Best Elementary Schools in California

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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)
063918010743	4061	Plumas Avenue Elementary	Public	K-5	440 Plumas Ave.	Oroville	95965	Butte County	Thermalito Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 538-2930	326	13	24.6	85.3%	145 (44.5%)	13 (4.0%)	61 (18.7%)	83 (25.5%)	8 (2.5%)	2 (0.6%)	14 (4.3%)	$7,666							28.5	30.5	3848	213
062271003295	4062	Ramona Elementary	Public	K-5	1133 North Mariposa Ave.	Los Angeles	90029	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 663-2158	279	14	19.9	96.8%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$12,585							28.5	20.1	4834	772
060230808472	4063	W.E.B. DuBois Public Charter	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	2604 Martin Luther King Blvd.	Fresno	93706	Fresno County	W.E.B. DuBois Public Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 486-1166	319	18	17.2	98.7%	4 (1.3%)	64 (20.1%)	240 (75.2%)	3 (0.9%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.3%)								28.5	20.1	4843	780
064188012082	4064	Farmdale Elementary	Public	K-5	100 Winder Ave.	Merced	95341	Merced County	Weaver Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 725-7170	1,001	48	20.9	69.3%	44 (4.4%)	39 (3.9%)	709 (70.8%)	184 (18.4%)	1 (0.1%)	4 (0.4%)	20 (2.0%)								28.5	26.4	4244	180
062847004402	4065	Lehigh Elementary	Public	K-6	10200 Lehigh St.	Montclair	91763	San Bernardino County	Ontario-Montclair	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 624-5697	499	25	19.9	89.4%	5 (1.0%)	11 (2.2%)	459 (92.0%)	13 (2.6%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.4%)	$7,647							28.5	30	3892	173
062145010810	4066	Sequoia Elementary	Public	K-6	500 East Fresno Ave.	Shafter	93263	Kern County	Richland Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 746-8740	585	33	17.9	86.5%	59 (10.1%)	2 (0.3%)	509 (87.0%)	14 (2.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$6,410							28.5	25.5	4308	242
060579008488	4067	Phil D. Swing Elementary	Public	K-6	245 West A St.	Brawley	92227	Imperial County	Brawley Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 344-3350	849	36	23.7	84.7%	24 (2.8%)	7 (0.8%)	805 (94.8%)	7 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	4 (0.5%)	$11,561							28.4	35.2	3479	588
060558013869	4068	Jimenez Roberto and Dr. Francisco Elementary	Public	K-8	1970 South Biscayne St.	Santa Maria	93458	Santa Barbara County	Santa Maria-Bonita	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 361-4340	938	41	22.9	57.8%	37 (3.9%)	1 (0.1%)	863 (92.0%)	29 (3.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (0.7%)	$7,020							28.4	29.6	3929	139
063705010974	4069	Frank Ledesma Elementary	Public	K-6	973 Vista De Soledad	Soledad	93960	Monterey County	Soledad Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 678-6320	486	21	23.1	71.8%	8 (1.6%)	1 (0.2%)	458 (94.2%)	17 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	$6,360							28.4	27.9	4089	20
063855010230	4070	Meadow View	Public	3-5	1200 Paiute Ln.	Susanville	96130	Lassen County	Susanville Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 257-3000	328	14	23.4	65.2%	184 (56.1%)	1 (0.3%)	84 (25.6%)	7 (2.1%)	18 (5.5%)	13 (4.0%)	21 (6.4%)	$6,140							28.4	35.2	3485	585

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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

Alternative Schools vs Public Schools: A Comparison

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