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)
063237004995	3531	A. H. Morgan Elementary	Public	K-5	1571 North Sycamore Ave.	Rialto	92376	San Bernardino County	Rialto Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 820-7882	466	20	23.2	83.3%	6 (1.3%)	54 (11.6%)	391 (83.9%)	4 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	8 (1.7%)	$7,972							34.8	34.3	3557	26
060189714356	3532	Scale Leadership Academy - East	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	1880 Compton Ave	Corona	92881	Riverside County	Scale Leadership Academy - East District	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(888) 315-4660	1,081	32	33.9	58.8%	429 (39.7%)	191 (17.7%)	304 (28.1%)	66 (6.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.3%)	86 (8.0%)								34.8	38	3282	250
062343003565	3533	Esther L. Walter	Public	K-6	10802 Rustic Ln.	Anaheim	92804	Orange County	Magnolia Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 761-5997	459	23	19.9	90.0%	24 (5.2%)	9 (2.0%)	371 (80.8%)	35 (7.6%)	1 (0.2%)	6 (1.3%)	13 (2.8%)								34.8	31.6	3754	221
061128010328	3534	Tremont Elementary	Public	K-5	355 Pheasant Run Dr.	Dixon	95620	Solano County	Dixon Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 693-6320	490	21	23.3	57.1%	167 (34.1%)	16 (3.3%)	223 (45.5%)	28 (5.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	55 (11.2%)	$5,641							34.8	33.8	3597	63
062847004415	3535	Vineyard Elementary	Public	K-8	1500 East Sixth St.	Ontario	91764	San Bernardino County	Ontario-Montclair	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 984-2306	594	24	24.6	91.8%	6 (1.0%)	13 (2.2%)	539 (90.7%)	16 (2.7%)	10 (1.7%)	7 (1.2%)	3 (0.5%)	$6,147							34.8	35.9	3443	92
060438000393	3536	Bellevue Elementary	Public	K-6	3223 Primrose Ave.	Santa Rosa	95407	Sonoma County	Bellevue Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 542-5195	407	19	20.9	83.5%	25 (6.1%)	3 (0.7%)	352 (86.5%)	16 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	9 (2.2%)	$13,565							34.8	28.7	4007	471
061218001377	3537	North Ranchito Elementary	Public	K-5	8837 East Olympic Blvd.	Pico Rivera	90660	Los Angeles County	El Rancho Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 801-7630	334	15	23	87.4%	5 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	328 (98.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$5,721							34.8	34	3578	41
060231011793	3538	Adelante Dual Language Academy	Public	K-8	2999 Ridgemont Dr.	San Jose	95127	Santa Clara County	Alum Rock Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 928-1900	498	25	20.1	57.0%	6 (1.2%)	3 (0.6%)	482 (96.8%)	5 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	$14,108							34.8	44	2883	655
064356010156	3539	Ridgeview Elementary	Public	K-5	11021 Sunnyside Dr.	Yucaipa	92399	San Bernardino County	Yucaipa-Calimesa Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 790-3270	560	23	24.5	67.0%	249 (44.5%)	8 (1.4%)	285 (50.9%)	6 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.1%)	$6,434							34.7	27.3	4145	606
063462005819	3540	Sierra Oaks K-8	Public	K-8	171 Mills Rd.	Sacramento	95864	Sacramento County	San Juan Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 575-2390	619	26	23.5	50.9%	256 (41.4%)	60 (9.7%)	152 (24.6%)	81 (13.1%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.6%)	65 (10.5%)	$6,473							34.7	42.2	3001	539

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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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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.