Best Elementary Schools in California

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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)
061392001124	4551	Mango Elementary	Public	K-5	7450 Mango Ave.	Fontana	92336	San Bernardino County	Fontana Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 357-5660	488	26	19.1	78.9%	26 (5.3%)	26 (5.3%)	422 (86.5%)	11 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)								23.3	18.3	5012	461
060243011845	4552	Phillip M. Stokoe Elementary	Public	K-5	4501 Ambs Dr.	Riverside	92505	Riverside County	Alvord Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 358-1640	604	27	22.6	89.2%	43 (7.1%)	40 (6.6%)	490 (81.1%)	14 (2.3%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.5%)	13 (2.2%)	$8,356							23.3	24.1	4450	102
062308003519	4553	Grover Beach Elementary	Public	K-6	365 South 10th St.	Grover Beach	93433	San Luis Obispo County	Lucia Mar Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 474-3770	389	21	18.7	78.7%	88 (22.6%)	0 (0.0%)	261 (67.1%)	12 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	27 (6.9%)	$5,127							23.3	20.6	4796	243
063531000757	4554	George Washington Carver Elementary	Public	K-5	1401 West Santa Ana Blvd.	Santa Ana	92703	Orange County	Santa Ana Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 564-2000	412	23	18.1	79.1%	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	407 (98.8%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	$8,736							23.2	29.8	3914	640
063324005166	4555	Robla Elementary	Public	K-6	5200 Marysville Blvd.	Sacramento	95838	Sacramento County	Robla Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 649-5200	339	14	24.2	81.1%	71 (20.9%)	42 (12.4%)	146 (43.1%)	73 (21.5%)	4 (1.2%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	$8,131							23.2	23.5	4510	45
060261000152	4556	Guinn (James M.) Elementary	Public	K-6	1051 South Sunkist St.	Anaheim	92806	Orange County	Anaheim Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 517-8911	608	27	22.5	69.1%	19 (3.1%)	2 (0.3%)	525 (86.3%)	32 (5.3%)	2 (0.3%)	5 (0.8%)	23 (3.8%)	$7,262							23.2	22.9	4573	17
062439003655	4557	Meadows Elementary	Public	K-8	2059 Bowker Rd.	El Centro	92243	Imperial County	Meadows Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 352-7512	384	20	19.2	84.1%	17 (4.4%)	4 (1.0%)	356 (92.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.5%)	4 (1.0%)	$12,263							23.2	23.1	4548	9
060000908780	4558	Cuyama Elementary	Public	K-8	2300 Highway 166	New Cuyama	93254	Santa Barbara County	Cuyama Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 766-2642	121	6	20	76.0%	23 (19.0%)	0 (0.0%)	95 (78.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.5%)	$16,653							23.2	40.6	3092	1466
062085002504	4559	Myrtle Avenue Elementary	Public	4-6	10421 Myrtle Ave.	Lamont	93241	Kern County	Lamont Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 845-2217	484	20	23.8	87.4%	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	481 (99.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	$7,184							23.2	22.5	4611	52
063468005834	4560	Jefferson Elementary	Public	K-5	14300 Bancroft Ave.	San Leandro	94578	Alameda County	San Leandro Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 618-4310	522	24	21.7	81.0%	21 (4.0%)	67 (12.8%)	327 (62.6%)	71 (13.6%)	4 (0.8%)	4 (0.8%)	28 (5.4%)	$6,199							23.2	21	4753	193

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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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