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)
062610003900	5031	Campo Elementary	Public	K-6	1654 Buckman Springs Rd.	Campo	91906	San Diego County	Mountain Empire Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 478-5583	374	19	19.6	54.0%	116 (31.0%)	8 (2.1%)	188 (50.3%)	3 (0.8%)	31 (8.3%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (7.2%)	$6,909							17.9	26.8	4204	827
062271003026	5032	Fries Avenue Elementary	Public	K-5	1301 Fries Ave.	Wilmington	90744	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 834-6431	358	19	18.8	93.6%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$12,045							17.9	16	5231	199
060240814146	5033	Alma Fuerte Public	Public, Charter	K-8	524 Palisade St.	Pasadena	91103	Los Angeles County	Alma Fuerte Public District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 204-5265	145	8	18.1	68.3%	12 (8.3%)	31 (21.4%)	96 (66.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	5 (3.4%)								17.9	19.5	4924	109
060231000121	5034	San Antonio Elementary	Public	K-5	1721 East San Antonio St.	San Jose	95116	Santa Clara County	Alum Rock Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 928-8700	355	16	22.1	86.8%	1 (0.3%)	5 (1.4%)	293 (82.5%)	50 (14.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.4%)	$14,637							17.9	14	5402	368
062271003269	5035	Park Avenue Elementary	Public	K-6	8020 Park Ave.	Cudahy	90201	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 832-1860	323	15	21.5	95.7%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$11,241							17.9	19.5	4918	117
060790007663	5036	Arthur S. Dudley Elementary	Public	K-6	8000 Aztec Way	Antelope	95843	Sacramento County	Center Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 338-6470	606	24	24.7	69.3%	188 (31.0%)	125 (20.6%)	184 (30.4%)	80 (13.2%)	7 (1.2%)	4 (0.7%)	18 (3.0%)	$5,331							17.9	14.2	5385	349
063756007143	5037	Carmela Elementary	Public	K-6	13300 Lakeland Rd.	Whittier	90605	Los Angeles County	South Whittier Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 941-2132	347	16	21.6	89.0%	8 (2.3%)	1 (0.3%)	335 (96.5%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$5,999							17.9	17.1	5148	111
063531005988	5038	Carl Harvey Elementary	Public	K-5	1635 South Center St.	Santa Ana	92704	Orange County	Santa Ana Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 430-6200	323	16	19.9	83.6%	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	315 (97.5%)	5 (1.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$8,926							17.8	24.4	4421	617
061944002332	5039	Alpine Elementary	Public	K-8	8244 East Pearblossom Hwy.	Littlerock	93543	Los Angeles County	Keppel Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 944-3221	513	22	22.9	81.9%	38 (7.4%)	21 (4.1%)	451 (87.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)								17.8	17.2	5134	95
062271003404	5040	Trinity Street Elementary	Public	2-5	3736 Trinity St.	Los Angeles	90011	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 232-2358	209	15	13.9	99.5%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$14,366							17.8	14.3	5380	340

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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:

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State-Administered Standardized Tests: A Comprehensive Guide

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