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)
060217708682	3431	Blue Oak Charter	Public, Charter	K-8	450 West East Ave.	Chico	95926	Butte County	Blue Oak Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 879-7483	232	12	19.7	54.3%	132 (56.9%)	2 (0.9%)	56 (24.1%)	8 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	30 (12.9%)								36	49.8	2540	891
062136002558	3432	Meadow Lane Elementary	Public	K-6	325 Meadow Ln.	Lemoore	93245	Kings County	Lemoore Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 924-6840	468	26	17.8	78.8%	69 (14.7%)	11 (2.4%)	346 (73.9%)	10 (2.1%)	6 (1.3%)	1 (0.2%)	25 (5.3%)	$7,154							36	36.3	3410	22
063441005670	3433	Spring Valley Elementary	Public	K-5	1451 Jackson St.	San Francisco	94109	San Francisco County	San Francisco Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 749-3535	214	11	18.8	71.0%	11 (5.1%)	7 (3.3%)	128 (59.8%)	57 (26.6%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (4.7%)	$6,103							36	45.7	2778	655
060330000255	3434	Santa Rosa Road Academic Academy	Public	K-5	8655 Santa Rosa Rd.	Atascadero	93422	San Luis Obispo County	Atascadero Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 462-4290	370	17	21.7	67.6%	136 (36.8%)	9 (2.4%)	184 (49.7%)	13 (3.5%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	25 (6.8%)	$10,309							36	52.7	2400	1034
060179513316	3435	Extera Public School No. 2	Public, Charter	K-5	1015 South Lorena St.	Los Angeles	90023	Los Angeles County	Extera Public School No. 2 District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 263-3600	184	10	17.8	98.4%	3 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	181 (98.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								35.9	30.3	3864	429
062955009420	3436	Landau Elementary	Public	K-5	30310 Landau Blvd.	Cathedral City	92234	Riverside County	Palm Springs Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 770-8600	578	28	20.9	96.0%	42 (7.3%)	12 (2.1%)	473 (81.8%)	39 (6.7%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	8 (1.4%)	$12,885							35.9	35.8	3447	11
060236510251	3437	Mountain Home Charter (Alternative)	Public, Charter	K-8	41267 Highway 41	Oakhurst	93644	Madera County	Mountain Home Charter (Alternative) District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 642-1422	214	8	26.3	39.3%	132 (61.7%)	2 (0.9%)	47 (22.0%)	9 (4.2%)	4 (1.9%)	1 (0.5%)	19 (8.9%)								35.9	48.7	2593	844
064317007014	3438	Woodville Elementary	Public	K-8	16541 Road 168	Porterville	93257	Tulare County	Woodville Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 686-9713	390	21	18.5	97.2%	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	386 (99.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$13,223							35.9	26.8	4192	754
060243000138	3439	Allan Orrenmaa Elementary	Public	K-5	3350 Fillmore St.	Riverside	92503	Riverside County	Alvord Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 358-1635	481	20	23.7	82.1%	45 (9.4%)	12 (2.5%)	380 (79.0%)	32 (6.7%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (1.0%)	6 (1.2%)	$7,786							35.9	38.2	3267	172
060146314373	3440	Vista Springs Charter	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	700 East Bobier Ave.	Vista	92084	San Diego County	Vista Springs Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 252-8800	247	13	19.1	72.1%	48 (19.4%)	7 (2.8%)	172 (69.6%)	4 (1.6%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (5.7%)								35.9	33.6	3606	166

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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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Educational resources:

Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA): Transforming Education in America

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

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