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)
062223011774	3631	George Lincoln Mosher	Public	K-6	3220 Buddy Holly Dr.	Stockton	95212	San Joaquin County	Lodi Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 953-9298	581	24	24.2	68.5%	24 (4.1%)	41 (7.1%)	139 (23.9%)	328 (56.5%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.0%)	43 (7.4%)	$10,564							33.6	32.1	3722	91
064015009001	3632	Benjamin F. Beswick Elementary	Public	K-5	1362 Mitchell Ave.	Tustin	92780	Orange County	Tustin Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 730-7385	396	15	26.4	87.6%	12 (3.0%)	7 (1.8%)	339 (85.6%)	29 (7.3%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	7 (1.8%)	$10,534							33.6	30.8	3821	189
061392001598	3633	Poplar Elementary	Public	K-6	9937 Poplar Ave.	Fontana	92335	San Bernardino County	Fontana Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 357-5720	518	26	20.2	85.5%	10 (1.9%)	5 (1.0%)	498 (96.1%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)								33.5	26	4271	638
062868004460	3634	Orchard Elementary	Public	K-8	921 Fox Ln.	San Jose	95131	Santa Clara County	Orchard Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 944-0388	763	45	16.9	43.9%	34 (4.5%)	25 (3.3%)	301 (39.4%)	338 (44.3%)	5 (0.7%)	19 (2.5%)	41 (5.4%)	$10,366							33.5	38.1	3274	360
063432011383	3635	Cherokee Point Elementary	Public	K-5	3735 38th St.	San Diego	92105	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 641-3400	279	13	21.4	90.7%	12 (4.3%)	20 (7.2%)	205 (73.5%)	28 (10.0%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	12 (4.3%)	$9,573							33.5	40.9	3071	564
063384005238	3636	Elder Creek Elementary	Public	K-6	7934 Lemon Hill Ave.	Sacramento	95824	Sacramento County	Sacramento City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 382-5970	693	30	23.1	87.9%	12 (1.7%)	32 (4.6%)	249 (35.9%)	368 (53.1%)	1 (0.1%)	15 (2.2%)	16 (2.3%)	$5,369							33.4	29.2	3966	330
062271010885	3637	Kingsley Elementary	Public	K-5	5200 West Virginia Ave.	Los Angeles	90029	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 644-7700	308	17	18.1	95.8%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$11,862							33.4	30	3890	253
060174212437	3638	Ararat Charter	Public, Charter	K-5	6555 Sylmar Ave.	Van Nuys	91401	Los Angeles County	Ararat Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 994-2904	325	14	23.2	76.6%	277 (85.2%)	1 (0.3%)	45 (13.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)								33.4	47.3	2677	961
063417013080	3639	Dr. Mildred Dalton Henry Elementary	Public	4-6	1250 West 14th St.	San Bernardino	92411	San Bernardino County	San Bernardino City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 888-2353	344	15	22.2	93.9%	3 (0.9%)	9 (2.6%)	325 (94.5%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	3 (0.9%)	$5,706							33.4	30	3888	249
063315005141	3640	Hawthorne Elementary	Public	K-6	2700 Irving St.	Riverside	92503	Riverside County	Riverside Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 352-6716	647	28	23.1	76.2%	80 (12.4%)	20 (3.1%)	516 (79.8%)	18 (2.8%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	9 (1.4%)	$8,379							33.4	39.3	3185	455

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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.