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)
060133205104	3391	Orchard Elementary	Public	K-6	1040 Q St.	Rio Linda	95673	Sacramento County	Twin Rivers Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 566-1930	344	14	24.4	70.9%	135 (39.2%)	6 (1.7%)	141 (41.0%)	26 (7.6%)	2 (0.6%)	4 (1.2%)	30 (8.7%)								36.6	25.5	4314	923
063390009432	3392	Sisk Elementary	Public	K-5	5337 Sugar Creek Ln.	Salida	95368	Stanislaus County	Salida Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 545-1671	286	13	21.5	62.6%	47 (16.4%)	5 (1.7%)	181 (63.3%)	28 (9.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	23 (8.0%)	$7,144							36.6	42.5	2979	413
060813011491	3393	M. Robert Adkison Elementary	Public	K-6	1824 Nadine Ave.	Modesto	95351	Stanislaus County	Ceres Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 556-1600	614	25	24.3	88.3%	41 (6.7%)	5 (0.8%)	527 (85.8%)	24 (3.9%)	5 (0.8%)	8 (1.3%)	4 (0.7%)	$8,871							36.6	31.6	3760	367
062847004412	3394	Sultana Elementary	Public	K-6	1845 South Sultana Ave.	Ontario	91761	San Bernardino County	Ontario-Montclair	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 986-1215	649	32	20.2	90.4%	18 (2.8%)	13 (2.0%)	592 (91.2%)	15 (2.3%)	4 (0.6%)	4 (0.6%)	3 (0.5%)	$9,598							36.5	33.9	3581	187
062805004261	3395	Franklin Elementary	Public	K-5	915 Foothill Blvd.	Oakland	94606	Alameda County	Oakland Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 879-2116	496	21	23.6	93.5%	12 (2.4%)	54 (10.9%)	136 (27.4%)	240 (48.4%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.6%)	50 (10.1%)	$5,537							36.5	38.9	3220	175
063492002791	3396	Fiesta Gardens International Elementary	Public	K-5	1001 Bermuda Dr.	San Mateo	94403	San Mateo County	San Mateo-Foster City	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 312-7737	396	20	20.2	43.4%	46 (11.6%)	0 (0.0%)	323 (81.6%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	22 (5.6%)	$7,390							36.5	39.8	3155	241
060962000993	3397	Roosevelt Elementary	Public	K-8	700 North Bradfield Ave.	Compton	90221	Los Angeles County	Compton Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 898-6350	601	24	25.1	69.7%	3 (0.5%)	48 (8.0%)	541 (90.0%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.0%)								36.5	28.1	4065	668
061194001331	3398	Orangewood Elementary	Public	K-4	9600 Eucalyptus Dr.	Bakersfield	93306	Kern County	Edison Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 366-8440	634	30	21.1	86.8%	48 (7.6%)	11 (1.7%)	546 (86.1%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (3.9%)	$10,652							36.5	32.8	3669	271
060170211931	3399	Global Education Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	4141 South Figueroa St.	Los Angeles	90037	Los Angeles County	Global Education Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 232-9588	364	14	26	67.6%	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.0%)	346 (95.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.6%)								36.5	54.8	2293	1106
062271009573	3400	San Miguel Elementary	Public	K-5	9801 San Miguel Ave.	South Gate	90280	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 567-0511	676	36	19	93.8%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$10,341							36.4	35.9	3438	38

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