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)
060190914323	1311	Northern United - Humboldt Charter	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	2020 Campton Rd.	Eureka	95503	Humboldt County	Northern United - Humboldt Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 445-2660	309	25	12.4	76.4%	192 (62.1%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (16.2%)	5 (1.6%)	13 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (14.6%)								76.5	76.1	1319	8
062250002700	1312	Bixby Elementary	Public	K-5	5251 East Stearns St.	Long Beach	90815	Los Angeles County	Long Beach Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 498-3794	523	19	28.2	29.8%	80 (15.3%)	54 (10.3%)	307 (58.7%)	35 (6.7%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.6%)	43 (8.2%)	$9,192							76.5	76.5	1302	10
060197611580	1313	California Montessori Project-Shingle Springs Campus	Public, Charter	K-8	4645 Buckeye Rd.	Shingle Springs	95682	El Dorado County	CA Montessori Project-Shingle Springs Campus District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 672-3095	515	24	21.6	11.5%	387 (75.1%)	1 (0.2%)	55 (10.7%)	26 (5.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (8.7%)								76.5	84.8	965	348
063087004790	1314	Plaza Elementary	Public	K-8	7322 County Road 24	Orland	95963	Glenn County	Plaza Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 865-1250	199	9	22.1	46.7%	108 (54.3%)	0 (0.0%)	79 (39.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (5.5%)								76.5	76.1	1321	7
062454014364	1315	Taawila Elementary	Public	K-5	30344 Stage Coach Rd.	Menifee	92586	Riverside County	Menifee Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 723-3001	739	31	23.8	40.9%	200 (27.1%)	58 (7.8%)	322 (43.6%)	69 (9.3%)	5 (0.7%)	2 (0.3%)	83 (11.2%)								76.5	73.6	1441	126
061488001848	1316	R. F. Hazard Elementary	Public	K-6	4218 West Hazard Ave.	Santa Ana	92703	Orange County	Garden Grove Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 663-6403	403	15	26.8	92.3%	6 (1.5%)	1 (0.2%)	316 (78.4%)	73 (18.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.5%)	$12,188							76.4	73.1	1455	139
063386005311	1317	Rancho Canada Elementary	Public	K-6	21801 Winding Way	Lake Forest	92630	Orange County	Saddleback Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(949) 768-5252	632	25	24.9	34.3%	260 (41.1%)	11 (1.7%)	185 (29.3%)	97 (15.3%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	77 (12.2%)	$5,203							76.4	73.1	1459	142
060247705457	1318	Sebastopol Independent Charter	Public, Charter	K-8	1111 Gravenstein Hwy. N	Sebastopol	95472	Sonoma County	Sebastopol Independent Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 824-9700	269	15	18.5	30.5%	210 (78.1%)	2 (0.7%)	23 (8.6%)	11 (4.1%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (7.1%)								76.4	76.4	1308	10
060216008114	1319	Hermosa Elementary	Public	K-6	10133 Wilson Ave.	Alta Loma	91737	San Bernardino County	Alta Loma Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 484-5040	525	20	26	33.0%	149 (28.4%)	22 (4.2%)	221 (42.1%)	90 (17.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	42 (8.0%)	$6,883							76.3	82.1	1090	229
060846000841	1320	Glenmeade Elementary	Public	K-6	15000 Whirlaway Ln.	Chino Hills	91709	San Bernardino County	Chino Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 393-4087	424	18	23.3	42.0%	56 (13.2%)	9 (2.1%)	259 (61.1%)	74 (17.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	24 (5.7%)	$11,162							76.3	78.4	1226	94

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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:

Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection

Public School Districts and Their Services: 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.