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)
061149010268	2221	Antelope Meadows Elementary	Public	K-5	8343 Palmerson Dr.	Antelope	95843	Sacramento County	Dry Creek Joint Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 770-8816	716	31	23.1	48.7%	285 (39.8%)	29 (4.1%)	217 (30.3%)	70 (9.8%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.3%)	106 (14.8%)	$6,726							56.3	55.4	2282	61
063132004843	2222	Golden Springs Elementary	Public	K-6	245 South Ballena Dr.	Diamond Bar	91765	Los Angeles County	Pomona Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 397-4596	413	17	25	71.4%	36 (8.7%)	16 (3.9%)	287 (69.5%)	53 (12.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (4.8%)	$5,468							56.3	46.7	2715	493
060002809502	2223	Vail Elementary	Public	K-5	29835 Mira Loma Dr.	Temecula	92592	Riverside County	Temecula Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 695-7140	524	24	21.8	50.2%	155 (29.6%)	20 (3.8%)	257 (49.0%)	39 (7.4%)	4 (0.8%)	2 (0.4%)	47 (9.0%)	$11,446							56.3	47.1	2688	465
060846000844	2224	E. J. Marshall Elementary	Public	K-6	12045 Telephone Ave.	Chino	91710	San Bernardino County	Chino Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 627-9741	402	18	22.2	81.1%	23 (5.7%)	4 (1.0%)	349 (86.8%)	17 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.2%)	$10,897							56.3	45.5	2767	543
061089008493	2225	Morningside	Public	K-5	2100 Summer Dr.	Delano	93215	Kern County	Delano Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 720-2700	504	22	22.9	77.0%	10 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	380 (75.4%)	105 (20.8%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	7 (1.4%)	$6,848							56.3	49.5	2551	326
063153004899	2226	Valley Elementary	Public	K-5	13000 Bowron Rd.	Poway	92064	San Diego County	Poway Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(858) 748-2007	695	29	24	40.7%	159 (22.9%)	16 (2.3%)	436 (62.7%)	33 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (7.2%)	$7,062							56.2	64	1847	379
061233010595	2227	Irene B. West Elementary	Public	K-6	8625 Serio Way	Elk Grove	95758	Sacramento County	Elk Grove Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 683-4362	928	37	25	52.3%	105 (11.3%)	118 (12.7%)	155 (16.7%)	455 (49.0%)	3 (0.3%)	25 (2.7%)	67 (7.2%)	$6,400							56.2	55.6	2273	46
060985001053	2228	Garretson Elementary	Public	K-6	1650 Garretson Ave.	Corona	92879	Riverside County	Corona-Norco Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 736-3345	1,056	42	25.1	79.6%	100 (9.5%)	21 (2.0%)	841 (79.6%)	67 (6.3%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (2.3%)	$7,779							56.2	55	2295	67
062955009603	2229	Sunny Sands Elementary	Public	K-5	69-310 McCallum Way	Cathedral City	92234	Riverside County	Palm Springs Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 770-8635	721	32	22.5	98.1%	48 (6.7%)	8 (1.1%)	619 (85.9%)	29 (4.0%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (1.8%)	$13,029							56.2	52.2	2440	211
063684006271	2230	Township Elementary	Public	K-6	4101 Township Ave.	Simi Valley	93063	Ventura County	Simi Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 520-6770	540	24	22.4	36.5%	310 (57.4%)	7 (1.3%)	161 (29.8%)	31 (5.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (5.7%)	$6,374							56.2	67.5	1713	517

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