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)
064030006658	5591	Nokomis Elementary	Public	K-5	495 Washington St.	Ukiah	95482	Mendocino County	Ukiah Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 472-5550	315	15	21	97.1%	66 (21.0%)	2 (0.6%)	218 (69.2%)	7 (2.2%)	10 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.8%)	$7,696							11.3	18	5053	538
060261000153	5592	Henry (Patrick) Elementary	Public	K-6	1123 West Romneya Dr.	Anaheim	92801	Orange County	Anaheim Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 517-8914	416	20	20.7	92.8%	4 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	381 (91.6%)	18 (4.3%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	10 (2.4%)	$7,630							11.3	12.4	5532	60
060004206844	5593	Warner Elementary	Public	K-6	30951 Highway 79	Warner Springs	92086	San Diego County	Warner Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 782-3517	101	6	16.8	69.3%	19 (18.8%)	3 (3.0%)	31 (30.7%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (37.6%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (9.9%)	$21,787							11.3	30.5	3846	1747
060003511532	5594	Freedom Elementary	Public	4-6	575 East Citrus	Farmersville	93223	Tulare County	Farmersville Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 592-2662	566	22	25.9	87.6%	12 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	546 (96.5%)	5 (0.9%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$7,034							11.3	13.7	5427	167
062223008879	5595	Creekside Elementary	Public	K-6	2515 Estate Dr.	Stockton	95209	San Joaquin County	Lodi Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 953-8285	524	21	25.5	83.6%	39 (7.4%)	87 (16.6%)	243 (46.4%)	100 (19.1%)	6 (1.1%)	7 (1.3%)	42 (8.0%)	$11,076							11.3	11.3	5625	30
063801006416	5596	Hazelton Elementary	Public	K-8	535 West Jefferson	Stockton	95206	San Joaquin County	Stockton Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 933-7210	661	29	22.7	91.2%	13 (2.0%)	42 (6.4%)	532 (80.5%)	52 (7.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	21 (3.2%)	$7,069							11.2	12	5573	23
060133205103	5597	Oakdale Elementary	Public	K-8	3708 Myrtle Ave.	North Highlands	95660	Sacramento County	Twin Rivers Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 566-1910	547	24	22.7	90.5%	111 (20.3%)	103 (18.8%)	155 (28.3%)	98 (17.9%)	1 (0.2%)	11 (2.0%)	66 (12.1%)								11.2	8.8	5765	168
062955007810	5598	Julius Corsini Elementary	Public	K-5	68750 Hacienda Dr.	Desert Hot Springs	92240	Riverside County	Palm Springs Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 251-7260	388	21	18.6	93.3%	35 (9.0%)	35 (9.0%)	299 (77.1%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.9%)	$12,867							11.2	11.3	5628	30
062958004576	5599	Tamarisk Elementary	Public	K-5	1843 East Ave. Q5	Palmdale	93550	Los Angeles County	Palmdale Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 225-9647	738	28	26	91.1%	26 (3.5%)	145 (19.6%)	543 (73.6%)	2 (0.3%)	5 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (2.3%)								11.2	11.6	5607	8
060254514509	5600	Voices College Bound Language Academy at Stockton	Public, Charter	K-8	321 East Weber Ave.	Stockton	95202	San Joaquin County	Voices College Bound Language Academy at Stockton District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 942-1160	118	4	27.7	78.8%	1 (0.8%)	5 (4.2%)	109 (92.4%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.7%)								11.2			(n/a)

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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:

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

State-Administered Standardized Tests: A Comprehensive Guide

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