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)
062079014397	681	DREAM Academy	Public	K-8	11838 Valle Vista Rd	Lakeside	92040	San Diego County	Lakeside Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 390-2600	52	3	17.3	44.2%	23 (44.2%)	1 (1.9%)	23 (44.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (9.6%)								90.4			(n/a)
060001909275	682	Frederiksen Elementary	Public	K-5	7243 Tamarack Dr.	Dublin	94568	Alameda County	Dublin Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 828-1037	681	25	26.8	17.5%	188 (27.6%)	38 (5.6%)	115 (16.9%)	260 (38.2%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	77 (11.3%)	$5,570							90.4	84.2	989	307
061314007708	683	Norwood Creek Elementary	Public	K-6	3241 Remington Way	San Jose	95148	Santa Clara County	Evergreen Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 270-6727	558	22	25.3	26.9%	10 (1.8%)	4 (0.7%)	113 (20.3%)	399 (71.5%)	6 (1.1%)	1 (0.2%)	25 (4.5%)	$5,729							90.4	92	571	112
060837000830	684	Sierra View Elementary	Public	K-5	1598 Hooker Oak Ave.	Chico	95926	Butte County	Chico Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 891-3117	456	22	20.9	33.6%	307 (67.3%)	1 (0.2%)	64 (14.0%)	29 (6.4%)	5 (1.1%)	2 (0.4%)	48 (10.5%)	$10,366							90.3	95.2	340	344
062271003417	685	Valley View Elementary	Public	K-5	6921 Woodrow Wilson Dr.	Los Angeles	90068	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 851-0020	131	6	21.8	37.4%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$11,774							90.3	86.1	911	226
061803002221	686	S. A. Moffett Elementary	Public	K-5	8800 Burlcrest Ave.	Huntington Beach	92646	Orange County	Huntington Beach City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 963-8985	434	19	22.8	23.0%	263 (60.6%)	1 (0.2%)	61 (14.1%)	47 (10.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	62 (14.3%)	$6,440							90.3	92.1	567	119
063480005881	687	Sinsheimer Elementary	Public	K-6	2755 Augusta St.	San Luis Obispo	93401	San Luis Obispo County	San Luis Coastal Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 596-4088	371	16	23.1	26.1%	240 (64.7%)	4 (1.1%)	74 (19.9%)	22 (5.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (8.1%)	$12,309							90.3	83.3	1040	353
063153007679	688	Shoal Creek Elementary	Public	K-5	11775 Shoal Creek Dr.	San Diego	92128	San Diego County	Poway Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(858) 613-9080	498	22	22.9	15.5%	183 (36.7%)	9 (1.8%)	73 (14.7%)	162 (32.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	71 (14.3%)	$7,578							90.3	92.1	564	124
062271002860	689	Braddock Drive Elementary	Public	K-5	4711 Inglewood Blvd.	Culver City	90230	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 391-6707	568	27	21	53.0%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$9,894							90.3	90.8	657	32
068450008252	690	Plaza Vista	Public	K-8	670 Paseo Westpark	Irvine	92606	Orange County	Irvine Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(949) 936-6955	795	31	25.6	17.4%	165 (20.8%)	8 (1.0%)	131 (16.5%)	430 (54.1%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	58 (7.3%)	$5,935							90.2	87.6	844	154

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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

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