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)
062865004433	2341	Jordan Academy of Language and Computer Science	Public	K-6	4319 East Jordan Ave.	Orange	92869	Orange County	Orange Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 997-6187	413	17	24.2	83.1%	18 (4.4%)	2 (0.5%)	371 (89.8%)	6 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	15 (3.6%)	$5,949							54	48.2	2630	289
060962000982	2342	Foster Elementary	Public	K-5	1620 North Pannes St.	Compton	90221	Los Angeles County	Compton Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 898-6180	400	17	23.5	93.0%	4 (1.0%)	51 (12.8%)	342 (85.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)								54	31.3	3784	1442
062271002943	2343	Crestwood Street STEAM Magnet	Public	K-5	1946 West Crestwood St.	Rancho Palos Verdes	90275	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 832-8130	291	13	22.3	71.1%	40 (13.7%)	34 (11.7%)	182 (62.5%)	8 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	26 (8.9%)	$14,339							54	55.6	2252	91
060133106872	2344	Weaverville Elementary	Public	K-8	31020 State Highway 3	Weaverville	96093	Trinity County	Trinity Alps Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 623-5533	341	18	18.9	76.0%	264 (77.4%)	5 (1.5%)	32 (9.4%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (8.2%)								54	40.9	3075	731
064200006883	2345	Orangewood Elementary	Public	K-5	1440 South Orange Ave.	West Covina	91790	Los Angeles County	West Covina Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 939-4820	564	23	24	71.3%	10 (1.8%)	11 (2.0%)	440 (78.0%)	83 (14.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (3.5%)	$6,731							53.9	44.6	2849	504
061398001605	2346	Foresthill Divide	Public	K-8	22888 Foresthill Rd.	Foresthill	95631	Placer County	Foresthill Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 367-3782	471	20	23.5	41.6%	361 (76.6%)	4 (0.8%)	60 (12.7%)	2 (0.4%)	3 (0.6%)	2 (0.4%)	39 (8.3%)	$10,148							53.9	53.3	2375	29
061683012918	2347	Dogwood Elementary	Public	K-4	44 East Correll Rd.	Heber	92249	Imperial County	Heber Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 337-6530	627	32	19.8	71.0%	14 (2.2%)	1 (0.2%)	607 (96.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	$11,294							53.9	51.2	2473	126
063432005569	2348	Wegeforth Elementary	Public	K-5	3443 Ediwhar Ave.	San Diego	92123	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(858) 987-5900	194	10	19.4	69.1%	42 (21.6%)	12 (6.2%)	74 (38.1%)	38 (19.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (14.4%)	$11,221							53.8	38.7	3239	891
062271002952	2349	Del Amo Elementary	Public	K-5	21228 Water St.	Carson	90745	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 830-5351	307	15	20.4	75.6%	6 (2.0%)	38 (12.4%)	182 (59.3%)	60 (19.5%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.6%)	16 (5.2%)	$12,906							53.8	34.9	3509	1160
062271002999	2350	Farmdale Elementary	Public	K-5	2660 Ruth Swiggett Dr.	Los Angeles	90032	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 222-6659	317	16	19.8	84.9%	11 (3.5%)	1 (0.3%)	297 (93.7%)	4 (1.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	$17,807							53.8	35.7	3456	1106

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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.
For more information about our ranking process, please see our Ranking FAQ. Details about our methodology are here.

Educational resources:

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

Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA): Transforming Education in America

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