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)
063216004975	511	Bel Aire Elementary	Public	3-5	277 Karen Way	Tiburon	94920	Marin County	Reed Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 388-7100	303	18	16.8	3.6%	217 (71.6%)	1 (0.3%)	23 (7.6%)	26 (8.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (11.6%)								92.8	95.4	332	179
062271003103	512	Ivanhoe Elementary	Public	K-5	2828 Herkimer St.	Los Angeles	90039	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 664-0051	429	18	23.8	11.7%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$8,748							92.8	95.3	334	178
063942006571	513	Seaside Elementary	Public	K-5	4651 Sharynne Ln.	Torrance	90505	Los Angeles County	Torrance Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 533-4532	530	21	25.6	13.2%	190 (35.8%)	4 (0.8%)	121 (22.8%)	154 (29.1%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	58 (10.9%)	$5,352							92.8	93.8	456	57
064179010332	514	Meadow Elementary	Public	K-6	880 Maria Dr.	Petaluma	94954	Sonoma County	Waugh Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 762-4905	377	16	23	12.2%	234 (62.1%)	1 (0.3%)	67 (17.8%)	15 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	58 (15.4%)	$10,028							92.8	92.6	533	19
060780007661	515	Chabot Elementary	Public	K-5	19104 Lake Chabot Rd.	Castro Valley	94546	Alameda County	Castro Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 537-2342	470	19	24.7	30.6%	106 (22.6%)	12 (2.6%)	94 (20.0%)	181 (38.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	74 (15.7%)	$4,900							92.8	90.7	666	151
060190510835	516	PUC Milagro Charter	Public, Charter	K-5	1855 North Main St.	Los Angeles	90031	Los Angeles County	PUC Milagro Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 223-1786	272	12	22.6	92.3%	4 (1.5%)	3 (1.1%)	258 (94.9%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.8%)								92.8	93.4	474	42
063432005414	517	Barnard Elementary	Public	K-6	2445 Fogg St.	San Diego	92109	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(858) 800-5700	478	21	22.7	27.0%	70 (14.6%)	9 (1.9%)	115 (24.1%)	147 (30.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	135 (28.2%)	$6,694							92.8	88.1	817	300
063513005953	518	Montevideo Elementary	Public	K-5	13000 Broadmoor Dr.	San Ramon	94583	Contra Costa County	San Ramon Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 479-6100	631	29	22.1	7.6%	138 (21.9%)	11 (1.7%)	63 (10.0%)	350 (55.5%)	5 (0.8%)	2 (0.3%)	62 (9.8%)	$6,811							92.8	94.9	362	156
063432005469	519	Grant K-8	Public	K-8	1425 Washington Pl.	San Diego	92103	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 293-4420	721	34	21	32.2%	339 (47.0%)	26 (3.6%)	233 (32.3%)	28 (3.9%)	2 (0.3%)	4 (0.6%)	88 (12.2%)	$7,367							92.7	89.6	735	216
062271003401	520	Topanga Elementary Charter	Public, Charter	K-5	22075 Topanga School Rd.	Topanga	90290	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 455-3711	234	10	23.4	15.0%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$11,504							92.7	89.6	733	213

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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.