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)
060480000458	731	Cherrywood Elementary	Public	K-5	2550 Greengate Dr.	San Jose	95132	Santa Clara County	Berryessa Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 923-1915	497	22	22.5	21.5%	9 (1.8%)	5 (1.0%)	89 (17.9%)	347 (69.8%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.0%)	42 (8.5%)	$11,941							89.3	84.5	977	246
062271002954	732	Delevan Drive Elementary	Public	K-6	4168 West Avenue 42	Los Angeles	90065	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 255-0571	468	22	21.2	38.2%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$11,483							89.3	85	951	219
061233008573	733	Stone Lake Elementary	Public	K-6	9673 Lakepoint Dr.	Elk Grove	95758	Sacramento County	Elk Grove Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 683-4096	693	29	23.8	28.4%	140 (20.2%)	58 (8.4%)	165 (23.8%)	220 (31.7%)	2 (0.3%)	15 (2.2%)	93 (13.4%)	$7,353							89.3	88.8	778	45
063386003468	734	Foothill Ranch Elementary	Public	K-6	1 Torino Dr.	Foothill Ranch	92691	Orange County	Saddleback Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(949) 470-4885	1,056	40	26.2	27.2%	344 (32.6%)	9 (0.9%)	207 (19.6%)	332 (31.4%)	2 (0.2%)	3 (0.3%)	158 (15.0%)	$4,809							89.2	89.4	752	18
062805004318	735	Thornhill Elementary	Public	K-5	5880 Thornhill Dr.	Oakland	94611	Alameda County	Oakland Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 879-2157	383	15	25.5	21.7%	147 (38.4%)	37 (9.7%)	59 (15.4%)	51 (13.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	88 (23.0%)	$5,902							89.2	90.7	660	75
062211008438	736	Altamont Creek Elementary	Public	K-5	6500 Garaventa Ranch Rd.	Livermore	94551	Alameda County	Livermore Valley Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 454-5575	635	27	23.5	24.7%	219 (34.5%)	7 (1.1%)	141 (22.2%)	211 (33.2%)	7 (1.1%)	2 (0.3%)	48 (7.6%)	$7,869							89.2	87.4	854	118
064128006841	737	Vejar Elementary	Public	K-5	20222 Vejar Rd.	Walnut	91789	Los Angeles County	Walnut Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 594-1434	642	24	26.7	31.2%	33 (5.1%)	7 (1.1%)	161 (25.1%)	414 (64.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	26 (4.0%)	$7,433							89.2	83	1054	317
062637003959	738	Mt. Diablo Elementary	Public	K-5	5880 Mt. Zion Dr.	Clayton	94517	Contra Costa County	Mt. Diablo Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 672-4840	693	22	32	5.2%	296 (42.7%)	5 (0.7%)	110 (15.9%)	60 (8.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	220 (31.7%)	$10,403							89.1	86.2	909	171
060159111792	739	Discovery Charter	Public, Charter	K-8	4021 Teale Ave.	San Jose	95117	Santa Clara County	Discovery Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 243-9800	535	23	23.2	10.1%	158 (29.5%)	44 (8.2%)	66 (12.3%)	201 (37.6%)	5 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	61 (11.4%)								89.1	83.3	1036	297
062724004120	740	Mariners Elementary	Public	K-6	2100 Mariners Dr.	Newport Beach	92660	Orange County	Newport-Mesa Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(949) 515-6960	524	28	18.8	19.5%	360 (68.7%)	3 (0.6%)	74 (14.1%)	19 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	66 (12.6%)								89.1	90.5	676	64

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