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)
060152210634	4781	Altus Schools Audeo	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	10170 Huennekens St.	San Diego	92121	San Diego County	Altus Schools Audeo District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(858) 678-2050	309	16	19.7	62.8%	103 (33.3%)	26 (8.4%)	141 (45.6%)	6 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	29 (9.4%)								20.8	15.6	5275	494
061071001188	4782	Dehesa Elementary	Public	K-8	4612 Dehesa Rd.	El Cajon	92019	San Diego County	Dehesa Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 444-2161	84	6	14	36.9%	19 (22.6%)	2 (2.4%)	34 (40.5%)	1 (1.2%)	10 (11.9%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (21.4%)								20.8			(n/a)
062271003414	4783	Utah Street Elementary	Public	K-8	255 Gabriel Garcia Marquez St.	Los Angeles	90033	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 261-1171	356	24	15.1	95.5%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$13,498							20.8	20.8	4785	2
062271012674	4784	Estrella Elementary	Public	K-5	120 East 57th St.	Los Angeles	90011	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 846-4860	482	21	22.9	97.9%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$9,156							20.8	18.9	4961	177
060004707383	4785	Central Elementary	Public	K-5	200 West Eaton Ave.	Tracy	95376	San Joaquin County	Tracy Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 830-3303	393	18	21.3	85.5%	32 (8.1%)	8 (2.0%)	301 (76.6%)	30 (7.6%)	1 (0.3%)	5 (1.3%)	16 (4.1%)	$7,392							20.7	20.7	4791	6
063255005060	4786	Sheldon Elementary	Public	K-6	2601 May Rd.	Richmond	94803	Contra Costa County	West Contra Costa Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 231-1414	314	14	21.9	56.1%	30 (9.6%)	46 (14.6%)	146 (46.5%)	61 (19.4%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	28 (8.9%)	$7,091							20.7	19	4958	172
061968009146	4787	Del Rey Elementary	Public	K-5	502 King St.	King City	93930	Monterey County	King City Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 385-4884	617	28	22.3	84.1%	23 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	581 (94.2%)	6 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.1%)	$11,571							20.7	20.9	4773	14
062991004655	4788	Mathew J Brletic Elementary	Public	K-6	601 Third St.	Parlier	93648	Fresno County	Parlier Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 646-3551	409	17	23.7	95.6%	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	405 (99.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$7,460							20.7	19	4954	166
069113610297	4789	San Juan	Public	K-8	100 Nyland Dr.	San Juan Bautista	95045	San Benito County	Aromas - San Juan Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 623-4538	335	17	19.8	48.1%	71 (21.2%)	5 (1.5%)	190 (56.7%)	4 (1.2%)	5 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	60 (17.9%)	$11,649							20.7	23.6	4504	285
063432005533	4790	Paradise Hills Elementary	Public	K-5	5816 Alleghany St.	San Diego	92139	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 344-5200	215	9	23.8	67.4%	9 (4.2%)	20 (9.3%)	141 (65.6%)	27 (12.6%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.9%)	14 (6.5%)	$9,936							20.6	20.6	4798	8

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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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