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)
062271003223	4581	Ninety-Third Street Elementary	Public	K-6	330 East 93rd St.	Los Angeles	90003	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 754-2869	827	42	19.6	98.5%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$8,899							22.9	23	4555	26
060004707397	4582	Melville S. Jacobson Elementary	Public	K-5	1750 West Kavanagh Ave.	Tracy	95376	San Joaquin County	Tracy Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 830-3315	583	24	23.9	69.8%	76 (13.0%)	28 (4.8%)	316 (54.2%)	110 (18.9%)	4 (0.7%)	16 (2.7%)	31 (5.3%)	$8,087							22.9	21.7	4696	114
063627006191	4583	Woodrow Wilson Elementary	Public	K-6	1325 Stillman St.	Selma	93662	Fresno County	Selma Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 898-6730	331	16	20.6	92.4%	17 (5.1%)	5 (1.5%)	300 (90.6%)	7 (2.1%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	$13,728							22.9	17.2	5139	556
062703013736	4584	Delta Home Charter	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	31400 South Koster Rd.	Tracy	95304	San Joaquin County	New Jerusalem Elementary	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(209) 830-6363	241	12	19.8	49.0%	67 (27.8%)	8 (3.3%)	128 (53.1%)	15 (6.2%)	2 (0.8%)	3 (1.2%)	17 (7.1%)	$7,785							22.9	19.8	4890	306
062817004355	4585	Tierra Vista Elementary	Public	K-5	2001 Sanford St.	Oxnard	93033	Ventura County	Ocean View	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 986-6764	565	24	23.5	66.2%	12 (2.1%)	7 (1.2%)	516 (91.3%)	20 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	9 (1.6%)	$6,103							22.9	22.8	4584	1
060192811237	4586	Integrity Charter	Public, Charter	K-8	701 National City Blvd.	National City	91950	San Diego County	Integrity Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 336-0808	383	18	21.2	84.9%	2 (0.5%)	6 (1.6%)	360 (94.0%)	13 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)								22.9	25.5	4310	276
060285011904	4587	Orchard Park	Public	K-8	5150 Live Oak Ave.	Oakley	94561	Contra Costa County	Antioch Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 779-7445	716	31	23	66.6%	142 (19.8%)	114 (15.9%)	374 (52.2%)	43 (6.0%)	2 (0.3%)	5 (0.7%)	36 (5.0%)	$6,552							22.9	21	4763	176
063738006315	4588	Bayside STEAM Academy	Public	K-6	490 Emory St.	Imperial Beach	91932	San Diego County	South Bay Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 628-2500	410	17	24.1	70.7%	27 (6.6%)	10 (2.4%)	334 (81.5%)	16 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (5.6%)	$7,983							22.9	27.6	4113	475
063132004837	4589	Arroyo Elementary	Public	K-6	1605 West Arroyo Ave.	Pomona	91768	Los Angeles County	Pomona Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 397-4568	469	21	22.3	96.2%	9 (1.9%)	6 (1.3%)	442 (94.2%)	4 (0.9%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	4 (0.9%)	$5,068							22.8	19.3	4939	350
062817004353	4590	Mar Vista Elementary	Public	K-5	2382 Etting Rd.	Oxnard	93033	Ventura County	Ocean View	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 488-3659	471	20	23.5	79.6%	8 (1.7%)	2 (0.4%)	457 (97.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	$7,091							22.8	19.6	4908	318

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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:

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Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

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