave.	Lakewood	90713	Los Angeles County	Long Beach Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 420-7552	452	17	26.5	24.1%	166 (36.7%)	19 (4.2%)	188 (41.6%)	46 (10.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (7.3%)	$10,163							96.6	90.3	688	488

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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:

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

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

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