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)
060939009767	4291	Jurupa Vista Elementary	Public	K-6	15920 Village Dr. East	Fontana	92337	San Bernardino County	Colton Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 580-5021	412	19	21.6	79.9%	19 (4.6%)	41 (10.0%)	333 (80.8%)	12 (2.9%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.2%)	$5,996							25.7	34	3573	718
060639009331	4292	Wayne Van Horn Elementary	Public	K-6	5501 Kleinpell Ave.	Bakersfield	93309	Kern County	Panama-Buena Vista Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 324-6538	604	25	24.6	90.7%	66 (10.9%)	88 (14.6%)	406 (67.2%)	23 (3.8%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (3.1%)	$12,938							25.7	24.4	4424	132
060171011089	4293	George Visual and Performing Arts Magnet and Middle	Public	K-8	10650 Bartlett Ave.	Adelanto	92301	San Bernardino County	Adelanto Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 246-8231	676	27	24.7	81.7%	27 (4.0%)	66 (9.8%)	549 (81.2%)	3 (0.4%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (4.1%)								25.7	24.7	4402	109
062586003885	4294	Joshua Tree Elementary	Public	K-6	6051 Sunburst Dr.	Joshua Tree	92252	San Bernardino County	Morongo Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 366-8459	276	13	21.9	77.9%	128 (46.4%)	16 (5.8%)	109 (39.5%)	3 (1.1%)	5 (1.8%)	2 (0.7%)	13 (4.7%)	$7,096							25.7	23.9	4471	177
060002709498	4295	Withrow Elementary	Public	K-5	30100 Audelo St.	Lake Elsinore	92530	Riverside County	Lake Elsinore Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 253-7570	607	28	21.6	83.4%	86 (14.2%)	25 (4.1%)	465 (76.6%)	6 (1.0%)	4 (0.7%)	3 (0.5%)	18 (3.0%)	$7,283							25.7	16	5230	935
060177814342	4296	Aspire University Charter	Public, Charter	K-5	819 Sunset Ave.	Modesto	95351	Stanislaus County	Aspire University Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 544-8722	419	16	26.3	77.3%	17 (4.1%)	6 (1.4%)	351 (83.8%)	12 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	31 (7.4%)								25.7	27.4	4141	155
061692002150	4297	Cottonwood	Public	K-8	44260 Sage Rd.	Aguanga	92536	Riverside County	Hemet Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 767-3870	185	10	17.7	69.7%	74 (40.0%)	4 (2.2%)	92 (49.7%)	6 (3.2%)	3 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.2%)	$12,334							25.7	54	2331	1966
062637003945	4298	El Monte Elementary	Public	K-5	1400 Dina Dr.	Concord	94518	Contra Costa County	Mt. Diablo Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 685-3113	425	17	25	54.6%	61 (14.4%)	10 (2.4%)	213 (50.1%)	30 (7.1%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	109 (25.6%)	$13,216							25.7	30.6	3829	469
060004707387	4299	McKinley Elementary	Public	K-5	800 West Carlton Way	Tracy	95376	San Joaquin County	Tracy Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 830-3319	424	18	23.6	66.3%	53 (12.5%)	19 (4.5%)	281 (66.3%)	51 (12.0%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.7%)	16 (3.8%)	$8,299							25.7	20.9	4771	472
064308007002	4300	Gibson Elementary	Public	K-6	312 Gibson Rd.	Woodland	95695	Yolo County	Woodland Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 662-3944	357	18	19.9	70.9%	81 (22.7%)	4 (1.1%)	227 (63.6%)	14 (3.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (8.4%)	$5,917							25.7	28.2	4054	246

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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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