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)
063432005489	1721	Jones Elementary	Public	K-5	2751 Greyling Dr.	San Diego	92123	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(858) 496-8140	289	13	22.2	51.2%	78 (27.0%)	21 (7.3%)	100 (34.6%)	33 (11.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	56 (19.4%)	$9,222							66.8	59.5	2055	334
061488000754	1722	Ocia A. Peters Elementary	Public	K-6	13162 Newhope St.	Garden Grove	92843	Orange County	Garden Grove Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 663-6085	936	40	23.6	82.6%	27 (2.9%)	2 (0.2%)	572 (61.1%)	320 (34.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (1.5%)	$11,647							66.7	64.9	1818	96
063255004445	1723	Hanna Ranch Elementary	Public	K-5	2480 Refugio Valley Rd.	Hercules	94547	Contra Costa County	West Contra Costa Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 231-1441	392	17	23	27.6%	23 (5.9%)	43 (11.0%)	113 (28.8%)	158 (40.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	52 (13.3%)	$5,304							66.7	74.7	1416	307
063504005928	1724	San Pasqual Union Elementary	Public	K-8	15305 Rockwood Rd.	Escondido	92027	San Diego County	San Pasqual Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 745-4931	486	23	21	23.3%	264 (54.3%)	3 (0.6%)	173 (35.6%)	10 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	35 (7.2%)	$9,721							66.7	68.1	1688	36
063213004962	1725	Clifford Elementary	Public	K-8	225 Clifford Ave.	Redwood City	94062	San Mateo County	Redwood City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 482-2402	682	30	22.7	44.0%	247 (36.2%)	5 (0.7%)	337 (49.4%)	43 (6.3%)	1 (0.1%)	6 (0.9%)	43 (6.3%)								66.7	56.1	2231	506
064023006652	1726	Apple Blossom	Public	K-5	700 Watertrough Rd.	Sebastopol	95472	Sonoma County	Twin Hills Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 823-1041	296	15	20.2	22.3%	199 (67.2%)	2 (0.7%)	71 (24.0%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (7.1%)	$8,653							66.7	58.6	2098	372
062955004562	1727	Cielo Vista Charter	Public, Charter	K-8	650 South Paseo Dorotea	Palm Springs	92264	Riverside County	Palm Springs Unified	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 416-8250	872	40	22	94.3%	88 (10.1%)	14 (1.6%)	707 (81.1%)	36 (4.1%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	22 (2.5%)	$9,130							66.7	63.1	1894	167
060645000574	1728	Joaquin Miller Elementary	Public	K-5	720 East Providencia Ave.	Burbank	91501	Los Angeles County	Burbank Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 729-2050	770	32	24	42.5%	517 (67.1%)	12 (1.6%)	119 (15.5%)	59 (7.7%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	59 (7.7%)	$11,472							66.7	69.2	1640	88
063231004982	1729	Green Valley Elementary	Public	K-5	2380 Bass Lake Rd.	Rescue	95672	El Dorado County	Rescue Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 677-3686	347	16	21.6	40.3%	201 (57.9%)	3 (0.9%)	100 (28.8%)	10 (2.9%)	2 (0.6%)	2 (0.6%)	29 (8.4%)	$10,581							66.7	75.9	1361	368
062865004442	1730	Palmyra GATE Magnet	Public	K-6	1325 East Palmyra Ave.	Orange	92866	Orange County	Orange Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 997-6207	400	18	22.7	81.0%	42 (10.5%)	12 (3.0%)	312 (78.0%)	16 (4.0%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.5%)	15 (3.8%)	$5,548							66.6	71.5	1554	176

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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:

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

Public School Districts and Their Services: 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.