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)
063060009995	5301	Stoneman Elementary	Public	K-5	2929 Loveridge Rd.	Pittsburg	94565	Contra Costa County	Pittsburg Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 473-2430	597	27	22.1	81.4%	31 (5.2%)	150 (25.1%)	302 (50.6%)	57 (9.5%)	1 (0.2%)	10 (1.7%)	46 (7.7%)	$7,124							15	18.4	5011	290
063237004986	5302	Levi Bemis Elementary	Public	K-5	774 East Etiwanda Ave.	Rialto	92376	San Bernardino County	Rialto Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 820-7916	555	25	22.2	89.5%	17 (3.1%)	32 (5.8%)	488 (87.9%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	6 (1.1%)	8 (1.4%)	$7,660							14.9	21.1	4749	553
063432005567	5303	Washington Elementary	Public	K-5	1789 State St.	San Diego	92101	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 344-6300	257	12	21.4	75.5%	41 (16.0%)	27 (10.5%)	144 (56.0%)	9 (3.5%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (13.2%)	$8,536							14.9	24.2	4438	865
063492005917	5304	Sunnybrae Elementary	Public	K-5	1031 South Delaware St.	San Mateo	94402	San Mateo County	San Mateo-Foster City	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 312-7599	359	18	19.9	71.9%	28 (7.8%)	3 (0.8%)	275 (76.6%)	21 (5.8%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.3%)	20 (5.6%)	$9,224							14.9	17.8	5069	235
063375005216	5305	Yorbita Elementary	Public	K-6	502 South Vidalia St.	La Puente	91744	Los Angeles County	Rowland Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 964-3486	395	18	22.1	91.1%	4 (1.0%)	7 (1.8%)	353 (89.4%)	24 (6.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.5%)								14.9	13.4	5458	153
062513003732	5306	Fairview Elementary	Public	K-6	1937 West Whitmore Ave.	Modesto	95358	Stanislaus County	Modesto City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 574-8102	733	30	24.3	97.4%	20 (2.7%)	8 (1.1%)	657 (89.6%)	18 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	28 (3.8%)	$11,436							14.9	12.8	5503	197
062922004511	5307	McKinna Elementary	Public	K-5	1600 South N St.	Oxnard	93033	Ventura County	Oxnard	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 385-1563	570	26	22.3	94.2%	4 (0.7%)	2 (0.4%)	558 (97.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.7%)	2 (0.4%)	$4,070							14.9	13.7	5428	121
063078004786	5308	Louisiana Schnell Elementary	Public	K-5	2871 Schnell School Rd.	Placerville	95667	El Dorado County	Placerville Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 622-6244	378	16	23.6	67.7%	172 (45.5%)	1 (0.3%)	155 (41.0%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (12.2%)	$10,096							14.9	17.5	5110	198
060243000133	5309	La Granada Elementary	Public	K-5	10346 Keller Ave.	Riverside	92505	Riverside County	Alvord Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 358-1615	539	25	21.5	96.5%	17 (3.2%)	4 (0.7%)	511 (94.8%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.6%)	$8,137							14.9	14.4	5369	60
060639009327	5310	Amy B. Seibert Elementary	Public	K-6	2800 Agate St.	Bakersfield	93304	Kern County	Panama-Buena Vista Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 832-4141	654	27	24.6	92.2%	44 (6.7%)	88 (13.5%)	493 (75.4%)	11 (1.7%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (2.4%)	$13,281							14.9	19.1	4946	364

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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:

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.