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)
063207004937	1041	Kimberly Elementary	Public	K-5	301 West South Ave.	Redlands	92373	San Bernardino County	Redlands Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 307-5540	518	25	20.7	44.2%	193 (37.3%)	25 (4.8%)	200 (38.6%)	45 (8.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	55 (10.6%)	$7,495							82.8	76	1327	286
062271003145	1042	Lomita Math/Science/Technology Magnet	Public	K-5	2211 247th St.	Lomita	90717	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 784-6700	854	36	23.7	68.7%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$9,062							82.8	84.2	988	54
063441005635	1043	Ortega (Jose) Elementary	Public	K-5	400 Sargent St.	San Francisco	94132	San Francisco County	San Francisco Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 469-4726	371	17	21.8	51.8%	22 (5.9%)	16 (4.3%)	36 (9.7%)	237 (63.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	59 (15.9%)	$6,103							82.8	90.3	689	354
063432005505	1044	Longfellow K-8	Public	K-8	5055 July St.	San Diego	92110	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 276-4206	657	28	23.5	27.9%	245 (37.3%)	42 (6.4%)	303 (46.1%)	9 (1.4%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.5%)	53 (8.1%)	$6,607							82.8	86.7	880	164
069102513072	1045	Placer County Pathways Charter	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	360 Nevada St.	Auburn	95603	Placer County	Placer County Office of Education	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 745-1440	292	19	15.3	49.0%	189 (64.7%)	3 (1.0%)	68 (23.3%)	4 (1.4%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.3%)	23 (7.9%)	$14,051							82.7	77.3	1264	219
060147314298	1046	Classical Academy Vista	Public, Charter	K-8	2022 University Dr	Vista	92083	San Diego County	Classical Academy Vista District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 330-9800	573	26	21.7	25.8%	349 (60.9%)	8 (1.4%)	130 (22.7%)	12 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	74 (12.9%)								82.7	83.5	1026	20
060192914231	1047	JCS - Mountain Oaks	Public, Charter	K-8	539 Encinitas Blvd.	Encinitas	92024	San Diego County	JCS - Mountain Oaks District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 632-4989	237	10	24.8	14.3%	156 (65.8%)	7 (3.0%)	21 (8.9%)	21 (8.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (13.1%)								82.6	92.4	548	499
062569009157	1048	Campus Canyon Elementary	Public	K-8	15300 Monroe Ave.	Moorpark	93021	Ventura County	Moorpark Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 378-6301	549	24	22.4	32.2%	200 (36.4%)	3 (0.5%)	297 (54.1%)	28 (5.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	19 (3.5%)	$5,489							82.6	81.5	1114	66
061233001400	1049	Franklin Elementary	Public	K-6	5401 Dorcey Dr.	Elk Grove	95757	Sacramento County	Elk Grove Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 684-6518	894	35	25.5	38.3%	136 (15.2%)	84 (9.4%)	217 (24.3%)	338 (37.8%)	1 (0.1%)	16 (1.8%)	102 (11.4%)	$6,059							82.6	77.2	1265	216
063441005599	1050	Lau (Gordon J.) Elementary	Public	K-5	950 Clay St.	San Francisco	94108	San Francisco County	San Francisco Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 291-7921	644	29	22.5	89.3%	6 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (5.3%)	567 (88.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (5.7%)	$6,103							82.6	87.9	822	228

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