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)
063432008965	1771	Zamorano Elementary	Public	K-5	2655 Casey St.	San Diego	92139	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 430-1400	815	37	22	69.6%	24 (2.9%)	98 (12.0%)	332 (40.7%)	240 (29.4%)	3 (0.4%)	9 (1.1%)	109 (13.4%)	$8,151							66.1	62.9	1901	130
061821002240	1772	Ben Hulse Elementary	Public	K-5	303 South D St.	Imperial	92251	Imperial County	Imperial Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 355-3210	794	34	23.3	57.4%	53 (6.7%)	2 (0.3%)	719 (90.6%)	12 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.0%)								66.1	61	2015	243
063099011831	1773	Rancho Rosal Elementary	Public	K-5	3535 Village at the Park Dr.	Camarillo	93012	Ventura County	Pleasant Valley	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 383-5350	576	26	22.1	33.2%	218 (37.8%)	9 (1.6%)	262 (45.5%)	55 (9.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	30 (5.2%)	$7,373							66	56.9	2186	413
060933000942	1774	Santa Ynez Elementary	Public	1-8	3325 Pine St.	Santa Ynez	93460	Santa Barbara County	College Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 686-7310	172	10	16.4	53.5%	59 (34.3%)	1 (0.6%)	98 (57.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (4.1%)	$26,211							65.9	65.8	1765	9
060744000705	1775	Viejo Elementary	Public	K-5	26782 Via Grande	Mission Viejo	92691	Orange County	Capistrano Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(949) 582-2424	467	19	24.5	52.9%	101 (21.6%)	2 (0.4%)	303 (64.9%)	7 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	51 (10.9%)	$9,521							65.9	45.7	2777	1002
061884011411	1776	Anthony C. Traina Elementary	Public	K-8	4256 Windsong Dr.	Tracy	95377	San Joaquin County	Jefferson Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 839-2379	781	35	22.3	34.2%	135 (17.3%)	44 (5.6%)	273 (35.0%)	250 (32.0%)	6 (0.8%)	7 (0.9%)	66 (8.5%)	$6,461							65.9	73	1461	315
060681003925	1777	Blossom Valley Elementary	Public	K-5	9863 Oakmont Terr.	El Cajon	92021	San Diego County	Cajon Valley Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 588-3678	532	24	21.9	42.5%	325 (61.1%)	7 (1.3%)	144 (27.1%)	12 (2.3%)	3 (0.6%)	3 (0.6%)	38 (7.1%)	$11,315							65.9	75.3	1361	416
062271002985	1778	Elysian Heights Elementary School Arts Magnet	Public	K-5	1562 Baxter St.	Los Angeles	90026	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 665-6315	372	16	23.2	53.5%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$11,165							65.9	68.6	1644	134
061455003010	1779	Edith B. Storey Elementary	Public	K-6	5250 East Church Ave.	Fresno	93725	Fresno County	Fresno Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 253-6530	564	31	18.2	79.6%	22 (3.9%)	22 (3.9%)	276 (48.9%)	224 (39.7%)	4 (0.7%)	3 (0.5%)	13 (2.3%)	$8,108							65.8	64.4	1827	48
062403009579	1780	John Muir Elementary	Public	K-5	205 Vista Way	Martinez	94553	Contra Costa County	Martinez Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 335-5850	410	19	21.8	52.2%	164 (40.0%)	9 (2.2%)	134 (32.7%)	28 (6.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	72 (17.6%)	$7,543							65.8	56.4	2215	435

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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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