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)
062271003365	5311	South Park Elementary	Public	K-6	8510 Towne Ave.	Los Angeles	90003	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 753-4591	835	41	20.6	96.2%	6 (0.7%)	100 (12.0%)	704 (84.3%)	4 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	18 (2.2%)	$9,042							14.9	16.2	5219	92
063060004748	5312	Highlands Elementary	Public	K-5	4141 Harbor St.	Pittsburg	94565	Contra Costa County	Pittsburg Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 473-2440	473	20	23.6	77.2%	34 (7.2%)	79 (16.7%)	276 (58.4%)	46 (9.7%)	4 (0.8%)	4 (0.8%)	29 (6.1%)	$7,635							14.8	16.6	5182	130
063384005268	5313	Mark Twain Elementary	Public	K-6	4914 58th St.	Sacramento	95820	Sacramento County	Sacramento City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 395-4640	247	12	20.5	87.9%	25 (10.1%)	22 (8.9%)	141 (57.1%)	37 (15.0%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.8%)	19 (7.7%)	$7,800							14.8	25.2	4345	968
060558009320	5314	Oakley (Calvin C.) Elementary	Public	K-6	1120 West Harding St.	Santa Maria	93458	Santa Barbara County	Santa Maria-Bonita	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 361-7620	867	39	22.3	92.0%	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	843 (97.2%)	13 (1.5%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.3%)	$7,438							14.8	10.8	5665	351
060558009313	5315	Alvin Elementary	Public	K-6	301 East Alvin Ave.	Santa Maria	93454	Santa Barbara County	Santa Maria-Bonita	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 361-6760	939	41	23.1	96.4%	9 (1.0%)	1 (0.1%)	920 (98.0%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.5%)	$6,683							14.8	12.8	5502	187
063132004850	5316	Lincoln Elementary	Public	K-6	1200 North Gordon St.	Pomona	91768	Los Angeles County	Pomona Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 397-4624	363	16	22.6	95.0%	11 (3.0%)	20 (5.5%)	311 (85.7%)	10 (2.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.8%)	$5,739							14.8	7.8	5802	486
062513008903	5317	Harriette Kirschen Elementary	Public	K-6	1900 Kirschen Dr.	Modesto	95351	Stanislaus County	Modesto City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 576-4611	533	25	21.4	96.1%	23 (4.3%)	9 (1.7%)	446 (83.7%)	38 (7.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.2%)	$11,796							14.8	13.1	5477	160
063432005501	5318	Linda Vista Elementary	Public	K-5	2772 Ulric St.	San Diego	92111	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(858) 800-5450	372	18	20.6	91.9%	22 (5.9%)	21 (5.6%)	266 (71.5%)	46 (12.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.6%)	$11,770							14.8	21.3	4730	588
062949008368	5319	Ann Soldo Elementary	Public	K-5	1140 Menasco Dr.	Watsonville	95076	Santa Cruz County	Pajaro Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 786-1310	366	18	20.6	87.7%	10 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	353 (96.4%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)								14.8	13.6	5439	120
063738006322	5320	George Nicoloff Elementary	Public	K-6	1777 Howard Ave.	San Ysidro	92173	San Diego County	South Bay Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 428-1605	606	28	21.6	67.7%	2 (0.3%)	8 (1.3%)	578 (95.4%)	7 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (1.8%)	$6,758							14.8	12.6	5522	202

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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.