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)
062271003014	3341	Ford Boulevard Elementary	Public	K-5	1112 South Ford Blvd.	Los Angeles	90022	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 268-8508	841	42	20	94.1%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$11,387							37.3	22.7	4599	1258
063441005636	3342	Serra (Junipero) Elementary	Public	K-5	625 Holly Park Cir.	San Francisco	94110	San Francisco County	San Francisco Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 695-5685	253	13	20	70.0%	8 (3.2%)	11 (4.3%)	185 (73.1%)	24 (9.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.2%)	22 (8.7%)	$6,103							37.2	31.5	3765	423
064116006785	3343	Conyer Elementary	Public	K-6	814 South Sowell	Visalia	93277	Tulare County	Visalia Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 730-7751	426	17	24.8	75.8%	71 (16.7%)	10 (2.3%)	320 (75.1%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (4.9%)	$8,900							37.2	33.8	3593	250
063756006359	3344	Loma Vista Elementary	Public	K-6	13463 East Meyer Rd.	Whittier	90605	Los Angeles County	South Whittier Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 941-4712	402	17	23.9	91.8%	12 (3.0%)	3 (0.7%)	382 (95.0%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	$6,060							37.2	33.2	3631	287
062271003212	3345	Nevin Avenue Elementary	Public	K-5	1569 East 32nd St.	Los Angeles	90011	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 232-2236	502	23	21.8	97.0%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$10,266							37.2	22	4666	1321
062271003464	3346	Wilmington Park Elementary	Public	K-5	1140 Mahar Ave.	Wilmington	90744	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 518-7460	522	23	22.6	96.7%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$11,472							37.2	27.1	4165	819
062667004044	3347	Ira Harbison	Public	K-6	3235 EastEighth St.	National City	91950	San Diego County	National Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 336-8200	401	18	22.2	71.8%	11 (2.7%)	7 (1.7%)	259 (64.6%)	105 (26.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	16 (4.0%)	$5,227							37.2	45.1	2823	524
064098006753	3348	Elmhurst Elementary	Public	K-5	5080 Elmhurst St.	Ventura	93003	Ventura County	Ventura Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 289-1860	362	17	21.1	68.2%	91 (25.1%)	8 (2.2%)	239 (66.0%)	13 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.0%)	$8,109							37.2	32.7	3675	327
063747006331	3349	South Fork Elementary	Public	K-8	5225 Kelso Valley Rd.	Weldon	93283	Kern County	South Fork Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 378-4000	344	17	20.1	70.9%	222 (64.5%)	0 (0.0%)	77 (22.4%)	4 (1.2%)	8 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (9.6%)	$13,042							37.1	36.8	3373	24
062025002433	3350	La Presa Elementary	Public	K-6	519 La Presa St.	Spring Valley	91977	San Diego County	La Mesa-Spring Valley	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 668-5790	372	16	23.8	89.2%	31 (8.3%)	30 (8.1%)	260 (69.9%)	25 (6.7%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	24 (6.5%)	$6,013							37.1	30.2	3867	517

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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.