Best Elementary Schools in California

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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)
064116006805	3921	Royal Oaks Elementary	Public	K-8	1323 Clover Dr.	Visalia	93277	Tulare County	Visalia Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 730-7787	617	27	22.9	80.1%	94 (15.2%)	10 (1.6%)	462 (74.9%)	20 (3.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	29 (4.7%)	$8,790							30	26.8	4203	282
060188411996	3922	California Virtual Academy at Kings	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	50 Moreland Rd.	Simi Valley	93065	Ventura County	California Virtual Academy at Kings District	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(805) 581-0202	547	21	26.6	71.1%	185 (33.8%)	19 (3.5%)	302 (55.2%)	21 (3.8%)	8 (1.5%)	5 (0.9%)	7 (1.3%)								30	28.8	3995	73
060258214639	3923	New Pacific School - Roseville	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	143 Clinton Ave.	Roseville	95678	Placer County	New Pacific School - Roseville District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 890-7579	77	3	22.6	51.9%	33 (42.9%)	11 (14.3%)	20 (26.0%)	6 (7.8%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (3.9%)	4 (5.2%)								30			(n/a)
060797004485	3924	John Steinbeck Elementary	Public	K-6	3550 North Milburn Ave.	Fresno	93722	Fresno County	Central Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 276-3141	683	25	27.8	86.5%	48 (7.0%)	72 (10.5%)	450 (65.9%)	89 (13.0%)	1 (0.1%)	4 (0.6%)	19 (2.8%)	$5,359							29.9	33.8	3595	329
063684006265	3925	Santa Susana Elementary	Public	K-6	4300 Apricot Rd.	Simi Valley	93063	Ventura County	Simi Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 520-6765	326	21	15.2	55.2%	64 (19.6%)	0 (0.0%)	234 (71.8%)	22 (6.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.5%)	$10,557							29.9	22	4657	732
061111011017	3926	Carrillo Ranch Elementary	Public	K-5	43-775 Madison St.	Indio	92201	Riverside County	Desert Sands Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 238-9700	492	22	22.3	80.9%	21 (4.3%)	8 (1.6%)	443 (90.0%)	9 (1.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.0%)	$8,035							29.9	26.3	4247	321
063393005326	3927	Monterey Park Elementary	Public	K-6	410 San Miguel Ave.	Salinas	93901	Monterey County	Salinas City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 753-5640	517	23	22.4	70.2%	42 (8.1%)	4 (0.8%)	441 (85.3%)	6 (1.2%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	20 (3.9%)	$7,215							29.9	23.9	4475	548
064104011914	3928	West Palms Conservatory	Public	K-6	14375 Del Gado Rd.	Victorville	92392	San Bernardino County	Victor Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 245-3525	685	27	25.3	76.2%	79 (11.5%)	67 (9.8%)	492 (71.8%)	20 (2.9%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	23 (3.4%)	$11,433							29.9	47.8	2652	1276
060369000331	3929	Ernest R. Geddes Elementary	Public	K-5	14600 Cavette Pl.	Baldwin Park	91706	Los Angeles County	Baldwin Park Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 962-8114	460	19	24.2	89.8%	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	438 (95.2%)	16 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	$7,398							29.9	31.8	3742	187
063393014538	3930	Salinas City Virtual Academy	Public, Virtual	K-6	1210 Tyler St.	Salinas	93906	Monterey County	Salinas City Elementary	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(831) 753-5677	170	11	15.4	73.5%	9 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	155 (91.2%)	6 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								29.9	29.9	3901	29

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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.