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)
062961004597	141	Palo Verde Elementary	Public	K-5	3450 Louis Rd.	Palo Alto	94303	Santa Clara County	Palo Alto Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 856-1672	382	20	19.1	8.4%	107 (28.0%)	4 (1.0%)	33 (8.6%)	203 (53.1%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.0%)	31 (8.1%)	$12,094							97.2	97.6	135	6
064128009205	142	Quail Summit Elementary	Public	K-5	23330 East Quail Summit Dr.	Diamond Bar	91765	Los Angeles County	Walnut Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 861-3004	665	26	26	25.6%	25 (3.8%)	9 (1.4%)	110 (16.5%)	499 (75.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	21 (3.2%)	$5,943							97.2	97.5	145	3
062487003713	143	Old Mill Elementary	Public	K-5	352 Throckmorton Ave.	Mill Valley	94941	Marin County	Mill Valley Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 389-7727	257	12	21.4	3.5%	194 (75.5%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (5.1%)	4 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (17.9%)	$13,302							97.2	98	100	43
063366005192	144	Ross Elementary	Public	K-8	9 Lagunitas Rd.	Ross	94957	Marin County	Ross Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 457-2705	357	26	13.4	0.8%	292 (81.8%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (6.2%)	7 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (9.5%)	$19,411							97.2	98.1	90	54
061422001635	145	Tamura (Hisamatsu) Elementary	Public	K-5	17340 Santa Suzanne St.	Fountain Valley	92708	Orange County	Fountain Valley Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 375-6226	505	20	25.2	24.0%	115 (22.8%)	0 (0.0%)	79 (15.6%)	270 (53.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	40 (7.9%)	$9,398							97.2	95.8	292	147
060750000713	146	Magnolia Elementary	Public	K-5	1905 Magnolia Ave.	Carlsbad	92008	San Diego County	Carlsbad Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 331-5600	503	21	24.5	10.1%	359 (71.4%)	1 (0.2%)	82 (16.3%)	8 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (10.5%)	$7,106							97.2	97.1	179	33
062970004612	147	Mira Catalina Elementary	Public	K-5	30511 Lucania Dr.	Rancho Palos Verdes	90275	Los Angeles County	Palos Verdes Peninsula Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 377-6731	362	15	24.1	6.6%	183 (50.6%)	10 (2.8%)	65 (18.0%)	61 (16.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (11.6%)	$7,078							97.2	96.7	218	71
062271002867	148	Broadway Elementary	Public	K-5	1015 Lincoln Blvd.	Venice	90291	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 392-4944	511	24	21.2	18.2%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$7,539							97.2	97.8	118	30
061488001834	149	A. G. Cook Elementary	Public	K-6	9802 Woodbury Ave.	Garden Grove	92844	Orange County	Garden Grove Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 663-6251	347	15	22.9	67.4%	16 (4.6%)	0 (0.0%)	70 (20.2%)	244 (70.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	14 (4.0%)	$12,234							97.2	96	269	120
062457003685	150	Oak Knoll Elementary	Public	K-5	1895 Oak Knoll Ln.	Menlo Park	94025	San Mateo County	Menlo Park City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 854-4433	562	35	15.9	4.8%	344 (61.2%)	2 (0.4%)	57 (10.1%)	79 (14.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	79 (14.1%)	$8,576							97.2	97.2	170	20

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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

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

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