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
3711	Alta-Dutch Flat Elementary	Public	K-8	34050 Alta-Bonny Nook Rd.	Alta	95701	Placer County	Alta-Dutch Flat Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 389-8283	99	6	17.5	25.3%	80 (80.8%)	1 (1.0%)	14 (14.1%)	1 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (3.0%)	$19,346			$2,645			$16,701	33.2	45.1	2852	859		060225000099
3712	Miguelito Elementary	Public	K-6	1600 West Olive Ave.	Lompoc	93436	Santa Barbara County	Lompoc Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 742-2440	634	25	25.3	69.9%	117 (18.5%)	7 (1.1%)	465 (73.3%)	13 (2.1%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (4.4%)	$14,794			$716			$14,078	33.2	36.7	3385	327		062241008882
3713	Valley Home Elementary	Public	K-8	13231 Pioneer Ave.	Valley Home	95361	Stanislaus County	Valley Home Joint Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 847-0117	191	9	21.2	34.0%	108 (56.5%)	0 (0.0%)	73 (38.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (5.2%)	$11,069			$917			$10,152	33.2	30.9	3867	154		064080006742
3714	Henry Dalton Elementary	Public	K-5	500 East 10th St.	Azusa	91702	Los Angeles County	Azusa Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 815-5245	333	15	21.4	77.2%	11 (3.3%)	11 (3.3%)	270 (81.1%)	20 (6.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	20 (6.0%)	$24,383			$2,696			$21,687	33.2	43.4	2967	747		060360000270
3715	Planada Elementary	Public	K-5	9525 East Broderick St.	Planada	95365	Merced County	Planada Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 382-0351	583	28	20.8	90.6%	11 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	566 (97.1%)	3 (0.5%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$18,468			$12,865			$5,603	33.2	31.5	3812	97		063084004789
3716	Bellevue Elementary	Public	K-6	1020 East Bellevue Rd.	Atwater	95301	Merced County	Atwater Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 357-6140	599	25	23.9	91.8%	30 (5.0%)	9 (1.5%)	535 (89.3%)	10 (1.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	13 (2.2%)	$19,470			$3,723			$15,747	33.1	35	3514	202		060342000257
3717	Los Medanos Elementary	Public	K-5	610 Crowley Ave.	Pittsburg	94565	Contra Costa County	Pittsburg Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 473-2460	665	31	21.8	74.7%	35 (5.3%)	55 (8.3%)	466 (70.1%)	69 (10.4%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (0.8%)	34 (5.1%)	$19,901			$1,696			$18,205	33.1	32.8	3702	15		063060004750
3718	Sitting Bull Academy	Public	K-8	19445 Sitting Bull Rd.	Apple Valley	92308	San Bernardino County	Apple Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 961-8479	1,695	68	24.7	64.8%	500 (29.5%)	84 (5.0%)	1,003 (59.2%)	35 (2.1%)	7 (0.4%)	9 (0.5%)	57 (3.4%)	$15,889			$1,646			$14,243	33.1	36.8	3382	336		060001711747
3719	Franklin Elementary	Public	K-6	2400 Truxtun Ave.	Bakersfield	93301	Kern County	Bakersfield City	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 631-5270	475	23	20.3	88.0%	60 (12.6%)	67 (14.1%)	332 (69.9%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.5%)	$20,186			$2,401			$17,785	33.1	43.7	2949	770		060363000299
3720	Esperanza Elementary	Public	K-6	40521 35th St. West	Palmdale	93551	Los Angeles County	Westside Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 575-0420	962	38	25.3	61.9%	160 (16.6%)	86 (8.9%)	597 (62.1%)	45 (4.7%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	71 (7.4%)	$14,825			$1,282			$13,543	33.1	37.9	3311	409		064212011319

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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.