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)
062667004048	4941	Olivewood	Public	K-6	2505 F Ave.	National City	91950	San Diego County	National Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 336-8700	440	19	23.1	75.5%	3 (0.7%)	7 (1.6%)	399 (90.7%)	19 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.7%)	$5,310							18.9	22.7	4600	341
062271014634	4942	Leadership & Public Service Virtual Academy	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	1435 West 27th St.	Los Angeles	90007	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(213) 316-9840	672	35	18.9	88.8%	52 (7.7%)	105 (15.6%)	483 (71.9%)	13 (1.9%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	16 (2.4%)								18.9	21.2	4742	200
061455001772	4943	Thomas Elementary	Public	K-6	4444 North Millbrook Ave.	Fresno	93726	Fresno County	Fresno Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 248-7270	835	37	22.8	90.4%	59 (7.1%)	81 (9.7%)	513 (61.4%)	135 (16.2%)	7 (0.8%)	5 (0.6%)	35 (4.2%)	$7,230							18.8	15.8	5249	306
062895004480	4944	Oro Grande Elementary	Public	K-6	19175 Third St.	Oro Grande	92368	San Bernardino County	Oro Grande	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 245-9260	93	4	22.9	95.7%	8 (8.6%)	3 (3.2%)	79 (84.9%)	2 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.1%)	$16,713							18.8	9.6	5722	778
062025002442	4945	Rancho Elementary	Public	K-6	8845 Noeline Ave.	Spring Valley	91977	San Diego County	La Mesa-Spring Valley	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 668-5885	356	16	22.2	71.9%	30 (8.4%)	45 (12.6%)	235 (66.0%)	20 (5.6%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.4%)	21 (5.9%)	$5,309							18.8	27.5	4130	815
060141501785	4946	West Fresno Elementary	Public	K-5	2910 South Ivy St.	Fresno	93706	Fresno County	Washington Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 495-5615	627	32	19.5	91.5%	13 (2.1%)	42 (6.7%)	476 (75.9%)	66 (10.5%)	4 (0.6%)	2 (0.3%)	24 (3.8%)	$12,379							18.8	16	5238	292
064198006873	4947	Weed Elementary	Public	K-8	575 White Ave.	Weed	96094	Siskiyou County	Weed Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 938-2715	288	16	18	85.8%	134 (46.5%)	20 (6.9%)	58 (20.1%)	21 (7.3%)	8 (2.8%)	1 (0.3%)	45 (15.6%)	$10,694							18.8	14	5399	452
060163208486	4948	Pacific View Charter 2.0	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	115 Henderson St.	Eureka	95501	Humboldt County	Pacific View Charter 2.0 District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 269-9490	148	11	13.5	81.1%	61 (41.2%)	2 (1.4%)	41 (27.7%)	1 (0.7%)	7 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (22.3%)								18.8	24.5	4409	539
062073002489	4949	Lakeside	Public	K-8	14535 Old River Rd.	Bakersfield	93311	Kern County	Lakeside Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 831-3503	864	36	24	61.9%	97 (11.2%)	42 (4.9%)	590 (68.3%)	69 (8.0%)	5 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	60 (6.9%)	$8,023							18.8	31.7	3745	1204
062955007602	4950	Two Bunch Palms Elementary	Public	K-5	14250 West Dr.	Desert Hot Springs	92240	Riverside County	Palm Springs Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 251-7220	697	35	19.8	94.4%	41 (5.9%)	27 (3.9%)	605 (86.8%)	1 (0.1%)	5 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (2.6%)	$12,489							18.8	22.8	4582	368

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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.