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)
062353003567	3041	Mammoth Elementary	Public	K-5	1500 Meridan Blvd.	Mammoth Lakes	93546	Mono County	Mammoth Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 934-9315	529	24	22	51.0%	208 (39.3%)	0 (0.0%)	296 (56.0%)	7 (1.3%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	16 (3.0%)	$6,463							42.3	37	3349	308
061668002097	3042	Washington	Public	K-5	4339 West 129th St.	Hawthorne	90250	Los Angeles County	Hawthorne	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 676-3422	463	19	24.1	70.6%	13 (2.8%)	62 (13.4%)	356 (76.9%)	18 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.9%)	5 (1.1%)	$8,134							42.3	42.5	2978	64
063066004769	3043	Ruby Drive Elementary	Public	K-6	601 Ruby Dr.	Placentia	92870	Orange County	Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 996-1921	373	16	24	81.8%	13 (3.5%)	7 (1.9%)	332 (89.0%)	13 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.1%)	$7,499							42.3	31.6	3752	709
062271003371	3044	Nora Sterry Elementary	Public	K-5	1730 Corinth Ave.	Los Angeles	90025	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 473-2172	191	13	14.6	80.6%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$14,002							42.3	53.6	2367	677
062271003112	3045	Robert F. Kennedy Elementary	Public	K-6	4010 East Ramboz Dr.	Los Angeles	90063	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 263-9627	185	11	16.8	97.3%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$16,214							42.3	27.3	4148	1103
062271002827	3046	Ascot Avenue Elementary	Public	K-5	1447 East 45th St.	Los Angeles	90011	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 235-3178	675	29	23.2	98.2%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$10,593							42.3	31.4	3776	730
060140909309	3047	Bishop Elementary	Public	K-5	800 West Pine St.	Bishop	93514	Inyo County	Bishop Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 872-1278	859	45	19	55.1%	259 (30.2%)	0 (0.0%)	362 (42.1%)	8 (0.9%)	127 (14.8%)	2 (0.2%)	101 (11.8%)	$6,403							42.3	39.7	3162	115
063315012047	3048	Patricia Beatty Elementary	Public	K-6	4261 Latham Rd.	Riverside	92501	Riverside County	Riverside Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 276-2070	486	22	22.1	83.1%	21 (4.3%)	24 (4.9%)	400 (82.3%)	25 (5.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.3%)	$8,056							42.2	38.9	3218	170
063525005968	3049	Centerville Elementary	Public	K-8	48 South Smith Ave.	Sanger	93657	Fresno County	Sanger Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 524-6000	385	18	21.4	61.3%	47 (12.2%)	0 (0.0%)	327 (84.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.6%)	$11,224							42.2	38.9	3219	170
060985001065	3050	Sierra Vista Elementary	Public	K-6	3560 Corona Ave.	Norco	92860	Riverside County	Corona-Norco Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 736-3311	373	16	23.3	81.8%	119 (31.9%)	4 (1.1%)	227 (60.9%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (5.1%)	$9,727							42.2	49.6	2553	497

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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:

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

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.