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)
060524012774	4831	American River Charter	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	6620 Wentworth Springs Rd.	Georgetown	95634	El Dorado County	Black Oak Mine Unified	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 333-8340	228	9	26.6	41.2%	187 (82.0%)	1 (0.4%)	18 (7.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	4 (1.8%)	16 (7.0%)	$8,434							20.3	26.8	4194	637
063417005376	4832	Oehl Elementary	Public	K-6	2525 Palm Ave.	Highland	92346	San Bernardino County	San Bernardino City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 862-2261	479	24	20.3	86.6%	23 (4.8%)	50 (10.4%)	382 (79.7%)	8 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	15 (3.1%)								20.3	21.6	4704	128
063432007328	4833	Rosa Parks Elementary	Public	K-5	4510 Landis St.	San Diego	92105	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 282-6803	726	32	22.6	96.0%	9 (1.2%)	35 (4.8%)	558 (76.9%)	115 (15.8%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	6 (0.8%)	$7,791							20.3	28.3	4042	791
063801006427	4834	Nightingale Charter	Public, Charter	K-8	1721 Carpenter Rd.	Stockton	95206	San Joaquin County	Stockton Unified	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 933-7260	413	16	25.5	77.5%	3 (0.7%)	36 (8.7%)	341 (82.6%)	26 (6.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	6 (1.5%)	$10,950							20.3	21.6	4701	133
061926009381	4835	Sunnyslope Elementary	Public	K-6	7050 38th St.	Riverside	92509	Riverside County	Jurupa Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 360-2781	841	37	23	78.7%	26 (3.1%)	14 (1.7%)	772 (91.8%)	10 (1.2%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	16 (1.9%)	$10,471							20.3	26	4272	563
060985001064	4836	Riverview Elementary	Public	K-6	4600 Pedley Ave.	Norco	92860	Riverside County	Corona-Norco Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 736-3245	289	13	22.2	80.6%	117 (40.5%)	1 (0.3%)	152 (52.6%)	9 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.5%)	$17,019							20.3	22.2	4640	196
063684006250	4837	Berylwood Elementary	Public	K-6	2300 Heywood St.	Simi Valley	93065	Ventura County	Simi Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 520-6705	507	22	23.5	70.8%	36 (7.1%)	6 (1.2%)	439 (86.6%)	16 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.0%)	$7,919							20.3	27.9	4085	752
062271002855	4838	Bertrand Avenue Elementary	Public	K-5	7021 Bertrand Ave.	Reseda	91335	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 342-1103	305	15	20.3	89.8%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$13,731							20.2	23.8	4476	362
062547003796	4839	Fremont Elementary	Public	K-5	200 West Madison Ave.	Montebello	90640	Los Angeles County	Montebello Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 721-2435	313	19	16.7	77.3%	3 (1.0%)	1 (0.3%)	303 (96.8%)	4 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	$7,658							20.2	28.5	4021	818
060256611863	4840	Riverside Preparatory	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	19121 Third St.	Oro Grande	92368	San Bernardino County	Riverside Preparatory District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 243-5884	2,508	109	23	80.8%	388 (15.5%)	450 (17.9%)	1,507 (60.1%)	38 (1.5%)	34 (1.4%)	26 (1.0%)	63 (2.5%)								20.2	22.7	4601	239

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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:

Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA): Transforming Education in America

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.