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)
060003910965	2881	Harmony Elementary	Public	K-6	16464 West August Ave.	Delhi	95315	Merced County	Delhi Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 656-2010	492	21	23.7	76.4%	29 (5.9%)	0 (0.0%)	436 (88.6%)	23 (4.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)								44.6	39.1	3199	318
062409003631	2882	Loma Rica Elementary	Public	K-5	5150 Fruitland Rd.	Marysville	95901	Yuba County	Marysville Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 741-6144	100	5	20	55.0%	64 (64.0%)	1 (1.0%)	23 (23.0%)	4 (4.0%)	1 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (7.0%)								44.6	31.2	3788	906
063867006498	2883	Stockard Coffee Elementary	Public	K-5	3900 Northview Dr.	Modesto	95355	Stanislaus County	Sylvan Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 574-5500	473	22	22	58.1%	138 (29.2%)	6 (1.3%)	245 (51.8%)	39 (8.2%)	3 (0.6%)	6 (1.3%)	36 (7.6%)								44.6	40.4	3104	221
060210009696	2884	Boulder Oaks Elementary	Public	1-5	2320 Tavern Rd.	Alpine	91901	San Diego County	Alpine Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 445-8676	438	17	25.7	39.5%	257 (58.7%)	6 (1.4%)	95 (21.7%)	6 (1.4%)	21 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (12.1%)	$6,774							44.6	51.9	2440	444
060212603000	2885	Fenton Avenue Charter	Public, Charter	K-5	11828 Gain St.	Lake View Terrace	91342	Los Angeles County	Fenton Avenue Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 896-7482	634	28	22.6	87.2%	12 (1.9%)	31 (4.9%)	578 (91.2%)	11 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)								44.5	49.8	2543	342
062025002440	2886	Northmont Elementary	Public	K-6	9405 Gregory St.	La Mesa	91942	San Diego County	La Mesa-Spring Valley	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 668-5830	431	15	28.7	57.8%	171 (39.7%)	33 (7.7%)	169 (39.2%)	9 (2.1%)	2 (0.5%)	5 (1.2%)	42 (9.7%)	$6,081							44.5	43.7	2911	25
060369000326	2887	Central Elementary	Public	K-5	14741 Central Ave.	Baldwin Park	91706	Los Angeles County	Baldwin Park Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 962-7915	270	13	20.7	93.3%	1 (0.4%)	4 (1.5%)	246 (91.1%)	19 (7.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$7,791							44.5	51.7	2453	434
060702000646	2888	Calistoga Elementary	Public	K-6	1327 Berry St.	Calistoga	94515	Napa County	Calistoga Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 942-4398	412	24	17.5	82.3%	34 (8.3%)	4 (1.0%)	359 (87.1%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.9%)	$17,034							44.5	42.3	2994	106
060235413904	2889	California Pacific Charter- Los Angeles	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	940 South Coast Dr. #185	Costa Mesa	92626	Orange County	California Pacific Charter- Los Angeles District	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(855) 225-7227	351	38	9.2	66.4%	83 (23.6%)	32 (9.1%)	189 (53.8%)	14 (4.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (9.1%)								44.5	31.6	3756	867
062553003837	2890	George C. Marshall Elementary	Public	K-6	225 Normandy Rd.	Seaside	93955	Monterey County	Monterey Peninsula Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 899-7052	513	24	21.5	34.5%	176 (34.3%)	49 (9.6%)	190 (37.0%)	33 (6.4%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.7%)	50 (9.7%)	$5,025							44.5	53.8	2346	544

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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:

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

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.