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)
062808000190	2491	Vintage Parkway Elementary	Public	K-5	1000 Vintage Pkwy.	Oakley	94561	Contra Costa County	Oakley Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 625-6800	452	18	25.1	43.8%	120 (26.5%)	29 (6.4%)	255 (56.4%)	17 (3.8%)	5 (1.1%)	4 (0.9%)	22 (4.9%)	$6,941							51.3	47	2699	208
062271003063	2492	Halldale Elementary	Public	K-5	21514 Halldale Ave.	Torrance	90501	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 328-3100	446	23	19.3	83.0%	10 (2.2%)	22 (4.9%)	320 (71.7%)	61 (13.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (7.4%)	$11,974							51.2	59.6	2072	420
063432012534	2493	iHigh Virtual Academy	Public, Virtual	K-5	3939 Conde St.	San Diego	92110	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(619) 764-5440	150	9	16.6	83.3%	11 (7.3%)	10 (6.7%)	87 (58.0%)	26 (17.3%)	2 (1.3%)	1 (0.7%)	13 (8.7%)	$51,223							51.2	36.2	3416	923
063204004930	2494	Sycamore Elementary	Public	K-5	1926 Sycamore Dr.	Redding	96001	Shasta County	Redding Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 225-0055	269	12	22.4	74.0%	120 (44.6%)	5 (1.9%)	106 (39.4%)	7 (2.6%)	6 (2.2%)	3 (1.1%)	22 (8.2%)	$8,975							51.2	48.6	2601	107
062370003592	2495	Manzanita Elementary	Public	K-8	627 East Evans-Reimer Rd.	Gridley	95948	Butte County	Manzanita Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 846-5594	327	18	18.4	39.4%	139 (42.5%)	0 (0.0%)	151 (46.2%)	11 (3.4%)	5 (1.5%)	1 (0.3%)	20 (6.1%)	$8,421							51.1	47.1	2690	195
063987012002	2496	Mission Valley Elementary	Public	K-8	1695 Bella Oaks Dr.	Tulare	93274	Tulare County	Tulare City	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 685-7396	700	30	23.6	55.3%	172 (24.6%)	15 (2.1%)	457 (65.3%)	29 (4.1%)	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	22 (3.1%)	$10,594							51.1	43.4	2923	427
060994001077	2497	Evergreen Elementary	Public	K-5	1125 Emily Ave.	Rohnert Park	94928	Sonoma County	Cotati-Rohnert Park Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 588-5715	578	26	22.2	39.1%	270 (46.7%)	14 (2.4%)	208 (36.0%)	28 (4.8%)	5 (0.9%)	7 (1.2%)	46 (8.0%)	$6,122							51.1	57.5	2168	329
061494001900	2498	Emerson (Ralph Waldo) Elementary	Public	K-6	7544 East Emerson Pl.	Rosemead	91770	Los Angeles County	Garvey Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 307-3333	426	19	22.4	68.3%	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	188 (44.1%)	218 (51.2%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	13 (3.1%)	$4,638							51.1	48.5	2606	108
062271003403	2499	Towne Avenue Elementary	Public	K-5	18924 Towne Ave.	Carson	90746	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 329-3505	309	14	22	83.2%	5 (1.6%)	57 (18.4%)	225 (72.8%)	10 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.6%)	7 (2.3%)	$13,466							51.1	41.3	3050	551
063357005178	2500	Encinita Elementary	Public	K-6	4515 North Encinita Ave.	Rosemead	91770	Los Angeles County	Rosemead Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 286-3155	391	21	18.8	73.1%	8 (2.0%)	2 (0.5%)	159 (40.7%)	216 (55.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.3%)	$9,996							51.1	42.3	2993	493

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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:

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

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.