Best Elementary Schools in California

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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)
063684006251	1331	Big Springs Elementary	Public	K-6	3401 Big Springs Ave.	Simi Valley	93063	Ventura County	Simi Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 520-6710	455	19	23.9	33.8%	250 (54.9%)	4 (0.9%)	147 (32.3%)	36 (7.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	17 (3.7%)	$5,593							76.1	70.4	1562	231
063066004766	1332	Morse Elementary	Public	K-6	431 East Morse Ave.	Placentia	92870	Orange County	Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 524-6300	382	14	27.2	68.1%	49 (12.8%)	8 (2.1%)	264 (69.1%)	37 (9.7%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (5.5%)	$6,053							76.1	68.2	1662	330
062308003521	1333	Harloe Elementary	Public	K-6	901 Fair Oaks Ave.	Arroyo Grande	93420	San Luis Obispo County	Lucia Mar Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 474-3710	605	26	23.4	53.4%	306 (50.6%)	1 (0.2%)	231 (38.2%)	10 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	57 (9.4%)	$5,068							76	73.3	1448	115
060903000913	1334	Lincoln Elementary	Public	K-6	774 East Alluvial Ave.	Fresno	93720	Fresno County	Clovis Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 327-7200	641	29	22.3	67.7%	156 (24.3%)	36 (5.6%)	352 (54.9%)	46 (7.2%)	3 (0.5%)	6 (0.9%)	42 (6.6%)	$5,039							76	76.8	1291	43
062271002895	1335	Capistrano Avenue Elementary	Public	K-5	8118 Capistrano Ave.	West Hills	91304	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 883-8981	422	20	21.1	76.8%	57 (13.5%)	18 (4.3%)	281 (66.6%)	34 (8.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (7.3%)	$12,562							76	69.1	1617	282
060985011861	1336	Dr. Bernice Jameson Todd Elementary	Public	K-6	25105 Mayhew Canyon Rd.	Corona	92883	Riverside County	Corona-Norco Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 736-7035	1,013	39	25.9	60.3%	301 (29.7%)	87 (8.6%)	372 (36.7%)	155 (15.3%)	1 (0.1%)	8 (0.8%)	89 (8.8%)	$5,108							76	73.3	1447	111
060780009525	1337	Stanton Elementary	Public	K-5	2644 Somerset Ave.	Castro Valley	94546	Alameda County	Castro Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 727-9192	520	22	24	52.5%	86 (16.5%)	25 (4.8%)	149 (28.7%)	189 (36.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.8%)	67 (12.9%)	$5,516							75.9	78.2	1236	101
063375005213	1338	Shelyn Elementary	Public	K-6	19500 East Nacora St.	Rowland Heights	91748	Los Angeles County	Rowland Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 444-0584	459	23	20.4	69.3%	11 (2.4%)	3 (0.7%)	118 (25.7%)	298 (64.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	28 (6.1%)								75.8	81.7	1110	228
063386003453	1339	Robinson Elementary	Public	K-6	21400 Lindsay Dr.	Trabuco Canyon	92679	Orange County	Saddleback Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(949) 589-2446	489	20	23.9	22.1%	319 (65.2%)	2 (0.4%)	101 (20.7%)	26 (5.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (8.2%)	$5,637							75.8	74	1428	89
062937004528	1340	Forest Grove Elementary	Public	K-5	1065 Congress Ave.	Pacific Grove	93950	Monterey County	Pacific Grove Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 646-6560	345	22	16	21.4%	162 (47.0%)	7 (2.0%)	103 (29.9%)	30 (8.7%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	40 (11.6%)	$10,891							75.8	77.8	1246	94

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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:

Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA): Transforming Education in America

Public School Districts and Their Services: 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.