Best Elementary Schools in California

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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)
060239007219	3741	San Jacinto Valley Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	480 North San Jacinto Ave.	San Jacinto	92583	Riverside County	San Jacinto Valley Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 654-6113	1,569	81	19.2	65.5%	321 (20.5%)	73 (4.7%)	1,065 (67.9%)	38 (2.4%)	21 (1.3%)	6 (0.4%)	45 (2.9%)								32.4	40.6	3091	650
062223010315	3742	Westwood Elementary	Public	K-6	9444 Caywood Dr.	Stockton	95210	San Joaquin County	Lodi Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 953-8333	441	19	23.1	92.3%	20 (4.5%)	24 (5.4%)	193 (43.8%)	153 (34.7%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.6%)	44 (10.0%)	$11,620							32.4	27.7	4106	364
062910004494	3743	Wyandotte Academy	Public	K-5	2800 Wyandotte Ave.	Oroville	95966	Butte County	Oroville City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 532-3007	258	14	19.1	90.3%	77 (29.8%)	17 (6.6%)	47 (18.2%)	71 (27.5%)	3 (1.2%)	3 (1.2%)	40 (15.5%)	$8,561							32.3	8.6	5776	2033
061455001747	3744	Lane Elementary	Public	K-6	4730 East Lowe Ave.	Fresno	93702	Fresno County	Fresno Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 253-6480	563	32	17.8	97.2%	11 (2.0%)	20 (3.6%)	492 (87.4%)	28 (5.0%)	3 (0.5%)	4 (0.7%)	5 (0.9%)	$9,550							32.3	18.2	5022	1278
060217010698	3745	Connecting Waters Charter	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	12420 Bentley St.	Waterford	95386	Stanislaus County	Connecting Waters Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 874-1119	768	41	18.7	54.3%	317 (41.3%)	13 (1.7%)	295 (38.4%)	61 (7.9%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	78 (10.2%)								32.3	35.5	3464	281
060211708502	3746	Gorman Learning Center	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	1826 Orange Tree Ln.	Redlands	92374	San Bernardino County	Gorman Learning Center District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 307-6312	1,118	59	18.9	40.2%	342 (30.6%)	104 (9.3%)	547 (48.9%)	32 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.3%)	89 (8.0%)								32.3	35.6	3462	284
062547003799	3747	La Merced Academy	Public	K-7	724 North Poplar Ave.	Montebello	90640	Los Angeles County	Montebello Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 721-5043	649	35	18.6	62.9%	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	619 (95.4%)	5 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (3.2%)	$7,327							32.3	27	4176	429
062598014732	3748	Charles F. Brown Elementary	Public	K-8	6520 Oak Dell Rd.	El Dorado	95623	El Dorado County	Mother Lode Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 622-6464	40	3	13.3	47.5%	26 (65.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (30.0%)	1 (2.5%)	1 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								32.3			(n/a)
060231611478	3749	California Virtual Academy @ Sonoma	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	50 Morland Rd.	Simi Valley	93065	Ventura County	California Virtual Academy @ Sonoma District	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(805) 581-0202	873	30	29.4	67.7%	255 (29.2%)	102 (11.7%)	321 (36.8%)	66 (7.6%)	9 (1.0%)	9 (1.0%)	111 (12.7%)								32.3	43.2	2937	812
062598009165	3750	Indian Creek Elementary	Public	K-4	6701 Green Valley Rd.	Placerville	95667	El Dorado County	Mother Lode Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 626-0765	445	21	21.1	54.8%	272 (61.1%)	1 (0.2%)	141 (31.7%)	5 (1.1%)	8 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.0%)	$8,088							32.3	28.4	4035	285

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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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Educational resources:

Alternative Schools vs Public Schools: A Comparison

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.