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
5592	Golden West Elementary	Public	K-8	1031 North Main St.	Manteca	95336	San Joaquin County	Manteca Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 858-7300	591	26	22.4	71.2%	100 (16.9%)	14 (2.4%)	415 (70.2%)	40 (6.8%)	4 (0.7%)	3 (0.5%)	15 (2.5%)	$16,522			$2,465			$14,057	10.7	17.7	5057	535		062361003579
5593	Mariposa Elementary	Public	K-6	737 West Avenue H-6	Lancaster	93534	Los Angeles County	Lancaster Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 942-0437	732	29	25.2	94.4%	46 (6.3%)	188 (25.7%)	467 (63.8%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (3.3%)	$20,473			$2,794			$17,679	10.6	12.8	5503	90		062088002509
5594	Taft Elementary	Public	K-6	500 West Keller	Santa Ana	92707	Orange County	Santa Ana Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 431-7700	408	26	15.6	85.3%	15 (3.7%)	1 (0.2%)	366 (89.7%)	17 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	8 (2.0%)	$36,532			$3,146			$33,386	10.6	11.3	5597	3		063531006009
5595	Alice Birney Elementary	Public	K-5	717 South Ave.	Eureka	95503	Humboldt County	Eureka City Schools	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 441-2495	375	15	25	77.6%	92 (24.5%)	13 (3.5%)	124 (33.1%)	75 (20.0%)	11 (2.9%)	12 (3.2%)	48 (12.8%)	$18,178			$4,612			$13,566	10.6	12.3	5536	59		060005201475
5596	Mission Bell Elementary	Public	K-6	4020 Conning St.	Jurupa Valley	92509	Riverside County	Jurupa Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 360-2748	370	17	21.7	86.8%	14 (3.8%)	6 (1.6%)	344 (93.0%)	4 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	$24,784			$2,662			$22,122	10.6	14.7	5335	261		061926002313
5597	Treeview Elementary	Public	K-6	30565 Treeview St.	Hayward	94544	Alameda County	Hayward Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 723-3925	426	19	22.4	75.8%	33 (7.7%)	36 (8.5%)	249 (58.5%)	73 (17.1%)	1 (0.2%)	9 (2.1%)	25 (5.9%)	$20,706			$2,343			$18,363	10.6	13.4	5440	157		061674002136
5598	Henderson Elementary	Public	K-5	400 South Avenue E	Barstow	92311	San Bernardino County	Barstow Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 255-6250	398	17	23.6	78.6%	64 (16.1%)	78 (19.6%)	220 (55.3%)	6 (1.5%)	3 (0.8%)	2 (0.5%)	25 (6.3%)	$13,425			$2,101			$11,324	10.6	15.5	5262	336		060402000360
5599	Desert View Elementary	Public	K-6	1555 West Avenue H-10	Lancaster	93534	Los Angeles County	Lancaster Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 942-9521	688	30	22.9	89.0%	20 (2.9%)	219 (31.8%)	405 (58.9%)	14 (2.0%)	3 (0.4%)	2 (0.3%)	25 (3.6%)	$21,102			$2,782			$18,320	10.5	8.3	5761	162		062088002505
5600	Blosser Lane Elementary	Public	3-5	1275 Blosser Ln.	Willits	95490	Mendocino County	Willits Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 459-3232	335	14	23.9	60.3%	53 (15.8%)	0 (0.0%)	120 (35.8%)	1 (0.3%)	9 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	151 (45.1%)	$18,814			$2,846			$15,968	10.5	17.5	5072	528		064256009658
5601	Golden Charter Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	1626 West Princeton Ave.	Fresno	93705	Fresno County	Golden Charter Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 293-3157	405	15	27	82.5%	19 (4.7%)	206 (50.9%)	145 (35.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (8.4%)	$20,886			$2,792			$18,094	10.5	14.5	5358	243		060255614585

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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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Educational resources:

Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA): Transforming Education in America

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.