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)
062985004648	2781	Hollydale	Public	K-8	5511 Century Blvd.	South Gate	90280	Los Angeles County	Paramount Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 602-8016	802	37	21.6	88.5%	8 (1.0%)	4 (0.5%)	777 (96.9%)	8 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.6%)	$4,092							46.1	52.7	2401	380
060797007665	2782	Biola-Pershing Elementary	Public	K-6	4885 North Biola Ave.	Fresno	93723	Fresno County	Central Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 276-5235	207	9	23	94.2%	2 (1.0%)	1 (0.5%)	189 (91.3%)	12 (5.8%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.0%)	$6,799							46.1	33.1	3641	859
062580009582	2783	Bear Valley Elementary	Public	K-5	26125 Fir Ave.	Moreno Valley	92553	Riverside County	Moreno Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 571-4520	786	33	23.6	71.4%	42 (5.3%)	113 (14.4%)	534 (67.9%)	49 (6.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)	45 (5.7%)	$7,357							46.1	42	3009	226
062847004410	2784	Ramona Elementary	Public	K-6	4225 Howard St.	Montclair	91763	San Bernardino County	Ontario-Montclair	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 627-3411	577	26	22.3	92.0%	12 (2.1%)	4 (0.7%)	550 (95.3%)	8 (1.4%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	$6,571							46	46.3	2737	47
060720000670	2785	Lynhaven Elementary	Public, Charter	K-5	881 South Cypress Ave.	San Jose	95117	Santa Clara County	Campbell Union	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 566-0368	478	22	21.7	38.9%	67 (14.0%)	26 (5.4%)	270 (56.5%)	84 (17.6%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	28 (5.9%)								46	42.4	2990	205
062271002822	2786	Westside Global Awareness Magnet	Public	K-8	104 Anchorage St.	Marina Del Rey	90292	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 821-2039	233	14	17.1	85.4%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$13,497							46	44.4	2860	74
060858000854	2787	Chualar Elementary	Public	K-8	24285 Lincoln St.	Chualar	93925	Monterey County	Chualar Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 679-2313	278	14	19.1	90.6%	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	272 (97.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.1%)	$13,111							46	39.8	3150	363
060861000881	2788	Valley Vista Elementary	Public	K-6	3724 Valley Vista Way	Bonita	91902	San Diego County	Chula Vista Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 479-7171	587	27	21.7	48.4%	45 (7.7%)	7 (1.2%)	484 (82.5%)	24 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (4.6%)	$10,023							46	32.3	3712	924
062271010880	2789	Pacific Boulevard	Public	K-5	2660 East 57th St.	Huntington Park	90255	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 586-8640	341	22	15.8	95.6%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$24,092							46	39	3209	420
061209001362	2790	Wright Elementary	Public	K-8	11317 East McGirk Rd.	El Monte	91732	Los Angeles County	El Monte City	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 575-2333	602	28	21.4	86.4%	3 (0.5%)	4 (0.7%)	459 (76.2%)	127 (21.1%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (0.8%)	$7,394							46	45.9	2768	22

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

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