Best Elementary Schools in California

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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)
061233008827	3641	Isabelle Jackson Elementary	Public	K-6	8351 Cutler Way	Sacramento	95828	Sacramento County	Elk Grove Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 689-2115	765	30	25.5	72.9%	52 (6.8%)	87 (11.4%)	245 (32.0%)	300 (39.2%)	1 (0.1%)	10 (1.3%)	70 (9.2%)	$7,285							33.4	32.6	3678	37
062271003476	3642	Yorkdale Elementary	Public	K-5	5657 Meridian St.	Los Angeles	90042	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 255-0587	209	11	19	85.2%	13 (6.2%)	5 (2.4%)	179 (85.6%)	10 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.0%)	$13,413							33.4	34.4	3544	98
062271002917	3643	Cheremoya Avenue Elementary	Public	K-5	6017 Franklin Ave.	Los Angeles	90028	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 464-1722	149	7	21.2	83.2%	45 (30.2%)	6 (4.0%)	85 (57.0%)	3 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (6.7%)	$11,957							33.3	38.7	3234	409
062847004388	3644	Berlyn Elementary	Public	K-6	1320 North Berlyn Ave.	Ontario	91764	San Bernardino County	Ontario-Montclair	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 986-8995	629	29	21.6	89.3%	16 (2.5%)	14 (2.2%)	579 (92.1%)	12 (1.9%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	4 (0.6%)	$7,074							33.3	28.6	4016	372
060985000932	3645	William McKinley Elementary	Public	K-6	2050 Aztec Ln.	Corona	92879	Riverside County	Corona-Norco Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 736-7190	595	25	23.8	83.0%	114 (19.2%)	62 (10.4%)	324 (54.5%)	52 (8.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	41 (6.9%)	$7,907							33.3	42.3	2995	650
069113510285	3646	Mead Valley Elementary	Public	K-5	21-100 Oleander Ave.	Perris	92570	Riverside County	Val Verde Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 940-8540	775	31	24.6	91.0%	22 (2.8%)	8 (1.0%)	737 (95.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.0%)	$5,909							33.3	21.8	4678	1032
062646003993	3647	Mupu Elementary	Public	K-8	4410 North Ojai Rd.	Santa Paula	93060	Ventura County	Mupu Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 525-6111	185	10	18.8	62.7%	40 (21.6%)	0 (0.0%)	143 (77.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.1%)								33.3	46.4	2733	914
060429010579	3648	Three Rings Ranch Elementary	Public	K-5	1040 Claiborne Ave.	Beaumont	92223	Riverside County	Beaumont Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 845-5052	752	34	22.4	76.7%	152 (20.2%)	36 (4.8%)	482 (64.1%)	33 (4.4%)	5 (0.7%)	3 (0.4%)	41 (5.5%)	$7,212							33.3	32.2	3717	69
061288001455	3649	Glen View Elementary	Public	K-5	2201 East Mission Ave.	Escondido	92027	San Diego County	Escondido Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 432-2448	582	36	16.1	86.6%	32 (5.5%)	7 (1.2%)	487 (83.7%)	29 (5.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (4.5%)	$7,062							33.3	23.6	4499	850
062223011413	3650	Ansel Adams	Public	K-6	9275 Glacier Point Dr.	Stockton	95212	San Joaquin County	Lodi Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 953-9601	630	27	23.7	84.6%	14 (2.2%)	64 (10.2%)	204 (32.4%)	289 (45.9%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.3%)	51 (8.1%)	$11,224							33.3	32.6	3677	27

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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:

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

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

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