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)
060208513756	3001	Everest Value	Public, Charter	K-8	240 North Madison Ave.	Los Angeles	90004	Los Angeles County	Everest Value District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(213) 487-7736	326	17	19.3	72.4%	1 (0.3%)	6 (1.8%)	313 (96.0%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)								42.9	53.8	2348	653
061111014222	3002	Richard R. Oliphant Elementary	Public	K-5	41-633 Gore St.	Indio	92203	Riverside County	Desert Sands Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 834-3231	620	26	23.8	71.5%	58 (9.4%)	4 (0.6%)	517 (83.4%)	9 (1.5%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	30 (4.8%)								42.8	37.4	3321	319
064245006945	3003	Orange Grove Elementary	Public	K-5	10626 East Orange Grove Ave.	Whittier	90601	Los Angeles County	Whittier City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 789-3200	338	15	22.2	73.4%	9 (2.7%)	2 (0.6%)	309 (91.4%)	3 (0.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.1%)	$4,953							42.8	50.8	2489	514
060261000167	3004	Stoddard (Alexander J.) Elementary	Public	K-6	1841 South Ninth St.	Anaheim	92802	Orange County	Anaheim Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 517-8959	622	28	22.2	70.3%	59 (9.5%)	20 (3.2%)	420 (67.5%)	94 (15.1%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	27 (4.3%)	$7,282							42.8	45.4	2795	209
061203001338	3005	McKinley Elementary	Public	K-6	1177 North Eighth St.	El Centro	92243	Imperial County	El Centro Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 352-3225	459	18	25.5	81.9%	4 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	451 (98.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	$7,455							42.8	43.9	2897	108
061455008470	3006	David L. Greenberg Elementary	Public	K-6	5081 East Ln. Ave.	Fresno	93727	Fresno County	Fresno Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 253-6550	559	30	18.5	96.6%	7 (1.3%)	61 (10.9%)	362 (64.8%)	112 (20.0%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	14 (2.5%)	$11,142							42.8	29.9	3896	890
062289003499	3007	Aeolian Elementary	Public	K-6	11600 Aeolian St.	Whittier	90606	Los Angeles County	Los Nietos	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 699-0913	327	17	19.6	83.2%	4 (1.2%)	5 (1.5%)	307 (93.9%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.8%)	$8,966							42.8	39.9	3137	130
064098006747	3008	Lemon Grove	Public	K-8	450 Valmore Ave.	Ventura	93003	Ventura County	Ventura Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 289-1817	279	14	19.9	65.2%	111 (39.8%)	4 (1.4%)	138 (49.5%)	6 (2.2%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (6.5%)	$10,870							42.8	41.5	3038	30
060846000836	3009	Alicia Cortez Elementary	Public	K-6	12750 Carissa Ave.	Chino	91710	San Bernardino County	Chino Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 627-9438	483	20	23.8	80.5%	37 (7.7%)	11 (2.3%)	398 (82.4%)	18 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	17 (3.5%)	$10,459							42.8	45.5	2789	220
060133205105	3010	Pioneer Elementary	Public	K-8	5816 Pioneer Way	Sacramento	95841	Sacramento County	Twin Rivers Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 566-1940	639	26	24.7	88.6%	198 (31.0%)	60 (9.4%)	221 (34.6%)	67 (10.5%)	3 (0.5%)	15 (2.3%)	75 (11.7%)								42.8	43.2	2939	71

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