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)
063801006400	4421	Cleveland Elementary	Public	K-8	20 East Fulton St.	Stockton	95204	San Joaquin County	Stockton Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 933-7165	652	28	23.2	78.2%	41 (6.3%)	76 (11.7%)	411 (63.0%)	88 (13.5%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	32 (4.9%)	$8,618							24.3	26.1	4261	160
062667004043	4422	El Toyon Elementary	Public	K-6	2000 East Division St.	National City	91950	San Diego County	National Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 336-8000	412	19	21.6	81.1%	6 (1.5%)	5 (1.2%)	335 (81.3%)	40 (9.7%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.0%)	22 (5.3%)	$5,382							24.3	22.1	4647	225
061605011600	4423	Horizon Elementary	Public	K-5	7901 Monitor St.	Bakersfield	93307	Kern County	Greenfield Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 837-3730	762	35	21.7	92.0%	29 (3.8%)	22 (2.9%)	684 (89.8%)	24 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)	$7,507							24.3	28.7	4008	415
061455001767	4424	Slater Elementary	Public	K-6	4472 North Emerson Ave.	Fresno	93705	Fresno County	Fresno Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 248-7260	676	32	21.4	93.8%	41 (6.1%)	84 (12.4%)	450 (66.6%)	52 (7.7%)	5 (0.7%)	12 (1.8%)	32 (4.7%)	$8,177							24.3	20.2	4831	407
063018008940	4425	Innovative Horizons Charter	Public, Charter	K-8	1461 North A St.	Perris	92570	Riverside County	Perris Elementary	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 657-0728	904	42	21.4	84.2%	17 (1.9%)	40 (4.4%)	833 (92.1%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (1.2%)	$9,224							24.3	26.5	4230	195
060243214070	4426	Fortune	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	6829 Stockton Blvd. Ste. 380	Sacramento	95823	Sacramento County	Fortune District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 273-1030	1,866	60	31	72.9%	20 (1.1%)	1,159 (62.1%)	401 (21.5%)	28 (1.5%)	14 (0.8%)	16 (0.9%)	228 (12.2%)								24.3	22.1	4654	228
063531005984	4427	Thomas A. Edison Elementary	Public	K-5	2063 Orange Ave.	Santa Ana	92707	Orange County	Santa Ana Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 433-6900	359	20	17.8	71.9%	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	354 (98.6%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	$7,764							24.3	19.5	4912	485
062088005857	4428	Lancaster Alternative and Virtual Academies	Public, Virtual	K-8	44034 13th St. West	Lancaster	93534	Los Angeles County	Lancaster Elementary	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(661) 488-7600	481	18	26.3	95.0%	36 (7.5%)	132 (27.4%)	265 (55.1%)	15 (3.1%)	5 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (5.8%)	$8,462							24.3	18.8	4970	542
062169002577	4429	John R. Williams	Public	K-6	2450 Meadow Ave.	Stockton	95207	San Joaquin County	Lincoln Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 953-8767	575	24	23.9	68.9%	56 (9.7%)	63 (11.0%)	363 (63.1%)	62 (10.8%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.5%)	27 (4.7%)	$4,500							24.3	25.4	4328	101
060444000404	4430	Ramona Elementary	Public	K-6	9351 East Laurel St.	Bellflower	90706	Los Angeles County	Bellflower Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 804-6532	485	19	25.5	87.4%	8 (1.6%)	42 (8.7%)	395 (81.4%)	24 (4.9%)	1 (0.2%)	7 (1.4%)	8 (1.6%)	$8,381							24.3	29.6	3928	502

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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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Educational resources:

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State-Administered Standardized Tests: A Comprehensive Guide

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