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
1451	Kavod Charter	Public, Charter	K-8	6991 Balboa Ave.	San Diego	92111	San Diego County	Kavod Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(858) 386-0887	395	21	18.8	40.3%	182 (46.1%)	42 (10.6%)	113 (28.6%)	24 (6.1%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	31 (7.8%)	$13,593			$940			$12,653	73.5	79.9	1158	293		060166213201
1452	El Oro Way Charter For Enriched Studies	Public, Charter	K-5	12230 El Oro Way	Granada Hills	91344	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 360-2288	434	19	22.8	42.6%	218 (50.2%)	6 (1.4%)	83 (19.1%)	34 (7.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	93 (21.4%)	$18,393			$2,262			$16,131	73.5	69.7	1608	156		062271002979
1453	Bret Harte Elementary	Public	K-5	3200 West Jeffries Ave.	Burbank	91505	Los Angeles County	Burbank Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 729-1250	537	25	21.4	25.3%	191 (35.6%)	7 (1.3%)	211 (39.3%)	54 (10.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	72 (13.4%)	$200,338			$12,625			$187,713	73.5	71.2	1537	84		060645000568
1454	Buena Vista Arts-Integrated	Public	K-6	5685 San Bernardino St.	Montclair	91763	San Bernardino County	Ontario-Montclair	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 984-9556	369	15	24.6	68.8%	19 (5.1%)	8 (2.2%)	318 (86.2%)	17 (4.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.6%)	$25,277			$4,164			$21,113	73.5	78.2	1236	218		062847008925
1455	Joaquin Miller Elementary	Public	K-5	720 East Providencia Ave.	Burbank	91501	Los Angeles County	Burbank Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 729-2050	730	31	23.5	50.7%	513 (70.3%)	11 (1.5%)	92 (12.6%)	58 (7.9%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	52 (7.1%)	$146,596			$9,364			$137,232	73.4	62.9	1930	475		060645000574
1456	Heron	Public	K-8	5151 Banfield Dr.	Sacramento	95835	Sacramento County	Natomas Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 567-5680	977	43	22.6	35.1%	216 (22.1%)	135 (13.8%)	276 (28.2%)	191 (19.5%)	1 (0.1%)	13 (1.3%)	145 (14.8%)	$15,249			$1,680			$13,569	73.4	75.1	1362	94		060003611734
1457	Orchard View	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	700 Watertrough Rd.	Sebastopol	95472	Sonoma County	Twin Hills Union Elementary	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(707) 823-4709	224	14	16.3	21.9%	145 (64.7%)	0 (0.0%)	55 (24.6%)	6 (2.7%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (6.3%)	$13,921			$77			$13,844	73.3	52.6	2422	965		064023008651
1458	Isleton Elementary	Public	K-6	412 Union St.	Isleton	95641	Sacramento County	River Delta Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 777-6515	188	8	23.5	79.3%	56 (29.8%)	1 (0.5%)	121 (64.4%)	2 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	7 (3.7%)	$17,106			$2,565			$14,541	73.3	67.8	1691	233		063311005124
1459	Citizens of the World Charter School East Valley	Public, Charter	K-8	12020 Burbank Blvd.	Valley Village	91607	Los Angeles County	Citizens of the World Charter School East Valley District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 698-3848	441	21	21	38.1%	219 (49.7%)	23 (5.2%)	122 (27.7%)	18 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	58 (13.2%)	$16,378			$325			$16,053	73.3			(n/a)		060256714582
1460	Gage Elementary	Public	K-5	6811 Bisby Lake Ave.	San Diego	92119	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(858) 988-2100	698	28	24.9	37.0%	298 (42.7%)	38 (5.4%)	255 (36.5%)	32 (4.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	73 (10.5%)	$19,254			$3,423			$15,831	73.3	71.8	1509	49		063432005467

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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:

State-Administered Standardized Tests: A Comprehensive Guide

Alternative Schools vs Public Schools: A Comparison

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