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)
062067002487	5431	Terrace Middle	Public	4-8	250 Lange St.	Lakeport	95453	Lake County	Lakeport Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 262-3007	475	26	18.4	61.5%	204 (42.9%)	9 (1.9%)	175 (36.8%)	5 (1.1%)	49 (10.3%)	1 (0.2%)	31 (6.5%)								13.5	16.6	5181	250
062720011360	5432	Hunt Elementary	Public	K-5	907 R St.	Newman	95360	Stanislaus County	Newman-Crows Landing Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 862-1020	289	15	19.2	65.7%	32 (11.1%)	6 (2.1%)	239 (82.7%)	4 (1.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.4%)	$7,497							13.5	16.4	5206	226
061674002136	5433	Treeview Elementary	Public	K-6	30565 Treeview St.	Hayward	94544	Alameda County	Hayward Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 723-3925	453	17	26.6	81.2%	33 (7.3%)	41 (9.1%)	274 (60.5%)	68 (15.0%)	1 (0.2%)	8 (1.8%)	28 (6.2%)								13.4	14.2	5388	45
063432011382	5434	Porter Elementary	Public	K-6	4800 T St.	San Diego	92113	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 266-7700	648	26	24.9	95.2%	10 (1.5%)	92 (14.2%)	463 (71.5%)	28 (4.3%)	5 (0.8%)	12 (1.9%)	38 (5.9%)	$8,154							13.4	16.9	5160	274
060798000766	5435	Central Elementary	Public	K-8	15783 18th Ave.	Lemoore	93245	Kings County	Central Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 924-7797	225	12	18.7	65.3%	12 (5.3%)	2 (0.9%)	142 (63.1%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (22.7%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (8.0%)	$2,993,505							13.4	30.4	3852	1583
060002709491	5436	Machado Elementary	Public	K-5	15150 Joy St.	Lake Elsinore	92530	Riverside County	Lake Elsinore Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 253-7500	530	24	22.5	89.1%	33 (6.2%)	14 (2.6%)	465 (87.7%)	5 (0.9%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	10 (1.9%)	$7,613							13.4	17.6	5093	343
061785002204	5437	Ansgar Larsen Elementary	Public	K-5	550 East Thomas Ave.	Oxnard	93033	Ventura County	Hueneme Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 986-8740	579	28	20.4	89.3%	28 (4.8%)	1 (0.2%)	540 (93.3%)	6 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.5%)	$11,168							13.4	13.2	5471	34
063459005743	5438	Washington Elementary	Public	K-5	100 Oak St.	San Jose	95110	Santa Clara County	San Jose Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 535-6261	344	17	20.2	84.9%	2 (0.6%)	3 (0.9%)	333 (96.8%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	$12,716							13.4	18.9	4967	471
063801006420	5439	Kennedy Elementary	Public	K-8	630 West Ponce de Leon Dr.	Stockton	95210	San Joaquin County	Stockton Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 933-7225	524	20	26.1	88.5%	20 (3.8%)	91 (17.4%)	250 (47.7%)	121 (23.1%)	2 (0.4%)	7 (1.3%)	33 (6.3%)	$8,462							13.4	15.4	5287	152
063801006426	5440	Montezuma Elementary	Public	K-8	2843 Farmington Rd.	Stockton	95205	San Joaquin County	Stockton Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 933-7255	645	29	22.6	92.1%	20 (3.1%)	18 (2.8%)	565 (87.6%)	31 (4.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.2%)	$8,299							13.4	17.1	5149	291

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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

Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA): Transforming Education in America

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