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)
061494001893	2791	Rice (Eldridge) Elementary	Public	K-6	2150 North Angelus Ave.	Rosemead	91770	Los Angeles County	Garvey Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 307-3348	313	13	25	67.4%	4 (1.3%)	1 (0.3%)	131 (41.9%)	165 (52.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	11 (3.5%)	$4,702							45.9	54	2332	459
061455003019	2792	Ann B. Leavenworth	Public	K-6	4420 East Thomas Ave.	Fresno	93702	Fresno County	Fresno Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 253-6490	772	38	20.3	82.8%	30 (3.9%)	24 (3.1%)	646 (83.7%)	63 (8.2%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.0%)	$7,806							45.9	38.5	3257	465
062622008914	2793	Creek View Elementary	Public	K-6	3742 Lytle Creek North Loop	Ontario	91761	San Bernardino County	Mountain View Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 947-8385	550	26	20.7	58.0%	69 (12.5%)	44 (8.0%)	392 (71.3%)	30 (5.5%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	12 (2.2%)	$6,629							45.9	45.1	2818	25
060159513960	2794	Redding STEM Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	3711 Oasis Rd.	Redding	96003	Shasta County	Redding STEM Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 275-5480	245	13	19.4	60.0%	167 (68.2%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (11.0%)	1 (0.4%)	8 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (17.1%)								45.9	61.5	1992	802
063132011672	2795	Cortez Elementary	Public	K-8	1300 North Dudley	Pomona	91768	Los Angeles County	Pomona Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 397-4750	608	27	22.5	92.4%	13 (2.1%)	15 (2.5%)	569 (93.6%)	6 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.7%)	$4,938							45.9	52	2435	360
060249814437	2796	The Learning Choice Academy - East County	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	4215 Spring St.	La Mesa	91941	San Diego County	The Learning Choice Academy - East County District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 463-6801	407	24	16.9	59.5%	94 (23.1%)	23 (5.7%)	257 (63.1%)	11 (2.7%)	8 (2.0%)	1 (0.2%)	13 (3.2%)								45.9	57.2	2176	620
060231413849	2797	River Charter Schools Lighthouse Charter	Public, Charter	K-8	899 Bryte Ave.	West Sacramento	95605	Yolo County	River Charter Schools Lighthouse Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 744-1212	369	23	15.7	50.1%	83 (22.5%)	13 (3.5%)	172 (46.6%)	27 (7.3%)	2 (0.5%)	4 (1.1%)	68 (18.4%)								45.9	47.5	2668	129
062532003779	2798	Monroe Elementary	Public	K-5	402 West Colorado Blvd.	Monrovia	91016	Los Angeles County	Monrovia Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 471-2300	478	20	23.9	49.8%	59 (12.3%)	23 (4.8%)	352 (73.6%)	18 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (5.4%)	$6,010							45.9	50	2533	265
062664004039	2799	Napa Valley Language Academy	Public	K-5	2700 Kilburn Ave.	Napa	94558	Napa County	Napa Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 253-3678	556	22	25.2	65.3%	79 (14.2%)	0 (0.0%)	470 (84.5%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.9%)	$8,956							45.8	42.4	2985	186
062271002936	2800	Compton Avenue Elementary	Public	K-5	1515 East 104th St.	Los Angeles	90002	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 564-5767	261	15	17.4	99.6%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$12,738							45.8	34.6	3534	734

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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

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.