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)
060903008125	1531	Mountain View Elementary	Public	K-6	2002 East Alluvial Ave.	Fresno	93720	Fresno County	Clovis Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 327-7500	581	25	23.3	60.6%	152 (26.2%)	30 (5.2%)	256 (44.1%)	116 (20.0%)	5 (0.9%)	2 (0.3%)	20 (3.4%)	$5,228							71.3	78.1	1240	291
063459005745	1532	Willow Glen Elementary	Public	K-5	1425 Lincoln Ave.	San Jose	95125	Santa Clara County	San Jose Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 535-6265	699	31	22.4	35.3%	193 (27.6%)	14 (2.0%)	397 (56.8%)	33 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	61 (8.7%)	$10,840							71.3	59	2094	562
060222610833	1533	Ocean Charter	Public, Charter	K-8	12870 Panama St.	Los Angeles	90066	Los Angeles County	Ocean Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 827-5511	552	22	25	16.5%	278 (50.4%)	12 (2.2%)	140 (25.4%)	31 (5.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	91 (16.5%)								71.3	77	1281	252
060645000568	1534	Bret Harte Elementary	Public	K-5	3200 West Jeffries Ave.	Burbank	91505	Los Angeles County	Burbank Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 729-1250	559	25	22.8	20.8%	215 (38.5%)	8 (1.4%)	198 (35.4%)	60 (10.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	75 (13.4%)	$10,490							71.2	76.1	1322	212
060153013768	1535	PUC Community Charter Elementary	Public, Charter	K-5	14019 Sayre St.	Sylmar	91342	Los Angeles County	PUC Community Charter Elementary District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 492-1890	301	16	18.9	87.7%	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	296 (98.3%)	3 (1.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								71.2	51.1	2478	943
060001300805	1536	Antelope Creek Elementary	Public	K-6	6185 Springview Dr.	Rocklin	95677	Placer County	Rocklin Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 632-1095	472	22	21.2	35.2%	201 (42.6%)	22 (4.7%)	134 (28.4%)	35 (7.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	79 (16.7%)	$6,524							71.2	79.4	1190	346
060861009529	1537	EastLake Elementary	Public	K-6	1955 Hillside Dr.	Chula Vista	91913	San Diego County	Chula Vista Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 421-4798	573	25	22.7	41.0%	57 (9.9%)	27 (4.7%)	386 (67.4%)	75 (13.1%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	25 (4.4%)	$10,418							71.2	80	1171	366
062271002964	1538	Dorris Place Elementary	Public	K-6	2225 Dorris Pl.	Los Angeles	90031	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 222-9185	228	12	19	78.1%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$12,320							71.2	59	2095	557
062745004136	1539	Norris Elementary	Public	K-6	7110 Old Farm Rd.	Bakersfield	93312	Kern County	Norris Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 387-7020	860	38	22.7	33.6%	393 (45.7%)	24 (2.8%)	319 (37.1%)	64 (7.4%)	7 (0.8%)	2 (0.2%)	51 (5.9%)	$4,955							71.2	65.6	1778	239
063684006275	1540	White Oak Elementary	Public	K-6	2201 Alscot Ave.	Simi Valley	93063	Ventura County	Simi Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 520-6617	380	17	22.3	38.9%	167 (43.9%)	2 (0.5%)	149 (39.2%)	30 (7.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (8.4%)	$5,967							71.1	49.2	2575	1035

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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:

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

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Magnet Schools: Unleashing the Power of Education

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