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)
060189512233	2661	Forest Ranch Charter	Public, Charter	K-8	15815 Cedar Creek Rd.	Forest Ranch	95942	Butte County	Forest Ranch Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 891-3154	107	6	17.8	55.1%	71 (66.4%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (19.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (11.2%)								48	52.1	2430	231
062223002646	2662	Erma B. Reese Elementary	Public	K-6	1800 West Elm St.	Lodi	95242	San Joaquin County	Lodi Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 331-7424	575	26	22.1	62.8%	275 (47.8%)	4 (0.7%)	227 (39.5%)	30 (5.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (6.8%)	$10,967							48	56.7	2205	457
063360008955	2663	George Sargeant Elementary	Public	K-5	1200 Ridgecrest Way	Roseville	95661	Placer County	Roseville City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 771-1800	419	20	21.4	55.6%	227 (54.2%)	7 (1.7%)	149 (35.6%)	5 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	29 (6.9%)								48	47.8	2657	6
063531005987	2664	Greenville Fundamental Elementary	Public	K-5	3600 South Raitt St.	Santa Ana	92704	Orange County	Santa Ana Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 558-3400	907	39	23.5	66.3%	14 (1.5%)	4 (0.4%)	807 (89.0%)	53 (5.8%)	4 (0.4%)	3 (0.3%)	22 (2.4%)	$6,413							47.9	48.3	2621	43
063432005487	2665	John Muir Language Academy	Public, Alternative	K-12	4431 Mt. Herbert Ave.	San Diego	92117	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(858) 268-1954	213	12	17.7	58.2%	43 (20.2%)	25 (11.7%)	122 (57.3%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (10.3%)	$11,800							47.9	37.5	3317	652
063375013012	2666	Telesis Academy of Science & Math	Public	K-8	2800 East Hollingworth St.	West Covina	91792	Los Angeles County	Rowland Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 965-1696	635	30	21.2	83.9%	10 (1.6%)	14 (2.2%)	537 (84.6%)	59 (9.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	12 (1.9%)								47.9	57.4	2171	495
061077001198	2667	Redwood Elementary	Public	K-8	6900 Lake Earl Dr.	Crescent City	95531	Del Norte County	Del Norte County Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 464-0360	477	19	25.5	55.3%	266 (55.8%)	1 (0.2%)	84 (17.6%)	15 (3.1%)	48 (10.1%)	0 (0.0%)	63 (13.2%)	$10,149							47.9	56.4	2219	448
062271003458	2668	Westport Heights Elementary	Public	K-5	6011 West 79th St.	Los Angeles	90045	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 645-5611	185	9	20.5	72.4%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$14,648							47.9	36.7	3388	720
063471005846	2669	Bay Elementary	Public	K-5	2001 Bockman Rd.	San Lorenzo	94580	Alameda County	San Lorenzo Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 317-4300	442	19	23.6	67.4%	42 (9.5%)	12 (2.7%)	222 (50.2%)	145 (32.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	19 (4.3%)	$5,864							47.9	54.5	2306	363
063468005843	2670	Washington Elementary	Public	K-5	250 Dutton Ave.	San Leandro	94577	Alameda County	San Leandro Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 618-4360	423	21	20.1	64.5%	55 (13.0%)	30 (7.1%)	270 (63.8%)	39 (9.2%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	26 (6.1%)	$6,710							47.9	53	2388	282

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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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