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)
060208713582	1561	Rocketship Spark Academy	Public, Charter	K-5	683 Sylvandale Ave.	San Jose	95111	Santa Clara County	Rocketship Spark Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(877) 806-0920	558	17	33.8	56.8%	17 (3.0%)	18 (3.2%)	285 (51.1%)	222 (39.8%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.3%)	9 (1.6%)								70.7	78.1	1237	324
063264005081	1562	Sequoia Elementary	Public	K-6	5305 Dupont Dr.	Santa Rosa	95409	Sonoma County	Rincon Valley Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 539-3410	406	17	23.8	17.2%	280 (69.0%)	7 (1.7%)	52 (12.8%)	14 (3.4%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (12.1%)	$7,097							70.7	68.2	1663	101
062271013726	1563	Dr. Sammy Lee Medical and Health Science Magnet Elementary	Public	K-5	3600 Council St.	Los Angeles	90004	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(213) 368-8775	592	24	24.6	94.9%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$8,701							70.7	69.7	1592	29
063255004445	1564	Hanna Ranch Elementary	Public	K-5	2480 Refugio Valley Rd.	Hercules	94547	Contra Costa County	West Contra Costa Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 231-1441	392	17	23	27.6%	23 (5.9%)	43 (11.0%)	113 (28.8%)	158 (40.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	52 (13.3%)	$5,304							70.7	66.7	1723	159
060744000692	1565	Harold Ambuehl Elementary	Public	K-5	28001 San Juan Creek Rd.	San Juan Capistrano	92675	Orange County	Capistrano Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(949) 661-0400	308	15	20.5	40.6%	161 (52.3%)	2 (0.6%)	96 (31.2%)	10 (3.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (12.3%)	$10,545							70.7	75.2	1367	198
062271002921	1566	City Terrace Elementary	Public	K-5	4350 City Terrace Dr.	Los Angeles	90063	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 269-0581	383	21	18.2	78.1%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$10,859							70.7	65.3	1796	230
061494001895	1567	Willard (Frances E.) Elementary	Public	K-6	3152 North Willard Ave.	Rosemead	91770	Los Angeles County	Garvey Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 307-3375	310	14	22.1	68.4%	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	152 (49.0%)	155 (50.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	$4,777							70.6	70.8	1543	24
060247608323	1568	Aspire Vincent Shalvey Academy	Public, Charter	K-5	10038 Hwy. 99 East Frontage Rd	Stockton	95212	San Joaquin County	Aspire Vincent Shalvey Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 931-5399	446	18	24.6	54.0%	37 (8.3%)	23 (5.2%)	214 (48.0%)	132 (29.6%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	37 (8.3%)								70.6	72.8	1471	97
061122010255	1569	Mary E. Silveira Elementary	Public	K-5	375 Blackstone Dr.	San Rafael	94903	Marin County	Miller Creek Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 492-3741	433	18	24	24.9%	204 (47.1%)	7 (1.6%)	142 (32.8%)	29 (6.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	50 (11.5%)	$9,704							70.5	77.4	1258	311
060985010581	1570	Orange Elementary	Public	K-6	1350 Valencia Rd.	Corona	92881	Riverside County	Corona-Norco Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 736-3455	580	23	25.2	60.5%	213 (36.7%)	21 (3.6%)	253 (43.6%)	55 (9.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (6.4%)	$8,378							70.5	74.1	1424	146

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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:

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.