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)
060247608323	1471	Aspire Vincent Shalvey Academy	Public, Charter	K-5	10038 Hwy. 99 East Frontage Rd	Stockton	95212	San Joaquin County	Aspire Vincent Shalvey Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 931-5399	446	18	24.6	54.0%	37 (8.3%)	23 (5.2%)	214 (48.0%)	132 (29.6%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	37 (8.3%)								72.8	65.7	1793	322
063753006345	1472	Junipero Serra Elementary	Public	K-5	151 Victoria St.	Daly City	94015	San Mateo County	South San Francisco Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 877-8853	291	15	19.4	27.1%	9 (3.1%)	3 (1.0%)	64 (22.0%)	189 (64.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	25 (8.6%)	$5,484							72.8	67.9	1696	224
063795009643	1473	Agnes M. Baptist Elementary	Public	K-6	1825 Cheyenne Way	Modesto	95356	Stanislaus County	Stanislaus Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 527-0450	625	26	23.6	67.5%	109 (17.4%)	20 (3.2%)	307 (49.1%)	91 (14.6%)	2 (0.3%)	20 (3.2%)	75 (12.0%)	$10,977							72.7	79.6	1204	269
063588006140	1474	Chet F. Harritt Elementary	Public	K-8	8120 Arlette St.	Santee	92071	San Diego County	Santee	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 258-4800	603	26	23.3	42.0%	302 (50.1%)	13 (2.2%)	191 (31.7%)	24 (4.0%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	69 (11.4%)	$9,286							72.7	74.2	1438	36
063597006158	1475	Rosedell Elementary	Public	K-6	27853 Urbandale Ave.	Saugus	91350	Los Angeles County	Saugus Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 294-5335	638	24	26.5	39.7%	242 (37.9%)	12 (1.9%)	291 (45.6%)	39 (6.1%)	3 (0.5%)	2 (0.3%)	49 (7.7%)	$9,868							72.7	70.1	1601	126
060861000878	1476	Sunnyside Elementary	Public	K-6	5430 San Miguel Rd.	Bonita	91902	San Diego County	Chula Vista Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 479-0571	438	22	19.9	36.3%	67 (15.3%)	8 (1.8%)	298 (68.0%)	41 (9.4%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	22 (5.0%)	$11,324							72.6	66.7	1756	280
062547003802	1477	Montebello Gardens Elementary	Public	K-5	4700 Pine St.	Pico Rivera	90660	Los Angeles County	Montebello Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 463-5191	233	12	19.5	82.8%	3 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	218 (93.6%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (4.3%)	$7,514							72.6	63	1900	423
063822012288	1478	Golden Oak Community	Public	K-6	25201 Via Princessa	Santa Clarita	91321	Los Angeles County	Sulphur Springs Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 251-8929	535	19	28.9	29.0%	134 (25.0%)	49 (9.2%)	213 (39.8%)	94 (17.6%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (8.0%)	$5,794							72.5	75.4	1384	94
061473001794	1479	Hermosa Drive Elementary	Public	K-6	400 East Hermosa Dr.	Fullerton	92835	Orange County	Fullerton Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 447-7720	316	14	22.5	50.9%	68 (21.5%)	5 (1.6%)	179 (56.6%)	38 (12.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (7.9%)	$5,613							72.5	71.4	1562	83
062827004382	1480	Topa Topa Elementary	Public	K-6	916 Mountain View Ave.	Ojai	93023	Ventura County	Ojai Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 640-4366	241	10	24.1	44.4%	127 (52.7%)	3 (1.2%)	95 (39.4%)	4 (1.7%)	3 (1.2%)	1 (0.4%)	8 (3.3%)								72.5	50.8	2504	1024

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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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