Best Elementary Schools in California

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School															Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2018)							Ranking (2023 vs 2022)
ID	Rank (of 5874)	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 (2023)	Average Standard Score (2022)	Rank (2022)	Rank Change from 2022	SchoolDigger Rating (2023)
061336001518	5531	Fairview Elementary	Public	K-5	830 First St.	Fairfield	94533	Solano County	Fairfield-Suisun Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 421-4165	561	24	23.3	68.6%	43 (7.7%)	55 (9.8%)	404 (72.0%)	35 (6.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (4.3%)	$6,447							12.4	15.4	5333	198
060261000153	5532	Henry (Patrick) Elementary	Public	K-6	1123 West Romneya Dr.	Anaheim	92801	Orange County	Anaheim Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 517-8914	431	20	21.4	82.4%	5 (1.2%)	3 (0.7%)	396 (91.9%)	12 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	14 (3.2%)	$7,630							12.4	12.7	5557	25
060004707390	5533	North Elementary	Public	K-8	2875 Holly Dr.	Tracy	95376	San Joaquin County	Tracy Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 830-3350	789	36	22	76.8%	38 (4.8%)	40 (5.1%)	568 (72.0%)	93 (11.8%)	6 (0.8%)	13 (1.6%)	30 (3.8%)	$7,383							12.4	11.6	5629	96
063417013699	5534	H. Frank Dominguez Elementary	Public	K-6	135 South Allen St.	San Bernardino	92408	San Bernardino County	San Bernardino City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 888-8020	381	20	19.5	91.6%	7 (1.8%)	36 (9.4%)	318 (83.5%)	9 (2.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.6%)	$6,515							12.4	16.3	5242	292
060190610666	5535	Escuela Popular Accelerated Family Learning	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	149 North White Rd.	San Jose	95127	Santa Clara County	Escuela Popular Accelerated Family Learning District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 275-7190	391	17	22.9	91.6%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	391 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								12.4	9.4	5762	227
060171514217	5536	Vista Norte Public Charter	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	248 East Base Line Rd.	Rialto	92376	San Bernardino County	Vista Norte Public Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 509-5496	631	22	28	76.9%	54 (8.6%)	37 (5.9%)	491 (77.8%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (0.8%)	7 (1.1%)	33 (5.2%)								12.4	9.5	5757	221
060257100354	5537	Banta Elementary	Public	K-8	22345 El Rancho Rd.	Tracy	95304	San Joaquin County	Banta Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 229-4650	199	11	17.8	77.4%	34 (17.1%)	2 (1.0%)	151 (75.9%)	6 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.0%)								12.4			(n/a)
063417005371	5538	Mt. Vernon Elementary	Public	K-6	1271 West Tenth St.	San Bernardino	92411	San Bernardino County	San Bernardino City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 388-6400	487	21	23.2	94.0%	9 (1.8%)	25 (5.1%)	447 (91.8%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.8%)	$7,228							12.3	11.3	5652	114
060285000209	5539	Belshaw Elementary	Public	K-5	2801 Roosevelt Ln.	Antioch	94509	Contra Costa County	Antioch Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 779-7495	434	21	20.8	79.0%	50 (11.5%)	62 (14.3%)	260 (59.9%)	19 (4.4%)	3 (0.7%)	10 (2.3%)	30 (6.9%)	$7,438							12.3	15.2	5345	194
063227007336	5540	Kettleman City Elementary	Public	K-8	701 General Petroleum St.	Kettleman City	93239	Kings County	Reef-Sunset Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 386-5702	237	12	19.7	91.1%	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	235 (99.2%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$10,350							12.3	14	5446	94

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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 18, 2023, 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:

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

Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA): Transforming Education in America

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