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
4122	Forest Charter	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	470 Searls Ave.	Nevada City	95959	Nevada County	Nevada County Office of Education	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 265-4823	845	40	20.9	44.5%	659 (78.0%)	4 (0.5%)	104 (12.3%)	5 (0.6%)	10 (1.2%)	3 (0.4%)	56 (6.6%)	$13,936			$401			$13,535	28.2	37.3	3344	778		069102311839
4123	North Country Elementary	Public	K-6	3901 Little Rock Dr.	Antelope	95843	Sacramento County	Center Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 338-6480	563	24	23.5	61.1%	172 (30.6%)	48 (8.5%)	219 (38.9%)	66 (11.7%)	1 (0.2%)	8 (1.4%)	49 (8.7%)	$15,693			$1,684			$14,009	28.1	31.6	3803	320		060790009750
4124	Sierra Linda Elementary	Public	K-5	2201 Jasmine St.	Oxnard	93036	Ventura County	Oxnard	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 385-1581	455	23	19.7	87.9%	14 (3.1%)	4 (0.9%)	424 (93.2%)	4 (0.9%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.5%)	$24,444			$2,476			$21,968	28.1	26.2	4270	146		062922004515
4125	West Wind Elementary	Public	K-5	44044 36th St. West	Lancaster	93536	Los Angeles County	Lancaster Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 948-0192	757	29	26.1	76.0%	66 (8.7%)	116 (15.3%)	480 (63.4%)	37 (4.9%)	4 (0.5%)	2 (0.3%)	51 (6.7%)	$20,626			$2,846			$17,780	28.1	34.6	3559	566		062088009884
4126	Sunnyslope Elementary	Public	K-6	2500 Elm Ave.	San Diego	92154	San Diego County	South Bay Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 628-8800	324	13	24.9	78.1%	3 (0.9%)	6 (1.9%)	304 (93.8%)	6 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.5%)	$19,804			$1,807			$17,997	28.1	26.9	4214	88		063738006325
4127	Astronaut Jose' M. Hernandez Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	703 East Swain Rd.	Stockton	95207	San Joaquin County	Astronaut Jose' M. Hernandez Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 830-9219	214	11	20.2	63.6%	3 (1.4%)	18 (8.4%)	171 (79.9%)	16 (7.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.4%)	3 (1.4%)	$18,915			$1,224			$17,691	28	15.8	5230	1103		060258113884
4128	Santa Barbara Community Academy	Public	K-6	850 Portesuello Ave.	Santa Barbara	93101	Santa Barbara County	Santa Barbara Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 687-2081	221	13	17.5	82.4%	4 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	210 (95.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.2%)	$17,079			$1,231			$15,848	28	28.1	4107	21		060141408347
4129	Mar Vista Elementary	Public	K-5	2382 Etting Rd.	Oxnard	93033	Ventura County	Ocean View	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 488-3659	464	22	21	81.5%	11 (2.4%)	4 (0.9%)	441 (95.0%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.9%)	$23,071			$2,276			$20,795	28	22.8	4596	467		062817004353
4130	Leadership & Public Service Virtual Academy	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	474 Hartford Ave.	Los Angeles	90017	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(213) 316-9840	573	21	27.1	91.8%	48 (8.4%)	77 (13.4%)	419 (73.1%)	13 (2.3%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	13 (2.3%)	$18,805			$3,594			$15,211	28	18.9	4949	819		062271014634
4131	Thurgood Marshall Elementary	Public	K-6	3593 Martin Luther King Blvd.	Lynwood	90262	Los Angeles County	Lynwood Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 886-5900	511	20	25.5	93.2%	4 (0.8%)	5 (1.0%)	502 (98.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								28	24.5	4410	279		062316010901

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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:

State-Administered Standardized Tests: A Comprehensive Guide

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

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