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)
062334003550	4271	Millview Elementary	Public	K-6	1609 Clinton St.	Madera	93638	Madera County	Madera Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 674-8509	600	25	24	99.2%	9 (1.5%)	10 (1.7%)	568 (94.7%)	4 (0.7%)	8 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	$1,158							26.1	22.7	4592	321
062580011024	4272	TownGate Elementary	Public	K-5	22480 Dracaea Ave.	Moreno Valley	92553	Riverside County	Moreno Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 571-4700	662	28	23.6	88.7%	38 (5.7%)	128 (19.3%)	406 (61.3%)	45 (6.8%)	1 (0.2%)	7 (1.1%)	37 (5.6%)	$8,634							26.1	32	3731	541
063393005331	4273	University Park Elementary	Public	K-6	833 West Acacia St.	Salinas	93901	Monterey County	Salinas City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 753-5655	482	23	20.9	69.7%	21 (4.4%)	13 (2.7%)	420 (87.1%)	10 (2.1%)	3 (0.6%)	2 (0.4%)	13 (2.7%)	$7,019							26.1	30.5	3844	429
060231000102	4274	Horace Cureton Elementary	Public	K-5	3720 East Hills Dr.	San Jose	95127	Santa Clara County	Alum Rock Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 928-7350	266	12	22.1	82.3%	10 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	225 (84.6%)	24 (9.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.3%)	$13,756							26.1	13.2	5467	1193
060185110983	4275	California Connections Academy Southern California	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	33272 Valle Rd.	San Juan Capistrano	92675	Orange County	California Connections Academy Southern California District	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(949) 461-1667	5,189	168	30.9	55.5%	1,252 (24.1%)	429 (8.3%)	2,417 (46.6%)	210 (4.0%)	12 (0.2%)	15 (0.3%)	820 (15.8%)								26.1	38.2	3271	1004
062271014632	4276	Computer Science Virtual Academy	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	5010 11th Ave.	Los Angeles	90043	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(424) 429-4228	855	50	17.2	79.9%	74 (8.7%)	110 (12.9%)	595 (69.6%)	32 (3.7%)	4 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	39 (4.6%)								26	32.5	3695	581
060229914157	4277	Blue Oak Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	28050 Rd. 148	Visalia	93292	Tulare County	Blue Oak Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 730-7422	414	16	25.8	40.3%	144 (34.8%)	1 (0.2%)	245 (59.2%)	4 (1.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.1%)								26	29.3	3957	320
060245008792	4278	Plymouth Elementary	Public	K-6	18601 Sherwood	Plymouth	95669	Amador County	Amador County Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 257-7800	207	11	19.7	48.3%	112 (54.1%)	1 (0.5%)	79 (38.2%)	2 (1.0%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (5.3%)	$5,656							26	33.8	3596	682
063237010019	4279	Zupanic Virtual Academy	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	266 West Randall Ave.	Rialto	92376	San Bernardino County	Rialto Unified	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(909) 820-8110	214	15	14.1	83.6%	9 (4.2%)	23 (10.7%)	172 (80.4%)	5 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.9%)	$12,633							26	21.8	4682	403
062513003726	4280	Elihu Beard Elementary	Public	K-6	915 Bowen Ave.	Modesto	95350	Stanislaus County	Modesto City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 574-1942	440	21	20.5	89.5%	78 (17.7%)	33 (7.5%)	234 (53.2%)	33 (7.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.9%)	58 (13.2%)	$14,422							26	24.9	4370	90

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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:

State-Administered Standardized Tests: A Comprehensive Guide

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

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