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)
064071006717	2851	Vallecitos Elementary	Public	K-8	5211 Fifth St.	Fallbrook	92028	San Diego County	Vallecitos Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 728-7092	188	10	18.8	80.3%	21 (11.2%)	1 (0.5%)	165 (87.8%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$11,755							45.1	44.8	2835	16
061350013914	2852	Maie Ellis Elementary	Public	K-6	400 West Elder St.	Fallbrook	92028	San Diego County	Fallbrook Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 731-4132	578	27	21.4	77.7%	61 (10.6%)	2 (0.3%)	501 (86.7%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (1.9%)	$6,803							45.1	35.2	3489	637
060192014108	2853	KIPP Corazon Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	8616 Long Beach Blvd.	South Gate	90280	Los Angeles County	KIPP Corazon Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 457-5051	1,056	45	23.7	85.5%	0 (0.0%)	9 (0.9%)	1,031 (97.6%)	9 (0.9%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.5%)								45.1	42.9	2951	98
062513003735	2854	John Fremont Elementary	Public	K-6	1220 West Orangeburg Ave.	Modesto	95350	Stanislaus County	Modesto City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 574-8122	596	30	19.9	66.6%	187 (31.4%)	22 (3.7%)	299 (50.2%)	9 (1.5%)	4 (0.7%)	3 (0.5%)	72 (12.1%)	$12,899							45	45	2824	30
063386005304	2855	Linda Vista Magnet Elementary	Public	K-6	25222 Pericia Dr.	Mission Viejo	92691	Orange County	Saddleback Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(949) 830-0970	295	15	19.3	81.0%	52 (17.6%)	2 (0.7%)	207 (70.2%)	16 (5.4%)	2 (0.7%)	3 (1.0%)	13 (4.4%)	$6,850							45	44.7	2841	14
062271003384	2856	Sylmar Elementary	Public	K-5	13291 Phillippi Ave.	Sylmar	91342	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 367-1078	435	22	19.7	94.0%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$11,924							45	41	3069	213
060720000664	2857	Castlemont Elementary	Public, Charter	K-5	3040 East Payne Ave.	Campbell	95008	Santa Clara County	Campbell Union	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 364-4233	452	20	22.6	42.5%	91 (20.1%)	22 (4.9%)	258 (57.1%)	48 (10.6%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.7%)	29 (6.4%)								45	60.2	2050	807
060306000241	2858	Arcohe Elementary	Public	K-8	11755 Ivie Rd.	Herald	95638	Sacramento County	Arcohe Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 748-2313	491	24	20.5	36.9%	216 (44.0%)	3 (0.6%)	202 (41.1%)	13 (2.6%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	55 (11.2%)	$10,753							45	43.2	2938	80
060253814487	2859	Endeavor Charter	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	777 W. Shaw	Fresno	93704	Fresno County	Endeavor Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 248-0471	335	14	24.2	27.8%	147 (43.9%)	7 (2.1%)	143 (42.7%)	9 (2.7%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	26 (7.8%)								45	36.4	3403	544
062271003043	2860	Gledhill Street Elementary	Public	K-5	16030 Gledhill St.	North Hills	91343	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 894-1151	316	17	18.5	82.0%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$11,865							45	41.5	3036	176

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