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)
061509001904	5761	Gerber Elementary	Public	K-8	23014 Chard Ave.	Gerber	96035	Tehama County	Gerber Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 385-1041	399	17	23.4	82.5%	85 (21.3%)	3 (0.8%)	289 (72.4%)	2 (0.5%)	10 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.5%)	$11,977							8.1	12.2	5547	214
060193514219	5762	Mojave River Academy - National Trails	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	851 South Mt. Vernon	Colton	92324	San Bernardino County	Mojave River Academy - National Trails District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 245-3222	655	26	24.7	78.3%	89 (13.6%)	36 (5.5%)	481 (73.4%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (5.5%)								8	6.7	5837	75
063579006116	5763	Santa Rita Elementary	Public	K-5	2014 Santa Rita St.	Salinas	93906	Monterey County	Santa Rita Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 443-7221	570	23	24.5	83.3%	6 (1.1%)	1 (0.2%)	561 (98.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	$5,449							8	9.1	5750	13
061392001604	5764	West Randall Elementary	Public	K-6	15620 Randall Ave.	Fontana	92335	San Bernardino County	Fontana Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 357-5780	345	19	17.7	87.5%	9 (2.6%)	9 (2.6%)	321 (93.0%)	5 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)								8	13.9	5405	359
062949004534	5765	Amesti Elementary	Public	K-5	25 Amesti Rd.	Watsonville	95076	Santa Cruz County	Pajaro Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 728-6250	456	24	19.1	93.0%	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	441 (96.7%)	7 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.1%)								8	7.1	5829	64
062922008665	5766	Ramona Elementary	Public	K-5	804 Cooper Rd.	Oxnard	93030	Ventura County	Oxnard	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 385-1569	579	24	24.1	95.9%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	578 (99.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$4,096							8	14.2	5383	383
063255005041	5767	Lake Elementary	Public	K-6	2700 Eleventh St.	San Pablo	94806	Contra Costa County	West Contra Costa Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 231-1451	362	16	22.6	56.9%	10 (2.8%)	23 (6.4%)	302 (83.4%)	24 (6.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	$7,032							8	8	5794	27
063441005616	5768	Carver (George Washington) Elementary	Public	K-5	1360 Oakdale Ave.	San Francisco	94124	San Francisco County	San Francisco Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 330-1540	101	5	19.8	81.2%	0 (0.0%)	47 (46.5%)	24 (23.8%)	2 (2.0%)	2 (2.0%)	14 (13.9%)	12 (11.9%)	$6,103							8	7.2	5824	56
063417008959	5769	Highland Pacific Elementary	Public	K-6	3340 Pacific St.	Highland	92346	San Bernardino County	San Bernardino City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 388-6518	265	15	18.2	89.1%	14 (5.3%)	35 (13.2%)	195 (73.6%)	8 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	11 (4.2%)	$7,192							8	10.9	5658	111
063255005061	5770	Stege Elementary	Public	K-6	4949 Cypress Ave.	Richmond	94804	Contra Costa County	West Contra Costa Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 231-1425	253	11	23	80.2%	18 (7.1%)	98 (38.7%)	85 (33.6%)	27 (10.7%)	5 (2.0%)	5 (2.0%)	14 (5.5%)	$7,986							8	9.1	5751	19

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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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Educational resources:

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

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