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)
063315005149	4591	Longfellow Elementary	Public	K-6	3610 Eucalyptus Ave.	Riverside	92507	Riverside County	Riverside Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 788-7335	696	29	24	92.7%	14 (2.0%)	18 (2.6%)	636 (91.4%)	8 (1.1%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.4%)	16 (2.3%)	$7,908							22.8	23	4558	33
061944010238	4592	Daisy Gibson Elementary	Public	K-8	9650 East Palmdale Blvd.	Palmdale	93591	Los Angeles County	Keppel Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 944-6590	662	24	27.1	79.8%	16 (2.4%)	21 (3.2%)	622 (94.0%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								22.8	23.9	4467	125
063255005056	4593	Riverside Elementary	Public	K-6	1300 Amador St.	Richmond	94806	Contra Costa County	West Contra Costa Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 231-1409	310	15	20.6	69.7%	17 (5.5%)	43 (13.9%)	198 (63.9%)	40 (12.9%)	2 (0.6%)	2 (0.6%)	8 (2.6%)	$6,900							22.8	21.2	4740	147
062586005039	4594	Onaga Elementary	Public	K-6	58001 Onaga	Yucca Valley	92284	San Bernardino County	Morongo Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 369-6333	580	23	24.7	58.4%	288 (49.7%)	17 (2.9%)	231 (39.8%)	13 (2.2%)	6 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	24 (4.1%)	$6,546							22.8	25.7	4296	298
062223008152	4595	Clairmont Elementary	Public	K-6	8282 Lemans Ave.	Stockton	95210	San Joaquin County	Lodi Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 953-8267	377	17	22.1	93.1%	8 (2.1%)	35 (9.3%)	145 (38.5%)	166 (44.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.1%)	19 (5.0%)	$12,293							22.8	20.8	4784	189
061692010276	4596	Fruitvale Elementary	Public	K-5	2800 West Fruitvale Ave.	Hemet	92545	Riverside County	Hemet Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 765-1680	805	31	25.9	87.8%	79 (9.8%)	114 (14.2%)	568 (70.6%)	14 (1.7%)	4 (0.5%)	3 (0.4%)	22 (2.7%)	$7,468							22.8	29.1	3977	619
063801014471	4597	Flora Arca Mata	Public	K-8	5600 Alexandria Pl.	Stockton	95207	San Joaquin County	Stockton Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 933-7000	508	19	26.2	74.2%	29 (5.7%)	88 (17.3%)	271 (53.3%)	74 (14.6%)	5 (1.0%)	8 (1.6%)	33 (6.5%)								22.7	24.4	4422	175
063432005459	4598	Fletcher Elementary	Public	K-5	7666 Bobolink Way	San Diego	92123	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(858) 496-8100	143	7	20.4	71.3%	21 (14.7%)	30 (21.0%)	62 (43.4%)	16 (11.2%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (9.1%)	$9,788							22.7	19.8	4881	283
063531009634	4599	Garfield Elementary	Public	K-5	850 East Brown St.	Santa Ana	92701	Orange County	Santa Ana Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 972-5300	509	26	19.5	81.3%	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	499 (98.0%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	$7,196							22.7	16.9	5165	566
062724004128	4600	Pomona Elementary	Public	K-6	2051 Pomona Ave.	Costa Mesa	92627	Orange County	Newport-Mesa Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(949) 515-6980	303	17	18	97.7%	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	300 (99.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								22.7	28.3	4039	561

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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:

State-Administered Standardized Tests: A Comprehensive Guide

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.