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
1611	Fiddyment Farm	Public	K-5	4001 Brick Mason Cir.	Roseville	95747	Placer County	Roseville City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 771-1880	701	30	23.1	28.8%	284 (40.5%)	22 (3.1%)	134 (19.1%)	161 (23.0%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.4%)	96 (13.7%)	$13,471			$696			$12,775	69.7	70.9	1557	54		063360013287
1612	Del Mar Elementary	Public	K-5	501 Sequoia St.	Morro Bay	93442	San Luis Obispo County	San Luis Coastal Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 771-1858	271	13	20.8	56.5%	141 (52.0%)	0 (0.0%)	101 (37.3%)	7 (2.6%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (7.7%)	$21,685			$4,166			$17,519	69.7	72.4	1479	133		063480010066
1613	Lisa J. Mails Elementary	Public	K-5	35185 Briggs Rd.	Murrieta	92563	Riverside County	Murrieta Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 304-1880	1,006	39	25.8	41.4%	369 (36.7%)	43 (4.3%)	346 (34.4%)	96 (9.5%)	1 (0.1%)	6 (0.6%)	145 (14.4%)	$14,478			$1,046			$13,432	69.7	70.1	1589	24		060002911921
1614	Howard Wood Elementary	Public	K-5	2250 West 235th St.	Torrance	90501	Los Angeles County	Torrance Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 533-4484	344	16	21.6	42.4%	50 (14.5%)	8 (2.3%)	181 (52.6%)	68 (19.8%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	34 (9.9%)	$16,871			$756			$16,115	69.7	81.3	1097	517		063942006581
1615	Bridgeway Island Elementary	Public	K-8	3255 Half Moon Bay Cir.	West Sacramento	95691	Yolo County	Washington Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 375-7778	1,062	45	23.6	42.8%	356 (33.5%)	49 (4.6%)	261 (24.6%)	249 (23.4%)	4 (0.4%)	11 (1.0%)	130 (12.2%)								69.6	66.6	1750	135		064158010715
1616	Parker Whitney Elementary	Public	K-6	5145 Topaz Ave.	Rocklin	95677	Placer County	Rocklin Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 624-2491	422	21	20.4	30.1%	265 (62.8%)	4 (0.9%)	78 (18.5%)	23 (5.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (12.3%)	$15,778			$726			$15,052	69.6	80.1	1151	465		060001309069
1617	Linda Vista Elementary	Public	K-6	1200 North Cannon St.	Orange	92869	Orange County	Orange Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 997-6201	289	12	23.4	42.2%	90 (31.1%)	2 (0.7%)	142 (49.1%)	23 (8.0%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (10.4%)	$15,978			$1,182			$14,796	69.6	74.5	1388	229		062865004437
1618	Mountain Meadows Elementary	Public	K-5	4200 Mountain Meadow Dr.	Moorpark	93021	Ventura County	Moorpark Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 378-6306	424	22	19.7	33.5%	182 (42.9%)	8 (1.9%)	196 (46.2%)	18 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (4.7%)	$18,017			$1,270			$16,747	69.6	71.5	1527	91		062569009158
1619	Foulks Ranch Elementary	Public	K-6	6211 Laguna Park Dr.	Elk Grove	95758	Sacramento County	Elk Grove Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 686-8177	779	33	23.9	49.9%	232 (29.8%)	73 (9.4%)	247 (31.7%)	123 (15.8%)	1 (0.1%)	8 (1.0%)	95 (12.2%)	$16,934			$1,166			$15,768	69.6	63.1	1923	304		061233009361
1620	Leo R. Croce Elementary	Public	K-5	5650 Scenic Ave.	Livermore	94551	Alameda County	Livermore Valley Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 606-4706	537	28	19.1	21.4%	224 (41.7%)	3 (0.6%)	180 (33.5%)	81 (15.1%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.7%)	44 (8.2%)	$20,066			$2,107			$17,959	69.5	73.2	1443	177		062211000052

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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:

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

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