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)
060651000587	611	Burnt Ranch Elementary	Public	K-8	251 Burnt Ranch School Rd.	Burnt Ranch	95527	Trinity County	Burnt Ranch Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 629-2543	91	5	18.2	57.1%	47 (51.6%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (20.9%)	3 (3.3%)	12 (13.2%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (11.0%)	$5,599							91.4			(n/a)
062256004416	612	Ophir STEAM Academy	Public	K-8	1373 Lozanos Rd.	Newcastle	95658	Placer County	Loomis Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 885-3495	208	10	20	19.2%	163 (78.4%)	2 (1.0%)	29 (13.9%)	2 (1.0%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (4.8%)	$7,539							91.4	81.3	1120	508
061866002271	613	Jacoby Creek	Public	K-8	1617 Old Arcata Rd.	Bayside	95524	Humboldt County	Jacoby Creek Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 822-4896	459	19	23.5	30.1%	342 (74.5%)	2 (0.4%)	50 (10.9%)	12 (2.6%)	4 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	48 (10.5%)	$9,610							91.4	93.4	475	138
063255005043	614	Madera Elementary	Public	K-6	8500 Madera Dr.	El Cerrito	94530	Contra Costa County	West Contra Costa Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 231-1412	465	20	23.2	14.6%	170 (36.6%)	17 (3.7%)	86 (18.5%)	111 (23.9%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	75 (16.1%)	$5,443							91.4	89.5	739	125
061275009537	615	Mission Estancia Elementary	Public	K-6	3330 Calle Barcelona	Carlsbad	92009	San Diego County	Encinitas Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 943-2004	376	19	19.7	11.7%	261 (69.4%)	1 (0.3%)	46 (12.2%)	32 (8.5%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (9.0%)	$8,304							91.4	87.2	862	247
063513010760	616	Quail Run Elementary	Public	K-5	4000 Goldenbay Ave.	San Ramon	94582	Contra Costa County	San Ramon Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 560-4000	853	37	22.9	12.4%	80 (9.4%)	34 (4.0%)	72 (8.4%)	604 (70.8%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	60 (7.0%)	$6,070							91.4	92.9	506	110
060226813641	617	Rocklin Academy Gateway	Public, Charter	K-8	6550 Lonetree Blvd.	Rocklin	95765	Placer County	Rocklin Academy Gateway District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 778-4550	1,176	51	23.2	11.2%	423 (36.0%)	13 (1.1%)	154 (13.1%)	481 (40.9%)	4 (0.3%)	3 (0.3%)	98 (8.3%)								91.4	93.9	436	181
064212013142	618	Gregg Anderson Academy	Public	K-6	5151 West Avenue N-8	Palmdale	93551	Los Angeles County	Westside Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 206-3750	867	32	27	26.9%	316 (36.4%)	50 (5.8%)	368 (42.4%)	58 (6.7%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	73 (8.4%)	$9,579							91.3	85.2	945	327
068450014608	619	Solis Park	Public	K-8	101 Abacus	Irvine	92618	Orange County	Irvine Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(949) 404-1500	426	17	25	10.8%	69 (16.2%)	8 (1.9%)	36 (8.5%)	282 (66.2%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (6.8%)								91.3	94	433	186
061350001543	620	Mary Fay Pendleton Elementary	Public	K-8	110 Marine Dr.	Oceanside	92058	San Diego County	Fallbrook Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 731-4050	803	38	21.1	56.9%	397 (49.4%)	57 (7.1%)	240 (29.9%)	9 (1.1%)	5 (0.6%)	3 (0.4%)	92 (11.5%)	$6,395							91.3	86.4	897	277

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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:

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

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

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