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)
063384005278	481	Crocker/Riverside Elementary	Public	K-6	2970 Riverside Blvd.	Sacramento	95818	Sacramento County	Sacramento City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 395-4535	621	26	23.8	23.3%	319 (51.4%)	10 (1.6%)	159 (25.6%)	52 (8.4%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	79 (12.7%)	$5,573							93.4	96.3	245	236
061440001658	482	Brookvale Elementary	Public	K-5	3400 Nicolet Ave.	Fremont	94536	Alameda County	Fremont Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 797-5940	528	22	24	17.8%	57 (10.8%)	7 (1.3%)	66 (12.5%)	370 (70.1%)	2 (0.4%)	4 (0.8%)	22 (4.2%)	$6,857							93.4	95.4	330	152
063153004895	483	Sundance Elementary	Public	K-5	8944 Twin Trails Dr.	San Diego	92129	San Diego County	Poway Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(858) 484-2950	402	19	20.9	15.7%	138 (34.3%)	7 (1.7%)	57 (14.2%)	155 (38.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	43 (10.7%)	$8,318							93.4	90.2	699	216
063153004885	484	Chaparral Elementary	Public	K-5	17250 Tannin Dr.	Poway	92064	San Diego County	Poway Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(858) 485-0042	833	36	23	9.8%	403 (48.4%)	9 (1.1%)	125 (15.0%)	170 (20.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	124 (14.9%)	$7,385							93.3	92.9	509	25
060220603050	485	Granada Hills Charter	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	10535 Zelzah Ave.	Granada Hills	91344	Los Angeles County	Granada Hills Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 360-2361	5,869	231	25.3	48.5%	1,430 (24.4%)	245 (4.2%)	2,429 (41.4%)	1,526 (26.0%)	20 (0.3%)	27 (0.5%)	174 (3.0%)								93.3	92.5	542	57
060177000044	486	Edison Elementary	Public	K-5	2700 Buena Vista Ave.	Alameda	94501	Alameda County	Alameda Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 748-4002	433	18	24	21.2%	158 (36.5%)	8 (1.8%)	78 (18.0%)	85 (19.6%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	101 (23.3%)	$14,545							93.3	95.4	326	160
061314011451	487	Carolyn A. Clark Elementary	Public	K-6	3701 Rue Mirassou Dr.	San Jose	95148	Santa Clara County	Evergreen Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 223-4560	562	25	22.4	19.4%	18 (3.2%)	2 (0.4%)	100 (17.8%)	408 (72.6%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	31 (5.5%)	$6,157							93.3	91.8	583	96
063459005727	488	Los Alamitos Elementary	Public	K-5	6130 Silberman Ave.	San Jose	95120	Santa Clara County	San Jose Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 535-6297	602	25	23.6	12.6%	246 (40.9%)	4 (0.7%)	82 (13.6%)	177 (29.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	92 (15.3%)	$10,227							93.3	92.5	537	49
061074011753	489	Sycamore Ridge	Public	K-6	5333 Old Carmel Valley Rd.	San Diego	92130	San Diego County	Del Mar Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(858) 755-1060	428	24	17.8	22.0%	152 (35.5%)	10 (2.3%)	62 (14.5%)	167 (39.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	36 (8.4%)	$11,539							93.3	92.4	547	58
061524001937	490	Abraham Lincoln Elementary	Public	K-6	4310 New York Ave.	La Crescenta	91214	Los Angeles County	Glendale Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 249-1863	509	22	23.1	27.1%	274 (53.8%)	3 (0.6%)	81 (15.9%)	110 (21.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (7.9%)	$7,264							93.3	93.5	471	19

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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.