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
4302	Wanda Hirsch Elementary	Public	K-5	1280 Dove Dr.	Tracy	95376	San Joaquin County	Tracy Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 830-3312	359	17	21.4	64.6%	65 (18.1%)	21 (5.8%)	160 (44.6%)	80 (22.3%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.9%)	26 (7.2%)	$18,083			$2,644			$15,439	26.2	41.7	3086	1216		060004707401
4303	McKinley Elementary	Public	K-5	2150 East 14th St.	San Leandro	94577	Alameda County	San Leandro Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 618-4320	454	20	22.7	82.6%	25 (5.5%)	64 (14.1%)	244 (53.7%)	55 (12.1%)	7 (1.5%)	12 (2.6%)	47 (10.4%)	$18,386			$1,934			$16,452	26.1	36.3	3420	883		063468005837
4304	Imagine Schools Riverside County	Public, Charter	K-8	50-930 Calhoun St.	Coachella	92236	Riverside County	Imagine Schools Riverside County District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 391-9200	1,454	63	23	72.8%	31 (2.1%)	20 (1.4%)	1,382 (95.0%)	5 (0.3%)	4 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (0.8%)	$20,206			$1,283			$18,923	26.1	20	4869	565		060237212985
4305	Dickson Elementary	Public	K-6	3930 Pamela Dr.	Chino	91710	San Bernardino County	Chino Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 591-2653	566	24	23.2	88.0%	26 (4.6%)	27 (4.8%)	487 (86.0%)	13 (2.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.1%)								26.1	24.6	4408	103		060846000837
4306	Eric White Elementary	Public	K-6	2001 Mitchell	Selma	93662	Fresno County	Selma Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 898-6650	630	26	23.8	94.3%	4 (0.6%)	2 (0.3%)	604 (95.9%)	13 (2.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.0%)								26.1	27.3	4179	127		063627006182
4307	Miles Avenue Elementary	Public	K-5	6720 Miles Ave.	Huntington Park	90255	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 588-8296	788	40	19.7	94.3%	8 (1.0%)	2 (0.3%)	764 (97.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (1.8%)	$25,531			$4,430			$21,101	26.1	24.3	4426	119		062271003185
4308	Las Palmas Elementary	Public	K-6	624 West Las Palmas Ave.	Patterson	95363	Stanislaus County	Patterson Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 892-4730	642	30	21.4	83.6%	72 (11.2%)	6 (0.9%)	522 (81.3%)	17 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.6%)	21 (3.3%)	$14,972			$2,586			$12,386	26.1	22.6	4619	311		063003004701
4309	King Elementary	Public	K-5	145 East Artesia Blvd.	Long Beach	90805	Los Angeles County	Long Beach Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 428-1232	598	25	23.4	76.4%	5 (0.8%)	69 (11.5%)	488 (81.6%)	18 (3.0%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.5%)	14 (2.3%)	$21,106			$3,676			$17,430	26.1	25.7	4296	13		062250002731
4310	Fullbright Avenue Elementary	Public	K-5	6940 Fullbright Ave.	Canoga Park	91306	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 340-6677	321	17	18.8	91.3%	13 (4.0%)	6 (1.9%)	283 (88.2%)	15 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.2%)	$25,670			$5,231			$20,439	26.1	29.8	3943	367		062271003028
4311	Eleanor Roosevelt Community Learning Center	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	31191 Road 180	Visalia	93292	Tulare County	Eleanor Roosevelt Community Learning Center District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 592-9160	467	22	21.6	56.1%	215 (46.0%)	7 (1.5%)	210 (45.0%)	6 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (4.9%)	$13,549			$584			$12,965	26.1	20.1	4862	551		060203610445

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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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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.