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)
064023010687	1441	Sunridge Charter	Public, Charter	K-8	7285 Hayden Ave.	Sebastopol	95472	Sonoma County	Twin Hills Union Elementary	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 824-2844	234	10	24.3	35.0%	184 (78.6%)	1 (0.4%)	26 (11.1%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (8.1%)	$8,350							73.1	79.1	1197	244
060465000429	1442	Strawberry Elementary	Public	4-6	2311 Horseshoe Dr.	Santa Rosa	95405	Sonoma County	Bennett Valley Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 526-4433	378	14	27	36.5%	213 (56.3%)	9 (2.4%)	97 (25.7%)	17 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.1%)	34 (9.0%)	$8,139							73.1	74.6	1395	47
063588006140	1443	Chet F. Harritt Elementary	Public	K-8	8120 Arlette St.	Santee	92071	San Diego County	Santee	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 258-4800	625	26	24.2	36.6%	305 (48.8%)	20 (3.2%)	202 (32.3%)	23 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	73 (11.7%)	$9,286							73.1	72.7	1474	31
068450007053	1444	Culverdale Elementary	Public	K-6	2 Paseo Westpark	Irvine	92614	Orange County	Irvine Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(949) 936-5600	561	21	26.8	44.7%	120 (21.4%)	32 (5.7%)	137 (24.4%)	212 (37.8%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.7%)	55 (9.8%)	$6,143							73	76.7	1294	150
062223003998	1445	John Muir Elementary	Public	K-6	2303 Whistler Way	Stockton	95209	San Joaquin County	Lodi Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 953-8106	570	24	24.2	67.9%	63 (11.1%)	46 (8.1%)	194 (34.0%)	218 (38.2%)	2 (0.4%)	5 (0.9%)	42 (7.4%)	$10,354							73	78	1242	203
063315010585	1446	John F. Kennedy Elementary	Public	K-6	19125 Schoolhouse Ln.	Riverside	92508	Riverside County	Riverside Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 789-7570	882	34	25.7	28.6%	220 (24.9%)	65 (7.4%)	435 (49.3%)	97 (11.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	64 (7.3%)	$7,088							73	73	1463	17
060195513261	1447	Lashon Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	7477 Kester Ave.	Van Nuys	91405	Los Angeles County	Lashon Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 514-4566	575	30	19.2	86.4%	182 (31.7%)	7 (1.2%)	348 (60.5%)	28 (4.9%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	8 (1.4%)								73	47	2696	1249
062583003881	1448	Nordstrom Elementary	Public	K-5	1425 East Dunne Ave.	Morgan Hill	95037	Santa Clara County	Morgan Hill Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 201-6440	623	28	21.9	21.3%	210 (33.7%)	6 (1.0%)	202 (32.4%)	95 (15.2%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	106 (17.0%)	$5,233							72.9	74.2	1417	31
063432011765	1449	Normal Heights Elementary	Public	K-5	3750 Ward Rd.	San Diego	92116	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 584-6000	292	13	22.4	80.5%	20 (6.8%)	33 (11.3%)	219 (75.0%)	8 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.1%)	$9,636							72.9	61.6	1984	535
060985011015	1450	Harada Elementary	Public	K-6	12884 Oakdale St.	Eastvale	92880	Riverside County	Corona-Norco Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 739-6820	1,213	46	26.3	69.4%	134 (11.0%)	82 (6.8%)	645 (53.2%)	286 (23.6%)	4 (0.3%)	3 (0.2%)	59 (4.9%)	$6,063							72.9	74	1429	21

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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

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

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