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)
063441005641	4561	Longfellow Elementary	Public	K-5	755 Morse St.	San Francisco	94112	San Francisco County	San Francisco Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 469-4730	454	22	21.1	55.7%	11 (2.4%)	7 (1.5%)	243 (53.5%)	151 (33.3%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.3%)	36 (7.9%)	$6,103							23.2	24.2	4435	126
062769004176	4562	Thomas B. Moffitt Elementary	Public	K-5	13323 South Goller Ave.	Norwalk	90650	Los Angeles County	Norwalk-La Mirada Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 210-3650	528	24	21.6	83.0%	9 (1.7%)	23 (4.4%)	464 (87.9%)	21 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	8 (1.5%)	$13,269							23.1	20.3	4821	259
062580011028	4563	Chaparral Hills Elementary	Public	K-5	24850 Delphinium Ave.	Moreno Valley	92553	Riverside County	Moreno Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 571-4730	584	24	24.3	91.8%	19 (3.3%)	60 (10.3%)	464 (79.5%)	6 (1.0%)	4 (0.7%)	3 (0.5%)	28 (4.8%)	$7,256							23.1	29.7	3921	642
063417005363	4564	Kendall Elementary	Public	K-5	4951 State St.	San Bernardino	92407	San Bernardino County	San Bernardino City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 880-6626	372	20	18.6	86.6%	19 (5.1%)	36 (9.7%)	285 (76.6%)	15 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	14 (3.8%)	$7,942							23.1	24.4	4423	141
060142606481	4565	Vivian Banks Charter	Public, Charter	K-5	11800 Pala Mission Rd.	Pala	92059	San Diego County	Bonsall Unified	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 742-3300	83	5	16.6	65.1%	2 (2.4%)	1 (1.2%)	35 (42.2%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (49.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (4.8%)								23.1	13.7	5433	868
063801011780	4566	Pittman Charter	Public, Charter	K-8	701 East Park St.	Stockton	95202	San Joaquin County	Stockton Unified	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 933-7496	643	25	25.7	84.1%	5 (0.8%)	30 (4.7%)	578 (89.9%)	11 (1.7%)	3 (0.5%)	2 (0.3%)	14 (2.2%)	$9,641							23.1	25.7	4297	269
060261006092	4567	Olive Street Elementary	Public	K-6	890 South Olive St.	Anaheim	92805	Orange County	Anaheim Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 517-8920	429	20	21.7	95.6%	6 (1.4%)	2 (0.5%)	398 (92.8%)	9 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	11 (2.6%)	$7,135							23.1	18.2	5019	452
060002209292	4568	McCabe Elementary	Public	2-6	250 South Derrick St.	Mendota	93640	Fresno County	Mendota Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 655-4262	960	38	25	97.8%	6 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	951 (99.1%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$12,821							23.1	25.3	4340	228
062271003280	4569	Pinewood Avenue Elementary	Public	K-5	10111 Silverton Ave.	Tujunga	91042	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 353-2515	198	11	18	95.5%	36 (18.2%)	7 (3.5%)	145 (73.2%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (4.0%)	$14,935							23	28.7	4005	564
063720006300	4570	El Verano Elementary	Public	K-5	18606 Riverside Dr.	Sonoma	95476	Sonoma County	Sonoma Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 935-6050	340	16	21.9	72.9%	49 (14.4%)	0 (0.0%)	287 (84.4%)	2 (0.6%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$11,378							23	25.7	4300	270

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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:

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

State-Administered Standardized Tests: A Comprehensive Guide

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