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)
060369000330	3871	Foster Elementary	Public	K-5	13900 Foster Ave.	Baldwin Park	91706	Los Angeles County	Baldwin Park Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 962-8111	454	22	20.6	94.3%	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	431 (94.9%)	20 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	$6,824							30.8	33	3646	225
060141809659	3872	Castle Rock Elementary	Public	3-5	360 North Castle Rock St.	Woodlake	93286	Tulare County	Woodlake Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 564-8001	420	19	22.1	93.1%	30 (7.1%)	0 (0.0%)	381 (90.7%)	4 (1.0%)	5 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$8,150							30.7	27	4177	305
062271002983	3873	Elizabeth Learning Center	Public, Alternative	K-12	4811 Elizabeth St.	Cudahy	90201	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 271-3600	1,322	77	17.1	97.4%	23 (1.7%)	4 (0.3%)	1,281 (96.9%)	4 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (0.8%)	$9,445							30.7	23.5	4506	633
063888006530	3874	Tompkins Elementary	Public	K-5	1120 South Curry St.	Tehachapi	93561	Kern County	Tehachapi Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 822-2170	658	26	25.3	49.5%	278 (42.2%)	10 (1.5%)	308 (46.8%)	8 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	51 (7.8%)	$5,487							30.7	41.5	3031	843
063581013339	3875	Cesar Chavez Language Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	2480 Sebastopol Rd.	Santa Rosa	95407	Sonoma County	Santa Rosa Elementary	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 890-3890	811	43	18.7	59.4%	56 (6.9%)	4 (0.5%)	727 (89.6%)	7 (0.9%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	12 (1.5%)	$7,234							30.7	24.7	4390	515
060015310938	3876	Granada Elementary	Public	K-8	100 South Granada Ave.	Alhambra	91801	Los Angeles County	Alhambra Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 943-3600	369	20	18.1	70.7%	9 (2.4%)	4 (1.1%)	258 (69.9%)	84 (22.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.8%)	$12,602							30.7	26.8	4200	324
063432011384	3877	Ibarra Elementary	Public	K-5	4877 Orange Ave.	San Diego	92115	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 641-5400	392	16	24.5	93.4%	2 (0.5%)	70 (17.9%)	270 (68.9%)	33 (8.4%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.8%)	13 (3.3%)	$8,531							30.7	35.2	3483	394
062271003131	3878	Leland Street Elementary	Public	K-5	2120 South Leland St.	San Pedro	90731	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 832-0505	418	21	19.9	81.8%	24 (5.7%)	34 (8.1%)	312 (74.6%)	4 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.7%)	40 (9.6%)	$10,885							30.6	38.5	3250	628
060199212425	3879	Leonardo da Vinci Health Sciences Charter	Public, Charter	K-6	229 East Naples	Chula Vista	91911	San Diego County	Leonardo da Vinci Health Sciences Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 420-0066	263	16	16.4	67.3%	7 (2.7%)	2 (0.8%)	225 (85.6%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.1%)	25 (9.5%)								30.6	44.6	2851	1028
063432005433	3880	Chollas/Mead Elementary	Public	K-5	401 North 45th St.	San Diego	92102	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 362-3300	540	24	22.5	90.2%	9 (1.7%)	35 (6.5%)	440 (81.5%)	26 (4.8%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (0.9%)	24 (4.4%)	$7,894							30.6	31.5	3768	112

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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.