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)
062922004501	4901	Curren Elementary	Public	K-8	1101 North F St.	Oxnard	93030	Ventura County	Oxnard	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 385-1527	921	45	20.3	91.6%	15 (1.6%)	2 (0.2%)	894 (97.1%)	7 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.3%)	$3,844							19.5	18.1	5033	132
062832004385	4902	Miwok Valley Elementary Charter	Public, Charter	K-6	1010 Saint Francis Dr.	Petaluma	94954	Sonoma County	Old Adobe Union	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 765-4304	293	15	19.5	71.0%	55 (18.8%)	6 (2.0%)	209 (71.3%)	10 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.4%)	$11,026							19.4	18.3	5013	111
061233001410	4903	David Reese Elementary	Public	K-6	7600 Lindale Dr.	Sacramento	95828	Sacramento County	Elk Grove Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 422-2450	774	32	24.1	61.1%	26 (3.4%)	90 (11.6%)	304 (39.3%)	283 (36.6%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (4.5%)	36 (4.7%)	$6,765							19.4	19.5	4915	12
060195008530	4904	Dr. Oscar F. Loya Elementary	Public	K-6	1505 Cougar Dr.	Salinas	93905	Monterey County	Alisal Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 751-1945	603	28	21.5	95.7%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	590 (97.8%)	12 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	$4,126							19.4	23.1	4550	354
063375005208	4905	Northam Elementary	Public	K-6	17800 East Renault	La Puente	91744	Los Angeles County	Rowland Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 965-2404	375	18	21.4	93.9%	5 (1.3%)	2 (0.5%)	353 (94.1%)	12 (3.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)								19.4	23.1	4545	360
063423005394	4906	Belle Air Elementary	Public	K-5	450 Third Ave.	San Bruno	94066	San Mateo County	San Bruno Park Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 624-3155	240	10	24	60.0%	2 (0.8%)	2 (0.8%)	162 (67.5%)	27 (11.3%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (16.3%)	8 (3.3%)	$4,636							19.4	18.1	5031	125
060285009703	4907	Muir (John) Elementary	Public	K-5	615 Greystone Dr.	Antioch	94509	Contra Costa County	Antioch Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 779-7450	650	30	21.9	51.5%	61 (9.4%)	138 (21.2%)	338 (52.0%)	63 (9.7%)	6 (0.9%)	5 (0.8%)	39 (6.0%)	$7,398							19.4	20.3	4823	84
062955004565	4908	Bella Vista Elementary	Public	K-5	65750 Avenida Jalisco	Desert Hot Springs	92240	Riverside County	Palm Springs Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 251-7244	755	35	21.4	94.4%	96 (12.7%)	56 (7.4%)	543 (71.9%)	7 (0.9%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.4%)	49 (6.5%)	$12,938							19.4	20.5	4809	99
062805004284	4909	La Escuelita	Public	K-5	1100 Third Ave.	Oakland	94606	Alameda County	Oakland Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 879-2121	272	13	21.7	90.8%	12 (4.4%)	36 (13.2%)	135 (49.6%)	57 (21.0%)	2 (0.7%)	3 (1.1%)	27 (9.9%)	$5,889							19.4	20.2	4829	80
062580003867	4910	Moreno Elementary	Public	K-6	13700 Nason St.	Moreno Valley	92555	Riverside County	Moreno Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 571-4620	478	23	20.7	71.8%	18 (3.8%)	73 (15.3%)	330 (69.0%)	24 (5.0%)	1 (0.2%)	7 (1.5%)	25 (5.2%)	$8,906							19.4	22.1	4650	260

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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.