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
831	Tierra Linda Elementary	Public	K-5	1201 Woodcreek Rd.	Camarillo	93012	Ventura County	Pleasant Valley	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 383-5360	502	21	23.9	24.3%	266 (53.0%)	5 (1.0%)	157 (31.3%)	32 (6.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.8%)	38 (7.6%)	$15,838			$1,183			$14,655	86.8	90.6	661	170		063099004311
832	Camellia Elementary	Public	K-6	6600 Cougar Dr.	Sacramento	95828	Sacramento County	Sacramento City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 395-4520	309	14	22.3	83.8%	8 (2.6%)	8 (2.6%)	52 (16.8%)	219 (70.9%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.3%)	15 (4.9%)	$22,788			$3,795			$18,993	86.8	79.3	1182	350		063384005229
833	Canyon Rim Elementary	Public	K-6	1090 The Highlands Dr.	Anaheim	92808	Orange County	Orange Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 532-7027	509	19	26.9	31.0%	223 (43.8%)	4 (0.8%)	118 (23.2%)	107 (21.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	57 (11.2%)	$15,689			$1,182			$14,507	86.8	85.4	934	101		062865007196
834	Community Roots Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	29292 Crown Valley Pkwy.	Laguna Niguel	92677	Orange County	Community Roots Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(949) 831-4272	780	49	15.8	13.5%	501 (64.2%)	1 (0.1%)	116 (14.9%)	46 (5.9%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	112 (14.4%)	$14,216			$218			$13,998	86.7	85.5	929	95		060233112651
835	Benjamin Franklin Elementary	Public	K-6	19661 Orange Terrace Pkwy.	Riverside	92508	Riverside County	Riverside Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 571-6502	767	30	25.5	48.9%	227 (29.6%)	46 (6.0%)	330 (43.0%)	115 (15.0%)	4 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	44 (5.7%)	$16,501			$999			$15,502	86.7	81.7	1083	248		063315010030
836	Westlake Elementary	Public	K-5	1000 High St.	Santa Cruz	95060	Santa Cruz County	Santa Cruz City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 429-3878	453	22	20.5	24.5%	277 (61.1%)	5 (1.1%)	101 (22.3%)	24 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	44 (9.7%)	$22,072			$3,059			$19,013	86.7	89	752	84		063559006069
837	Alamos Elementary	Public	K-5	38200 Pacific Park Dr.	Murrieta	92563	Riverside County	Temecula Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 294-6760	799	35	22.8	27.7%	273 (34.2%)	30 (3.8%)	289 (36.2%)	119 (14.9%)	4 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	83 (10.4%)	$16,315			$956			$15,359	86.7	87.8	823	14		060002811039
838	Mountainview Elementary	Public	K-6	22201 West Cypress Pl.	Saugus	91390	Los Angeles County	Saugus Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 294-5325	917	36	25.4	20.5%	457 (49.8%)	14 (1.5%)	294 (32.1%)	66 (7.2%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	83 (9.1%)	$14,094			$570			$13,524	86.7	86.9	869	31		063597003259
839	Doyle Elementary	Public	K-5	3950 Berino Ct.	San Diego	92122	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 605-4500	603	24	24.9	41.8%	170 (28.2%)	6 (1.0%)	147 (24.4%)	236 (39.1%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	42 (7.0%)	$19,854			$2,758			$17,096	86.7	89.9	703	136		063432005448
840	Altamont Elementary	Public	K-8	452 West Saint Francis St.	Mountain House	95391	San Joaquin County	Lammersville Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 836-7240	616	27	22.9	12.7%	84 (13.6%)	43 (7.0%)	111 (18.0%)	312 (50.6%)	2 (0.3%)	4 (0.6%)	60 (9.7%)	$12,427			$157			$12,270	86.6	88.4	795	45		060141013781

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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:

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

Public School Districts and Their Services: 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.