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)
061176010446	5061	Alila	Public	K-5	850 West Washington Ave.	Earlimart	93219	Tulare County	Earlimart Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 849-4202	410	27	15.1	90.7%	5 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	395 (96.3%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	6 (1.5%)	$12,185							17.5	16	5233	172
062808004327	5062	Oakley Elementary	Public	K-5	501 Norcross Ln.	Oakley	94561	Contra Costa County	Oakley Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 625-7050	371	17	21.7	51.8%	75 (20.2%)	12 (3.2%)	240 (64.7%)	19 (5.1%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.8%)	21 (5.7%)	$8,360							17.5	15	5327	265
063459005697	5063	Allen at Steinbeck	Public	K-5	820 Steinbeck Dr.	San Jose	95123	Santa Clara County	San Jose Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 535-6205	407	23	18	67.3%	51 (12.5%)	7 (1.7%)	288 (70.8%)	38 (9.3%)	2 (0.5%)	3 (0.7%)	18 (4.4%)	$11,405							17.5	37.4	3322	1741
063324003736	5064	Glenwood Elementary	Public	K-6	201 Jessie Ave.	Sacramento	95838	Sacramento County	Robla Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 922-2767	477	20	23.8	86.2%	24 (5.0%)	50 (10.5%)	350 (73.4%)	39 (8.2%)	1 (0.2%)	13 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	$8,573							17.5	24.1	4445	619
064256009658	5065	Blosser Lane Elementary	Public	3-5	1275 Blosser Ln.	Willits	95490	Mendocino County	Willits Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 459-3232	321	14	22.9	66.7%	54 (16.8%)	1 (0.3%)	106 (33.0%)	1 (0.3%)	5 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	154 (48.0%)	$12,910							17.5	19.9	4865	200
061455001728	5066	Fremont Elementary	Public	K-6	1005 West Weldon	Fresno	93705	Fresno County	Fresno Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 457-2910	438	23	19.3	93.4%	27 (6.2%)	22 (5.0%)	353 (80.6%)	21 (4.8%)	5 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.1%)	$10,177							17.5	16.1	5226	160
060016000936	5067	Coarsegold Elementary	Public	K-8	45426 Road 415	Coarsegold	93614	Madera County	Yosemite Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 683-4842	321	17	19.3	74.5%	154 (48.0%)	2 (0.6%)	105 (32.7%)	5 (1.6%)	22 (6.9%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (10.0%)	$7,275							17.5	12.2	5558	491
060179313923	5068	Rocketship Redwood City	Public, Charter	K-5	909 Roosevelt Ave	Redwood City	94061	San Mateo County	Rocketship Redwood City District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(877) 806-0920	314	8	39.2	83.4%	4 (1.3%)	3 (1.0%)	303 (96.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)								17.5	26.2	4253	815
062361014647	5069	Manteca Online Academy	Public, Virtual	K-8	4726 McCuen Ave.	Stockton	95206	San Joaquin County	Manteca Unified	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(209) 858-7240	122	8	15.7	46.7%	17 (13.9%)	13 (10.7%)	64 (52.5%)	16 (13.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.5%)	9 (7.4%)								17.5	21.3	4726	343
061288001462	5070	Oak Hill Elementary	Public	K-5	1820 Oak Hill Dr.	Escondido	92027	San Diego County	Escondido Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 432-2483	671	36	18.8	93.0%	23 (3.4%)	6 (0.9%)	613 (91.4%)	11 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (2.7%)	$6,985							17.5	16.8	5168	98

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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.
For more information about our ranking process, please see our Ranking FAQ. Details about our methodology are here.

Educational resources:

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

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.