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)
063801006422	5661	Madison Elementary	Public	K-8	2939 Mission Rd.	Stockton	95204	San Joaquin County	Stockton Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 933-7240	730	29	25	79.2%	56 (7.7%)	85 (11.6%)	471 (64.5%)	59 (8.1%)	2 (0.3%)	4 (0.5%)	42 (5.8%)	$9,358							10.4	11.8	5596	65
060003601114	5662	Bannon Creek	Public	K-8	2775 Millcreek Dr.	Sacramento	95833	Sacramento County	Natomas Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 567-5600	517	24	21.9	85.1%	46 (8.9%)	173 (33.5%)	196 (37.9%)	34 (6.6%)	6 (1.2%)	12 (2.3%)	50 (9.7%)	$7,396							10.4	8.8	5766	104
063384005230	5663	Caroline Wenzel Elementary	Public	K-6	6870 Greenhaven Dr.	Sacramento	95831	Sacramento County	Sacramento City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 395-4525	203	8	25.3	78.3%	13 (6.4%)	59 (29.1%)	74 (36.5%)	23 (11.3%)	5 (2.5%)	15 (7.4%)	14 (6.9%)	$8,589							10.4	13.1	5481	182
069102609031	5664	Riverside County Special Education	Public, Alternative	K-12	3939 13th St.	Riverside	92502	Riverside County	Riverside County Office of Education	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 826-6476	558	70	7.9	50.4%	76 (13.6%)	28 (5.0%)	417 (74.7%)	18 (3.2%)	4 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	14 (2.5%)	$61,689							10.3	11.8	5589	75
064104006771	5665	Del Rey Elementary	Public	K-6	15332 Del Rey Dr.	Victorville	92395	San Bernardino County	Victor Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 245-7941	655	25	26.2	96.0%	35 (5.3%)	132 (20.2%)	468 (71.5%)	3 (0.5%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	14 (2.1%)	$11,575							10.3	11.7	5603	62
062949004539	5666	Calabasas Elementary	Public	K-6	202 Calabasas Rd.	Watsonville	95076	Santa Cruz County	Pajaro Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 728-6368	497	23	21.9	94.6%	15 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	475 (95.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (1.0%)								10.3	9.5	5731	65
060001709103	5667	Desert Knolls Elementary	Public	K-6	18213 Symeron Dr.	Apple Valley	92307	San Bernardino County	Apple Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 242-3441	584	26	22.4	76.9%	140 (24.0%)	65 (11.1%)	344 (58.9%)	5 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	28 (4.8%)	$5,827							10.3	18.3	5018	649
061839002255	5668	Kelso (William H.) Elementary	Public	K-6	809 East Kelso St.	Inglewood	90301	Los Angeles County	Inglewood Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 680-5480	364	15	24.2	91.5%	1 (0.3%)	169 (46.4%)	176 (48.4%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	4 (1.1%)	10 (2.7%)								10.3	12.2	5565	103
064158012263	5669	Riverbank Elementary	Public	K-8	1100 Carrie St.	West Sacramento	95605	Yolo County	Washington Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 375-7700	598	36	16.7	90.8%	86 (14.4%)	19 (3.2%)	357 (59.7%)	103 (17.2%)	4 (0.7%)	10 (1.7%)	19 (3.2%)	$7,551							10.2	10.3	5691	22
062958013949	5670	Innovations Academy of Palmdale	Public, Virtual	K-8	37230 37th St. East	Palmdale	93550	Los Angeles County	Palmdale Elementary	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(661) 236-0161	431	16	26.7	87.2%	18 (4.2%)	108 (25.1%)	279 (64.7%)	7 (1.6%)	7 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.8%)	$3,952							10.2	9.6	5727	57

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