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)
062118008151	961	Miller's Hill	Public	4-8	7900 South Shingle Rd.	Shingle Springs	95682	El Dorado County	Latrobe	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 677-0260	104	5	19.2	32.7%	81 (77.9%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (11.5%)	2 (1.9%)	2 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (6.7%)	$15,065							84.6	94.7	376	585
064104008587	962	Mountain View Montessori Charter	Public, Charter	K-6	17000 Silica Dr.	Victorville	92395	San Bernardino County	Victor Elementary	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 843-3303	236	9	26.2	52.1%	41 (17.4%)	22 (9.3%)	157 (66.5%)	10 (4.2%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.1%)	$8,930							84.6	77	1279	317
062256011704	963	Penryn Elementary	Public	K-8	6885 English Colony Way	Penryn	95663	Placer County	Loomis Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 663-3993	247	11	21.7	15.4%	212 (85.8%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (7.7%)	5 (2.0%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.6%)	$7,384							84.6	80.5	1152	189
060001312558	964	Sunset Ranch Elementary	Public	K-6	2500 Bridlewood Dr.	Rocklin	95765	Placer County	Rocklin Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 624-2048	563	26	21.5	15.3%	290 (51.5%)	0 (0.0%)	97 (17.2%)	93 (16.5%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	81 (14.4%)	$6,225							84.6	91.7	593	371
063684006256	965	Hollow Hills Elementary	Public	K-6	828 Gibson Ave.	Simi Valley	93065	Ventura County	Simi Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 520-6720	645	23	28	38.6%	280 (43.4%)	4 (0.6%)	232 (36.0%)	69 (10.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	60 (9.3%)	$5,570							84.6	86.1	910	55
062271003360	966	Solano Avenue Elementary	Public	K-6	615 Solano Ave.	Los Angeles	90012	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 223-4291	184	9	20.4	61.4%	17 (9.2%)	3 (1.6%)	91 (49.5%)	55 (29.9%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (9.2%)	$11,478							84.6	74.2	1413	447
060639014551	967	Highgate Elementary	Public	K-6	13401 Pemberley Passage Ave.	Bakersfield	93311	Kern County	Panama-Buena Vista Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 501-1617	646	27	23.9	43.7%	122 (18.9%)	31 (4.8%)	246 (38.1%)	171 (26.5%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.5%)	71 (11.0%)								84.6	81.4	1117	150
061233012101	968	Sunrise Elementary	Public	K-6	11821 Cobble Brook Dr.	Rancho Cordova	95742	Sacramento County	Elk Grove Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 985-4350	1,076	45	23.9	23.8%	316 (29.4%)	63 (5.9%)	217 (20.2%)	344 (32.0%)	2 (0.2%)	6 (0.6%)	128 (11.9%)	$7,367							84.5	88.4	802	166
063488008314	969	Carrillo Elementary	Public	K-5	2875 Poinsettia Ln.	Carlsbad	92009	San Diego County	San Marcos Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 290-2900	756	29	25.8	21.0%	392 (51.9%)	7 (0.9%)	189 (25.0%)	87 (11.5%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	79 (10.4%)	$7,136							84.5	92.8	521	448
064161006863	970	Washington Elementary	Public	4-5	340 Corral de Tierra Rd.	Salinas	93908	Monterey County	Washington Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 484-1331	155	6	25.8	14.2%	80 (51.6%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (29.7%)	10 (6.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (12.3%)	$6,305							84.5	80.9	1132	162

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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:

Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection

Public School Districts and Their Services: 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.