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)
060176014372	5521	Vista Condor Global Academy	Public, Charter	K-5	2609 West Fifth St.	Santa Ana	92703	Orange County	Vista Condor Global Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 988-2719	330	15	22	87.9%	4 (1.2%)	1 (0.3%)	317 (96.1%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	5 (1.5%)								12.4	18.9	4966	555
063525005980	5522	Wilson Elementary	Public	K-6	610 Faller St.	Sanger	93657	Fresno County	Sanger Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 524-6900	469	20	23	93.4%	16 (3.4%)	5 (1.1%)	440 (93.8%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.1%)	$11,227							12.4	20.2	4832	690
062805008678	5523	International Community Elementary	Public	K-5	2825 International Blvd.	Oakland	94601	Alameda County	Oakland Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 879-2186	278	12	23.1	89.2%	9 (3.2%)	3 (1.1%)	251 (90.3%)	6 (2.2%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.9%)	$6,064							12.4	17.6	5095	428
060006112206	5524	Mesa Verde Elementary	Public	K-5	4850 Mesa Dr.	Oakdale	95361	Stanislaus County	Riverbank Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 869-7320	477	21	23.2	62.3%	106 (22.2%)	4 (0.8%)	335 (70.2%)	7 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (5.2%)	$6,978							12.4	16.4	5203	321
064074006724	5525	Mare Island Health and Fitness Academy	Public	K-8	400 Rickover St.	Vallejo	94592	Solano County	Vallejo City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 556-8560	427	17	25.2	84.3%	21 (4.9%)	87 (20.4%)	280 (65.6%)	20 (4.7%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	15 (3.5%)								12.3	17.6	5103	422
062547003809	5526	Suva Elementary	Public	K-5	6740 East Suva St.	Bell Gardens	90201	Los Angeles County	Montebello Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 927-1827	617	32	19	77.3%	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	607 (98.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.3%)	$6,460							12.3	13.4	5456	70
062964004601	5527	Ruth Brown Elementary	Public	K-8	241 North Seventh Ave.	Blythe	92225	Riverside County	Palo Verde Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 922-7164	614	28	21.9	87.5%	69 (11.2%)	66 (10.7%)	440 (71.7%)	7 (1.1%)	4 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	27 (4.4%)	$4,870							12.3	15.8	5252	275
062991004659	5528	Cesar E Chavez Elementary	Public	K-6	500 Tuolumne St.	Parlier	93648	Fresno County	Parlier Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 646-3595	452	23	19.6	98.5%	4 (0.9%)	4 (0.9%)	439 (97.1%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	$7,601							12.3	11.1	5646	118
060005201475	5529	Alice Birney Elementary	Public	K-5	717 South Ave.	Eureka	95503	Humboldt County	Eureka City Schools	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 441-2495	392	17	23.7	90.3%	108 (27.6%)	16 (4.1%)	123 (31.4%)	61 (15.6%)	19 (4.8%)	12 (3.1%)	53 (13.5%)								12.3	16.5	5195	334
062958009172	5530	Joshua Hills Elementary	Public	K-5	3030 Fairfield	Palmdale	93550	Los Angeles County	Palmdale Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 265-9992	548	22	24.9	93.2%	13 (2.4%)	73 (13.3%)	442 (80.7%)	2 (0.4%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (2.7%)	$278							12.2	12.6	5515	15

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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:

State-Administered Standardized Tests: A Comprehensive Guide

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

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