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)
060657010701	4601	Jim Maples Academy	Public	K-6	252 North Westwood	Porterville	93257	Tulare County	Burton Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 781-1658	430	19	22.6	86.3%	43 (10.0%)	5 (1.2%)	328 (76.3%)	14 (3.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (9.1%)	$5,893							22.7	32.6	3679	922
062580009160	4602	Creekside Elementary	Public	K-5	13563 Heacock St.	Moreno Valley	92553	Riverside County	Moreno Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 571-4560	609	28	21.7	65.7%	26 (4.3%)	63 (10.3%)	493 (81.0%)	9 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	15 (2.5%)	$8,425							22.7	17.4	5119	517
062954011570	4603	Golden Hills Elementary	Public	4-5	2400 Via Canela	Oroville	95966	Butte County	Palermo Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 532-6000	246	11	23.4	80.1%	98 (39.8%)	1 (0.4%)	86 (35.0%)	13 (5.3%)	11 (4.5%)	1 (0.4%)	36 (14.6%)	$10,278							22.7	31.1	3794	809
060687009522	4604	Jenny Lind Elementary	Public	K-5	5100 Driver Rd.	Valley Springs	95252	Calaveras County	Calaveras Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 754-2350	442	17	25.9	41.6%	277 (62.7%)	3 (0.7%)	125 (28.3%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (7.9%)	$5,282							22.7	18.3	5017	413
060217414324	4605	iLead Agua Dulce	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	11311 Frascati St.	Agua Dulce	91390	Los Angeles County	iLead Agua Dulce District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 268-6386	323	16	20.4	41.8%	166 (51.4%)	4 (1.2%)	122 (37.8%)	3 (0.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (7.4%)								22.6	22.8	4577	28
062781009413	4606	Anderson (Alex) Elementary	Public	K-6	5800 Calpine Dr.	San Jose	95123	Santa Clara County	Oak Grove Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 225-6556	478	20	23.9	47.7%	45 (9.4%)	14 (2.9%)	280 (58.6%)	120 (25.1%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	15 (3.1%)	$10,925							22.6	36.2	3418	1188
063697011744	4607	Vista Verde Elementary	Public	K-5	13403 Vista Verde Dr.	Victorville	92393	San Bernardino County	Snowline Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 662-5650	731	29	25.2	75.6%	50 (6.8%)	108 (14.8%)	499 (68.3%)	7 (1.0%)	2 (0.3%)	7 (1.0%)	58 (7.9%)	$7,146							22.6	16.2	5222	615
060962000980	4608	Emerson Elementary	Public	K-8	1011 East Caldwell St.	Compton	90221	Los Angeles County	Compton Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 898-6170	580	24	24.6	64.7%	2 (0.3%)	100 (17.2%)	461 (79.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.6%)	7 (1.2%)								22.6	29.4	3947	661
062271002887	4609	Camellia Avenue Elementary	Public	K-5	7451 Camellia Ave.	North Hollywood	91605	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 765-5255	447	21	21.2	93.1%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$11,572							22.6	17.7	5091	482
062274010962	4610	Lorena Falasco Elementary	Public	K-6	310 Overland Ave.	Los Banos	93635	Merced County	Los Banos Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 827-5834	727	27	26.9	83.1%	33 (4.5%)	13 (1.8%)	658 (90.5%)	10 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.7%)	8 (1.1%)	$7,397							22.6	21	4760	150

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