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)
063867006503	4021	Woodrow Elementary	Public	K-5	800 Woodrow Ave.	Modesto	95350	Stanislaus County	Sylvan Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 574-5700	411	18	23.4	79.1%	97 (23.6%)	14 (3.4%)	226 (55.0%)	24 (5.8%)	1 (0.2%)	9 (2.2%)	40 (9.7%)								28.9	27.4	4137	116
062271003358	4022	Sixty-First Street Elementary	Public	K-6	6020 South Figueroa St.	Los Angeles	90003	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 759-1138	596	35	17	97.8%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$11,178							28.9	16.2	5218	1196
061455001780	4023	Winchell Elementary	Public	K-6	3722 East Lowe St.	Fresno	93702	Fresno County	Fresno Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 457-3440	681	34	20.3	95.3%	9 (1.3%)	5 (0.7%)	621 (91.2%)	33 (4.8%)	3 (0.4%)	4 (0.6%)	6 (0.9%)	$7,851							28.9	32.1	3723	300
062553003840	4024	Ione Olson Elementary	Public	K-6	261 Beach Rd.	Marina	93933	Monterey County	Monterey Peninsula Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 392-3590	419	22	19.2	54.4%	104 (24.8%)	27 (6.4%)	190 (45.3%)	55 (13.1%)	2 (0.5%)	8 (1.9%)	29 (6.9%)	$5,347							28.9	27.1	4162	138
063132004863	4025	Westmont Elementary	Public	K-6	1780 West Ninth St.	Pomona	91766	Los Angeles County	Pomona Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 397-4680	356	15	23	87.1%	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	345 (96.9%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.4%)	$4,663							28.9	34.2	3563	462
062250002695	4026	Addams Elementary	Public	K-5	5320 Pine Ave.	Long Beach	90805	Los Angeles County	Long Beach Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 428-0202	775	35	22.1	73.3%	7 (0.9%)	110 (14.2%)	588 (75.9%)	37 (4.8%)	1 (0.1%)	11 (1.4%)	21 (2.7%)	$8,097							28.9	36	3428	598
062781004221	4027	Stipe (Samuel) Elementary	Public	K-6	5000 Lyng Dr.	San Jose	95111	Santa Clara County	Oak Grove Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 227-7332	330	14	23.5	52.1%	13 (3.9%)	11 (3.3%)	217 (65.8%)	64 (19.4%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.8%)	19 (5.8%)	$12,180							28.9	32.9	3663	364
063048004740	4028	Pioneer Elementary	Public	K-5	6862 Mt. Aukum Rd.	Somerset	95684	El Dorado County	Pioneer Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 620-7210	170	6	30.9	45.3%	125 (73.5%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (12.9%)	3 (1.8%)	3 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (10.0%)	$11,255							28.8	37.2	3335	693
062805004316	4029	Madison Park Academy Elementary	Public	K-5	470 El Paseo Dr.	Oakland	94603	Alameda County	Oakland Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 879-1154	245	11	22.2	98.4%	7 (2.9%)	54 (22.0%)	159 (64.9%)	4 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.3%)	13 (5.3%)	$5,318							28.8	16.7	5176	1147
060006911158	4030	Lilac	Public	K-5	30109 Lilac Rd.	Valley Center	92082	San Diego County	Valley Center-Pauma Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 751-1042	454	21	21.2	59.7%	111 (24.4%)	1 (0.2%)	279 (61.5%)	5 (1.1%)	19 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (8.6%)	$10,706							28.8	31.1	3796	234

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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:

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

Public School Districts and Their Services: 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.