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)
062169002775	1151	Brookside	Public	K-8	2962 Brookside Rd.	Stockton	95219	San Joaquin County	Lincoln Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 953-8641	761	33	23	49.3%	179 (23.5%)	58 (7.6%)	263 (34.6%)	193 (25.4%)	3 (0.4%)	4 (0.5%)	61 (8.0%)	$3,242							80	82.1	1086	65
063441005600	1152	Webster (Daniel) Elementary	Public	K-5	465 Missouri St.	San Francisco	94107	San Francisco County	San Francisco Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 695-5787	356	16	22.2	30.9%	106 (29.8%)	23 (6.5%)	147 (41.3%)	31 (8.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (13.5%)	$6,103							80	68.5	1648	496
060186007937	1153	Ocean View Elementary	Public	K-5	1000 Jackson St.	Albany	94706	Alameda County	Albany City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 558-4800	548	24	22.6	44.7%	93 (17.0%)	28 (5.1%)	122 (22.3%)	206 (37.6%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	95 (17.3%)	$8,580							80	74.2	1415	262
060247813797	1154	Valley View Charter Prep	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	31400 S Koster Rd.	Tracy	95304	San Joaquin County	Valley View Charter Prep District	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(866) 992-9033	669	25	26.5	43.3%	304 (45.4%)	46 (6.9%)	125 (18.7%)	162 (24.2%)	12 (1.8%)	5 (0.7%)	15 (2.2%)								80	76.2	1313	159
060166213201	1155	Kavod Charter	Public, Charter	K-8	6991 Balboa Ave.	San Diego	92111	San Diego County	Kavod Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(858) 386-0887	399	21	18.9	31.6%	195 (48.9%)	35 (8.8%)	108 (27.1%)	26 (6.5%)	2 (0.5%)	3 (0.8%)	30 (7.5%)								79.9	78.6	1220	65
060480000469	1156	Vinci Park Elementary	Public	K-5	1311 Vinci Park Way	San Jose	95131	Santa Clara County	Berryessa Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 923-1970	561	22	25.5	29.8%	23 (4.1%)	13 (2.3%)	152 (27.1%)	341 (60.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	30 (5.3%)	$11,901							79.9	84.1	999	157
068450010572	1157	Oak Creek Elementary	Public	K-6	1 Dove Creek	Irvine	92618	Orange County	Irvine Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(949) 936-8550	932	32	29.1	29.4%	353 (37.9%)	21 (2.3%)	104 (11.2%)	373 (40.0%)	5 (0.5%)	3 (0.3%)	73 (7.8%)	$5,718							79.8	87.3	857	300
063525005970	1158	Fairmont Elementary	Public	K-8	3095 North Greenwood Ave.	Sanger	93657	Fresno County	Sanger Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 524-6120	697	31	22.6	45.6%	293 (42.0%)	3 (0.4%)	266 (38.2%)	92 (13.2%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (5.9%)	$10,540							79.8	71	1538	380
060985013855	1159	Ronald Reagan Elementary	Public	K-6	8300 Fieldmaster St.	Eastvale	92880	Riverside County	Corona-Norco Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 736-8250	1,102	46	23.9	57.8%	225 (20.4%)	55 (5.0%)	408 (37.0%)	334 (30.3%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	77 (7.0%)	$5,608							79.8	83.5	1021	138
062583003882	1160	Paradise Valley Engineering Academy	Public	K-5	1400 La Crosse Dr.	Morgan Hill	95037	Santa Clara County	Morgan Hill Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 201-6460	403	18	22.9	27.8%	150 (37.2%)	6 (1.5%)	140 (34.7%)	34 (8.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	72 (17.9%)	$4,921							79.8	66.8	1716	556

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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

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.