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)
063738006316	4611	Godfrey G. Berry Elementary	Public	K-6	2001 Rimbey St.	San Diego	92154	San Diego County	South Bay Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 628-3500	334	14	23.8	75.4%	10 (3.0%)	10 (3.0%)	304 (91.0%)	4 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.8%)	$7,826							22.6	25.5	4316	295
062334014058	4612	Virginia Lee Rose Elementary	Public	K-6	1001 Lilly St.	Madera	93638	Madera County	Madera Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 662-2662	742	32	23.5	97.2%	10 (1.3%)	6 (0.8%)	713 (96.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.3%)	$1,984							22.6	24.7	4396	216
063003004701	4613	Las Palmas Elementary	Public	K-6	624 West Las Palmas Ave.	Patterson	95363	Stanislaus County	Patterson Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 892-4730	669	30	22.4	80.1%	74 (11.1%)	9 (1.3%)	542 (81.0%)	16 (2.4%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.4%)	24 (3.6%)								22.6	26	4274	339
060001705167	4614	Sycamore Rocks Elementary	Public	K-6	23450 South Rd.	Apple Valley	92307	San Bernardino County	Apple Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 240-3332	705	31	22.7	82.0%	225 (31.9%)	44 (6.2%)	401 (56.9%)	4 (0.6%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (4.0%)	$5,202							22.6	24.3	4428	186
060261000166	4615	Ross (Betsy) Elementary	Public	K-6	535 South Walnut St.	Anaheim	92802	Orange County	Anaheim Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 517-8956	874	40	22.1	71.1%	46 (5.3%)	17 (1.9%)	716 (81.9%)	49 (5.6%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.6%)	41 (4.7%)	$7,046							22.6	29.5	3941	674
061926000992	4616	Granite Hill Elementary	Public	K-6	9371 Granite Hill	Riverside	92509	Riverside County	Jurupa Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 360-2725	394	17	23.6	85.8%	28 (7.1%)	5 (1.3%)	343 (87.1%)	6 (1.5%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	8 (2.0%)	$10,519							22.6	14.6	5357	741
063390010694	4617	Salida Elementary	Public	K-5	4519 Finney Rd.	Salida	95368	Stanislaus County	Salida Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 545-9394	275	13	21.1	84.0%	23 (8.4%)	2 (0.7%)	222 (80.7%)	17 (6.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.1%)	8 (2.9%)	$8,370							22.6	35.3	3475	1142
060939010300	4618	Cooley Ranch Elementary	Public	K-6	1000 South Cooley Dr.	Colton	92324	San Bernardino County	Colton Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 580-5023	498	20	24.9	84.3%	23 (4.6%)	107 (21.5%)	342 (68.7%)	13 (2.6%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (1.0%)	6 (1.2%)	$7,229							22.6	30.9	3817	801
060261008240	4619	Westmont Elementary	Public	K-6	1525 West Westmont Dr.	Anaheim	92801	Orange County	Anaheim Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 517-8965	641	28	22.6	73.6%	30 (4.7%)	15 (2.3%)	529 (82.5%)	38 (5.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	27 (4.2%)	$7,463							22.6	19.8	4884	265
063720006301	4620	Flowery Elementary	Public	K-5	17600 Sonoma Hwy.	Sonoma	95476	Sonoma County	Sonoma Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 935-6060	365	15	24.3	44.4%	87 (23.8%)	1 (0.3%)	268 (73.4%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.6%)	$11,062							22.5	39.5	3168	1452

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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

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

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