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)
062100002524	601	Round Meadow Elementary	Public	K-5	5151 Round Meadow Rd.	Calabasas	91302	Los Angeles County	Las Virgenes Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 883-6750	478	21	22.7	18.6%	319 (66.7%)	10 (2.1%)	39 (8.2%)	35 (7.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	75 (15.7%)								91.6	92.7	523	78
060744008537	602	Don Juan Avila Elementary	Public	K-5	26278 Wood Canyon Dr.	Aliso Viejo	92656	Orange County	Capistrano Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(949) 349-9452	668	27	24.7	28.6%	306 (45.8%)	8 (1.2%)	115 (17.2%)	136 (20.4%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	101 (15.1%)	$9,104							91.5	94	427	175
062091002516	603	Neil Cummins Elementary	Public	K-5	58 Mohawk Ave.	Corte Madera	94925	Marin County	Larkspur-Corte Madera	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 927-6965	471	23	20.4	4.2%	337 (71.5%)	0 (0.0%)	70 (14.9%)	12 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (11.0%)								91.5	94.2	419	184
063441005609	604	Key (Francis Scott) Elementary	Public	K-5	1530 43rd Ave.	San Francisco	94122	San Francisco County	San Francisco Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 759-2811	568	21	27.6	26.4%	147 (25.9%)	2 (0.4%)	54 (9.5%)	275 (48.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	89 (15.7%)	$6,103							91.5	87.8	826	222
060627010767	605	Charter Montessori Valley View Campus	Public, Charter	K-8	1665 Blackstone Pkwy.	El Dorado Hills	95762	El Dorado County	Buckeye Union Elementary	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 672-3890	694	31	22.7	16.1%	411 (59.2%)	3 (0.4%)	119 (17.1%)	86 (12.4%)	5 (0.7%)	2 (0.3%)	68 (9.8%)	$8,590							91.5	88	819	214
060230911884	606	Inland Leaders Charter	Public, Charter	K-8	12375 California St.	Yucaipa	92399	San Bernardino County	Inland Leaders Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 446-1100	984	45	21.9	26.8%	579 (58.8%)	6 (0.6%)	334 (33.9%)	20 (2.0%)	4 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	40 (4.1%)								91.5	91.3	621	15
063153004887	607	Los Penasquitos Elementary	Public	K-5	14125 Cuca St.	San Diego	92129	San Diego County	Poway Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(858) 672-3600	577	22	26.5	36.6%	178 (30.8%)	47 (8.1%)	103 (17.9%)	176 (30.5%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	70 (12.1%)	$8,441							91.5	91.1	629	22
060480000460	608	Majestic Way Elementary	Public	K-5	1855 Majestic Way	San Jose	95132	Santa Clara County	Berryessa Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 923-1925	445	19	23.4	23.4%	18 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	124 (27.9%)	276 (62.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (6.1%)	$11,382							91.4	91.3	623	15
060750000708	609	Buena Vista Elementary	Public	K-5	1330 Buena Vista Way	Carlsbad	92008	San Diego County	Carlsbad Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 331-5400	276	13	21.2	30.1%	131 (47.5%)	2 (0.7%)	107 (38.8%)	11 (4.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (8.7%)	$9,977							91.4	74.1	1425	816
063480005874	610	Los Ranchos Elementary	Public	K-6	5785 Los Ranchos Rd.	San Luis Obispo	93401	San Luis Obispo County	San Luis Coastal Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 596-4075	450	19	23.6	19.6%	306 (68.0%)	0 (0.0%)	65 (14.4%)	22 (4.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	55 (12.2%)	$11,784							91.4	92.6	528	82

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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

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.