Best Elementary Schools in California for African American Students

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Every year, the California Department of Education shares test results for various student groups in each school. We use these results to find out which schools do best for each group and list them from the best to the worst.

Additionally, we also compare the performance of the subgroup to the performance of the school as a whole. This makes it easy to see if, for example, African American students are overperforming or underperforming their peers in each school.

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.

The list is updated annually upon the release of the CAST and Smarter Balanced Assessments test scores by the California Department of Education. The most recent update was on Thursday, October 10, 2024.

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School														Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2018)							Ranking (African American vs All Students - 2024)					ID
Rank (of 593)	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	Statewide Rank Percentile (African American)	Statewide Rank Percentile (All Students)	Rank Percentile Difference from All Students	SchoolDigger Rating (African American)	SchoolDigger Rating (All Students)	ID
1	Aviation Elementary	Public	3-5	5403 West 138th St.	Hawthorne	90250	Los Angeles County	Wiseburn Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 725-2151	446	16	28.2	33.0%	79 (17.7%)	41 (9.2%)	248 (55.6%)	30 (6.7%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (1.1%)	42 (9.4%)	$7,260							99.8%	82.7%	17.18%			060142807146
2	Wilder's Preparatory Academy Charter	Public, Charter	K-5	830 North La Brea Ave.	Inglewood	90302	Los Angeles County	Wilder's Preparatory Academy Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 671-5578	420	16	26.2	69.8%	4 (1.0%)	350 (83.3%)	51 (12.1%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.9%)								99.7%	86.3%	13.41%			060244911296
3	Melrose Avenue Elementary	Public	K-5	731 North Detroit St.	Los Angeles	90046	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 938-6275	450	18	25	43.6%	113 (25.1%)	28 (6.2%)	108 (24.0%)	148 (32.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (11.8%)	$13,924							99.5%	90.3%	9.20%			062271003178
4	Lomita Math/Science/Technology Magnet	Public	K-5	2211 247th St.	Lomita	90717	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 784-6700	852	36	23.6	66.8%	82 (9.6%)	107 (12.6%)	490 (57.5%)	125 (14.7%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (0.7%)	42 (4.9%)	$9,062							99.3%	82.2%	17.10%			062271003145
5	Cecilia Lucero Solorio Elementary	Public	K-5	15172 Walnut St.	Fontana	92336	San Bernardino County	Etiwanda Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 357-8691	741	32	23.1	34.0%	103 (13.9%)	69 (9.3%)	397 (53.6%)	98 (13.2%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	72 (9.7%)	$6,067							99.2%	78.7%	20.45%			061296008585
6	American Indian Public Charter School II	Public, Charter	K-8	171 12th St.	Oakland	94607	Alameda County	American Indian Public Charter School II District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 893-8701	628	22	28.7	77.1%	36 (5.7%)	284 (45.2%)	46 (7.3%)	230 (36.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (4.9%)								99.0%	84.7%	14.26%			060188012013
7	Philistine Rondo School of Discovery	Public	K-6	14977 Walters St.	Eastvale	92880	Riverside County	Corona-Norco Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 736-5000	1,291	46	28	51.4%	225 (17.4%)	64 (5.0%)	328 (25.4%)	597 (46.2%)	4 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	72 (5.6%)								98.8%	83.2%	15.62%			060985014466
8	Terra Vista Elementary	Public	K-5	7497 Mountain View Dr.	Rancho Cucamonga	91730	San Bernardino County	Etiwanda Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 945-5715	912	36	25.1	39.4%	143 (15.7%)	93 (10.2%)	354 (38.8%)	225 (24.7%)	2 (0.2%)	13 (1.4%)	82 (9.0%)	$5,420							98.7%	86.2%	12.45%			061296003831
9	Redwood Heights Elementary	Public	K-5	4401 39th Ave.	Oakland	94619	Alameda County	Oakland Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 879-2148	383	15	25.8	44.1%	114 (29.8%)	50 (13.1%)	87 (22.7%)	39 (10.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	93 (24.3%)	$6,304							98.5%	92.5%	6.01%			062805004310
10	Elevate	Public, Charter	K-8	2285 Murray Ridge Rd.	San Diego	92123	San Diego County	Elevate District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(858) 751-4774	476	22	21.5	43.7%	150 (31.5%)	84 (17.6%)	120 (25.2%)	45 (9.5%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	74 (15.5%)								98.3%	90.5%	7.80%			060150313795

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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 10, 2024, 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:

Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection

State-Administered Standardized Tests: 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.