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)
062994004683	2971	Norma Coombs Elementary	Public	K-5	2600 Paloma St.	Pasadena	91107	Los Angeles County	Pasadena Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 396-5660	294	14	21	76.5%	30 (10.2%)	42 (14.3%)	198 (67.3%)	9 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (5.1%)	$8,447							43.3	53.8	2354	617
063468005838	2972	Monroe Elementary	Public	K-5	3750 Monterey Blvd.	San Leandro	94578	Alameda County	San Leandro Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 618-4340	400	19	21	77.3%	25 (6.3%)	39 (9.8%)	157 (39.3%)	139 (34.8%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.8%)	36 (9.0%)	$5,959							43.2	43.8	2902	70
062211002631	2973	Marylin Avenue Elementary	Public	K-5	800 Marylin Ave.	Livermore	94551	Alameda County	Livermore Valley Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 606-4724	358	23	15.9	62.6%	43 (12.0%)	4 (1.1%)	247 (69.0%)	42 (11.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (6.1%)	$10,537							43.2	44.7	2845	128
060133205097	2974	Frontier Elementary	Public	K-6	6691 Silverthorne Cir.	Sacramento	95842	Sacramento County	Twin Rivers Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 566-1840	391	14	28.9	82.9%	83 (21.2%)	39 (10.0%)	170 (43.5%)	32 (8.2%)	5 (1.3%)	6 (1.5%)	56 (14.3%)								43.2	46.7	2718	256
063432005463	2975	Franklin Elementary	Public	K-5	4481 Copeland Ave.	San Diego	92116	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 344-3000	348	14	24.8	61.8%	100 (28.7%)	19 (5.5%)	152 (43.7%)	48 (13.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (8.0%)	$9,086							43.2	37	3351	376
062724007193	2976	Everett A. Rea Elementary	Public	K-6	661 Hamilton St.	Costa Mesa	92627	Orange County	Newport-Mesa Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(949) 515-6905	333	14	24.6	93.7%	4 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	325 (97.6%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)								43.2	37.1	3342	366
060002809502	2977	Vail Elementary	Public	K-5	29835 Mira Loma Dr.	Temecula	92592	Riverside County	Temecula Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 695-7140	524	24	21.8	50.2%	155 (29.6%)	20 (3.8%)	257 (49.0%)	39 (7.4%)	4 (0.8%)	2 (0.4%)	47 (9.0%)	$11,446							43.2	56.3	2223	754
063432011157	2978	Golden Hill K-8	Public	K-8	1240 33rd St.	San Diego	92102	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 236-5600	429	22	19.4	71.8%	47 (11.0%)	12 (2.8%)	340 (79.3%)	4 (0.9%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (5.4%)	$9,378							43.2	50.8	2494	484
064200006874	2979	California Elementary	Public	3-6	1125 Bainbridge	West Covina	91790	Los Angeles County	West Covina Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 939-4800	219	10	20.9	81.3%	3 (1.4%)	13 (5.9%)	169 (77.2%)	27 (12.3%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	5 (2.3%)	$8,351							43.2	35.7	3457	478
063003004702	2980	Northmead Elementary	Public	K-6	625 L St.	Patterson	95363	Stanislaus County	Patterson Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 892-4740	659	29	23	75.1%	76 (11.5%)	24 (3.6%)	504 (76.5%)	15 (2.3%)	2 (0.3%)	8 (1.2%)	30 (4.6%)								43.2	41.3	3054	74

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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:

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

State-Administered Standardized Tests: A Comprehensive Guide

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