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)
064098006762	2151	Poinsettia Elementary	Public	K-5	350 North Victoria Ave.	Ventura	93003	Ventura County	Ventura Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 289-7971	353	16	22	30.3%	207 (58.6%)	1 (0.3%)	117 (33.1%)	10 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (5.1%)	$9,072							57.9	70	1579	572
060342000258	2152	Elmer Wood Elementary	Public	K-6	1271 West Bellevue Rd.	Atwater	95301	Merced County	Atwater Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 357-6143	537	23	23.3	74.9%	101 (18.8%)	17 (3.2%)	390 (72.6%)	12 (2.2%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	13 (2.4%)	$3,935							57.9	62.5	1924	228
063273005086	2153	Eagle Prairie Elementary	Public	K-5	95 Center St.	Rio Dell	95562	Humboldt County	Rio Dell Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 764-5694	236	11	22.4	76.7%	165 (69.9%)	1 (0.4%)	45 (19.1%)	1 (0.4%)	3 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (8.9%)								57.8	36.4	3399	1246
061233008276	2154	Joseph Sims Elementary	Public	K-6	3033 Buckminster Dr.	Elk Grove	95758	Sacramento County	Elk Grove Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 683-7445	759	36	21.2	37.9%	166 (21.9%)	74 (9.7%)	232 (30.6%)	190 (25.0%)	2 (0.3%)	11 (1.4%)	84 (11.1%)	$7,854							57.8	64.3	1828	326
064158012071	2155	Stonegate Elementary	Public	K-8	2500 La Jolla St.	West Sacramento	95691	Yolo County	Washington Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 375-7600	883	41	21.7	41.3%	314 (35.6%)	28 (3.2%)	285 (32.3%)	135 (15.3%)	6 (0.7%)	9 (1.0%)	105 (11.9%)	$6,260							57.8	53.8	2343	188
060200711918	2156	Pasadena Rosebud Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	3544 North Canon Blvd.	Altadena	91001	Los Angeles County	Pasadena Rosebud Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 797-7704	152	10	15.2	65.1%	3 (2.0%)	83 (54.6%)	47 (30.9%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (11.8%)								57.8	63.2	1888	268
063488007719	2157	Twin Oaks Elementary	Public	K-5	1 Cassou Rd.	San Marcos	92069	San Diego County	San Marcos Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 290-2588	675	30	22.5	41.0%	227 (33.6%)	0 (0.0%)	366 (54.2%)	37 (5.5%)	5 (0.7%)	3 (0.4%)	36 (5.3%)	$10,839							57.8	62.2	1934	223
061524001934	2158	Thomas Jefferson Elementary	Public	K-6	1540 Fifth St.	Glendale	91201	Los Angeles County	Glendale Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 243-4279	750	29	25.8	69.7%	668 (89.1%)	11 (1.5%)	45 (6.0%)	19 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (0.9%)	$6,779							57.8	62.7	1911	247
061146001274	2159	Rio San Gabriel Elementary	Public	K-5	9338 Gotham St.	Downey	90241	Los Angeles County	Downey Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 904-3567	756	31	24.3	64.2%	60 (7.9%)	12 (1.6%)	656 (86.8%)	20 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	6 (0.8%)	$12,067							57.7	60.1	2052	107
063765006379	2160	Southside Elementary	Public	K-8	4991 Southside Rd.	Hollister	95023	San Benito County	Southside Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 637-4439	233	10	23.1	42.1%	87 (37.3%)	1 (0.4%)	141 (60.5%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	$7,894							57.7	58.3	2125	35

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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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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.