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)
062241002681	4181	Arthur Hapgood Elementary	Public	K-6	324 South A St.	Lompoc	93438	Santa Barbara County	Lompoc Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 742-2200	695	30	23.5	77.0%	48 (6.9%)	1 (0.1%)	623 (89.6%)	3 (0.4%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	17 (2.4%)	$7,357							27.2	24.9	4379	198
062955004571	4182	Vista del Monte Elementary	Public	K-5	2744 North Via Miraleste	Palm Springs	92262	Riverside County	Palm Springs Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 416-8176	482	26	18.5	96.5%	34 (7.1%)	13 (2.7%)	418 (86.7%)	2 (0.4%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.1%)	$13,726							27.2	24.9	4375	193
062271003018	4183	Fourth Street Elementary	Public	2-5	420 South Amalia Ave.	Los Angeles	90022	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 266-0182	295	15	20.3	94.9%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$10,998							27.2	27.7	4104	79
061949008867	4184	Kerman-Floyd Elementary	Public	K-6	14655 West F St.	Kerman	93630	Fresno County	Kerman Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 843-9400	705	32	22	86.2%	19 (2.7%)	1 (0.1%)	661 (93.8%)	15 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.3%)	$5,164							27.2	24.3	4426	242
063432005498	4185	Pacific View Leadership Elementary	Public	K-5	6196 Childs Ave.	San Diego	92139	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 430-1600	226	10	22.6	68.6%	3 (1.3%)	9 (4.0%)	164 (72.6%)	35 (15.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	14 (6.2%)	$9,948							27.2	38.6	3245	940
060964001012	4186	Glenwood Elementary	Public	K-5	1135 Windsor Dr.	Thousand Oaks	91360	Ventura County	Conejo Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 495-2118	232	12	19.3	65.9%	11 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	209 (90.1%)	8 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.7%)	$9,521							27.1	19.8	4888	702
063531006000	4187	Monte Vista Elementary	Public	K-5	2116 West Monta Vista Ave.	Santa Ana	92704	Orange County	Santa Ana Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 558-5831	392	20	19.3	90.1%	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	384 (98.0%)	4 (1.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	$7,709							27.1	15.5	5284	1097
060006404870	4188	Belleview Elementary	Public	K-6	197 West Belleview Ave.	Porterville	93257	Tulare County	Porterville Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 782-7110	364	15	24.9	89.6%	43 (11.8%)	4 (1.1%)	308 (84.6%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.4%)	$5,753							27.1	33	3651	537
060154713891	4189	Aspire Richmond Technology Academy	Public, Charter	K-5	3170 Hilltop Mall Rd.	Richmond	94806	Contra Costa County	Aspire Richmond Technology Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 480-0660	542	17	32.3	76.8%	12 (2.2%)	78 (14.4%)	376 (69.4%)	34 (6.3%)	2 (0.4%)	3 (0.6%)	37 (6.8%)								27	28	4072	117
062805011557	4190	Manzanita SEED Elementary	Public	K-5	2409 East 27th St.	Oakland	94601	Alameda County	Oakland Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 879-0175	414	20	20.7	76.6%	47 (11.4%)	44 (10.6%)	261 (63.0%)	17 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	41 (9.9%)	$6,526							27	36	3433	757

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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.
For more information about our ranking process, please see our Ranking FAQ. Details about our methodology are here.

Educational resources:

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection

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