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
4452	Thomas Page Academy	Public	K-8	1075 Madrone Ave.	Cotati	94931	Sonoma County	Cotati-Rohnert Park Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 792-4860	428	21	20	65.7%	78 (18.2%)	21 (4.9%)	268 (62.6%)	16 (3.7%)	15 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (6.8%)	$17,562			$1,531			$16,031	24.5	22.4	4639	187		060994001083
4453	Aspen Meadow Public	Public, Charter	K-6	1400 East Saginaw Way	Fresno	93704	Fresno County	Aspen Meadow Public District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 369-2456	301	18	16.6	88.4%	16 (5.3%)	31 (10.3%)	221 (73.4%)	19 (6.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.3%)	$21,597			$1,265			$20,332	24.5	23.3	4547	94		060232114004
4454	Coliseum Street Elementary	Public	K-5	4400 Coliseum St.	Los Angeles	90016	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 294-5244	218	13	16.7	97.2%	4 (1.8%)	107 (49.1%)	97 (44.5%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.7%)	$39,712			$7,683			$32,029	24.5	12.5	5523	1069		062271002930
4455	Hope Street Elementary	Public	K-5	7560 State St.	Huntington Park	90255	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 586-5700	338	16	21.1	93.2%	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	329 (97.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.1%)	$25,439			$5,296			$20,143	24.5	27.4	4168	287		062271010886
4456	J. Calvin Boyd Elementary	Public	K-5	310 East Merrill St.	Rialto	92376	San Bernardino County	Rialto Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 820-7929	569	23	24.7	87.0%	13 (2.3%)	13 (2.3%)	531 (93.3%)	5 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	6 (1.1%)	$20,255			$3,967			$16,288	24.5	18	5033	577		063237004987
4457	Ottomon Way Elementary	Public	K-5	9460 Ottomon Way	Orangevale	95662	Sacramento County	San Juan Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 979-8228	258	10	25.8	63.6%	126 (48.8%)	6 (2.3%)	87 (33.7%)	13 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	25 (9.7%)	$19,602			$3,784			$15,818	24.5	33.2	3669	788		063462008972
4458	Laurel Elementary	Public	K-5	1410 Laurel St.	Oceanside	92058	San Diego County	Oceanside Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 966-4200	352	16	22	92.9%	18 (5.1%)	8 (2.3%)	306 (86.9%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.9%)	15 (4.3%)	$12,936			$5,259			$7,677	24.4	21.4	4731	273		062825004362
4459	Sanchez (David J.) Elementary	Public	K-6	804 West Liberty St.	Santa Maria	93458	Santa Barbara County	Santa Maria-Bonita	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 361-4625	654	31	20.8	96.2%	4 (0.6%)	2 (0.3%)	645 (98.6%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$20,617			$2,295			$18,322	24.4	25.2	4353	106		060558011435
4460	Beulah Payne STEAM Academy	Public	K-8	215 West 94th St.	Inglewood	90301	Los Angeles County	Inglewood Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 680-5410	554	22	24.7	93.5%	1 (0.2%)	50 (9.0%)	459 (82.9%)	20 (3.6%)	12 (2.2%)	2 (0.4%)	10 (1.8%)								24.4	21.1	4760	300		061839002263
4461	Colonel Howard Nichols Elementary	Public	K-6	3401 Renegade Ave.	Bakersfield	93306	Kern County	Bakersfield City	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 631-5400	960	41	23.4	84.2%	94 (9.8%)	38 (4.0%)	806 (84.0%)	12 (1.3%)	7 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.3%)	$18,473			$2,514			$15,959	24.4	30	3923	538		060363000311

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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:

Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection

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.