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)
062271003319	2331	Rosewood Avenue Elementary	Public	K-5	503 North Croft Ave.	Los Angeles	90048	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 651-0166	232	13	17.8	66.8%	42 (18.1%)	35 (15.1%)	115 (49.6%)	15 (6.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	24 (10.3%)	$13,158							54.2	64.5	1822	509
062271010884	2332	Panorama City Elementary	Public	K-5	8600 Kester Ave.	Panorama City	91402	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 895-4230	466	22	21.1	98.9%	8 (1.7%)	12 (2.6%)	435 (93.3%)	9 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	$12,149							54.1	34.2	3560	1228
060221612790	2333	Harvest Ridge Cooperative Charter	Public, Charter	K-8	9050 Old State Hwy.	Newcastle	95658	Placer County	Harvest Ridge Cooperative Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 259-1425	317	14	23.1	14.5%	241 (76.0%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (12.0%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (11.0%)								54.1	64.9	1805	528
060837001947	2334	Emma Wilson Elementary	Public	K-5	1530 West Eighth Ave.	Chico	95926	Butte County	Chico Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 891-3297	613	25	24.3	62.3%	329 (53.7%)	17 (2.8%)	141 (23.0%)	43 (7.0%)	5 (0.8%)	5 (0.8%)	72 (11.7%)	$10,758							54.1	51.9	2439	105
060162914107	2335	Sage Oak Charter	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	1473 Ford St.	Redlands	92373	San Bernardino County	Sage Oak Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(888) 435-4445	3,362	160	21	41.9%	1,142 (34.0%)	92 (2.7%)	1,675 (49.8%)	196 (5.8%)	10 (0.3%)	7 (0.2%)	233 (6.9%)								54.1	59.6	2074	261
063867011872	2336	Mary Ann Sanders Elementary	Public	K-5	3101 Fine Ave.	Modesto	95355	Stanislaus County	Sylvan Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 552-3200	613	28	22.2	41.1%	155 (25.3%)	17 (2.8%)	287 (46.8%)	96 (15.7%)	1 (0.2%)	10 (1.6%)	47 (7.7%)								54	46.4	2732	396
063023004722	2337	Penngrove Elementary	Public, Charter	K-6	365 Adobe Rd.	Penngrove	94951	Sonoma County	Petaluma City Elementary	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 778-4755	477	19	25.1	36.5%	329 (69.0%)	3 (0.6%)	79 (16.6%)	12 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	52 (10.9%)	$7,388							54	59.5	2077	260
061203005787	2338	Sunflower Elementary	Public	K-6	2450 Main St.	El Centro	92243	Imperial County	El Centro Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 337-4890	398	17	23.4	77.4%	10 (2.5%)	3 (0.8%)	380 (95.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.3%)	$7,619							54	44.6	2848	510
060876000894	2339	Sumner Elementary	Public	K-6	1770 Sumner Ave.	Claremont	91711	Los Angeles County	Claremont Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 398-0320	442	20	22.1	43.7%	111 (25.1%)	22 (5.0%)	249 (56.3%)	35 (7.9%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	23 (5.2%)	$6,926							54	58.3	2126	213
064308007006	2340	Plainfield Elementary	Public	K-6	20450 County Road 97	Woodland	95695	Yolo County	Woodland Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 662-9301	277	12	23	59.6%	114 (41.2%)	0 (0.0%)	140 (50.5%)	7 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (5.8%)	$6,975							54	66.3	1746	594

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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:

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

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.