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)
061203001339	4961	Booker T. Washington Elementary	Public	K-6	223 South First St.	El Centro	92243	Imperial County	El Centro Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 352-6611	357	16	22.3	89.1%	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.8%)	349 (97.8%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	$8,758							18.7	26.6	4223	738
062250002767	4962	Whittier Elementary	Public	K-5	1761 Walnut Ave.	Long Beach	90813	Los Angeles County	Long Beach Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 599-6263	579	23	25.1	73.2%	11 (1.9%)	56 (9.7%)	403 (69.6%)	96 (16.6%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	10 (1.7%)	$7,927							18.7	18.5	4999	37
062271003001	4963	Fernangeles Elementary	Public	K-5	12001 Art St.	Sun Valley	91352	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 767-0380	471	24	19.6	95.1%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$12,216							18.7	16.6	5183	220
063237004997	4964	Lena M. Preston Elementary	Public	K-5	1750 North Willow Ave.	Rialto	92376	San Bernardino County	Rialto Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 820-7932	524	22	23.8	85.9%	8 (1.5%)	74 (14.1%)	418 (79.8%)	5 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.8%)	13 (2.5%)	$7,588							18.7	18.1	5035	71
064104006774	4965	Park View Elementary	Public	K-6	13427 Cahuenga Rd.	Victorville	92395	San Bernardino County	Victor Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 241-7731	765	36	21.2	91.4%	57 (7.5%)	89 (11.6%)	579 (75.7%)	11 (1.4%)	3 (0.4%)	3 (0.4%)	23 (3.0%)	$11,165							18.7	20.1	4844	121
060214012717	4966	KIPP Empower Academy	Public, Charter	K-4	8466 South Figueroa St.	Los Angeles	90003	Los Angeles County	KIPP Empower Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 750-2279	564	25	22.5	97.7%	2 (0.4%)	240 (42.6%)	313 (55.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	7 (1.2%)								18.7	41.9	3013	1953
062513003738	4967	William Garrison Elementary	Public	K-6	1811 Teresa St.	Modesto	95350	Stanislaus County	Modesto City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 574-8132	330	15	21.8	90.6%	44 (13.3%)	5 (1.5%)	230 (69.7%)	13 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.2%)	34 (10.3%)	$24,166							18.6	15.3	5293	326
063384005259	4968	John H. Still	Public	K-8	2250 John Still Dr.	Sacramento	95832	Sacramento County	Sacramento City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 395-4625	766	30	25.3	85.6%	22 (2.9%)	125 (16.3%)	245 (32.0%)	268 (35.0%)	2 (0.3%)	65 (8.5%)	39 (5.1%)	$7,511							18.6	23	4565	403
061455001755	4969	Muir Elementary	Public	K-6	410 East Dennett Ave.	Fresno	93728	Fresno County	Fresno Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 457-3150	476	27	17.8	94.5%	39 (8.2%)	49 (10.3%)	338 (71.0%)	17 (3.6%)	10 (2.1%)	3 (0.6%)	19 (4.0%)	$9,563							18.6	19.8	4885	84
060150712162	4970	ISANA Himalia Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	4607 South Central Ave.	Los Angeles	90011	Los Angeles County	ISANA Himalia Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 231-7005	630	27	22.9	88.1%	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	623 (98.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.8%)								18.6	18.6	4990	20

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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:

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

State-Administered Standardized Tests: A Comprehensive Guide

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