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)
063801006417	4131	Kohl Open Elementary	Public	K-8	4115 North Crown	Stockton	95207	San Joaquin County	Stockton Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 933-7235	222	9	24.2	39.2%	49 (22.1%)	4 (1.8%)	122 (55.0%)	17 (7.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (13.5%)	$8,981							27.7	34.5	3542	589
062223002647	4132	George Washington Elementary	Public	K-6	831 West Lockeford St.	Lodi	95240	San Joaquin County	Lodi Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 331-7451	368	17	21.6	85.9%	64 (17.4%)	6 (1.6%)	239 (64.9%)	40 (10.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	18 (4.9%)	$12,293							27.7	30.2	3869	263
063444011033	4133	Clayton A. Record Junior Elementary	Public	K-5	1600 Malaga Dr.	San Jacinto	92583	Riverside County	San Jacinto Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 487-6644	531	25	21.2	73.4%	54 (10.2%)	22 (4.1%)	432 (81.4%)	3 (0.6%)	5 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	14 (2.6%)	$12,162							27.7	28.3	4043	90
062513003747	4134	Robertson Road Elementary	Public	K-6	1821 Robertson Rd.	Modesto	95351	Stanislaus County	Modesto City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 574-8402	303	15	20.4	96.7%	12 (4.0%)	11 (3.6%)	248 (81.8%)	8 (2.6%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	22 (7.3%)	$13,372							27.7	25.8	4287	153
062271003323	4135	San Fernando Elementary	Public	K-5	1130 Mott St.	San Fernando	91340	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 365-3201	445	21	21.1	93.9%	5 (1.1%)	1 (0.2%)	431 (96.9%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.9%)	$11,362							27.7	25.3	4339	204
061692011261	4136	Harmony Elementary	Public	K-5	1500 South Cawston Ave.	Hemet	92545	Riverside County	Hemet Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 791-1830	817	34	23.9	85.6%	115 (14.1%)	82 (10.0%)	546 (66.8%)	24 (2.9%)	1 (0.1%)	4 (0.5%)	45 (5.5%)	$7,337							27.7	26.9	4182	46
062409003638	4137	Yuba Feather Elementary	Public	K-6	18008 Oregon Hill Rd.	Challenge	95925	Yuba County	Marysville Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 740-4040	116	6	19.3	83.6%	70 (60.3%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (23.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (12.9%)								27.7	27.5	4125	12
061473001799	4138	Orangethorpe Elementary	Public	K-6	1400 South Brookhurst Rd.	Fullerton	92833	Orange County	Fullerton Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 447-7730	530	22	24	79.6%	46 (8.7%)	9 (1.7%)	414 (78.1%)	37 (7.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	21 (4.0%)	$5,527							27.7	24.1	4441	303
062667004049	4139	John A. Otis Elementary	Public	K-6	621 East 18th St.	National City	91950	San Diego County	National Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 336-8800	400	18	22.2	78.0%	4 (1.0%)	2 (0.5%)	352 (88.0%)	34 (8.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.8%)	$5,347							27.7	41.8	3018	1121
063237004996	4140	Winn A. Myers Elementary	Public	K-5	975 North Meridian Ave.	Rialto	92410	San Bernardino County	Rialto Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 820-7921	463	20	23.1	92.2%	6 (1.3%)	36 (7.8%)	410 (88.6%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.9%)	$8,039							27.6	19.9	4867	727

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