California Elementary School Rankings

A teacher high-fives a student in a classroom.

Find the best California elementary schools with SchoolDigger.com! Focused on test scores for accurate rankings, our user-friendly site simplifies your search. Empower your decisions by exploring top-rated schools, only on SchoolDigger.com - the ultimate guide to K-12 schools!

Year after year, SchoolDigger is always the first to publish California test scores and rankings. Other sites use stale test score data that are several years old! Be in the know with the very latest performance metrics.

Alert! We are expecting the release of this year's test scores by the California Department of Education any day now! We will update our rankings as soon as they are released!

Alert! New test scores and rankings are expected from the California Department of Education any day now!

School															Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2018)							Ranking (2022 vs 2021)
ID	Rank (of 5880)	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 (2022)	Average Standard Score (2021)	Rank (2021)	Rank Change from 2021	SchoolDigger Rating (2022)
060000710348	5854	California School for the Deaf-Riverside	Public, Alternative	K-12	3044 Horace St.	Riverside	92506	Riverside County	CA School for the Deaf-Riverside (State Special Schl)	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(951) 248-7700	298	64	4.6	22.5%	73 (24.5%)	11 (3.7%)	196 (65.8%)	9 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.0%)								6.9			(n/a)
060171013193	5855	El Mirage	Public	K-8	19250 St. Anthony Ave.	Adelanto	92301	San Bernardino County	Adelanto Elementary	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(760) 530-7676	146	6	24.3	86.3%	12 (8.2%)	1 (0.7%)	126 (86.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (4.8%)								6.9			(n/a)
062271003244	5856	Florence Griffith Joyner Elementary	Public	K-5	1963 E. 103rd St.	Los Angeles	90002	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(323) 569-8141	391	20	20	99.2%	15 (3.8%)	74 (18.9%)	274 (70.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (7.2%)	$12,586							6.8			(n/a)
060149610724	5857	Aspire Triumph Technology Academy	Public, Charter	K-5	3200 62nd Ave.	Oakland	94605	Alameda County	Aspire Triumph Technology Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(510) 638-9445	256	12	22.1	87.5%	1 (0.4%)	158 (61.7%)	88 (34.4%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.7%)								6.6			(n/a)
063384005231	5858	Rosa Parks Elementary	Public	K-8	2250 68th Ave.	Sacramento	95822	Sacramento County	Sacramento City Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(916) 395-5327	744	32	23.4	80.4%	25 (3.4%)	142 (19.1%)	300 (40.3%)	198 (26.6%)	5 (0.7%)	34 (4.6%)	40 (5.4%)	$8,660							6.6			(n/a)
063441005623	5859	Chavez (Cesar) Elementary	Public	K-5	825 Shotwell St.	San Francisco	94110	San Francisco County	San Francisco Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(415) 695-5765	427	21	20.3	66.5%	9 (2.1%)	14 (3.3%)	372 (87.1%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	26 (6.1%)	$6,103							6.5			(n/a)
062895004480	5860	Oro Grande Elementary	Public	K-6	19175 Third St.	Oro Grande	92368	San Bernardino County	Oro Grande	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(760) 245-9260	95	4	26	80.0%	6 (6.3%)	4 (4.2%)	77 (81.1%)	5 (5.3%)	2 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.1%)	$16,713							6.4			(n/a)
062271003099	5861	YES Academy	Public	K-5	3140 Hyde Park Blvd.	Los Angeles	90043	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(323) 778-4992	447	22	20.7	96.2%	1 (0.2%)	129 (28.9%)	301 (67.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	15 (3.4%)	$11,683							6.3			(n/a)
063255005042	5862	Lincoln Elementary	Public	K-6	29 Sixth St.	Richmond	94801	Contra Costa County	West Contra Costa Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(510) 231-1404	331	14	23.6	58.3%	3 (0.9%)	46 (13.9%)	272 (82.2%)	4 (1.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.5%)	$6,000							6.2			(n/a)
062703013884	5863	Delta Bridges Charter	Public, Charter	K-8	703 E. Swain Rd.	Stockton	95207	San Joaquin County	New Jerusalem Elementary	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(209) 830-6363	248	10	24.7	82.3%	10 (4.0%)	26 (10.5%)	182 (73.4%)	18 (7.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.2%)	9 (3.6%)	$11,699							6.2	11.3	1369	4494

Sign up for updates!

Be the first to know when we update our rankings!

Other SchoolDigger ranking lists for California

Elementary Schools Middle Schools High Schools Districts Cities

New! SchoolDigger ranking lists for CA student subgroups:

Female Students Male Students Asian Students African American Students Hispanic Students Native American Students White Students Multi-racial Students English Language Learner Students Low Socio Economic Status Students Homeless Students Disabled Students Military Connected Students

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 24, 2022, 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.
For more information about our ranking process, please see our Ranking FAQ. Details about our methodology are here.

Educational resources:

Public School Districts and Their Services: A Comprehensive Guide

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the California Department of Education. School Attendance Areas provided by ATTOM.