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)
060807000781	1591	Raymond Temple Elementary	Public	K-6	7800 Holder St.	Buena Park	90620	Orange County	Centralia Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 228-3290	466	21	22.1	72.5%	51 (10.9%)	10 (2.1%)	291 (62.4%)	81 (17.4%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.9%)	28 (6.0%)	$9,068							70	62.9	1903	312
062223011416	1592	Ellerth E. Larson Elementary	Public	K-6	2375 Giannoni Way	Lodi	95242	San Joaquin County	Lodi Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 331-8391	858	35	24.5	59.2%	271 (31.6%)	13 (1.5%)	373 (43.5%)	118 (13.8%)	4 (0.5%)	4 (0.5%)	75 (8.7%)	$10,664							70	70.8	1546	46
062769004160	1593	Eastwood Elementary	Public	K-5	15730 Pescados Dr.	La Mirada	90638	Los Angeles County	Norwalk-La Mirada Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 210-2650	383	16	23.3	51.2%	42 (11.0%)	7 (1.8%)	174 (45.4%)	136 (35.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	23 (6.0%)	$11,716							70	79.2	1192	401
064215006914	1594	Sequoia Elementary	Public	K-6	5900 Iroquois Rd.	Westminster	92683	Orange County	Westminster	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 894-7271	425	20	21.2	64.5%	71 (16.7%)	10 (2.4%)	213 (50.1%)	99 (23.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.9%)	28 (6.6%)	$5,989							70	77.7	1251	343
068450007058	1595	Greentree Elementary	Public	K-6	4200 Manzanita	Irvine	92604	Orange County	Irvine Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(949) 936-5800	449	17	26.4	29.6%	95 (21.2%)	4 (0.9%)	121 (26.9%)	157 (35.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	72 (16.0%)	$6,619							70	75	1375	220
060006211500	1596	Sierra View Elementary	Public	K-6	1323 East J St.	Oakdale	95361	Stanislaus County	Oakdale Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 848-4200	652	29	22.4	46.5%	314 (48.2%)	5 (0.8%)	297 (45.6%)	9 (1.4%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (3.7%)	$6,783							69.9	71.3	1524	72
060552000501	1597	Bolinas-Stinson Elementary	Public	K-8	125 Olema-Bolinas Rd.	Bolinas	94924	Marin County	Bolinas-Stinson Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 868-1603	101	7	14.4	43.6%	62 (61.4%)	1 (1.0%)	28 (27.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (7.9%)	$53,705							69.9	75.4	1359	238
063597006159	1598	Santa Clarita Elementary	Public	K-6	27177 Seco Canyon Rd.	Saugus	91350	Los Angeles County	Saugus Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 294-5340	254	10	25.4	50.0%	74 (29.1%)	12 (4.7%)	135 (53.1%)	22 (8.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (4.3%)	$11,317							69.9	68.5	1647	49
062061002475	1599	Lake Elementary	Public	K-8	4672 County Road North	Orland	95963	Glenn County	Lake Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 865-1255	185	9	20.9	43.2%	120 (64.9%)	0 (0.0%)	60 (32.4%)	1 (0.5%)	2 (1.1%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)								69.9	58	2143	544
060238114092	1600	Sage Oak Charter School- Keppel	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	1473 Ford St.	Redlands	92373	San Bernardino County	Sage Oak Charter School- Keppel District	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(888) 345-4445	437	89	4.9	43.9%	172 (39.4%)	12 (2.7%)	196 (44.9%)	29 (6.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (6.2%)								69.8	74.3	1412	188

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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:

State-Administered Standardized Tests: A Comprehensive Guide

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

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