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)
062133002552	2631	Mt. Vernon Elementary	Public	K-6	8350 Mount Vernon St.	Lemon Grove	91945	San Diego County	Lemon Grove	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 825-5613	353	17	20.8	68.6%	19 (5.4%)	34 (9.6%)	272 (77.1%)	10 (2.8%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.5%)								48.6	39.2	3194	563
062308003520	2632	Grover Heights Elementary	Public	K-6	770 North Eighth St.	Grover Beach	93433	San Luis Obispo County	Lucia Mar Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 474-3700	301	17	17.3	63.5%	132 (43.9%)	0 (0.0%)	139 (46.2%)	5 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (8.3%)	$5,042							48.6	44.9	2828	196
060015310935	2633	Emery Park Elementary	Public	K-8	2821 West Commonwealth Ave.	Alhambra	91803	Los Angeles County	Alhambra Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 943-3340	394	21	18.7	59.9%	21 (5.3%)	2 (0.5%)	291 (73.9%)	62 (15.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.6%)	$11,844							48.6	59.8	2063	570
062271003359	2634	Sixty-Sixth Street Elementary	Public	K-6	6600 South San Pedro St.	Los Angeles	90003	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 753-1589	698	30	23.2	98.3%	5 (0.7%)	52 (7.4%)	636 (91.1%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	$9,753							48.6	38	3286	652
063066004762	2635	Glenview Elementary	Public	K-6	1775 Glenview Ave.	Anaheim	92807	Orange County	Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 986-7150	617	24	25.7	40.0%	112 (18.2%)	5 (0.8%)	448 (72.6%)	24 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	25 (4.1%)	$5,555							48.6	52.5	2411	224
060645000573	2636	William McKinley Elementary	Public	K-5	349 West Valencia Ave.	Burbank	91506	Los Angeles County	Burbank Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 729-2000	440	19	23.1	33.6%	115 (26.1%)	5 (1.1%)	233 (53.0%)	23 (5.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	63 (14.3%)	$13,299							48.4	52.4	2418	218
062664014216	2637	Willow Elementary	Public	K-5	1480 El Centro Ave.	Napa	94558	Napa County	Napa Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 253-3771	488	20	24.4	56.4%	195 (40.0%)	0 (0.0%)	256 (52.5%)	8 (1.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (5.5%)	$7,062							48.4	35.8	3451	814
063459004084	2638	River Glen	Public	K-8	1088 Broadway	San Jose	95125	Santa Clara County	San Jose Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 535-6240	451	17	26.8	43.0%	41 (9.1%)	4 (0.9%)	380 (84.3%)	8 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.0%)	$11,483							48.4	42.8	2964	326
060177307601	2639	Plumas Charter	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	1425 East Main St.	Quincy	95971	Plumas County	Plumas Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 283-3851	344	19	17.9	59.3%	247 (71.8%)	1 (0.3%)	47 (13.7%)	3 (0.9%)	11 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (9.9%)								48.4	47	2694	55
063509006037	2640	Laurel Dell Elementary	Public	K-5	225 Woodland Ave.	San Rafael	94901	Marin County	San Rafael City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 485-2317	283	12	23.5	93.6%	15 (5.3%)	6 (2.1%)	257 (90.8%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.4%)	$9,469							48.4	45.7	2775	135

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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.
For more information about our ranking process, please see our Ranking FAQ. Details about our methodology are here.

Educational resources:

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection

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