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
1521	Clovis Global Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	44 Shaw Ave.	Clovis	93612	Fresno County	Clovis Global Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 575-0587	317	14	22.6	64.0%	23 (7.3%)	10 (3.2%)	186 (58.7%)	88 (27.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.8%)	$14,588			$1,610			$12,978	71.8	64.8	1831	310		060254814512
1522	Ynez Elementary	Public	K-8	120 South Ynez Ave.	Monterey Park	91754	Los Angeles County	Alhambra Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 570-6260	695	32	21.6	63.7%	7 (1.0%)	1 (0.1%)	159 (22.9%)	504 (72.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (3.5%)	$12,064			$1,305			$10,759	71.7	72.4	1478	44		060015310946
1523	Cleminson Elementary	Public	K-6	5213 North Daleview Ave.	Temple City	91780	Los Angeles County	El Monte City	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 575-2327	316	14	22.5	65.5%	6 (1.9%)	1 (0.3%)	197 (62.3%)	104 (32.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.5%)	$26,399			$5,789			$20,610	71.6	61.7	1994	471		061209001346
1524	Harada Elementary	Public	K-6	12884 Oakdale St.	Eastvale	92880	Riverside County	Corona-Norco Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 739-6820	1,056	44	24	65.6%	103 (9.8%)	67 (6.3%)	579 (54.8%)	262 (24.8%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	41 (3.9%)	$14,375			$563			$13,812	71.6	72.9	1453	71		060985011015
1525	Circle of Independent Learning	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	4700 Calaveras Ave.	Fremont	94538	Alameda County	Fremont Unified	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 797-0100	394	17	23.7	46.2%	50 (12.7%)	20 (5.1%)	102 (25.9%)	195 (49.5%)	1 (0.3%)	9 (2.3%)	17 (4.3%)	$22,030			$78			$21,952	71.6	62.4	1964	439		061440007479
1526	Providencia Elementary	Public	K-5	1919 North Ontario St.	Burbank	91505	Los Angeles County	Burbank Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 729-3100	409	16	26.3	41.3%	114 (27.9%)	7 (1.7%)	234 (57.2%)	21 (5.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	32 (7.8%)								71.6	83.1	1036	490		060645000577
1527	John Marshall Elementary	Public	K-6	15791 Bushard St.	Westminster	92683	Orange County	Garden Grove Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 663-6528	323	15	21.5	80.8%	16 (5.0%)	2 (0.6%)	144 (44.6%)	153 (47.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.5%)	$26,888			$4,062			$22,826	71.6	74.3	1397	130		061488001860
1528	Tomas Rivera Elementary	Public	K-6	20440 Red Poppy Ln.	Riverside	92508	Riverside County	Riverside Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 697-5757	699	27	25.8	54.6%	199 (28.5%)	24 (3.4%)	362 (51.8%)	46 (6.6%)	4 (0.6%)	2 (0.3%)	62 (8.9%)	$16,525			$786			$15,739	71.6	68.9	1645	117		063315005007
1529	Walnut Elementary	Public	K-5	581 Dena Dr.	Newbury Park	91320	Ventura County	Conejo Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 498-3608	259	14	18.4	54.4%	63 (24.3%)	2 (0.8%)	160 (61.8%)	21 (8.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (5.0%)	$17,308			$1,623			$15,685	71.6	59.9	2070	541		060964001027
1530	Tierra Buena Elementary	Public	K-8	1794 Villa Ave.	Yuba City	95993	Sutter County	Yuba City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 822-5280	607	34	17.9	67.1%	166 (27.3%)	5 (0.8%)	182 (30.0%)	195 (32.1%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	57 (9.4%)								71.6	73.3	1438	92		064347007039

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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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Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

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