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)
060002006951	91	Henry P. Mohr Elementary	Public	K-5	3300 Dennis Dr.	Pleasanton	94588	Alameda County	Pleasanton Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 426-4256	540	21	25.5	8.0%	83 (15.4%)	11 (2.0%)	15 (2.8%)	411 (76.1%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	17 (3.1%)	$6,661							97.8	97.8	116	25
060003204952	92	Birney Elementary	Public	K-5	1600 Green Ln.	Redondo Beach	90278	Los Angeles County	Redondo Beach Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 798-8626	429	17	25.2	17.0%	146 (34.0%)	23 (5.4%)	92 (21.4%)	91 (21.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	77 (17.9%)	$9,912							97.8	93.4	477	385
060196212855	93	Oxford Preparatory Academy - South Orange County	Public, Charter	K-5	23000 Via Santa Maria	Mission Viejo	92691	Orange County	Oxford Preparatory Academy - South Orange County District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(949) 305-6111	660	26	25.4	13.6%	256 (38.8%)	3 (0.5%)	101 (15.3%)	204 (30.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	96 (14.5%)								97.8	95.8	287	194
062961004592	94	Ohlone Elementary	Public	K-5	950 Amarillo Ave.	Palo Alto	94303	Santa Clara County	Palo Alto Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 856-1726	448	24	18.7	7.4%	128 (28.6%)	6 (1.3%)	46 (10.3%)	203 (45.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	65 (14.5%)	$12,380							97.8	98	98	4
061389001579	95	Riverview STEM Elementary	Public	K-5	10700 Ambassador Dr.	Rancho Cordova	95670	Sacramento County	Folsom-Cordova Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 294-2435	346	16	22.1	20.8%	105 (30.3%)	6 (1.7%)	55 (15.9%)	135 (39.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (12.7%)	$6,091							97.8	96.6	222	127
061074001171	96	Carmel Del Mar Elementary	Public	K-6	12345 Carmel Park Dr.	San Diego	92130	San Diego County	Del Mar Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(858) 481-6789	583	26	22.4	9.6%	226 (38.8%)	10 (1.7%)	55 (9.4%)	254 (43.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (6.5%)	$12,221							97.7	97.9	107	11
061440001661	97	Joshua Chadbourne Elementary	Public	K-5	801 Plymouth Ave.	Fremont	94539	Alameda County	Fremont Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 656-5242	475	21	22.6	13.5%	9 (1.9%)	6 (1.3%)	22 (4.6%)	410 (86.3%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	26 (5.5%)	$7,269							97.7	99	23	74
063459005715	98	Graystone Elementary	Public	K-5	6982 Shearwater Dr.	San Jose	95120	Santa Clara County	San Jose Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 535-6317	481	22	21.5	8.9%	135 (28.1%)	4 (0.8%)	59 (12.3%)	250 (52.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (6.9%)	$10,726							97.7	97.4	156	58
062886004473	99	Sleepy Hollow Elementary	Public	K-5	20 Washington Ln.	Orinda	94563	Contra Costa County	Orinda Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 254-8711	374	19	19.6	2.7%	240 (64.2%)	3 (0.8%)	21 (5.6%)	46 (12.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	63 (16.8%)	$8,803							97.7	97.9	108	9
060162000031	100	Wittmann (Helen) Elementary	Public	K-6	16801 Yvette Ave.	Cerritos	90703	Los Angeles County	ABC Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 229-7915	564	20	28.2	39.0%	27 (4.8%)	30 (5.3%)	141 (25.0%)	320 (56.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	45 (8.0%)	$4,966							97.7	96.8	210	110

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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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