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)
060588000532	381	Olinda Elementary	Public	K-6	3145 East Birch St.	Brea	92821	Orange County	Brea-Olinda Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 528-7475	671	27	24.8	14.9%	84 (12.5%)	3 (0.4%)	130 (19.4%)	374 (55.7%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.4%)	76 (11.3%)	$4,644							94.5	94	429	48
061221008501	382	Richmond Street Elementary	Public	K-5	615 Richmond St.	El Segundo	90245	Los Angeles County	El Segundo Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 606-6831	568	23	24.6	9.2%	255 (44.9%)	16 (2.8%)	148 (26.1%)	57 (10.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	90 (15.8%)	$8,702							94.5	94.3	405	23
062250002749	383	Newcomb Academy	Public	K-8	3351 Val Verde Ave.	Long Beach	90808	Los Angeles County	Long Beach Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 430-1250	807	36	22.1	16.4%	270 (33.5%)	46 (5.7%)	302 (37.4%)	81 (10.0%)	2 (0.2%)	4 (0.5%)	102 (12.6%)	$9,370							94.5	95.9	284	99
068450009212	384	Meadow Park Elementary	Public	K-6	50 Blue Lake South	Irvine	92614	Orange County	Irvine Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(949) 936-5900	602	24	25	20.8%	216 (35.9%)	11 (1.8%)	79 (13.1%)	211 (35.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	84 (14.0%)	$5,578							94.5	95.4	321	63
060474000431	385	Berkeley Arts Magnet at Whittier	Public	K-5	1645 Milvia St.	Berkeley	94709	Alameda County	Berkeley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 644-6225	395	22	18	22.3%	174 (44.1%)	38 (9.6%)	52 (13.2%)	51 (12.9%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	77 (19.5%)	$8,507							94.5	93.8	453	68
064128006838	386	Evergreen Elementary	Public	K-5	2450 South Evergreen Springs	Diamond Bar	91765	Los Angeles County	Walnut Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 594-1041	719	29	24.9	30.5%	31 (4.3%)	6 (0.8%)	136 (18.9%)	514 (71.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	31 (4.3%)	$6,395							94.5	92.6	531	145
060177000054	387	Frank Otis Elementary	Public	K-5	3010 Fillmore St.	Alameda	94501	Alameda County	Alameda Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 748-4013	541	22	24.5	21.8%	214 (39.6%)	16 (3.0%)	64 (11.8%)	110 (20.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	137 (25.3%)	$14,593							94.5	88.8	779	392
062271003459	388	Westwood Charter Elementary	Public, Charter	K-5	2050 Selby Ave.	Los Angeles	90025	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 474-7788	638	27	23.6	12.7%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$8,776							94.5	95.8	295	93
061074014644	389	Pacific Sky	Public	K-6	6631 Solterra Vista Pkwy.	San Diego	92130	San Diego County	Del Mar Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(858) 755-9301	344	16	21.5	11.0%	93 (27.0%)	5 (1.5%)	41 (11.9%)	183 (53.2%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	20 (5.8%)								94.5	97.5	142	247
061074010627	390	Torrey Hills	Public	K-6	10830 Calle Mar de Mariposa	San Diego	92130	San Diego County	Del Mar Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(858) 481-4266	461	24	19.2	6.7%	180 (39.0%)	4 (0.9%)	46 (10.0%)	200 (43.4%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (6.3%)	$13,423							94.4	96	272	118

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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:

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State-Administered Standardized Tests: 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.