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)
060363000293	5681	College Heights Elementary	Public	K-6	2551 Sunny Ln.	Bakersfield	93305	Kern County	Bakersfield City	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 631-5220	784	38	20.9	93.6%	32 (4.1%)	65 (8.3%)	671 (85.6%)	8 (1.0%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.6%)	$8,276							10	11.8	5592	89
061113001236	5682	Di Giorgio Elementary	Public	K-8	19405 Buena Vista Blvd.	Arvin	93203	Kern County	Di Giorgio Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 854-2604	223	10	23.4	100.0%	9 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	214 (96.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$12,044							10	13.7	5434	248
064218006919	5683	Westmorland Elementary	Public	K-8	200 South C St.	Westmorland	92281	Imperial County	Westmorland Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 344-4364	323	19	17	94.7%	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	320 (99.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$12,536							10	20	4851	832
063227008710	5684	Tamarack Elementary	Public	K-5	1000 Union Ave.	Avenal	93204	Kings County	Reef-Sunset Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 386-4051	456	22	21.2	96.5%	5 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	442 (96.9%)	6 (1.3%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	$7,464							9.9	8.5	5782	98
060201000087	5685	Alpaugh Elementary	Public	K-8	5313 Road 39	Alpaugh	93201	Tulare County	Alpaugh Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 949-8413	263	11	23.2	76.0%	21 (8.0%)	0 (0.0%)	239 (90.9%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								9.9	8.6	5773	88
062553003829	5686	Martin Luther King	Public	K-6	1713 Broadway	Seaside	93955	Monterey County	Monterey Peninsula Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 392-3970	572	27	20.9	84.3%	29 (5.1%)	18 (3.1%)	477 (83.4%)	23 (4.0%)	1 (0.2%)	14 (2.4%)	10 (1.7%)	$6,599							9.8	9.1	5752	66
063987006615	5687	Maple Elementary	Public	K-5	640 West Cross Ave.	Tulare	93274	Tulare County	Tulare City	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 685-7270	563	25	22.5	92.2%	37 (6.6%)	11 (2.0%)	500 (88.8%)	6 (1.1%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.2%)	$10,840							9.8	12.5	5526	161
062637002932	5688	Cambridge Elementary	Public	K-5	1135 Lacey Ln.	Concord	94520	Contra Costa County	Mt. Diablo Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 686-4749	451	17	26.5	71.8%	21 (4.7%)	8 (1.8%)	376 (83.4%)	27 (6.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (4.2%)	$10,943							9.7	13.2	5466	222
060363000308	5689	McKinley Elementary	Public	K-6	601 Fourth St.	Bakersfield	93304	Kern County	Bakersfield City	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 631-5370	619	33	18.6	95.8%	32 (5.2%)	100 (16.2%)	470 (75.9%)	3 (0.5%)	7 (1.1%)	2 (0.3%)	5 (0.8%)	$10,145							9.7	12.6	5520	169
063384005273	5690	Parkway Elementary	Public	K-6	4720 Forest Pkwy.	Sacramento	95823	Sacramento County	Sacramento City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 395-4675	449	18	25	90.6%	17 (3.8%)	132 (29.4%)	134 (29.8%)	101 (22.5%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (6.2%)	37 (8.2%)	$6,240							9.7	15.2	5303	387

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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

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.