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
2821	Buena Vista Elementary	Public	K-8	21660 Road 60	Tulare	93274	Tulare County	Buena Vista Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 686-2015	180	10	18	52.2%	46 (25.6%)	0 (0.0%)	131 (72.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.7%)	$18,005			$569			$17,436	46.1	51.9	2455	366		060642000562
2822	Linden Elementary	Public	K-4	18100 East Front St.	Linden	95236	San Joaquin County	Linden Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 887-3600	414	17	24.3	65.0%	136 (32.9%)	1 (0.2%)	242 (58.5%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	30 (7.2%)	$19,718			$2,633			$17,085	46.1	46.3	2774	48		062181002588
2823	Moffett Elementary	Public	K-5	11050 Larch Ave.	Lennox	90304	Los Angeles County	Lennox	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 680-6200	626	29	21.5	94.1%	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.1%)	595 (95.0%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	20 (3.2%)	$23,973			$3,178			$20,795	46.1	40.7	3142	319		062142002566
2824	Golden Valley Charter	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	3585 Maple St. Ste. 101	Ventura	93003	Ventura County	Golden Valley Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 642-3435	574	19	30.2	35.5%	285 (49.7%)	5 (0.9%)	192 (33.4%)	24 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	68 (11.8%)	$12,832			$251			$12,581	46.1	54.2	2331	493		060201210451
2825	American Union Elementary	Public	K-8	2801 West Adams Ave.	Fresno	93706	Fresno County	Washington Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 495-5650	265	19	14.3	73.2%	42 (15.8%)	0 (0.0%)	204 (77.0%)	13 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.3%)	$25,042			$6,967			$18,075	46.1	48.7	2634	191		060141500147
2826	Martin Luther King Elementary	Public	K-6	2270 East 122nd St.	Compton	90222	Los Angeles County	Compton Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 898-6430	336	14	24	91.1%	0 (0.0%)	59 (17.6%)	271 (80.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	3 (0.9%)	$23,524			$4,015			$19,509	46.1	34.3	3574	748		060962000986
2827	Luiseno	Public	K-8	13500 Mountain Rd.	Corona	92883	Riverside County	Lake Elsinore Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 253-7480	819	37	22.3	55.7%	205 (25.0%)	54 (6.6%)	491 (60.0%)	26 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	42 (5.1%)	$16,511			$1,664			$14,847	46.1	55.4	2261	566		060002710281
2828	Armona Elementary	Public	K-4	14045 Pimo St.	Armona	93202	Kings County	Armona Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 583-5010	571	29	19.6	84.9%	37 (6.5%)	17 (3.0%)	481 (84.2%)	14 (2.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (3.7%)								46.1	43.7	2946	118		060318000243
2829	Lincoln Elementary	Public	K-6	200 North Twelfth St.	El Centro	92243	Imperial County	El Centro Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 352-3060	399	19	21	89.0%	5 (1.3%)	3 (0.8%)	380 (95.2%)	5 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.5%)	$19,611			$1,707			$17,904	46.1	25.3	4338	1509		061203001337
2830	Ballington Academy for the Arts and Sciences	Public, Charter	K-6	1525 West Main St.	El Centro	92243	Imperial County	Ballington Academy for the Arts and Sciences District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 353-0140	230	12	19.1	76.5%	4 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	223 (97.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	$20,202			$2,452			$17,750	46	40.7	3144	314		060174412184

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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.