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)
063432005497	3291	Lafayette Elementary	Public	K-6	6125 Printwood Way	San Diego	92117	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(858) 987-5000	205	14	14.3	77.6%	53 (25.9%)	11 (5.4%)	116 (56.6%)	11 (5.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (6.8%)	$11,922							38.1	45.3	2799	492
060429013779	3292	21st Century Learning Institute	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	939 East 10th St.	Beaumont	92223	Riverside County	Beaumont Unified	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(951) 769-8424	336	11	30.5	72.0%	72 (21.4%)	18 (5.4%)	207 (61.6%)	12 (3.6%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (6.5%)	$7,891							38.1	30.9	3811	519
060903000919	3293	Weldon Elementary	Public	K-6	150 DeWitt Ave.	Clovis	93612	Fresno County	Clovis Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 327-8300	551	24	22.9	80.8%	167 (30.3%)	14 (2.5%)	287 (52.1%)	40 (7.3%)	6 (1.1%)	9 (1.6%)	28 (5.1%)	$5,722							38.1	33.2	3623	330
061203001334	3294	Harding Elementary	Public	K-6	950 South Seventh St.	El Centro	92243	Imperial County	El Centro Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 352-4791	585	25	23.4	69.9%	19 (3.2%)	5 (0.9%)	548 (93.7%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (1.9%)	$7,909							38.1	37.5	3316	22
063384005236	3295	Earl Warren Elementary	Public	K-6	5420 Lowell St.	Sacramento	95820	Sacramento County	Sacramento City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 395-4545	417	17	24.5	91.8%	19 (4.6%)	19 (4.6%)	267 (64.0%)	91 (21.8%)	5 (1.2%)	6 (1.4%)	10 (2.4%)	$5,782							38.1	35.4	3466	171
063417005350	3296	Captain Leland Norton Elementary	Public	K-6	747 North Mountain View Ave.	San Bernardino	92401	San Bernardino County	San Bernardino City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 888-6369	451	23	20	95.8%	10 (2.2%)	65 (14.4%)	363 (80.5%)	4 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.7%)	5 (1.1%)	$7,003							38.1	22.5	4606	1310
063390006759	3297	Dena Boer	Public	K-5	4801 Gold Valley Rd.	Salida	95368	Stanislaus County	Salida Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 543-8163	464	22	21	76.9%	79 (17.0%)	9 (1.9%)	327 (70.5%)	22 (4.7%)	2 (0.4%)	5 (1.1%)	20 (4.3%)	$6,584							38.1	54.3	2316	981
061539001962	3298	Gold Oak Elementary	Public	K-5	3171 Pleasant Valley Rd.	Placerville	95667	El Dorado County	Gold Oak Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 626-3160	288	15	19.2	37.5%	216 (75.0%)	1 (0.3%)	58 (20.1%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	10 (3.5%)	$9,438							38.1	48.6	2600	698
060247513972	3299	New Los Angeles Charter Elementary	Public, Charter	K-5	5421 Obama Rd.	Los Angeles	90016	Los Angeles County	New Los Angeles Charter Elementary District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 556-9500	173	10	18.2	77.5%	9 (5.2%)	46 (26.6%)	110 (63.6%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.7%)								38	32.6	3685	386
062649003999	3300	Irving L. Branch Elementary	Public	3-6	1577 Payne Ave.	Edwards	93523	Kern County	Muroc Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 306-4966	401	14	28.6	16.5%	144 (35.9%)	15 (3.7%)	131 (32.7%)	17 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	91 (22.7%)								38	41.9	3011	289

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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:

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

Alternative Schools vs Public Schools: A Comparison

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