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)
060245008789	3381	Jackson Elementary	Public	K-6	220 Church St.	Jackson	95642	Amador County	Amador County Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 257-5600	500	23	22.2	52.6%	279 (55.8%)	7 (1.4%)	143 (28.6%)	9 (1.8%)	11 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (10.2%)	$5,501							36.7	30.1	3880	499
062271002809	3382	Ambler Avenue Elementary	Public	K-5	319 East Sherman Dr.	Carson	90746	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 532-4090	501	25	20	75.6%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$11,895							36.7	42.9	2952	430
061233001413	3383	Sierra-Enterprise Elementary	Public	K-6	9115 Fruitridge Rd.	Sacramento	95826	Sacramento County	Elk Grove Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 381-2767	521	25	20.8	54.7%	49 (9.4%)	44 (8.4%)	203 (39.0%)	177 (34.0%)	7 (1.3%)	8 (1.5%)	33 (6.3%)	$10,916							36.6	31.4	3774	391
062271003399	3384	Toland Way Elementary	Public	K-6	4545 Toland Way	Los Angeles	90041	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 255-3142	230	13	17.6	83.0%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$13,388							36.6	34.1	3567	183
063525005975	3385	Lincoln Elementary	Public	K-6	1700 14th St.	Sanger	93657	Fresno County	Sanger Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 524-6370	500	26	18.9	89.6%	24 (4.8%)	2 (0.4%)	451 (90.2%)	9 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.8%)	$10,334							36.6	39.9	3140	245
062667009590	3386	Rancho de la Nacion	Public	K-6	1830 East Division St.	National City	91950	San Diego County	National Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 336-8100	378	16	23.1	88.4%	8 (2.1%)	6 (1.6%)	321 (84.9%)	25 (6.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	14 (3.7%)	$5,350							36.6	33.2	3630	244
063846002796	3387	Vargas Elementary	Public	K-5	1054 Carson Dr.	Sunnyvale	94086	Santa Clara County	Sunnyvale	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 522-8267	411	21	19.3	36.5%	76 (18.5%)	4 (1.0%)	213 (51.8%)	74 (18.0%)	10 (2.4%)	3 (0.7%)	31 (7.5%)	$14,324							36.6	36.8	3366	21
062586003891	3388	Twentynine Palms Elementary	Public	K-6	74350 Playa Vista	Twentynine Palms	92277	San Bernardino County	Morongo Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 367-3545	548	24	23	46.7%	250 (45.6%)	54 (9.9%)	185 (33.8%)	14 (2.6%)	3 (0.5%)	11 (2.0%)	31 (5.7%)	$6,553							36.6	34.6	3536	148
062271012671	3389	Stanley Mosk Elementary	Public	K-5	7335 Lubao Ave.	Winnetka	91306	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 700-2020	506	23	22	86.8%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$10,808							36.6	37.6	3308	81
062847004407	3390	Mission Elementary	Public	K-6	5555 Howard St.	Ontario	91762	San Bernardino County	Ontario-Montclair	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 627-3010	545	24	22.6	91.4%	17 (3.1%)	21 (3.9%)	480 (88.1%)	19 (3.5%)	3 (0.6%)	3 (0.6%)	2 (0.4%)	$7,261							36.6	38	3285	105

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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

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.