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)
063432003952	591	Kumeyaay Elementary	Public	K-5	6475 Antigua Blvd.	San Diego	92124	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(858) 279-1022	378	17	22.2	25.1%	176 (46.6%)	10 (2.6%)	88 (23.3%)	45 (11.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	58 (15.3%)	$9,612							91.7	86.9	872	281
061494014288	592	Duff Language Magnet Academy	Public	K-6	7830 Dorothy Ave.	Rosemead	91770	Los Angeles County	Garvey Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 927-5757	218	11	19.8	83.5%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (4.6%)	204 (93.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.8%)								91.7	89.5	742	150
062961004579	593	Addison Elementary	Public	K-5	650 Addison Ave.	Palo Alto	94301	Santa Clara County	Palo Alto Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 322-5935	331	18	18.6	17.5%	121 (36.6%)	5 (1.5%)	63 (19.0%)	88 (26.6%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.3%)	43 (13.0%)	$12,771							91.7	94.8	366	227
063432005570	594	Benchley/Weinberger Elementary	Public	K-5	6269 Twin Lake Dr.	San Diego	92119	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 463-9271	493	22	22.9	21.7%	267 (54.2%)	17 (3.4%)	117 (23.7%)	24 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	67 (13.6%)	$7,495							91.7	91.2	628	34
068450007056	595	Woodbury Elementary	Public	K-6	125 Great Lawn	Irvine	92620	Orange County	Irvine Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(949) 936-5750	1,069	36	30	14.7%	190 (17.8%)	14 (1.3%)	116 (10.9%)	602 (56.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.3%)	144 (13.5%)	$4,880							91.7	93.9	438	157
064125006832	596	Walnut Heights Elementary	Public	K-5	4064 Walnut Blvd.	Walnut Creek	94596	Contra Costa County	Walnut Creek Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 944-6834	403	18	23	12.9%	219 (54.3%)	7 (1.7%)	63 (15.6%)	57 (14.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	55 (13.6%)	$7,280							91.7	94.4	398	198
060627000291	597	Silva Valley Elementary	Public	K-5	3001 Golden Eagle Ln.	El Dorado Hills	95762	El Dorado County	Buckeye Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 933-3767	435	18	24.8	9.7%	309 (71.0%)	8 (1.8%)	44 (10.1%)	41 (9.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (7.6%)	$9,548							91.6	92.3	552	45
063513005942	598	Alamo Elementary	Public	K-5	100 Wilson Rd.	Alamo	94507	Contra Costa County	San Ramon Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 855-4800	336	13	25	5.7%	178 (53.0%)	1 (0.3%)	38 (11.3%)	64 (19.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	54 (16.1%)	$8,187							91.6	96.8	208	390
060001308764	599	Sierra Elementary	Public	K-6	6811 Camborne Way	Rocklin	95677	Placer County	Rocklin Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 788-7141	446	21	21.5	15.5%	248 (55.6%)	4 (0.9%)	88 (19.7%)	42 (9.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	63 (14.1%)	$6,044							91.6	88.9	769	170
060474000452	600	Washington Elementary	Public	K-5	2300 Martin Luther King Jr. Wa	Berkeley	94704	Alameda County	Berkeley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 644-6310	395	23	16.9	21.5%	172 (43.5%)	35 (8.9%)	68 (17.2%)	46 (11.6%)	3 (0.8%)	2 (0.5%)	69 (17.5%)	$8,229							91.6	85.9	922	322

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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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Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

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