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)
061336001527	5551	E. Ruth Sheldon Academy of Innovative Learning	Public	K-8	1901 Woolner Ave.	Fairfield	94533	Solano County	Fairfield-Suisun Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 421-4150	491	20	24.5	90.0%	20 (4.1%)	42 (8.6%)	368 (74.9%)	35 (7.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	24 (4.9%)	$6,002							12	11.4	5620	69
063384005271	5552	Oak Ridge Elementary	Public	K-6	4501 Martin Luther King Blvd.	Sacramento	95820	Sacramento County	Sacramento City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 395-4665	432	17	25.4	97.2%	22 (5.1%)	42 (9.7%)	242 (56.0%)	83 (19.2%)	2 (0.5%)	14 (3.2%)	27 (6.3%)	$7,294							12	10.9	5660	108
062964004604	5553	Margaret White Elementary	Public	K-8	610 North Broadway	Blythe	92225	Riverside County	Palo Verde Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 922-5159	609	26	23.4	77.0%	86 (14.1%)	49 (8.0%)	456 (74.9%)	3 (0.5%)	4 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	10 (1.6%)	$4,148							12	12.7	5508	45
060672000594	5554	Buttonwillow Elementary	Public	K-8	42600 Hwy 58	Buttonwillow	93206	Kern County	Buttonwillow Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 764-5166	287	21	13.4	80.1%	18 (6.3%)	5 (1.7%)	262 (91.3%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$13,647							11.9	11.4	5619	65
062805011556	5555	Reach Academy Elementary	Public	K-5	9845 Bancroft Ave.	Oakland	94603	Alameda County	Oakland Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 879-2193	427	14	31.6	99.8%	8 (1.9%)	110 (25.8%)	271 (63.5%)	7 (1.6%)	1 (0.2%)	21 (4.9%)	9 (2.1%)	$6,047							11.9	12	5582	27
062805004269	5556	Grass Valley Elementary	Public	K-5	4720 Dunkirk Ave.	Oakland	94605	Alameda County	Oakland Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 879-2122	158	9	16.9	95.6%	3 (1.9%)	96 (60.8%)	48 (30.4%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.3%)	8 (5.1%)	$8,826							11.9	7.1	5831	275
060229609067	5557	Long Valley	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	436-965 Susan Dr.	Doyle	96109	Lassen County	Long Valley District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 827-2395	273	14	19	66.3%	184 (67.4%)	6 (2.2%)	51 (18.7%)	1 (0.4%)	6 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (9.2%)								11.8	21.3	4721	836
063867006497	5558	Coleman F. Brown Elementary	Public	K-5	2024 Vera Cruz Dr.	Modesto	95355	Stanislaus County	Sylvan Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 574-5100	407	18	23.2	84.3%	89 (21.9%)	13 (3.2%)	201 (49.4%)	45 (11.1%)	2 (0.5%)	8 (2.0%)	49 (12.0%)								11.8	12.3	5542	16
061674002120	5559	Longwood Elementary	Public	K-6	850 Longwood Ave.	Hayward	94541	Alameda County	Hayward Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 723-3850	502	23	22.3	84.1%	9 (1.8%)	18 (3.6%)	396 (78.9%)	49 (9.8%)	1 (0.2%)	14 (2.8%)	15 (3.0%)								11.8	13.8	5418	141
063801006429	5560	Pulliam Elementary	Public	K-8	230 Presidio Way	Stockton	95207	San Joaquin County	Stockton Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 933-7265	612	26	23.7	80.2%	25 (4.1%)	110 (18.0%)	272 (44.4%)	151 (24.7%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.3%)	42 (6.9%)	$7,960							11.8	9.9	5714	154

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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:

Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA): Transforming Education in America

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

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