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)
063684006262	2911	Mountain View Elementary	Public	K-6	2925 Fletcher Ave.	Simi Valley	93065	Ventura County	Simi Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 520-6775	476	24	20.2	52.7%	204 (42.9%)	3 (0.6%)	219 (46.0%)	32 (6.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	16 (3.4%)	$10,493							44.1	44.9	2830	81
060203912203	2912	Golden Eagle Charter	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	1030 W A Barr Rd.	Mount Shasta	96067	Siskiyou County	Golden Eagle Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 926-5800	401	27	14.7	74.8%	288 (71.8%)	3 (0.7%)	62 (15.5%)	2 (0.5%)	10 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (9.0%)								44.1	35.8	3446	534
061389011729	2913	Navigator Elementary	Public	K-5	10679 Bear Hollow Dr.	Rancho Cordova	95670	Sacramento County	Folsom-Cordova Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 294-2420	403	18	22.1	53.6%	117 (29.0%)	26 (6.5%)	103 (25.6%)	84 (20.8%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.7%)	69 (17.1%)	$9,476							44.1	53.8	2350	563
062769004171	2914	D. D. Johnston Elementary	Public	K-5	13421 South Fairford Ave.	Norwalk	90650	Los Angeles County	Norwalk-La Mirada Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 210-3120	361	16	22	77.6%	4 (1.1%)	12 (3.3%)	319 (88.4%)	11 (3.0%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	12 (3.3%)	$13,047							44	49.5	2560	354
062825007717	2915	Stuart Mesa Elementary	Public	K-8	100 Yamanaka Way	Oceanside	92058	San Diego County	Oceanside Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 901-7700	515	25	20.4	68.0%	176 (34.2%)	50 (9.7%)	207 (40.2%)	18 (3.5%)	2 (0.4%)	10 (1.9%)	51 (9.9%)	$12,547							44	49.8	2545	370
062454000997	2916	Callie Kirkpatrick Elementary	Public	K-5	28800 Reviere Dr.	Menifee	92584	Riverside County	Menifee Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 672-6420	689	29	23.7	73.7%	190 (27.6%)	22 (3.2%)	345 (50.1%)	38 (5.5%)	2 (0.3%)	5 (0.7%)	87 (12.6%)	$10,700							44	36.8	3368	452
063129004832	2917	Pinewood Elementary	Public	K-4	6181 Pine St.	Pollock Pines	95726	El Dorado County	Pollock Pines Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 644-2384	315	16	19.6	52.1%	205 (65.1%)	2 (0.6%)	79 (25.1%)	1 (0.3%)	5 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (7.3%)	$10,435							44	39.7	3161	244
062847004409	2918	Moreno Elementary	Public	K-6	4825 Moreno St.	Montclair	91763	San Bernardino County	Ontario-Montclair	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 624-2672	435	22	19.6	87.1%	10 (2.3%)	20 (4.6%)	388 (89.2%)	11 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.4%)	$9,753							44	49	2581	337
062781004215	2919	Hayes Elementary	Public	K-6	5035 Poston Dr.	San Jose	95136	Santa Clara County	Oak Grove Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 227-0424	460	18	25.5	56.3%	24 (5.2%)	15 (3.3%)	291 (63.3%)	98 (21.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (6.7%)	$13,417							44	44.4	2859	60
060846009349	2920	Howard Cattle Elementary	Public	K-6	13590 Cypress Ave.	Chino	91710	San Bernardino County	Chino Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 591-2755	577	26	22.2	67.6%	69 (12.0%)	33 (5.7%)	393 (68.1%)	56 (9.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (4.5%)	$9,932							44	44.8	2836	84

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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.