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)
061152001289	1431	Valley View Academy of Technical and Creative Learning (Tk-6)	Public	K-6	237 Melcanyon Rd.	Duarte	91010	Los Angeles County	Duarte Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 599-5500	338	17	19.5	37.3%	59 (17.5%)	10 (3.0%)	203 (60.1%)	36 (10.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (8.6%)	$6,557							73.4	66	1759	328
062100000442	1432	Bay Laurel Elementary	Public	K-5	24740 Paseo Primario	Calabasas	91302	Los Angeles County	Las Virgenes Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 222-9022	484	19	26.1	17.8%	338 (69.8%)	8 (1.7%)	51 (10.5%)	22 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	65 (13.4%)								73.4	74.6	1394	38
063684006261	1433	Madera Elementary	Public	K-6	250 Royal Ave.	Simi Valley	93065	Ventura County	Simi Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 520-6740	248	11	22.5	52.0%	106 (42.7%)	4 (1.6%)	120 (48.4%)	13 (5.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.0%)	$6,095							73.4	58.5	2112	679
063237009183	1434	Samuel W. Simpson Elementary	Public	K-5	1050 South Lilac Ave.	Rialto	92376	San Bernardino County	Rialto Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 820-7954	635	27	23.5	86.8%	22 (3.5%)	29 (4.6%)	569 (89.6%)	10 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.6%)	$7,134							73.3	59	2097	663
064347007039	1435	Tierra Buena Elementary	Public	K-8	1794 Villa Ave.	Yuba City	95993	Sutter County	Yuba City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 822-5280	617	34	17.9	64.0%	180 (29.2%)	4 (0.6%)	178 (28.8%)	199 (32.3%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	52 (8.4%)	$7,273							73.3	74.8	1382	53
062706004086	1436	Birch Grove Intermediate	Public	3-5	37490 Birch St.	Newark	94560	Alameda County	Newark Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 818-3600	317	10	31.7	36.0%	30 (9.5%)	10 (3.2%)	100 (31.5%)	138 (43.5%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.3%)	34 (10.7%)	$9,477							73.3	75.7	1345	91
062637003967	1437	Pleasant Hill Elementary	Public	K-5	2097 Oak Park Blvd.	Pleasant Hill	94523	Contra Costa County	Mt. Diablo Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 934-3341	646	21	30.4	21.2%	322 (49.8%)	15 (2.3%)	153 (23.7%)	80 (12.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	74 (11.5%)	$11,917							73.2	72.4	1484	47
060193311425	1438	Primary Charter	Public, Charter	K-4	51 East Beverly Pl.	Tracy	95376	San Joaquin County	Primary Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 290-0511	404	21	19.2	51.5%	86 (21.3%)	13 (3.2%)	206 (51.0%)	69 (17.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	29 (7.2%)								73.2	80.2	1165	273
063288008953	1439	Weston Elementary	Public	K-8	1660 Stanley Dr.	Ripon	95366	San Joaquin County	Ripon Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 599-7113	439	19	22.8	21.6%	216 (49.2%)	5 (1.1%)	152 (34.6%)	36 (8.2%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	27 (6.2%)	$9,205							73.2	79	1205	234
062211000052	1440	Leo R. Croce Elementary	Public	K-5	5650 Scenic Ave.	Livermore	94551	Alameda County	Livermore Valley Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 606-4706	496	25	19.7	24.4%	209 (42.1%)	3 (0.6%)	165 (33.3%)	65 (13.1%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.8%)	49 (9.9%)	$7,087							73.2	59.8	2065	625

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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

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

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