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)
063432005462	3841	Foster Elementary	Public	K-5	6550 51st St.	San Diego	92120	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 510-4100	502	24	20.9	53.0%	164 (32.7%)	53 (10.6%)	176 (35.1%)	39 (7.8%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	67 (13.3%)	$9,269							31.2	37.9	3287	554
060603009325	3842	Olivelands Elementary	Public	K-4	12465 Foothill Rd.	Santa Paula	93060	Ventura County	Briggs Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 933-2254	240	11	21.8	62.1%	8 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	230 (95.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)								31.2	26.2	4252	410
061455001725	3843	Ewing Elementary	Public	K-6	4873 East Olive Ave.	Fresno	93727	Fresno County	Fresno Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 253-6460	844	42	19.9	85.8%	17 (2.0%)	14 (1.7%)	635 (75.2%)	139 (16.5%)	11 (1.3%)	8 (0.9%)	20 (2.4%)	$9,201							31.1	29.7	3918	75
061926008860	3844	Indian Hills Elementary	Public	K-6	7750 Linares Ave.	Jurupa Valley	92509	Riverside County	Jurupa Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 360-2724	442	19	22.9	76.2%	58 (13.1%)	20 (4.5%)	334 (75.6%)	20 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.3%)	$10,457							31.1	39.7	3160	684
061233009362	3845	Union House Elementary	Public	K-6	7850 Deercreek Dr.	Sacramento	95823	Sacramento County	Elk Grove Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 424-9201	758	30	25.2	78.6%	22 (2.9%)	131 (17.3%)	256 (33.8%)	255 (33.6%)	2 (0.3%)	41 (5.4%)	51 (6.7%)	$7,519							31.1	28.8	3996	151
064119006818	3846	Grapevine Elementary	Public	K-5	630 Grapevine Rd.	Vista	92083	San Diego County	Vista Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 724-8329	724	31	23.2	69.2%	48 (6.6%)	13 (1.8%)	613 (84.7%)	13 (1.8%)	2 (0.3%)	10 (1.4%)	25 (3.5%)	$8,150							31.1	24.9	4380	534
063581006118	3847	Luther Burbank Elementary	Public	K-6	203 South A St.	Santa Rosa	95401	Sonoma County	Santa Rosa Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 890-3902	321	14	22.9	72.6%	23 (7.2%)	1 (0.3%)	273 (85.0%)	15 (4.7%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	6 (1.9%)	$13,131							31.1	41.4	3045	802
062271003180	3848	Menlo Avenue Elementary	Public	K-8	4156 Menlo Ave.	Los Angeles	90037	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 232-4291	515	27	19.4	98.4%	3 (0.6%)	49 (9.5%)	454 (88.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.7%)	$11,184							31.1	36.6	3392	456
061455001748	3849	Lincoln Elementary	Public	K-6	1100 Mono St.	Fresno	93706	Fresno County	Fresno Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 457-3010	505	28	18	98.2%	17 (3.4%)	49 (9.7%)	408 (80.8%)	17 (3.4%)	2 (0.4%)	3 (0.6%)	9 (1.8%)	$8,436							31	33.2	3626	223
062271003447	3850	Weigand Avenue Elementary	Public	K-5	10401 Weigand Ave.	Los Angeles	90002	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 567-9606	309	14	22	99.4%	0 (0.0%)	43 (13.9%)	263 (85.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	$9,634							31	25	4369	519

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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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