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)
061488001888	3031	Woodbury Elementary	Public	K-6	11362 Woodbury Rd.	Garden Grove	92843	Orange County	Garden Grove Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 663-6461	336	16	20.9	92.3%	2 (0.6%)	3 (0.9%)	235 (69.9%)	83 (24.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	11 (3.3%)	$12,829							42.5	48.7	2596	435
060244712810	3032	Capitol Collegiate Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	2118 Meadowview Rd.	Sacramento	95832	Sacramento County	Capitol Collegiate Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 476-5796	449	18	25.5	86.0%	4 (0.9%)	111 (24.7%)	261 (58.1%)	33 (7.3%)	1 (0.2%)	13 (2.9%)	26 (5.8%)								42.5	60.4	2037	995
062079002493	3033	Lakeside Farms Elementary	Public	K-5	11915 Lakeside Ave.	Lakeside	92040	San Diego County	Lakeside Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 390-2646	673	30	22.4	40.6%	392 (58.2%)	37 (5.5%)	178 (26.4%)	13 (1.9%)	3 (0.4%)	5 (0.7%)	45 (6.7%)	$7,962							42.4	49.7	2548	485
062637003953	3034	Holbrook Language Academy	Public	K-8	3333 Ronald Way	Concord	94519	Contra Costa County	Mt. Diablo Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 685-6446	476	15	31.8	48.9%	66 (13.9%)	5 (1.1%)	351 (73.7%)	21 (4.4%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	30 (6.3%)	$14,058							42.4	44.5	2855	179
063255005062	3035	Stewart Elementary	Public	K-8	2040 Hoke Dr.	Pinole	94564	Contra Costa County	West Contra Costa Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 231-1410	366	20	18.4	57.4%	34 (9.3%)	42 (11.5%)	190 (51.9%)	68 (18.6%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	29 (7.9%)	$6,362							42.4	49.8	2546	489
060962000972	3036	Bursch Elementary	Public	K-8	2505 West 156th St.	Compton	90220	Los Angeles County	Compton Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 898-6130	352	15	23.4	90.3%	0 (0.0%)	66 (18.8%)	285 (81.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								42.4	40.1	3119	83
063432005551	3037	Sherman Elementary	Public	K-5	301 22nd St.	San Diego	92102	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 615-7000	527	22	24	83.1%	19 (3.6%)	22 (4.2%)	467 (88.6%)	7 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.3%)	$8,327							42.4	50.7	2498	539
064245006940	3038	Lydia Jackson College Preparatory Academy	Public	K-5	8015 South Painter Ave.	Whittier	90602	Los Angeles County	Whittier City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 789-3160	374	17	22.1	87.7%	14 (3.7%)	8 (2.1%)	331 (88.5%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.8%)	2 (0.5%)	15 (4.0%)	$5,630							42.3	37.2	3340	302
062271003220	3039	Ninety-Second Street Elementary	Public	K-6	9211 Grape St.	Los Angeles	90002	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 564-7946	633	34	18.8	98.7%	2 (0.3%)	57 (9.0%)	559 (88.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (2.4%)	$9,274							42.3	35.1	3497	458
060861000877	3040	Silver Wing Elementary	Public	K-6	3730 Arey Dr.	San Diego	92154	San Diego County	Chula Vista Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 423-3950	357	17	21	70.9%	6 (1.7%)	9 (2.5%)	313 (87.7%)	19 (5.3%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	8 (2.2%)	$9,943							42.3	44.7	2843	197

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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.