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)
064119011280	4491	Hannalei Elementary	Public	K-5	120 Hannalei Dr.	Vista	92083	San Diego County	Vista Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 631-6248	464	22	21	79.7%	56 (12.1%)	5 (1.1%)	376 (81.0%)	7 (1.5%)	2 (0.4%)	3 (0.6%)	15 (3.2%)	$9,290							23.7	28.5	4026	465
060798000768	4492	Stratford Elementary	Public	K-8	20227 1st St.	Stratford	93266	Kings County	Central Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 947-3391	295	15	19.6	84.7%	9 (3.1%)	5 (1.7%)	259 (87.8%)	2 (0.7%)	11 (3.7%)	3 (1.0%)	6 (2.0%)	$3,291,517							23.7	24	4458	34
061455001756	4493	Norseman Elementary	Public	K-6	4636 East Weldon Ave.	Fresno	93703	Fresno County	Fresno Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 253-6500	643	34	19	94.4%	20 (3.1%)	25 (3.9%)	400 (62.2%)	167 (26.0%)	6 (0.9%)	3 (0.5%)	22 (3.4%)	$9,112							23.7	20.3	4820	327
062271002816	4494	Angeles Mesa Elementary	Public	K-5	2611 West 52nd St.	Los Angeles	90043	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 294-5103	286	16	17.8	95.1%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$18,091							23.7	15.5	5276	782
062271002864	4495	Bridge Street Elementary	Public	K-5	605 North Boyle Ave.	Los Angeles	90033	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 222-0165	188	13	14.4	96.8%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$19,742							23.7	28.4	4037	458
064015006644	4496	W. R. Nelson Elementary	Public	K-5	14392 Browning Ave.	Tustin	92780	Orange County	Tustin Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 730-7536	471	19	24.7	77.7%	31 (6.6%)	8 (1.7%)	385 (81.7%)	36 (7.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.1%)	$11,051							23.7	24.5	4414	82
061329013766	4497	Zephyr Lane Elementary	Public	K-6	6327 Zephyr Ln.	Bakersfield	93307	Kern County	Fairfax Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 366-0024	757	32	23.6	88.4%	44 (5.8%)	7 (0.9%)	673 (88.9%)	20 (2.6%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (1.6%)	$4,652							23.7	23.4	4516	19
062271002848	4498	Belvedere Elementary	Public	K-5	3724 East First St.	Los Angeles	90063	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 269-0345	563	26	21.6	98.6%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$10,712							23.7	21.9	4674	176
060194513029	4499	Palmdale Aerospace Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	3300 East Palmdale Blvd.	Palmdale	93550	Los Angeles County	Palmdale Aerospace Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 273-3680	2,278	89	25.5	54.7%	104 (4.6%)	129 (5.7%)	1,918 (84.2%)	70 (3.1%)	7 (0.3%)	1 (0.0%)	47 (2.1%)								23.7	22.4	4618	119
062922004502	4500	Driffill Elementary	Public	K-8	910 South E St.	Oxnard	93030	Ventura County	Oxnard	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 385-1530	1,003	51	19.5	92.5%	14 (1.4%)	3 (0.3%)	979 (97.6%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	$3,630							23.6	29.2	3972	528

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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

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.