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)
060003901213	5071	Schendel Elementary	Public	K-6	16114 Schendel Ave.	Delhi	95315	Merced County	Delhi Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 656-2040	453	26	17.4	91.6%	15 (3.3%)	2 (0.4%)	419 (92.5%)	11 (2.4%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	3 (0.7%)								17.5	22.7	4597	474
063417009434	5072	Howard Inghram Elementary	Public	K-6	1695 West 19th St.	San Bernardino	92411	San Bernardino County	San Bernardino City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 880-6633	235	12	20.4	94.0%	4 (1.7%)	36 (15.3%)	180 (76.6%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	12 (5.1%)	$6,616							17.5	15.6	5270	198
060231000120	5073	Thomas P. Ryan Elementary	Public	K-5	1241 McGinness Ave.	San Jose	95127	Santa Clara County	Alum Rock Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 928-8650	276	13	21.2	82.6%	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	246 (89.1%)	22 (8.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.8%)	$13,942							17.5	18	5058	15
061392001591	5074	Juniper Elementary	Public	K-5	7655 Juniper Ave.	Fontana	92336	San Bernardino County	Fontana Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 357-5480	468	25	19	95.3%	12 (2.6%)	47 (10.0%)	400 (85.5%)	6 (1.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)								17.4	14.3	5379	305
062181002591	5075	Waverly Elementary	Public	K-8	3507 Wilmarth Rd.	Stockton	95215	San Joaquin County	Linden Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 931-0735	412	18	22.6	77.9%	105 (25.5%)	0 (0.0%)	284 (68.9%)	11 (2.7%)	6 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.5%)	$7,347							17.4	36.4	3406	1669
062088009560	5076	Lincoln Elementary	Public	K-5	44021 15th St. East	Lancaster	93535	Los Angeles County	Lancaster Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 726-9913	702	27	26	93.3%	227 (32.3%)	261 (37.2%)	149 (21.2%)	4 (0.6%)	14 (2.0%)	6 (0.9%)	41 (5.8%)	$8,479							17.4	11.1	5648	572
060402000357	5077	Cameron Elementary	Public	K-5	801 Muriel Dr.	Barstow	92311	San Bernardino County	Barstow Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 255-6260	493	21	23.3	83.2%	71 (14.4%)	131 (26.6%)	253 (51.3%)	1 (0.2%)	7 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (6.1%)	$5,587							17.4	14.4	5374	297
061380001557	5078	San Cayetano Elementary	Public	K-5	514 Mountain View St.	Fillmore	93016	Ventura County	Fillmore Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 524-6040	485	24	20.1	77.5%	29 (6.0%)	0 (0.0%)	451 (93.0%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	$9,264							17.4	10.7	5671	593
064104014388	5079	Dr. Ralph H. Baker 21st Century Learning Center	Public	K-6	15456 El Evado Rd.	Victorville	92394	San Bernardino County	Victor Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 493-1818	694	28	24.6	84.7%	45 (6.5%)	117 (16.9%)	473 (68.2%)	13 (1.9%)	4 (0.6%)	3 (0.4%)	39 (5.6%)								17.4	15.2	5307	228
061926002321	5080	Van Buren Elementary	Public	K-6	9501 Jurupa Rd.	Jurupa Valley	92509	Riverside County	Jurupa Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 360-2865	468	20	23.2	90.0%	24 (5.1%)	3 (0.6%)	426 (91.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	12 (2.6%)	$9,835							17.3	13.8	5419	339

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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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