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)
060173813116	2221	REACH Leadership STEAM Academy	Public, Charter	K-6	3422 Rustin Ave.	Riverside	92507	Riverside County	REACH Leadership STEAM Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 275-8820	624	23	27.1	53.0%	90 (14.4%)	123 (19.7%)	318 (51.0%)	29 (4.6%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.6%)	60 (9.6%)								56.2	58.4	2117	104
060161313872	2222	Fenton STEM Acad: Elementary Center for Sci Technical Engr and Math	Public, Charter	K-6	8926 Sunland Blvd.	Sun Valley	91352	Los Angeles County	Fenton STEM Acad: Elementary Center for Sci Technical Engr	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 962-3636	297	14	21.2	80.5%	32 (10.8%)	6 (2.0%)	244 (82.2%)	10 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.7%)								56.2	55.1	2279	57
063255005049	2223	Olinda Elementary	Public	K-6	5855 Olinda Rd.	El Sobrante	94803	Contra Costa County	West Contra Costa Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 231-1452	333	14	23.7	27.9%	46 (13.8%)	41 (12.3%)	100 (30.0%)	103 (30.9%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.2%)	37 (11.1%)	$5,606							56.2	61.5	1994	229
061488001867	2224	Mamie L. Northcutt Elementary	Public	K-6	11303 Sandstone St.	Fountain Valley	92708	Orange County	Garden Grove Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 663-6537	389	17	22.8	74.6%	23 (5.9%)	3 (0.8%)	239 (61.4%)	108 (27.8%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	13 (3.3%)	$12,417							56.2	56.1	2232	8
060985001059	2225	Norco Elementary	Public	K-6	1700 Temescal Ave.	Norco	92860	Riverside County	Corona-Norco Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 736-3348	597	26	22.9	63.8%	253 (42.4%)	9 (1.5%)	270 (45.2%)	37 (6.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (4.7%)	$9,781							56.2	60.8	2022	203
060180211787	2226	California Virtual Academy San Mateo	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	50 Moreland Rd.	Simi Valley	93065	Ventura County	California Virtual Academy San Mateo District	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(805) 581-0202	1,009	35	29	50.8%	291 (28.8%)	109 (10.8%)	338 (33.5%)	204 (20.2%)	8 (0.8%)	18 (1.8%)	41 (4.1%)								56.2	59.9	2054	172
061560001979	2227	Gorman Elementary	Public	K-8	49847 Gorman School Rd.	Gorman	93243	Kern County	Gorman Joint	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 248-6441	83	4	22.2	63.9%	41 (49.4%)	1 (1.2%)	36 (43.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (4.8%)	$8,237							56.1	45.3	2798	571
062271002903	2228	Castelar Street Elementary	Public	K-8	840 Yale St.	Los Angeles	90012	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(213) 626-3674	584	28	20.8	84.9%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$8,841							56.1	60.4	2036	192
062193002601	2229	Jersey Avenue Elementary	Public	K-5	9400 Jersey Ave.	Santa Fe Springs	90670	Los Angeles County	Little Lake City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 948-3772	343	15	22.8	75.2%	7 (2.0%)	2 (0.6%)	313 (91.3%)	10 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.2%)	$11,084							56.1	58.9	2099	130
061970002375	2230	Riverview Elementary	Public	K-8	8662 South Lac Jac Ave.	Parlier	93648	Fresno County	Kings Canyon Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 305-7290	437	20	22.3	67.7%	75 (17.2%)	0 (0.0%)	350 (80.1%)	5 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.6%)	$6,435							56.1	67.5	1693	537

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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.