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)
063801006405	4981	Elmwood Elementary	Public	K-8	840 South Cardinal Ave.	Stockton	95215	San Joaquin County	Stockton Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 933-7180	675	27	24.9	75.1%	62 (9.2%)	9 (1.3%)	575 (85.2%)	19 (2.8%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.7%)	$6,532							18.4	23.2	4539	442
063531005985	4982	Franklin Elementary	Public	K-5	210 West Cubbon	Santa Ana	92701	Orange County	Santa Ana Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 564-2900	355	17	21.4	81.4%	7 (2.0%)	1 (0.3%)	339 (95.5%)	7 (2.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$7,580							18.4	27.9	4090	892
062586003888	4983	Oasis Elementary	Public	K-6	73175 El Paseo	Twentynine Palms	92277	San Bernardino County	Morongo Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 367-3595	491	20	24.1	78.0%	166 (33.8%)	103 (21.0%)	181 (36.9%)	10 (2.0%)	5 (1.0%)	10 (2.0%)	16 (3.3%)	$6,086							18.4	20.5	4808	175
060687000630	4984	San Andreas Elementary	Public	K-8	255 Lewis Ave.	San Andreas	95249	Calaveras County	Calaveras Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 754-2365	320	15	21.3	69.4%	213 (66.6%)	1 (0.3%)	72 (22.5%)	4 (1.3%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (8.8%)	$5,977							18.4	22.4	4615	369
060261000165	4985	Roosevelt (Theodore) Elementary	Public	K-6	1600 East Vermont Ave.	Anaheim	92805	Orange County	Anaheim Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 517-8953	494	22	22.4	69.0%	18 (3.6%)	1 (0.2%)	422 (85.4%)	36 (7.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	14 (2.8%)	$7,722							18.4	28.9	3989	996
060558009316	4986	Fairlawn Elementary	Public	K-6	120 North Mary Dr.	Santa Maria	93458	Santa Barbara County	Santa Maria-Bonita	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 361-7500	746	33	22.3	93.0%	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	738 (98.9%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	$7,152							18.4	25.8	4284	702
060870000884	4987	Cinnabar Charter	Public, Charter	K-8	286 Skillman Ln.	Petaluma	94952	Sonoma County	Cinnabar Elementary	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 765-4345	186	9	20.6	66.7%	40 (21.5%)	3 (1.6%)	140 (75.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	$12,596							18.4	24.7	4392	595
062274013433	4988	Mercey Springs Elementary	Public	K-6	1900 South Mercey Springs Rd.	Los Banos	93635	Merced County	Los Banos Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 827-0302	651	22	29.5	81.9%	38 (5.8%)	3 (0.5%)	592 (90.9%)	7 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.2%)	3 (0.5%)	$7,407							18.4	25	4365	623
062805011294	4989	Think College Now Elementary	Public	K-5	2825 International Blvd.	Oakland	94601	Alameda County	Oakland Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 879-2190	254	11	23	93.7%	10 (3.9%)	34 (13.4%)	174 (68.5%)	19 (7.5%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (5.9%)	$5,817							18.4	13.3	5459	470
063459005722	4990	Horace Mann Elementary	Public	K-5	55 North Seventh St.	San Jose	95112	Santa Clara County	San Jose Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 535-6237	300	14	22	68.3%	21 (7.0%)	5 (1.7%)	243 (81.0%)	12 (4.0%)	4 (1.3%)	1 (0.3%)	14 (4.7%)	$12,168							18.4	19.5	4913	77

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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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