Best Elementary Schools in California

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School														Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)							Ranking (2025 vs 2024)					ID
Rank (of 5856)	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 (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Rank (2024)	Rank Change from 2024	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	ID
3761	Telfair Avenue Elementary	Public	K-5	10975 Telfair Ave.	Pacoima	91331	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 896-7411	534	28	19	92.3%	4 (0.7%)	2 (0.4%)	514 (96.3%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.9%)	$30,497			$6,063			$24,434	32.6	28.6	4061	300		062271003391
3762	Roy W. Loudon Elementary	Public	K-6	4000 Loudon St.	Bakersfield	93313	Kern County	Panama-Buena Vista Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 398-3210	807	34	23.6	88.0%	76 (9.4%)	50 (6.2%)	600 (74.3%)	36 (4.5%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	41 (5.1%)	$16,951			$2,067			$14,884	32.6	34.2	3589	173		060639009520
3763	Berenda Elementary	Public	K-6	26820 Club Dr.	Madera	93638	Madera County	Madera Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 674-3325	709	35	20.3	85.0%	44 (6.2%)	4 (0.6%)	621 (87.6%)	8 (1.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (4.4%)	$18,471			$3,112			$15,359	32.6	33	3687	76		062334008894
3764	Lincoln Elementary	Public	K-6	1700 14th St.	Sanger	93657	Fresno County	Sanger Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 524-6370	505	27	18.8	88.5%	19 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	469 (92.9%)	7 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.0%)	$17,443			$1,574			$15,869	32.6	36.6	3391	373		063525005975
3765	Cesar Chavez Language Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	2480 Sebastopol Rd.	Santa Rosa	95407	Sonoma County	Santa Rosa Elementary	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 890-3890	773	39	19.9	74.4%	49 (6.3%)	4 (0.5%)	696 (90.0%)	9 (1.2%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	11 (1.4%)	$21,980			$1,437			$20,543	32.5	30.7	3881	116		063581013339
3766	Cesar Chavez Elementary	Public	K-6	1251 East Zapata St.	Calexico	92231	Imperial County	Calexico Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 768-6400	765	30	25.5	78.8%	9 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	751 (98.2%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	$21,088			$3,375			$17,713	32.5	32.5	3739	27		060690011897
3767	Citrus Elementary	Public	K-6	925 West Seventh St.	Upland	91786	San Bernardino County	Upland Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 949-7731	494	22	22.4	87.2%	41 (8.3%)	35 (7.1%)	378 (76.5%)	20 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	19 (3.8%)	$18,654			$2,040			$16,614	32.5	31.2	3843	76		060001609089
3768	Rio Vista School of Applied Learning	Public	K-6	13590 Havasu Rd.	Apple Valley	92308	San Bernardino County	Apple Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 240-0280	927	37	25	63.0%	308 (33.2%)	35 (3.8%)	507 (54.7%)	30 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	45 (4.9%)	$15,752			$1,669			$14,083	32.5	32.7	3718	50		060001701149
3769	Malabar Street Elementary	Public	K-6	3200 East Malabar St.	Los Angeles	90063	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 261-1103	418	21	19.9	96.7%	5 (1.2%)	2 (0.5%)	410 (98.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	$26,369			$5,543			$20,826	32.4	39.2	3224	545		062271003159
3770	Mission Elementary	Public	K-6	5555 Howard St.	Ontario	91762	San Bernardino County	Ontario-Montclair	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 627-3010	571	24	23.7	88.4%	16 (2.8%)	23 (4.0%)	507 (88.8%)	19 (3.3%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	$25,186			$3,783			$21,403	32.4	36.6	3396	374		062847004407

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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 9, 2025, 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

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

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