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)
060903007960	1701	Clovis Elementary	Public	K-6	1100 Armstrong Ave.	Clovis	93611	Fresno County	Clovis Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 327-6100	670	31	21.3	67.8%	273 (40.7%)	8 (1.2%)	298 (44.5%)	58 (8.7%)	6 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (3.9%)	$5,183							67.5	71.4	1522	179
063417005364	1702	Kimbark Elementary	Public	K-6	18021 West Kenwood Ave.	San Bernardino	92407	San Bernardino County	San Bernardino City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 880-6641	327	17	19.2	65.1%	68 (20.8%)	31 (9.5%)	201 (61.5%)	13 (4.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	12 (3.7%)	$8,977							67.5	72	1494	208
064059006705	1703	Orchard Elementary	Public	K-6	805 North Orchard Ave.	Vacaville	95688	Solano County	Vacaville Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 453-6255	386	18	21.5	30.1%	228 (59.1%)	8 (2.1%)	95 (24.6%)	15 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (10.4%)	$6,420							67.4	74.5	1405	298
063213004962	1704	Clifford Elementary	Public	K-8	225 Clifford Ave.	Redwood City	94062	San Mateo County	Redwood City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 482-2402	682	30	22.7	44.0%	247 (36.2%)	5 (0.7%)	337 (49.4%)	43 (6.3%)	1 (0.1%)	6 (0.9%)	43 (6.3%)								67.4	66.7	1725	21
063051012323	1705	Frontier Elementary	Public, Charter	K-5	1854 North Mustang Dr.	Hanford	93230	Kings County	Pioneer Union Elementary	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 585-2430	521	22	23.6	41.1%	154 (29.6%)	11 (2.1%)	293 (56.2%)	28 (5.4%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.6%)	31 (6.0%)	$6,870							67.4	69.5	1604	101
062271002900	1706	Carson Street Elementary	Public	K-5	161 East Carson St.	Carson	90745	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 834-4508	639	30	21.3	77.6%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$9,758							67.4	65.6	1780	74
063255005029	1707	Fairmont Elementary	Public	K-6	724 Kearney St.	El Cerrito	94530	Contra Costa County	West Contra Costa Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 231-1448	503	24	20.9	45.3%	106 (21.1%)	34 (6.8%)	156 (31.0%)	146 (29.0%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.6%)	57 (11.3%)	$7,162							67.4	53.8	2356	649
063432005440	1708	Crown Point Elementary	Public	K-5	4033 Ingraham St.	San Diego	92109	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(858) 273-9830	255	12	21.2	55.7%	100 (39.2%)	8 (3.1%)	112 (43.9%)	10 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (9.8%)	$8,051							67.4	76	1328	380
063543001588	1709	Braly Elementary	Public	K-5	675 Gail Ave.	Sunnyvale	94086	Santa Clara County	Santa Clara Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 423-1000	352	19	18.1	41.8%	51 (14.5%)	3 (0.9%)	128 (36.4%)	140 (39.8%)	3 (0.9%)	3 (0.9%)	24 (6.8%)	$11,119							67.4	82.7	1067	642
060177000047	1710	Love Elementary	Public	K-5	2025 Santa Clara Ave.	Alameda	94501	Alameda County	Alameda Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 748-4005	471	18	26.1	49.3%	86 (18.3%)	15 (3.2%)	105 (22.3%)	183 (38.9%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	80 (17.0%)	$15,095							67.4	63.9	1849	139

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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:

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

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

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