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)
063384005248	4311	Hollywood Park Elementary	Public	K-6	4915 Harte Way	Sacramento	95822	Sacramento County	Sacramento City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 395-4590	239	11	21.7	84.1%	26 (10.9%)	18 (7.5%)	140 (58.6%)	25 (10.5%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.5%)	24 (10.0%)	$7,089							25.6	19.5	4922	611
062805004246	4312	Carl B. Munck Elementary	Public	K-5	11900 Campus Dr.	Oakland	94619	Alameda County	Oakland Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 879-3168	179	9	19.8	76.0%	11 (6.1%)	76 (42.5%)	44 (24.6%)	11 (6.1%)	1 (0.6%)	7 (3.9%)	29 (16.2%)	$8,438							25.6	32	3728	584
062271002812	4313	Anatola Avenue Elementary	Public	K-5	7364 Anatola Ave.	Lake Balboa	91406	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 343-8733	290	15	19.3	89.7%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$12,939							25.5	27.6	4120	193
062580009586	4314	Box Springs Elementary	Public	K-6	11900 Athens Dr.	Moreno Valley	92557	Riverside County	Moreno Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 571-4530	434	21	20.6	75.8%	32 (7.4%)	76 (17.5%)	288 (66.4%)	8 (1.8%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (6.5%)	$8,341							25.5	24.3	4430	116
064308006998	4315	Beamer Elementary	Public	K-6	525 Beamer St.	Woodland	95695	Yolo County	Woodland Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 662-1769	510	20	24.9	73.7%	25 (4.9%)	1 (0.2%)	468 (91.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (2.9%)	$6,030							25.5	34.6	3528	787
061455011998	4316	Mario G. Olmos Elementary	Public	K-6	550 South Garden Ave.	Fresno	93727	Fresno County	Fresno Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 253-6620	592	30	19.8	99.2%	6 (1.0%)	24 (4.1%)	480 (81.1%)	71 (12.0%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.4%)	$7,990							25.5	20.8	4779	463
061632502055	4317	Los Robles Academy	Public	K-5	1530 South Ridley Ave.	Hacienda Heights	91745	Los Angeles County	Hacienda la Puente Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 933-7200	205	8	25.6	69.3%	6 (2.9%)	1 (0.5%)	178 (86.8%)	11 (5.4%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.9%)								25.5	30	3894	423
060167013753	4318	Richmond Charter Elementary-Benito Juarez	Public, Charter	K-5	1450 Marina Way South	Richmond	94804	Contra Costa County	Richmond Charter Elementary-Benito Juarez District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 215-7009	502	14	35.8	81.3%	9 (1.8%)	13 (2.6%)	449 (89.4%)	11 (2.2%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	17 (3.4%)								25.5	23.4	4518	200
060182814358	4319	Journey	Public, Charter	K-6	25560 Alessandsro Blvd.	Moreno Valley	92553	Riverside County	Journey District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 601-6620	550	22	25.5	80.9%	22 (4.0%)	211 (38.4%)	273 (49.6%)	7 (1.3%)	1 (0.2%)	13 (2.4%)	23 (4.2%)								25.5	25.8	4283	36
062271002886	4320	Calvert Charter for Enriched Studies	Public, Charter	K-5	19850 Delano St.	Woodland Hills	91367	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 347-2681	308	16	19.2	73.4%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$11,120							25.5	39.5	3174	1146

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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:

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

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

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