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
3431	Rio Vista Elementary	Public	K-5	67-700 Verona Rd.	Cathedral City	92234	Riverside County	Palm Springs Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 416-0032	637	31	20.7	91.2%	64 (10.0%)	12 (1.9%)	503 (79.0%)	24 (3.8%)	2 (0.3%)	5 (0.8%)	27 (4.2%)	$20,435			$1,707			$18,728	36.7	36.4	3408	23		062955011029
3432	Enadia Way Technology Charter	Public, Charter	K-5	22944 Enadia Way	West Hills	91307	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 595-3900	213	10	21.3	70.0%	36 (16.9%)	5 (2.3%)	129 (60.6%)	15 (7.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (13.1%)	$27,380			$4,531			$22,849	36.7	56.1	2237	1195		062271012217
3433	John Adams Elementary	Public	K-6	2350 Border Ave.	Corona	92882	Riverside County	Corona-Norco Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 736-3313	539	26	20.7	87.9%	60 (11.1%)	20 (3.7%)	410 (76.1%)	28 (5.2%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.7%)	17 (3.2%)	$20,148			$1,571			$18,577	36.7	36.4	3413	20		060985001045
3434	Peggy Heller Elementary	Public	K-8	201 Lake View Dr.	Atwater	95301	Merced County	Atwater Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 357-6517	712	30	23.7	63.8%	138 (19.4%)	12 (1.7%)	499 (70.1%)	35 (4.9%)	5 (0.7%)	2 (0.3%)	21 (2.9%)	$17,666			$3,064			$14,602	36.6	50.9	2513	921		060342004672
3435	Rancho Santana	Public	K-8	1454 Santana Ranch Dr.	Hollister	95023	San Benito County	Hollister	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 630-6300	678	25	26.6	53.5%	99 (14.6%)	9 (1.3%)	500 (73.7%)	25 (3.7%)	2 (0.3%)	12 (1.8%)	31 (4.6%)	$11,541			$1,589			$9,952	36.6	28.7	4047	612		061734014557
3436	Golden View Elementary	Public	K-5	17251 Golden View Ln.	Huntington Beach	92647	Orange County	Ocean View	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 847-2516	346	14	24.7	68.8%	116 (33.5%)	7 (2.0%)	166 (48.0%)	24 (6.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	31 (9.0%)	$17,608			$1,178			$16,430	36.6	43.4	2970	466		062814004332
3437	Sierra View Elementary	Public	K-6	3638 Bainbridge Dr.	North Highlands	95660	Sacramento County	Twin Rivers Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 566-1960	318	14	22.1	87.4%	68 (21.4%)	22 (6.9%)	157 (49.4%)	40 (12.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	29 (9.1%)	$20,273			$3,309			$16,964	36.6	32	3783	346		060133205107
3438	Birdielee V. Bright Elementary	Public	K-5	1771 West 36th St.	Los Angeles	90018	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 733-1178	374	19	19.6	95.5%	3 (0.8%)	61 (16.3%)	300 (80.2%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.6%)	$27,217			$5,944			$21,273	36.5	40.2	3164	274		062271003396
3439	California Virtual Academy @ San Diego	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	50 Moreland Rd.	Simi Valley	93065	Ventura County	California Virtual Academy @ San Diego District	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(805) 581-0202	3,924	139	28.2	68.7%	762 (19.4%)	423 (10.8%)	2,295 (58.5%)	195 (5.0%)	30 (0.8%)	38 (1.0%)	181 (4.6%)	$10,603			$410			$10,193	36.5	34.6	3554	115		060180510641
3440	Yamato Colony Elementary	Public	K-5	800 North Main St.	Livingston	95334	Merced County	Livingston Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 394-5470	627	28	22.3	77.0%	13 (2.1%)	2 (0.3%)	515 (82.1%)	92 (14.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.5%)	$17,514			$1,658			$15,856	36.5	44.8	2879	561		062217009893

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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:

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

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.