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
4152	Addams Elementary	Public	K-5	5320 Pine Ave.	Long Beach	90805	Los Angeles County	Long Beach Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 428-0202	717	30	24.3	85.1%	7 (1.0%)	105 (14.6%)	545 (76.0%)	29 (4.0%)	2 (0.3%)	9 (1.3%)	20 (2.8%)	$19,208			$3,855			$15,353	27.8	28.9	4032	120		062250002695
4153	Schmitt Elementary	Public	K-5	7200 Trask Ave.	Westminster	92683	Orange County	Westminster	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 894-7264	314	15	21.6	87.6%	10 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	213 (67.8%)	85 (27.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.6%)	$24,432			$2,893			$21,539	27.8	34.7	3548	605		064215006912
4154	Centinela	Public	K-8	1123 Marlborough Ave.	Inglewood	90302	Los Angeles County	Inglewood Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 680-5440	577	20	28.6	94.1%	5 (0.9%)	83 (14.4%)	477 (82.7%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.6%)								27.8	32.8	3711	443		061839002248
4155	Fremont Elementary	Public	K-6	1925 Orange St.	Riverside	92501	Riverside County	Riverside Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 788-7466	593	28	21.1	88.0%	21 (3.5%)	29 (4.9%)	530 (89.4%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.5%)	$17,333			$1,579			$15,754	27.8	31.2	3844	311		063315005137
4156	TEACH Prep Mildred S. Cunningham & Edith H. Morris Elementary	Public, Charter	K-5	8505 South Western Ave.	Los Angeles	90047	Los Angeles County	TEACH Prep Mildred S. Cunningham & Edith H. Morris Elementa	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 872-0708	271	10	27.1	99.3%	4 (1.5%)	119 (43.9%)	145 (53.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.1%)	$20,266			$3,052			$17,214	27.7	6.9	5813	1657		060157514313
4157	Christa McAuliffe Elementary	Public	K-5	3300 West Via Marina Ave.	Oxnard	93035	Ventura County	Oxnard	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 385-1560	476	25	19.4	83.4%	38 (8.0%)	12 (2.5%)	386 (81.1%)	20 (4.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (3.8%)	$27,405			$2,571			$24,834	27.7	28.7	4052	105		062922009598
4158	Apricot Valley Elementary	Public	K-6	1320 Henley Pkwy.	Patterson	95363	Stanislaus County	Patterson Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 892-4700	788	33	24.2	73.9%	71 (9.0%)	56 (7.1%)	507 (64.3%)	56 (7.1%)	3 (0.4%)	20 (2.5%)	75 (9.5%)	$14,881			$2,553			$12,328	27.7	29.5	3972	186		063003011495
4159	Washington Elementary STEM Magnet	Public	K-5	1520 North Raymond Ave.	Pasadena	91103	Los Angeles County	Pasadena Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 396-5840	428	20	21.6	86.0%	14 (3.3%)	41 (9.6%)	351 (82.0%)	12 (2.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.1%)	$29,101			$5,828			$23,273	27.7	21.1	4758	599		062994008729
4160	Tully C. Knoles	Public	K-8	6511 Clarksburg Pl.	Stockton	95207	San Joaquin County	Lincoln Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 953-8775	643	29	22.2	84.0%	70 (10.9%)	59 (9.2%)	387 (60.2%)	65 (10.1%)	5 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	56 (8.7%)	$13,893			$1,287			$12,606	27.6	22	4682	522		062169002583
4161	San Juan Elementary	Public	K-5	31642 El Camino Real	San Juan Capistrano	92675	Orange County	Capistrano Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(949) 493-4533	662	25	26.4	73.4%	70 (10.6%)	5 (0.8%)	557 (84.1%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (4.2%)	$18,777			$2,334			$16,443	27.6	19.2	4925	764		060744000702

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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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