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
3681	Winn A. Myers Elementary	Public	K-5	975 North Meridian Ave.	Rialto	92410	San Bernardino County	Rialto Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 820-7921	461	20	23	91.5%	6 (1.3%)	29 (6.3%)	417 (90.5%)	5 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.7%)	$21,887			$4,235			$17,652	33.5	27.6	4146	465		063237004996
3682	Fifty-Ninth Street Elementary	Public	K-5	5939 Second Ave.	Los Angeles	90043	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 294-5118	202	12	16.8	93.1%	2 (1.0%)	44 (21.8%)	140 (69.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (7.9%)	$42,234			$10,809			$31,425	33.5	23.4	4534	852		062271003004
3683	Bell Gardens Elementary	Public	K-5	5620 Quinn St.	Bell Gardens	90201	Los Angeles County	Montebello Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 927-1223	624	31	20.4	90.5%	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	614 (98.4%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	$14,258			$1,076			$13,182	33.5	33.7	3623	60		062547003789
3684	Fox Road Elementary	Public	4-5	7600 Fox Rd.	Hughson	95326	Stanislaus County	Hughson Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 883-2256	287	13	21.2	67.2%	97 (33.8%)	1 (0.3%)	185 (64.5%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	$17,096			$1,382			$15,714	33.4	32.2	3770	86		060006011342
3685	Union Avenue Elementary	Public	K-5	150 South Burlington Ave.	Los Angeles	90057	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(213) 483-1345	809	37	21.8	93.9%	6 (0.7%)	8 (1.0%)	775 (95.8%)	16 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.5%)	$21,870			$4,992			$16,878	33.4	36.9	3373	312		062271003412
3686	Sierra Park Elementary	Public	K-6	3170 Budau Ave.	Los Angeles	90032	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 223-1081	240	14	17.1	92.9%	6 (2.5%)	3 (1.3%)	220 (91.7%)	8 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.3%)	$32,008			$7,494			$24,514	33.4	44.9	2870	816		062271003354
3687	Junction K-8	Public	K-8	298 Junction Ave.	Livermore	94551	Alameda County	Livermore Valley Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 606-4720	801	39	20.7	43.2%	157 (19.6%)	18 (2.2%)	545 (68.0%)	51 (6.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	28 (3.5%)	$16,388			$576			$15,812	33.4	25.6	4313	626		062211002622
3688	Cheremoya Avenue Elementary	Public	K-5	6017 Franklin Ave.	Los Angeles	90028	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 464-1722	161	7	23	83.9%	40 (24.8%)	9 (5.6%)	94 (58.4%)	5 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (8.1%)	$33,262			$5,735			$27,527	33.4	33.3	3649	39		062271002917
3689	Royal Oaks Elementary	Public	K-8	1323 Clover Dr.	Visalia	93277	Tulare County	Visalia Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 730-7787	413	21	19.3	76.3%	67 (16.2%)	4 (1.0%)	316 (76.5%)	5 (1.2%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.1%)	$19,577			$4,667			$14,910	33.4	30	3927	238		064116006805
3690	Rother Elementary	Public	K-5	795 Hartnell Ave.	Redding	96002	Shasta County	Enterprise Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 224-4170	280	13	22.2	83.2%	114 (40.7%)	10 (3.6%)	89 (31.8%)	28 (10.0%)	7 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (11.4%)	$17,934			$2,631			$15,303	33.3	17.9	5037	1347		061281001443

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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:

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

State-Administered Standardized Tests: 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.