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)
060148714233	5811	Mojave River Academy - Route 66	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	14554 Seventh St.	Victorville	92395	San Bernardino County	Mojave River Academy - Route 66 District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 245-3222	368	19	19.7	91.6%	46 (12.5%)	23 (6.3%)	259 (70.4%)	2 (0.5%)	4 (1.1%)	1 (0.3%)	32 (8.7%)								6.7			(n/a)
060182912427	5812	Big Picture Educational Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	1207 South Trinity St.	Fresno	93706	Fresno County	Big Picture Educational Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 420-1234	494	28	17.3	59.3%	27 (5.5%)	70 (14.2%)	375 (75.9%)	6 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.8%)								6.7	9.6	5723	89
063186004915	5813	Costano Elementary	Public	K-5	2695 Fordham St.	East Palo Alto	94303	Santa Clara County	Ravenswood City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 329-2830	348	19	18.3	81.6%	8 (2.3%)	32 (9.2%)	237 (68.1%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	60 (17.2%)	8 (2.3%)	$8,510							6.7	7.5	5811	2
063255005065	5814	Verde Elementary	Public	K-8	2000 Giaramita St.	Richmond	94801	Contra Costa County	West Contra Costa Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 231-1408	308	14	22	96.1%	1 (0.3%)	27 (8.8%)	271 (88.0%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	5 (1.6%)	$6,517							6.7	10.1	5705	109
063186004913	5815	Belle Haven Elementary	Public	K-5	415 Ivy Dr.	Menlo Park	94025	San Mateo County	Ravenswood City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 329-2898	356	19	19	86.8%	2 (0.6%)	20 (5.6%)	285 (80.1%)	4 (1.1%)	1 (0.3%)	33 (9.3%)	11 (3.1%)	$9,824							6.7	8.5	5781	34
060001712663	5816	Phoenix Academy	Public	K-8	20700 Thunderbird Rd.	Apple Valley	92307	San Bernardino County	Apple Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 242-7011	1,093	50	21.7	85.5%	169 (15.5%)	227 (20.8%)	649 (59.4%)	9 (0.8%)	5 (0.5%)	2 (0.2%)	30 (2.7%)	$6,711							6.6	6.9	5834	18
063255005015	5817	Coronado Elementary	Public	K-6	2100 Maine Ave.	Richmond	94804	Contra Costa County	West Contra Costa Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 231-1419	329	15	21.9	64.1%	7 (2.1%)	62 (18.8%)	241 (73.3%)	4 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	12 (3.6%)	$6,881							6.6	7.9	5795	22
062949004543	5818	Hall District Elementary	Public	K-6	300 Sill Rd.	Watsonville	95076	Santa Cruz County	Pajaro Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 728-6371	472	21	22.4	96.0%	10 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	460 (97.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)								6.6	9.2	5748	70
060001112763	5819	Mt. Lassen Charter	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	100 David S Hall St.	Herlong	96113	Lassen County	Fort Sage Unified	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 827-2129	147	6	23.6	63.3%	111 (75.5%)	1 (0.7%)	19 (12.9%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (6.1%)	$6,415							6.4	18.4	5007	812
061336001530	5820	Tolenas Academy of Music and Media	Public	K-8	4500 Tolenas Rd.	Fairfield	94533	Solano County	Fairfield-Suisun Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 421-4350	583	25	23.2	60.9%	45 (7.7%)	99 (17.0%)	304 (52.1%)	63 (10.8%)	2 (0.3%)	8 (1.4%)	62 (10.6%)	$6,874							6.4	7.9	5799	21

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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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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the California Department of Education.