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)
062133002556	3911	Vista La Mesa Academy	Public	K-8	3900 Violet St.	La Mesa	91941	San Diego County	Lemon Grove	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 825-5645	531	22	24	71.4%	59 (11.1%)	85 (16.0%)	314 (59.1%)	44 (8.3%)	4 (0.8%)	4 (0.8%)	21 (4.0%)								30.1	36.4	3404	507
062271003380	3912	Sunny Brae Avenue Elementary	Public	K-5	20620 Arminta St.	Winnetka	91306	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 341-0931	440	27	16.6	93.4%	24 (5.5%)	10 (2.3%)	386 (87.7%)	9 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.5%)	$12,137							30.1	29.4	3945	33
061392001601	3913	Redwood Elementary	Public	K-6	8570 Redwood Ave.	Fontana	92335	San Bernardino County	Fontana Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 357-5740	643	33	19.6	79.5%	12 (1.9%)	16 (2.5%)	605 (94.1%)	7 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)								30.1	38.5	3253	660
061926006247	3914	Peralta Elementary	Public	K-6	6450 Peralta Pl.	Jurupa Valley	92509	Riverside County	Jurupa Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 222-7701	473	21	22.2	79.1%	33 (7.0%)	10 (2.1%)	407 (86.0%)	10 (2.1%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.6%)	9 (1.9%)	$10,481							30.1	20.4	4815	901
062580003863	3915	Armada Elementary	Public	K-5	25201 John F. Kennedy Dr.	Moreno Valley	92551	Riverside County	Moreno Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 571-4500	703	31	22.6	92.7%	16 (2.3%)	69 (9.8%)	581 (82.6%)	6 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	30 (4.3%)	$7,496							30.1	30.7	3827	88
063315005162	3916	Washington Elementary	Public	K-6	2760 Jane St.	Riverside	92506	Riverside County	Riverside Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 788-7305	812	34	23.9	42.2%	110 (13.5%)	15 (1.8%)	652 (80.3%)	16 (2.0%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (2.1%)	$7,352							30.1	34.6	3531	385
060363000311	3917	Colonel Howard Nichols Elementary	Public	K-6	3401 Renegade Ave.	Bakersfield	93306	Kern County	Bakersfield City	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 631-5400	926	42	21.8	91.7%	101 (10.9%)	38 (4.1%)	765 (82.6%)	13 (1.4%)	5 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.4%)	$7,290							30	35.9	3445	472
062271002831	3918	Avalon Gardens Elementary	Public	K-6	13940 South San Pedro St.	Los Angeles	90061	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 532-8540	171	10	17	88.9%	1 (0.6%)	78 (45.6%)	84 (49.1%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (4.1%)	$24,625							30	19.3	4934	1016
062250002756	3919	Roosevelt Elementary	Public	K-5	1574 Linden Ave.	Long Beach	90813	Los Angeles County	Long Beach Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 599-3418	841	31	27.1	83.2%	14 (1.7%)	106 (12.6%)	654 (77.8%)	49 (5.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	16 (1.9%)	$8,241							30	29.5	3932	13
063339005173	3920	Romoland Elementary	Public	K-5	25890 Antelope Rd.	Romoland	92585	Riverside County	Romoland Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 928-2910	499	24	20.7	91.0%	31 (6.2%)	8 (1.6%)	450 (90.2%)	4 (0.8%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.8%)								30	37.3	3330	590

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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.