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)
061839002264	5621	Woodworth-Monroe Tk-8 Academy	Public	K-8	10711 10th Ave.	Inglewood	90303	Los Angeles County	Inglewood Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 680-5310	621	28	22.1	85.2%	2 (0.3%)	184 (29.6%)	401 (64.6%)	6 (1.0%)	5 (0.8%)	13 (2.1%)	10 (1.6%)								11	13.7	5429	192
063762006373	5622	Rosamond Elementary	Public	K-5	3082 Glendower St.	Rosamond	93560	Kern County	Southern Kern Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 256-5050	878	39	22.5	94.2%	112 (12.8%)	106 (12.1%)	595 (67.8%)	3 (0.3%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	58 (6.6%)	$5,433							11	9.8	5718	96
063441005623	5623	Chavez (Cesar) Elementary	Public	K-5	825 Shotwell St.	San Francisco	94110	San Francisco County	San Francisco Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 695-5765	423	20	21.1	71.9%	9 (2.1%)	13 (3.1%)	372 (87.9%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	21 (5.0%)	$6,103							11	8.5	5780	157
061455001705	5624	Aynesworth Elementary	Public	K-6	4765 East Burns Ave.	Fresno	93725	Fresno County	Fresno Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 253-6410	530	26	20.4	94.7%	7 (1.3%)	18 (3.4%)	432 (81.5%)	60 (11.3%)	4 (0.8%)	3 (0.6%)	6 (1.1%)	$7,566							10.9	14.6	5358	266
060690000640	5625	Rockwood Elementary	Public	K-6	1000 Rockwood Ave.	Calexico	92231	Imperial County	Calexico Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 768-3832	579	23	24.9	95.3%	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	565 (97.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.7%)								10.9	13.3	5464	161
061674002115	5626	Harder Elementary	Public	K-6	585 Willow Ave.	Hayward	94541	Alameda County	Hayward Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 723-3840	675	28	23.7	77.6%	9 (1.3%)	34 (5.0%)	502 (74.4%)	60 (8.9%)	2 (0.3%)	35 (5.2%)	33 (4.9%)								10.9	14.7	5348	278
060243311072	5627	Community Collaborative Charter	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	5715 Skvarla Ave.	McClellan	95652	Sacramento County	Community Collaborative Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 286-5161	606	36	16.6	82.8%	281 (46.4%)	61 (10.1%)	195 (32.2%)	8 (1.3%)	3 (0.5%)	8 (1.3%)	42 (6.9%)								10.9	9.2	5749	122
063417005357	5628	Del Rosa Elementary	Public	K-6	3395 North Mountain Ave.	San Bernardino	92404	San Bernardino County	San Bernardino City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 881-8160	525	24	22.3	91.2%	21 (4.0%)	53 (10.1%)	420 (80.0%)	11 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	19 (3.6%)	$6,860							10.9	9.6	5726	98
063417005371	5629	Mt. Vernon Elementary	Public	K-6	1271 West Tenth St.	San Bernardino	92411	San Bernardino County	San Bernardino City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 388-6400	487	21	23.2	94.0%	9 (1.8%)	25 (5.1%)	447 (91.8%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.8%)	$7,228							10.9	12.3	5538	91
063801006431	5630	Roosevelt Elementary	Public	K-8	776 South Broadway Ave.	Stockton	95205	San Joaquin County	Stockton Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 933-7275	360	14	24.9	89.4%	9 (2.5%)	28 (7.8%)	297 (82.5%)	10 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	14 (3.9%)	$7,622							10.8	11.1	5647	17

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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:

State-Administered Standardized Tests: A Comprehensive Guide

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.