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)
064074006721	4251	Dan Mini Elementary	Public	K-5	1530 Lorenzo Dr.	Vallejo	94589	Solano County	Vallejo City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 556-8570	445	17	25.7	65.2%	22 (4.9%)	46 (10.3%)	265 (59.6%)	69 (15.5%)	2 (0.4%)	7 (1.6%)	34 (7.6%)								26.5	29.5	3933	318
063531005990	4252	Andrew Jackson Elementary	Public	K-5	1143 South Nakoma Dr.	Santa Ana	92704	Orange County	Santa Ana Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 431-3700	545	29	18.7	82.8%	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	522 (95.8%)	18 (3.3%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$7,889							26.4	24.1	4448	196
060797013825	4253	Hanh Phan Tilley Elementary	Public	K-6	2280 North Valentine Ave.	Fresno	93722	Fresno County	Central Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 512-6912	632	24	26.3	91.1%	29 (4.6%)	59 (9.3%)	438 (69.3%)	89 (14.1%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.5%)	12 (1.9%)	$5,119							26.4	25.7	4298	45
062460008900	4254	Leontine Gracey Elementary	Public	K-6	945 West Ave.	Merced	95340	Merced County	Merced City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 385-6710	526	23	22.9	84.0%	24 (4.6%)	17 (3.2%)	444 (84.4%)	27 (5.1%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.6%)	10 (1.9%)	$8,010							26.4	23.1	4546	292
062271003137	4255	Lillian Street Elementary	Public	K-6	5909 Lillian St.	Los Angeles	90001	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 582-0705	352	17	20.7	96.6%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$9,693							26.3	21.6	4706	451
061674002110	4256	Eden Gardens Elementary	Public	K-6	2184 Thayer Ave.	Hayward	94545	Alameda County	Hayward Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 723-3820	481	22	21.9	58.8%	29 (6.0%)	27 (5.6%)	257 (53.4%)	105 (21.8%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (4.0%)	43 (8.9%)								26.3	27.5	4124	132
063432005411	4257	Audubon K-8	Public	K-8	8111 San Vicente	San Diego	92114	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 344-5800	452	21	21.5	83.8%	17 (3.8%)	31 (6.9%)	352 (77.9%)	27 (6.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	22 (4.9%)	$8,960							26.3	21.2	4743	486
062718004095	4258	Newhall Elementary	Public	K-6	24607 North Walnut St.	Newhall	91321	Los Angeles County	Newhall	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 291-4010	536	22	24.3	86.2%	12 (2.2%)	1 (0.2%)	508 (94.8%)	8 (1.5%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.7%)	$10,302							26.3	23.3	4535	277
062805004245	4259	Burckhalter Elementary	Public	K-5	3994 Burckhalter Ave.	Oakland	94605	Alameda County	Oakland Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 879-2105	184	9	20.4	89.1%	13 (7.1%)	92 (50.0%)	33 (17.9%)	7 (3.8%)	2 (1.1%)	7 (3.8%)	30 (16.3%)	$11,258							26.3	21.4	4719	460
060158807958	4260	Edison-Bethune Charter Academy	Public, Charter	K-6	1616 South Fruit Ave.	Fresno	93706	Fresno County	Edison-Bethune Charter Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 457-2530	416	22	18.9	94.7%	5 (1.2%)	105 (25.2%)	288 (69.2%)	13 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (1.0%)								26.3	26.5	4231	29

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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

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.