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
5582	Victoria Magathan Elementary	Public	K-5	11411 Holly Rd.	Adelanto	92301	San Bernardino County	Adelanto Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 246-8872	551	23	23.9	69.9%	19 (3.4%)	62 (11.3%)	424 (77.0%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.7%)	5 (0.9%)	36 (6.5%)	$17,287			$1,236			$16,051	10.8	9.4	5706	124		060171011092
5583	Bruce (Robert) Elementary	Public	K-6	601 West Alvin Ave.	Santa Maria	93458	Santa Barbara County	Santa Maria-Bonita	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 361-6940	1,050	47	22.3	96.1%	10 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1,026 (97.7%)	4 (0.4%)	4 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (0.6%)	$20,740			$2,945			$17,795	10.8	10.7	5651	68		060558009322
5584	Sheridan Way Elementary	Public	K-5	573 Sheridan Way	Ventura	93001	Ventura County	Ventura Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 641-5491	325	13	25	94.2%	14 (4.3%)	2 (0.6%)	309 (95.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$19,394			$3,910			$15,484	10.7	10.8	5638	54		064098006767
5585	El Dorado Elementary	Public	K-8	1540 North Lincoln St.	Stockton	95204	San Joaquin County	Stockton Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 933-7175	554	25	22.4	88.3%	31 (5.6%)	80 (14.4%)	391 (70.6%)	19 (3.4%)	3 (0.5%)	2 (0.4%)	28 (5.1%)	$15,260			$3,554			$11,706	10.7	9.4	5707	122		063801006404
5586	Adams Elementary	Public	K-8	6402 Inglewood Ave.	Stockton	95207	San Joaquin County	Stockton Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 933-7155	492	21	23.6	84.1%	32 (6.5%)	93 (18.9%)	268 (54.5%)	68 (13.8%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	27 (5.5%)	$16,295			$3,448			$12,847	10.7	12	5557	29		063801006398
5587	John Reed Primary	Public	K-5	390 Arlen Dr.	Rohnert Park	94928	Sonoma County	Cotati-Rohnert Park Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 792-4845	376	14	26.8	83.5%	38 (10.1%)	12 (3.2%)	285 (75.8%)	7 (1.9%)	1 (0.3%)	8 (2.1%)	25 (6.6%)	$18,374			$1,733			$16,641	10.7	13.9	5401	186		060994001079
5588	Esperanza Elementary	Public	K-5	10315 E St.	Oakland	94603	Alameda County	Oakland Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 879-2177	418	19	22	99.3%	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.9%)	399 (95.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.2%)	$24,584			$3,997			$20,587	10.7	10.1	5679	91		062805004317
5589	San Pasqual Valley Elementary	Public	K-5	Rt. 1 676 Baseline Rd.	Winterhaven	92283	Imperial County	San Pasqual Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 572-0222	259	13	19.9	95.0%	9 (3.5%)	1 (0.4%)	140 (54.1%)	0 (0.0%)	101 (39.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.1%)	$31,543			$4,637			$26,906	10.7	12.6	5515	74		063507005930
5590	Mariano Castro Elementary	Public	K-5	500 Toft St.	Mountain View	94041	Santa Clara County	Mountain View Whisman	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 526-3590	248	14	17.7	82.7%	9 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	226 (91.1%)	10 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	1 (0.4%)	$29,400			$2,132			$27,268	10.7	12.9	5483	107		062628003923
5591	Oasis Charter Public	Public, Charter	K-6	1135 Westridge Pkwy.	Salinas	93907	Monterey County	Oasis Charter Public District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 424-9003	193	9	22	54.4%	16 (8.3%)	1 (0.5%)	159 (82.4%)	7 (3.6%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	8 (4.1%)	$28,501			$2,729			$25,772	10.7	11.4	5592	1		060160310558

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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.