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)
060175808755	2901	El Sol Santa Ana Science and Arts Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	328 West Halesworth St.	Santa Ana	92701	Orange County	El Sol Santa Ana Science and Arts Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 543-0023	956	48	19.8	58.2%	9 (0.9%)	7 (0.7%)	918 (96.0%)	10 (1.0%)	3 (0.3%)	3 (0.3%)	6 (0.6%)								44.3	47.5	2670	231
060214213657	2902	KIPP Iluminar Academy	Public, Charter	K-4	4800 East Cesar Chavez Ave.	Los Angeles	90022	Los Angeles County	KIPP Iluminar Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 800-5218	560	26	21.5	83.0%	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	552 (98.6%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.7%)								44.3	26.7	4208	1306
060720007427	2903	Sherman Oaks Elementary	Public, Charter	K-8	1800 Fruitdale Ave.	San Jose	95128	Santa Clara County	Campbell Union	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 795-1140	552	24	23	47.8%	38 (6.9%)	8 (1.4%)	488 (88.4%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.5%)								44.3	33.5	3613	710
062199002612	2904	Live Oak Elementary	Public	K-5	1916 Capitola Rd.	Santa Cruz	95062	Santa Cruz County	Live Oak Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 475-2000	352	16	22	50.0%	73 (20.7%)	3 (0.9%)	263 (74.7%)	4 (1.1%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.0%)	$8,028							44.3	62.9	1905	999
060015811510	2905	Julien Elementary	Public	K-6	1924 East Canal Dr.	Turlock	95380	Stanislaus County	Turlock Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 667-0891	779	33	23.6	56.1%	301 (38.6%)	4 (0.5%)	412 (52.9%)	29 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	32 (4.1%)	$9,700							44.3	51.6	2460	445
062847011318	2906	Montera Elementary	Public	K-6	4825 Bandera St.	Montclair	91762	San Bernardino County	Ontario-Montclair	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 445-1062	554	30	18.4	57.0%	7 (1.3%)	20 (3.6%)	439 (79.2%)	76 (13.7%)	9 (1.6%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	$8,729							44.2	45.3	2803	103
062271003251	2907	One Hundred Twenty-Second Street Elementary	Public	K-5	405 East 122nd St.	Los Angeles	90061	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 757-8117	601	30	20.3	96.5%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$10,165							44.1	41.3	3052	145
062271013082	2908	Dr. Lawrence H. Moore Math Science Technology Academy	Public	K-5	1321 East 61st St.	Los Angeles	90001	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 277-2310	530	21	25.2	98.1%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$8,756							44.1	44.4	2863	45
060218314124	2909	Growth Public	Public, Charter	K-8	9320 Tech Center Dr.	Sacramento	95826	Sacramento County	Growth Public District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 394-5007	278	14	19.8	57.9%	65 (23.4%)	24 (8.6%)	143 (51.4%)	21 (7.6%)	2 (0.7%)	2 (0.7%)	21 (7.6%)								44.1	26	4279	1370
062271003219	2910	Ninety-Ninth Street Elementary	Public	K-6	9900 South Wadsworth Ave.	Los Angeles	90002	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 564-2677	472	22	21.4	97.7%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$11,001							44.1	45.7	2779	131

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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.