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)
064098006766	2841	Junipero Serra Elementary	Public	K-5	8880 Halifax St.	Ventura	93004	Ventura County	Ventura Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 672-2717	445	19	23.4	47.9%	170 (38.2%)	9 (2.0%)	230 (51.7%)	12 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	23 (5.2%)	$6,813							45.3	52.4	2412	429
062271003362	2842	Soto Street Elementary	Public	K-6	1020 South Soto St.	Los Angeles	90023	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 262-6513	195	12	16.2	97.4%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$21,077							45.2	25.4	4326	1484
061350008301	2843	William H. Frazier Elementary	Public	K-6	1835 Gum Tree Ln.	Fallbrook	92028	San Diego County	Fallbrook Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 731-4340	551	26	21.1	84.9%	102 (18.5%)	5 (0.9%)	416 (75.5%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.5%)	21 (3.8%)	$6,854							45.2	40	3131	288
063846004088	2844	San Miguel Elementary	Public	K-5	777 San Miguel Ave.	Sunnyvale	94085	Santa Clara County	Sunnyvale	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 522-8278	385	22	17.9	43.6%	41 (10.6%)	2 (0.5%)	260 (67.5%)	56 (14.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	22 (5.7%)	$14,149							45.2	41	3064	220
064116011824	2845	Cottonwood Creek Elementary	Public	K-6	4222 South Dans St.	Visalia	93277	Tulare County	Visalia Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 735-3539	613	26	23.5	55.5%	107 (17.5%)	7 (1.1%)	428 (69.8%)	26 (4.2%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	41 (6.7%)	$6,704							45.2	39.1	3201	356
060133205095	2846	Dry Creek Elementary	Public	K-6	1230 G St.	Rio Linda	95673	Sacramento County	Twin Rivers Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 566-1820	594	25	23.7	84.5%	177 (29.8%)	18 (3.0%)	271 (45.6%)	57 (9.6%)	3 (0.5%)	2 (0.3%)	66 (11.1%)								45.2	45.8	2771	75
060225000099	2847	Alta-Dutch Flat Elementary	Public	K-8	34050 Alta-Bonny Nook Rd.	Alta	95701	Placer County	Alta-Dutch Flat Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 389-8283	90	5	18	21.1%	70 (77.8%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (15.6%)	1 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (5.6%)	$12,257							45.1			(n/a)
063462005828	2848	Woodside K-8	Public	K-8	8248 Villa Oak Dr.	Citrus Heights	95610	Sacramento County	San Juan Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 971-5216	395	18	21.5	53.2%	202 (51.1%)	20 (5.1%)	139 (35.2%)	2 (0.5%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (7.3%)	$6,705							45.1	47.3	2679	169
063423005393	2849	Allen (Decima M.) Elementary	Public	K-5	875 West Angus Ave.	San Bruno	94066	San Mateo County	San Bruno Park Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 624-3140	305	13	23.4	61.3%	2 (0.7%)	4 (1.3%)	223 (73.1%)	33 (10.8%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.6%)	29 (9.5%)	$4,987							45.1	39.8	3144	295
061980011915	2850	Ronald W. Reagan Elementary	Public, Charter	4-6	1180 Diane Ave.	Kingsburg	93631	Fresno County	Kingsburg Elementary Charter	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 897-6986	632	21	30	70.9%	161 (25.5%)	1 (0.2%)	425 (67.2%)	17 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (4.4%)	$3,546							45.1	51	2484	366

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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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Educational resources:

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

State-Administered Standardized Tests: A Comprehensive Guide

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