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
2681	Osceola Street Elementary	Public	K-5	14940 Osceola St.	Sylmar	91342	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 362-1556	352	17	20.7	90.1%	7 (2.0%)	9 (2.6%)	319 (90.6%)	4 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.7%)	$26,040			$4,820			$21,220	48.3	41.6	3093	412		062271003254
2682	Emerson Elementary	Public	K-5	4803 Lawton Ave.	Oakland	94609	Alameda County	Oakland Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 879-2115	354	18	19.6	74.3%	95 (26.8%)	103 (29.1%)	78 (22.0%)	12 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	59 (16.7%)	$26,925			$4,961			$21,964	48.3	27.4	4164	1482		062805004260
2683	Dr. Douglas K. Fletcher Elementary	Public	K-5	9801 Highland Knolls Dr.	Bakersfield	93306	Kern County	Bakersfield City	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 631-5960	705	36	19.5	67.9%	105 (14.9%)	15 (2.1%)	536 (76.0%)	34 (4.8%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	11 (1.6%)	$18,159			$2,467			$15,692	48.2	52.4	2431	252		060363013792
2684	Taft Elementary	Public	K-6	1829 North Cambridge	Orange	92865	Orange County	Orange Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 997-6254	387	15	26.2	88.9%	20 (5.2%)	4 (1.0%)	339 (87.6%)	13 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.8%)	$16,538			$1,545			$14,993	48.2	51.6	2469	215		062865004454
2685	Sisk Elementary	Public	K-5	5337 Sugar Creek Ln.	Salida	95368	Stanislaus County	Salida Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 545-1671	286	13	22	68.2%	50 (17.5%)	2 (0.7%)	183 (64.0%)	33 (11.5%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (1.0%)	14 (4.9%)	$20,106			$2,195			$17,911	48.2	36.6	3398	713		063390009432
2686	Joe Serna Junior Charter	Public, Charter	K-8	4620 East Acampo Rd.	Acampo	95220	San Joaquin County	Lodi Unified	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 331-7809	369	19	19.3	73.2%	54 (14.6%)	0 (0.0%)	305 (82.7%)	5 (1.4%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	$20,039			$2,094			$17,945	48.2	53	2400	286		062223008617
2687	Bella Vista Elementary	Public	K-8	22661 Old Alturas Rd.	Bella Vista	96008	Shasta County	Bella Vista Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 549-4415	343	19	17.9	63.6%	235 (68.5%)	0 (0.0%)	61 (17.8%)	3 (0.9%)	8 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (10.5%)	$17,074			$1,802			$15,272	48.2	52.3	2436	251		060435000392
2688	Granite Pointe Elementary	Public	K-5	2900 Berkshire Rd.	Bakersfield	93313	Kern County	Greenfield Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 837-6040	670	29	23.1	90.1%	40 (6.0%)	43 (6.4%)	541 (80.7%)	33 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	11 (1.6%)	$19,612			$2,093			$17,519	48.2	42.7	3019	331		061605012269
2689	Covillaud Elementary	Public	K-5	628 F St.	Marysville	95901	Yuba County	Marysville Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 741-6121	518	21	24.6	73.0%	159 (30.7%)	21 (4.1%)	269 (51.9%)	16 (3.1%)	7 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (8.9%)	$13,238			$2,536			$10,702	48.1	44.7	2880	191		062409003632
2690	Outside Creek Elementary	Public	K-8	26452 Road 164	Visalia	93292	Tulare County	Outside Creek Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 747-0710	125	5	26	54.4%	25 (20.0%)	0 (0.0%)	99 (79.2%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$12,034			$830			$11,204	48.1	36.4	3409	719		062916004498

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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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