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)
062073007505	4731	Donald E. Suburu	Public	K-5	7315 Harris Rd.	Bakersfield	93313	Kern County	Lakeside Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 665-8190	821	32	25.7	70.8%	105 (12.8%)	39 (4.8%)	546 (66.5%)	59 (7.2%)	4 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	67 (8.2%)	$6,119							21.4	26.9	4186	545
061191001329	4732	Eastside Elementary	Public	K-6	6742 East Avenue H	Lancaster	93535	Los Angeles County	Eastside Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 946-3907	428	15	28.5	90.9%	24 (5.6%)	47 (11.0%)	336 (78.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (4.7%)								21.4	11.9	5587	855
062271003120	4733	La Salle Avenue Elementary	Public	K-5	8715 La Salle Ave.	Los Angeles	90047	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 759-1161	316	13	24.3	98.4%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$12,642							21.4	20.9	4768	35
060142106105	4734	Barbara Webster Elementary	Public	K-6	1150 Saticoy St.	Santa Paula	93060	Ventura County	Santa Paula Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 933-8930	299	16	18.6	92.0%	10 (3.3%)	1 (0.3%)	287 (96.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$11,713							21.4	25.7	4295	439
061630001110	4735	Cucamonga Elementary	Public	K-5	8677 Archibald Ave.	Rancho Cucamonga	91730	San Bernardino County	Cucamonga Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 980-1318	445	24	18.7	69.4%	40 (9.0%)	59 (13.3%)	311 (69.9%)	20 (4.5%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.7%)	11 (2.5%)	$6,505							21.4	20.8	4782	47
063795006394	4736	George Eisenhut Elementary	Public	K-6	1809 Sheldon Dr.	Modesto	95350	Stanislaus County	Stanislaus Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 527-7867	532	22	24.2	85.7%	55 (10.3%)	17 (3.2%)	359 (67.5%)	43 (8.1%)	2 (0.4%)	4 (0.8%)	52 (9.8%)	$11,152							21.4	22.4	4623	113
063132004857	4737	Philadelphia Elementary	Public	K-6	600 East Philadelphia St.	Pomona	91766	Los Angeles County	Pomona Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 397-4660	523	21	24.9	95.0%	12 (2.3%)	2 (0.4%)	489 (93.5%)	7 (1.3%)	2 (0.4%)	9 (1.7%)	2 (0.4%)	$5,844							21.4	23.5	4508	229
063801011779	4738	Maxine Hong Kingston Elementary	Public	K-8	6324 North Alturas Ave.	Stockton	95207	San Joaquin County	Stockton Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 933-7493	787	33	23.7	74.1%	18 (2.3%)	91 (11.6%)	499 (63.4%)	118 (15.0%)	3 (0.4%)	6 (0.8%)	51 (6.5%)	$7,741							21.3	23.3	4524	214
060558014505	4739	Bill Libbon Elementary	Public	K-6	750 Meehan St.	Santa Maria	93454	Santa Barbara County	Santa Maria-Bonita	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 361-6500	710	33	21.5	66.8%	35 (4.9%)	6 (0.8%)	637 (89.7%)	20 (2.8%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.1%)								21.3	17.7	5088	349
062271003237	4740	One Hundred Eighteenth Street Elementary	Public	K-5	144 East 118th St.	Los Angeles	90061	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 757-1717	498	22	22.6	99.0%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$10,140							21.3	25.4	4327	413

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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:

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

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.