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)
060158713910	2681	Golden Valley Orchard	Public, Charter	K-8	6550 Filbert Ave.	Orangevale	95662	Sacramento County	Golden Valley Orchard District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 987-1490	296	12	24.6	39.2%	206 (69.6%)	1 (0.3%)	59 (19.9%)	3 (1.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (8.8%)								47.7	44.5	2857	176
060177011549	2682	Ruby Bridges Elementary	Public	K-5	351 Jack London Ave.	Alameda	94501	Alameda County	Alameda Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 748-4006	434	18	24.1	67.5%	66 (15.2%)	94 (21.7%)	90 (20.7%)	113 (26.0%)	3 (0.7%)	3 (0.7%)	65 (15.0%)	$16,192							47.7	42.3	2996	314
061218001369	2683	Birney Technical Academy	Public	K-5	8501 Orange Ave.	Pico Rivera	90660	Los Angeles County	El Rancho Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 801-7600	341	15	22.7	85.3%	4 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	337 (98.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$4,852							47.7	37.6	3302	619
060179014045	2684	Compass Charter Schools of Los Angeles	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	850 Hampshire Rd. Ste. R	Thousand Oaks	91361	Ventura County	Compass Charter Schools of Los Angeles District	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(855) 937-4227	956	41	23.4	56.7%	237 (24.8%)	83 (8.7%)	515 (53.9%)	35 (3.7%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	83 (8.7%)								47.7	45.5	2792	108
062316003541	2685	Washington Elementary	Public	K-6	4225 Sanborn Ave.	Lynwood	90262	Los Angeles County	Lynwood Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 603-1513	505	22	22.9	94.1%	2 (0.4%)	22 (4.4%)	479 (94.9%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$5,677							47.7	43.9	2898	213
061455012411	2686	Vang Pao Elementary	Public	K-6	4100 East Heaton Ave.	Fresno	93702	Fresno County	Fresno Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 457-3380	798	38	21.2	94.5%	8 (1.0%)	27 (3.4%)	522 (65.4%)	218 (27.3%)	4 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	18 (2.3%)	$8,122							47.7	43.7	2908	222
062955004567	2687	Katherine Finchy Elementary	Public	K-5	777 East Tachevah Dr.	Palm Springs	92262	Riverside County	Palm Springs Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 416-8190	476	26	17.9	87.8%	84 (17.6%)	40 (8.4%)	300 (63.0%)	26 (5.5%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	24 (5.0%)	$12,734							47.7	47.7	2661	26
061089001211	2688	Terrace Elementary	Public	K-6	1999 Norwalk St.	Delano	93215	Kern County	Delano Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 721-5060	401	20	20	96.0%	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	359 (89.5%)	31 (7.7%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.5%)	$6,787							47.6	44	2885	197
062769004165	2689	Foster Road Elementary	Public	K-5	13930 East Foster Rd.	La Mirada	90638	Los Angeles County	Norwalk-La Mirada Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 210-2790	261	12	21.8	80.5%	10 (3.8%)	2 (0.8%)	229 (87.7%)	14 (5.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.9%)	$14,137							47.6	50	2534	155
062637003981	2690	Westwood Elementary	Public	K-5	1748 West St.	Concord	94521	Contra Costa County	Mt. Diablo Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 685-4202	230	12	19.1	49.6%	66 (28.7%)	4 (1.7%)	105 (45.7%)	24 (10.4%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.9%)	28 (12.2%)	$17,635							47.6	28.8	3998	1308

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