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)
062958004577	4481	Tumbleweed Elementary	Public	K-5	1100 East Avenue R-4	Palmdale	93550	Los Angeles County	Palmdale Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 273-4166	624	23	27.2	95.8%	12 (1.9%)	120 (19.2%)	468 (75.0%)	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	17 (2.7%)	$330							23.8	23.5	4512	31
061839002251	4482	Highland Elementary	Public	K-6	430 Venice Way	Inglewood	90302	Los Angeles County	Inglewood Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 680-5460	397	16	24.8	92.2%	9 (2.3%)	161 (40.6%)	215 (54.2%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	7 (1.8%)								23.8	29.6	3927	555
063756006360	4483	Los Altos Elementary	Public	K-6	12001 Bona Vista Ln.	Whittier	90604	Los Angeles County	South Whittier Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 941-3711	496	23	21.5	89.1%	12 (2.4%)	3 (0.6%)	467 (94.2%)	8 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.0%)	$5,802							23.8	24.9	4373	110
060226312194	4484	ICEF Innovation Los Angeles Charter	Public, Charter	K-5	5029 South Vermont Ave.	Los Angeles	90037	Los Angeles County	ICEF Innovation Los Angeles Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 290-6997	254	11	23	97.2%	0 (0.0%)	100 (39.4%)	151 (59.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	1 (0.4%)								23.7	15.9	5242	758
062271003293	4485	Purche Avenue Elementary	Public	K-5	13210 Purche Ave.	Gardena	90249	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 323-3184	371	20	18.5	84.9%	1 (0.3%)	186 (50.1%)	129 (34.8%)	9 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	45 (12.1%)	$12,100							23.7	26.4	4241	244
063462005781	4486	Grand Oaks Elementary	Public	K-5	7901 Rosswood Dr.	Citrus Heights	95621	Sacramento County	San Juan Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 971-5208	336	14	24	78.3%	156 (46.4%)	8 (2.4%)	134 (39.9%)	14 (4.2%)	4 (1.2%)	2 (0.6%)	18 (5.4%)	$10,344							23.7	24.5	4410	76
063417005381	4487	Riley Elementary	Public	K-5	1266 North G St.	San Bernardino	92405	San Bernardino County	San Bernardino City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 388-6460	472	21	22.4	96.4%	5 (1.1%)	31 (6.6%)	430 (91.1%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	$7,532							23.7	26.8	4202	285
063441005667	4488	Sheridan Elementary	Public	K-5	431 Capitol Ave.	San Francisco	94112	San Francisco County	San Francisco Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 469-4743	190	9	22.3	80.0%	11 (5.8%)	30 (15.8%)	78 (41.1%)	41 (21.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.1%)	28 (14.7%)	$6,103							23.7	26.4	4243	245
063870006508	4489	Roosevelt Elementary	Public	2-5	811 Sixth St.	Taft	93268	Kern County	Taft City	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 763-3113	523	21	24.9	91.2%	143 (27.3%)	6 (1.1%)	362 (69.2%)	5 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	5 (1.0%)	$10,748							23.7	22.8	4589	100
060363000298	4490	Frank West Elementary	Public	K-5	2400 Benton St.	Bakersfield	93304	Kern County	Bakersfield City	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 631-5830	696	39	17.8	96.6%	40 (5.7%)	65 (9.3%)	576 (82.8%)	10 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	4 (0.6%)	$8,123							23.7	20.9	4770	280

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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:

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

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.