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)
063315011183	1321	Lake Mathews Elementary	Public	K-6	12252 Blackburn Rd.	Riverside	92503	Riverside County	Riverside Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 352-5520	789	30	26.3	41.7%	222 (28.1%)	38 (4.8%)	354 (44.9%)	125 (15.8%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (6.2%)	$6,575							76.3	75.1	1370	49
062532003781	1322	Plymouth Elementary	Public	K-5	1300 Boley St.	Monrovia	91016	Los Angeles County	Monrovia Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 471-2400	536	22	24.3	48.7%	57 (10.6%)	15 (2.8%)	242 (45.1%)	173 (32.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (9.1%)	$8,551							76.3	71.2	1531	209
062781014524	1323	Indigo	Public	K-8	530 Gettysburg Dr.	San Jose	95123	Santa Clara County	Oak Grove Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 225-1881	269	11	24.4	11.5%	93 (34.6%)	10 (3.7%)	78 (29.0%)	67 (24.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (7.8%)								76.3	75.2	1369	46
060819000806	1324	Washington Elementary	Public	K-6	325 West Gladstone	Glendora	91740	Los Angeles County	Charter Oak Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 914-2704	356	15	23.7	52.5%	61 (17.1%)	10 (2.8%)	225 (63.2%)	47 (13.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.4%)	$6,884							76.2	80.3	1159	165
062865004429	1325	Fletcher Mandarin Language & GATE Academy	Public	K-6	515 West Fletcher St.	Orange	92865	Orange County	Orange Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 997-6181	507	22	23.5	49.5%	85 (16.8%)	2 (0.4%)	234 (46.2%)	141 (27.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	43 (8.5%)	$5,084							76.2	78.9	1207	118
063255005048	1326	Ohlone Elementary	Public	K-5	201 Turquoise Dr.	Hercules	94547	Contra Costa County	West Contra Costa Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 231-1443	452	21	21.5	28.1%	35 (7.7%)	56 (12.4%)	111 (24.6%)	174 (38.5%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	73 (16.2%)	$6,683							76.2	71.1	1535	209
060244412645	1327	Rocketship Mosaic Elementary	Public, Charter	K-5	950 Owsley Ave.	San Jose	95122	Santa Clara County	Rocketship Mosaic Elementary District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(877) 806-0920	565	16	35.3	67.8%	8 (1.4%)	5 (0.9%)	267 (47.3%)	276 (48.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	8 (1.4%)								76.2	74.1	1423	96
060146413054	1328	Community Montessori	Public, Charter	K-8	1441 Montiel Rd. Ste. 143	Escondido	92026	San Diego County	Community Montessori District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 743-7880	762	30	25.4	27.0%	375 (49.2%)	3 (0.4%)	183 (24.0%)	55 (7.2%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	143 (18.8%)								76.2	71.9	1499	171
060861000878	1329	Sunnyside Elementary	Public	K-6	5430 San Miguel Rd.	Bonita	91902	San Diego County	Chula Vista Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 479-0571	438	22	19.9	36.3%	67 (15.3%)	8 (1.8%)	298 (68.0%)	41 (9.4%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	22 (5.0%)	$11,324							76.1	72.6	1476	147
062769004166	1330	Gardenhill Elementary	Public	K-5	14607 East Gardenhill Dr.	La Mirada	90638	Los Angeles County	Norwalk-La Mirada Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 210-2840	656	26	25.4	44.7%	75 (11.4%)	17 (2.6%)	416 (63.4%)	78 (11.9%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	68 (10.4%)	$11,260							76.1	78.3	1228	102

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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:

State-Administered Standardized Tests: A Comprehensive Guide

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

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