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)
063492005911	4821	Laurel Elementary	Public	K-5	316 36th Ave.	San Mateo	94403	San Mateo County	San Mateo-Foster City	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 312-7555	527	24	21.9	54.3%	59 (11.2%)	2 (0.4%)	358 (67.9%)	52 (9.9%)	1 (0.2%)	13 (2.5%)	42 (8.0%)	$8,160							20.3	23.8	4478	343
062667004047	4822	Lincoln Acres	Public	K-6	2200 Lanoitan Ave.	National City	91950	San Diego County	National Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 336-8600	467	21	22.7	70.9%	10 (2.1%)	8 (1.7%)	396 (84.8%)	38 (8.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	13 (2.8%)	$4,689							20.3	17.2	5131	309
060155812150	4823	Norton Science and Language Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-11	230 S Waterman Ave	San Bernardino	92408	San Bernardino County	Norton Science and Language Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 386-2300	1,106	53	20.9	77.4%	36 (3.3%)	42 (3.8%)	1,007 (91.0%)	9 (0.8%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (1.0%)								20.3	20.1	4839	16
063801012281	4824	Spanos (Alex G.) Elementary	Public	K-8	536 South California St.	Stockton	95203	San Joaquin County	Stockton Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 933-7470	484	18	26.5	92.4%	5 (1.0%)	18 (3.7%)	429 (88.6%)	27 (5.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.0%)	$7,379							20.3	21.6	4703	121
064015006639	4825	Robert Heideman Elementary	Public	K-5	15571 Williams St.	Tustin	92780	Orange County	Tustin Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 730-7521	504	18	28	92.9%	5 (1.0%)	3 (0.6%)	478 (94.8%)	9 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	8 (1.6%)	$10,120							20.3	13.5	5443	618
061455010777	4826	Mollie S. Bakman Elementary	Public	K-6	580 North Helm	Fresno	93727	Fresno County	Fresno Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 253-6610	722	35	20.9	94.3%	25 (3.5%)	39 (5.4%)	487 (67.5%)	159 (22.0%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	9 (1.2%)	$7,453							20.3	23.9	4464	362
063384005224	4827	Bowling Green Elementary	Public, Charter	K-6	4211 Turnbridge Dr.	Sacramento	95823	Sacramento County	Sacramento City Unified	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 395-5215	728	31	23.4	89.3%	16 (2.2%)	65 (8.9%)	482 (66.2%)	130 (17.9%)	2 (0.3%)	20 (2.7%)	12 (1.6%)	$10,944							20.3	28.5	4022	805
063801006437	4828	Victory Elementary	Public	K-8	1838 West Rose St.	Stockton	95203	San Joaquin County	Stockton Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 933-7310	528	21	24.8	80.5%	44 (8.3%)	74 (14.0%)	353 (66.9%)	22 (4.2%)	6 (1.1%)	2 (0.4%)	27 (5.1%)	$8,560							20.3	18.4	5010	182
062079002496	4829	Lindo Park Elementary	Public	K-5	12824 Lakeshore Dr.	Lakeside	92040	San Diego County	Lakeside Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 390-2656	444	21	21.1	66.9%	152 (34.2%)	16 (3.6%)	213 (48.0%)	11 (2.5%)	14 (3.2%)	6 (1.4%)	32 (7.2%)	$8,419							20.3	15.5	5278	449
060690000639	4830	Mains Elementary	Public	K-6	655 Sheridan Ave.	Calexico	92231	Imperial County	Calexico Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 768-3900	416	18	23.1	92.8%	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	404 (97.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.2%)								20.3	17.6	5100	270

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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.