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)
062271003135	3411	Liberty Boulevard Elementary	Public	K-5	2728 Liberty Blvd.	South Gate	90280	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 583-4196	433	21	20.6	96.1%	8 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	423 (97.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	$10,254							36.3	38.5	3248	163
062538003785	3412	Montague Elementary	Public	K-8	430 East Prather St.	Montague	96064	Siskiyou County	Montague Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 459-3001	154	8	19.2	60.4%	114 (74.0%)	4 (2.6%)	21 (13.6%)	3 (1.9%)	8 (5.2%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.6%)	$10,119							36.3	51.5	2463	949
063531005996	3413	Martin Elementary	Public	K-5	939 West Wilshire	Santa Ana	92707	Orange County	Santa Ana Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 480-8000	499	22	22.4	83.0%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	487 (97.6%)	6 (1.2%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	$7,704							36.3	30	3889	476
063468005837	3414	McKinley Elementary	Public	K-5	2150 East 14th St.	San Leandro	94577	Alameda County	San Leandro Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 618-4320	445	19	23.4	79.6%	25 (5.6%)	67 (15.1%)	237 (53.3%)	60 (13.5%)	5 (1.1%)	7 (1.6%)	44 (9.9%)	$5,605							36.3	34.7	3525	111
061380001558	3415	Rio Vista Elementary	Public	K-5	250 Edgewood St.	Fillmore	93016	Ventura County	Fillmore Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 524-4210	557	24	23.2	62.8%	55 (9.9%)	5 (0.9%)	464 (83.3%)	18 (3.2%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.2%)	$7,462							36.2	32.5	3698	283
060962000985	3416	Robert F. Kennedy Elementary	Public	K-8	1305 South Oleander St.	Compton	90220	Los Angeles County	Compton Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 898-6420	605	26	23.6	92.9%	1 (0.2%)	55 (9.1%)	542 (89.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.5%)	3 (0.5%)								36.2	25.6	4307	891
062271003068	3417	Harbor City Elementary	Public	K-5	1508 West 254th St.	Harbor City	90710	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 326-5075	427	22	19.8	92.7%	8 (1.9%)	33 (7.7%)	354 (82.9%)	6 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.9%)	22 (5.2%)	$10,634							36.2	42.8	2958	459
061674002130	3418	Schafer Park Elementary	Public	K-6	26268 Flamingo Ave.	Hayward	94544	Alameda County	Hayward Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 723-3895	623	30	20.6	79.5%	17 (2.7%)	22 (3.5%)	498 (79.9%)	55 (8.8%)	2 (0.3%)	11 (1.8%)	18 (2.9%)								36.2	30.6	3831	413
061392011837	3419	Beech Avenue Elementary	Public	K-6	9206 Beech Ave.	Fontana	92335	San Bernardino County	Fontana Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 357-5060	630	31	20.4	90.3%	13 (2.1%)	1 (0.2%)	610 (96.8%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)								36.2	40.1	3121	298
061488001849	3420	Heritage Elementary	Public	K-6	426 South Andres Pl.	Santa Ana	92704	Orange County	Garden Grove Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 663-6108	368	15	24.5	94.3%	4 (1.1%)	1 (0.3%)	321 (87.2%)	39 (10.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	$12,697							36.2	37.5	3318	102

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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

Alternative Schools vs Public Schools: A Comparison

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