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)
061488001870	1551	Parkview Elementary	Public	K-6	12272 Wilken Way	Garden Grove	92840	Orange County	Garden Grove Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 663-6266	440	20	22.5	80.9%	24 (5.5%)	4 (0.9%)	240 (54.5%)	152 (34.5%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	15 (3.4%)	$12,454							71	76.8	1287	264
063315011719	1552	Mark Twain Elementary	Public	K-6	19411 Krameria Ave.	Riverside	92508	Riverside County	Riverside Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 789-8170	1,038	41	25.3	31.1%	304 (29.3%)	55 (5.3%)	500 (48.2%)	127 (12.2%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	48 (4.6%)	$6,986							70.9	70.6	1551	1
063207004947	1553	Smiley Elementary	Public	K-5	1210 West Cypress Ave.	Redlands	92373	San Bernardino County	Redlands Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 307-5580	628	24	26.1	58.4%	156 (24.8%)	44 (7.0%)	318 (50.6%)	60 (9.6%)	3 (0.5%)	6 (1.0%)	41 (6.5%)	$6,675							70.9	77.6	1252	301
063360013287	1554	Fiddyment Farm	Public	K-5	4001 Brick Mason Cir.	Roseville	95747	Placer County	Roseville City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 771-1880	643	29	22	56.8%	268 (41.7%)	19 (3.0%)	121 (18.8%)	152 (23.6%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	79 (12.3%)								70.9	69.2	1612	58
060253114480	1555	Citizens of the World Charter School West Valley	Public, Charter	K-8	7911 Winnetka Ave.	Winnetka	91306	Los Angeles County	Citizens of the World Charter School West Valley District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 330-3050	355	16	22.1	38.3%	142 (40.0%)	35 (9.9%)	110 (31.0%)	23 (6.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	44 (12.4%)								70.8			(n/a)
063559006061	1556	De Laveaga Elementary	Public	K-5	1145 Morrissey Blvd.	Santa Cruz	95065	Santa Cruz County	Santa Cruz City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 429-3807	507	21	24.1	27.4%	231 (45.6%)	5 (1.0%)	212 (41.8%)	18 (3.6%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (7.5%)	$9,229							70.8	61	2014	458
063231004982	1557	Green Valley Elementary	Public	K-5	2380 Bass Lake Rd.	Rescue	95672	El Dorado County	Rescue Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 677-3686	344	16	21.5	42.2%	206 (59.9%)	1 (0.3%)	98 (28.5%)	7 (2.0%)	3 (0.9%)	1 (0.3%)	28 (8.1%)	$10,581							70.8	66.7	1729	172
061488000754	1558	Ocia A. Peters Elementary	Public	K-6	13162 Newhope St.	Garden Grove	92843	Orange County	Garden Grove Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 663-6085	912	36	25.2	84.2%	20 (2.2%)	1 (0.1%)	560 (61.4%)	319 (35.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	9 (1.0%)	$11,647							70.8	66.7	1722	164
060861000871	1559	Palomar Elementary	Public	K-6	300 East Palomar St.	Chula Vista	91911	San Diego County	Chula Vista Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 420-0134	325	17	19.1	65.5%	21 (6.5%)	7 (2.2%)	275 (84.6%)	5 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	15 (4.6%)	$13,099							70.8	71.7	1504	55
062847004408	1560	Monte Vista Elementary	Public	K-6	4900 Orchard Ave.	Montclair	91763	San Bernardino County	Ontario-Montclair	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 626-5046	555	24	23.1	86.5%	21 (3.8%)	17 (3.1%)	484 (87.2%)	23 (4.1%)	3 (0.5%)	2 (0.4%)	5 (0.9%)	$7,689							70.8	66.8	1717	157

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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:

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA): Transforming Education in America

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