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)
060158214030	3781	Caliber: ChangeMakers Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	500 Oregon St.	Vallejo	94590	Solano County	Caliber: ChangeMakers Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 563-9827	961	39	24.3	75.9%	32 (3.3%)	221 (23.0%)	568 (59.1%)	94 (9.8%)	1 (0.1%)	5 (0.5%)	40 (4.2%)								32	30.6	3830	49
061674002121	3782	Lorin A. Eden Elementary	Public	K-6	27790 Portsmouth Ave.	Hayward	94545	Alameda County	Hayward Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 723-3855	365	15	25.1	71.0%	14 (3.8%)	34 (9.3%)	160 (43.8%)	123 (33.7%)	2 (0.5%)	10 (2.7%)	22 (6.0%)								32	36.1	3422	360
060251514424	3783	Vista Horizon Global Academy	Public, Charter	K-5	980 South Hobart Blvd.	Los Angeles	90006	Los Angeles County	Vista Horizon Global Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(213) 224-6800	141	7	21.6	68.8%	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.1%)	126 (89.4%)	9 (6.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.1%)								32	35.2	3487	296
063237009427	3784	Elizabeth T. Hughbanks Elementary	Public	K-5	2241 North Apple Ave.	Rialto	92377	San Bernardino County	Rialto Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 820-7970	434	19	22.8	80.4%	13 (3.0%)	49 (11.3%)	355 (81.8%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.7%)	11 (2.5%)	$7,740							31.9	24.1	4452	668
060243000131	3785	Collett Elementary	Public	K-5	10850 Collett Ave.	Riverside	92505	Riverside County	Alvord Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 358-1605	439	20	22.3	90.9%	23 (5.2%)	34 (7.7%)	356 (81.1%)	12 (2.7%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	11 (2.5%)	$9,526							31.9	24.9	4377	592
062985004649	3786	Mark Keppel	Public	K-5	6630 East Mark Keppel St.	Paramount	90723	Los Angeles County	Paramount Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 602-8028	407	16	25.4	94.8%	1 (0.2%)	20 (4.9%)	381 (93.6%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	$4,653							31.9	37.9	3288	498
063315005152	3787	Monroe Elementary	Public	K-6	8535 Garfield Ave.	Riverside	92504	Riverside County	Riverside Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 352-8241	578	27	21.4	59.3%	45 (7.8%)	9 (1.6%)	482 (83.4%)	16 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	24 (4.2%)	$8,591							31.9	34.3	3554	233
060420000379	3788	Bayshore	Public	K-8	155 Oriente St.	Daly City	94014	San Mateo County	Bayshore Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 467-5443	337	21	16	62.3%	11 (3.3%)	13 (3.9%)	168 (49.9%)	101 (30.0%)	1 (0.3%)	17 (5.0%)	26 (7.7%)								31.9	29.9	3902	114
061437001644	3789	Franklin Elementary	Public	K-6	420 Tully Rd.	San Jose	95111	Santa Clara County	Franklin-McKinley Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 283-6375	528	24	22.2	74.2%	4 (0.8%)	14 (2.7%)	240 (45.5%)	253 (47.9%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.8%)	12 (2.3%)								31.8	35.4	3471	318
060903000916	3790	Sierra Vista Elementary	Public	K-6	510 Barstow Ave.	Clovis	93612	Fresno County	Clovis Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 327-7900	487	21	22.7	87.5%	98 (20.1%)	23 (4.7%)	293 (60.2%)	55 (11.3%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.9%)	$6,020							31.8	38.5	3246	544

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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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