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)
060876000892	2141	Oakmont Elementary	Public	K-6	120 West Green St.	Claremont	91711	Los Angeles County	Claremont Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 398-0313	286	14	20.4	39.9%	69 (24.1%)	24 (8.4%)	166 (58.0%)	9 (3.1%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (5.6%)	$5,931							58	57.1	2179	38
060003614188	2142	Paso Verde	Public	K-8	5240 PV Scholars Ln.	Sacramento	95835	Sacramento County	Natomas Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 567-5810	911	39	23.1	51.2%	137 (15.0%)	167 (18.3%)	244 (26.8%)	215 (23.6%)	4 (0.4%)	9 (1.0%)	135 (14.8%)	$7,383							58	56.8	2194	52
060227413913	2143	Cabrillo Point Academy	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	13915 Danielson St. Ste 200	Poway	92064	San Diego County	Cabrillo Point Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(619) 404-3190	4,884	155	31.5	34.7%	2,570 (52.6%)	71 (1.5%)	1,382 (28.3%)	358 (7.3%)	17 (0.3%)	13 (0.3%)	468 (9.6%)								58	59.5	2079	64
062271010883	2144	Maywood Elementary	Public	K-5	5200 Cudahy Ave.	Maywood	90270	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 890-2440	455	23	19.7	96.5%	10 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	444 (97.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	$10,114							58	53.2	2378	234
063684006258	2145	Katherine Elementary	Public	K-6	5455 Katherine St.	Simi Valley	93063	Ventura County	Simi Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 520-6780	314	12	26.1	51.9%	104 (33.1%)	9 (2.9%)	151 (48.1%)	27 (8.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (7.0%)	$6,336							58	61.4	1995	150
062361003585	2146	Nile Garden Elementary	Public	K-8	5700 East Nile Rd.	Manteca	95337	San Joaquin County	Manteca Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 858-7370	1,155	44	26.2	51.7%	183 (15.8%)	33 (2.9%)	360 (31.2%)	525 (45.5%)	10 (0.9%)	10 (0.9%)	34 (2.9%)	$5,460							57.9	65.3	1795	351
060226212761	2147	Aspire Firestone Academy Charter	Public, Charter	K-5	8929 Kauffman Ave.	South Gate	90280	Los Angeles County	Aspire Firestone Academy Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 249-5740	348	15	23.1	92.8%	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	337 (96.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.3%)								57.9	27.9	4094	1947
063093007330	2148	Cottage Hill Elementary	Public	K-5	22600 Kingston Ln.	Grass Valley	95949	Nevada County	Pleasant Ridge Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 268-2808	494	22	22.4	31.4%	354 (71.7%)	2 (0.4%)	81 (16.4%)	4 (0.8%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	50 (10.1%)	$10,526							57.9	53.1	2386	238
063132004843	2149	Golden Springs Elementary	Public	K-6	245 South Ballena Dr.	Diamond Bar	91765	Los Angeles County	Pomona Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 397-4596	394	16	24.6	72.8%	33 (8.4%)	12 (3.0%)	264 (67.0%)	60 (15.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (6.1%)	$5,468							57.9	56.3	2222	73
061455001750	2150	Malloch Elementary	Public	K-6	2251 West Morris Ave.	Fresno	93711	Fresno County	Fresno Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 451-4530	516	24	21.6	52.1%	179 (34.7%)	30 (5.8%)	251 (48.6%)	19 (3.7%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	34 (6.6%)	$7,845							57.9	69.5	1605	545

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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:

Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection

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.