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)
060196412477	4231	iQ Academy California-Los Angeles	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	50 Moreland Rd.	Simi Valley	93065	Ventura County	iQ Academy California-Los Angeles District	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(805) 581-0202	1,289	55	23.4	74.6%	194 (15.1%)	285 (22.1%)	685 (53.1%)	76 (5.9%)	21 (1.6%)	11 (0.9%)	17 (1.3%)								26.7	32.5	3691	540
061077005574	4232	Mary Peacock Elementary	Public	K-5	1720 Arlington	Crescent City	95331	Del Norte County	Del Norte County Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 464-0301	230	13	18.4	61.7%	135 (58.7%)	0 (0.0%)	57 (24.8%)	8 (3.5%)	16 (7.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (6.1%)	$13,669							26.7	23.7	4491	259
060930000940	4233	Colfax Elementary	Public	K-8	24825 Ben Taylor Rd.	Colfax	95713	Placer County	Colfax Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 346-2202	342	18	18.9	43.3%	269 (78.7%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (10.8%)	3 (0.9%)	4 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (8.5%)	$9,212							26.7	41	3065	1168
060639010503	4234	Berkshire Elementary	Public	K-6	3900 Berkshire Rd.	Bakersfield	93313	Kern County	Panama-Buena Vista Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 834-9472	926	33	27.7	80.0%	66 (7.1%)	64 (6.9%)	655 (70.7%)	117 (12.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (2.6%)	$10,341							26.6	32.4	3704	530
062985004651	4235	Los Cerritos	Public	K-5	14626 Gundry Ave.	Paramount	90723	Los Angeles County	Paramount Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 602-8040	387	18	21.5	94.6%	1 (0.3%)	5 (1.3%)	380 (98.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	$4,304							26.6	28.8	4002	233
060001409080	4236	Maple Elementary	Public	K-6	10616 Maple St.	Hesperia	92345	San Bernardino County	Hesperia Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 244-3096	927	38	24.7	73.2%	74 (8.0%)	49 (5.3%)	776 (83.7%)	4 (0.4%)	5 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	18 (1.9%)	$6,504							26.6	30.7	3824	412
061455001763	4237	Rowell Elementary	Public	K-6	3460 East McKenzie St.	Fresno	93702	Fresno County	Fresno Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 457-3200	594	30	20.1	97.6%	19 (3.2%)	12 (2.0%)	522 (87.9%)	26 (4.4%)	6 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.5%)	$8,117							26.6	24.2	4434	197
063198004921	4238	Jackson Heights Elementary	Public	K-5	225 South Jackson St.	Red Bluff	96080	Tehama County	Red Bluff Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 527-7150	453	21	21.5	81.7%	224 (49.4%)	3 (0.7%)	187 (41.3%)	3 (0.7%)	11 (2.4%)	2 (0.4%)	23 (5.1%)	$11,798							26.6	27.6	4117	121
061392008291	4239	Citrus Elementary	Public	K-6	16041 Randall Ave.	Fontana	92335	San Bernardino County	Fontana Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 357-5140	670	31	21.6	85.5%	14 (2.1%)	21 (3.1%)	622 (92.8%)	9 (1.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)								26.5	23.2	4536	297
061455010209	4240	Ezekiel Balderas Elementary	Public	K-6	4625 East Florence Ave.	Fresno	93725	Fresno County	Fresno Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 253-6420	651	32	20.5	95.7%	13 (2.0%)	38 (5.8%)	390 (59.9%)	197 (30.3%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	9 (1.4%)	$8,910							26.5	26.7	4207	33

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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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