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
4292	Sunset Elementary	Public	4-5	985 Sunset Ave.	Coalinga	93210	Fresno County	Coalinga-Huron Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 935-7590	442	16	27.5	72.2%	60 (13.6%)	4 (0.9%)	365 (82.6%)	5 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	7 (1.6%)	$19,811			$2,838			$16,973	26.3	27.3	4171	121		060912000931
4293	Aeolian Elementary	Public	K-6	11600 Aeolian St.	Whittier	90606	Los Angeles County	Los Nietos	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 699-0913	283	13	21.7	91.2%	7 (2.5%)	6 (2.1%)	266 (94.0%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	$22,048			$3,348			$18,700	26.3	42.8	3012	1281		062289003499
4294	Orchard Park	Public	K-8	5150 Live Oak Ave.	Oakley	94561	Contra Costa County	Antioch Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 779-7445	751	30	24.6	72.6%	130 (17.3%)	120 (16.0%)	372 (49.5%)	64 (8.5%)	2 (0.3%)	7 (0.9%)	56 (7.5%)	$16,702			$2,185			$14,517	26.3	22.9	4593	299		060285011904
4295	Garden Valley Elementary	Public	K-6	3601 Larchwood Dr.	Sacramento	95834	Sacramento County	Twin Rivers Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 566-3460	365	14	25.9	92.1%	18 (4.9%)	51 (14.0%)	158 (43.3%)	85 (23.3%)	1 (0.3%)	14 (3.8%)	38 (10.4%)	$18,894			$3,240			$15,654	26.3	58	2144	2151		060133208818
4296	TownGate Elementary	Public	K-5	22480 Dracaea Ave.	Moreno Valley	92553	Riverside County	Moreno Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 571-4700	685	28	24.4	86.0%	38 (5.5%)	118 (17.2%)	428 (62.5%)	46 (6.7%)	1 (0.1%)	9 (1.3%)	45 (6.6%)	$19,962			$2,662			$17,300	26.3	26.1	4278	18		062580011024
4297	Dennis G. Earl Elementary	Public	K-6	4091 North Olive Ave.	Turlock	95382	Stanislaus County	Turlock Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 634-1090	817	35	23.2	66.3%	259 (31.7%)	15 (1.8%)	409 (50.1%)	83 (10.2%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	47 (5.8%)	$16,581			$2,077			$14,504	26.3	36	3435	862		060015811515
4298	Roosevelt (Theodore) Elementary	Public	K-6	1600 East Vermont Ave.	Anaheim	92805	Orange County	Anaheim Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 517-8953	663	31	21.3	57.3%	31 (4.7%)	2 (0.3%)	540 (81.4%)	58 (8.7%)	2 (0.3%)	5 (0.8%)	25 (3.8%)	$26,659			$1,459			$25,200	26.2	18.4	4992	694		060261000165
4299	Rosa Parks Elementary	Public	K-6	3900 Agnes St.	Lynwood	90262	Los Angeles County	Lynwood Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 603-1401	343	14	24.5	93.9%	1 (0.3%)	32 (9.3%)	309 (90.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								26.2	24.8	4383	84		062316008031
4300	Juarez Elementary	Public	K-5	2633 Melbourne Dr.	San Diego	92123	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(858) 935-2800	264	10	26.4	57.6%	50 (18.9%)	13 (4.9%)	160 (60.6%)	8 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (12.5%)	$20,354			$2,884			$17,470	26.2	44.9	2866	1434		063432005490
4301	Muir (John) Elementary	Public	K-5	615 Greystone Dr.	Antioch	94509	Contra Costa County	Antioch Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 779-7450	660	32	20.6	58.9%	54 (8.2%)	135 (20.5%)	368 (55.8%)	61 (9.2%)	5 (0.8%)	3 (0.5%)	34 (5.2%)	$17,582			$2,312			$15,270	26.2	19.4	4914	613		060285009703

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