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
5762	Dr. Lewis Dolphin Stallworth Senior Charter	Public, Charter	K-8	1610 East Main St.	Stockton	95205	San Joaquin County	Dr. Lewis Dolphin Stallworth Senior Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 948-4511	256	9	30.1	93.0%	0 (0.0%)	37 (14.5%)	202 (78.9%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (5.1%)	$28,424			$5,232			$23,192	7.5	12.1	5553	209		060174812374
5763	Horace Mann Elementary	Public	K-5	5222 Ygnacio Ave.	Oakland	94601	Alameda County	Oakland Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 879-2136	200	10	21	98.0%	21 (10.5%)	35 (17.5%)	112 (56.0%)	11 (5.5%)	4 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (8.5%)	$29,988			$4,195			$25,793	7.4	7.4	5797	34		062805004277
5764	America's Finest Charter	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	730 45th St.	San Diego	92102	San Diego County	America's Finest Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 694-4809	396	27	14.9	95.5%	9 (2.3%)	57 (14.4%)	303 (76.5%)	12 (3.0%)	4 (1.0%)	7 (1.8%)	4 (1.0%)	$21,837			$3,923			$17,914	7.4	10.6	5655	109		060146814198
5765	Mojave River Academy - Silver Mountain	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	2151 West Main St.	Barstow	92311	San Bernardino County	Mojave River Academy - Silver Mountain District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 245-3222	677	27	25.1	84.9%	193 (28.5%)	68 (10.0%)	342 (50.5%)	2 (0.3%)	8 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	59 (8.7%)	$10,359			$1,429			$8,930	7.4	8.9	5732	33		060157714245
5766	Alta Vista Elementary	Public	K-8	2293 East Crabtree Ave.	Porterville	93257	Tulare County	Alta Vista Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 782-5700	531	25	20.8	90.8%	55 (10.4%)	0 (0.0%)	463 (87.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.9%)	1 (0.2%)	$17,723			$3,300			$14,423	7.4	11.3	5594	172		060222000098
5767	Westmore Oaks Elementary	Public	K-8	1504 Fallbrook St.	West Sacramento	95691	Yolo County	Washington Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 375-7730	531	26	20.4	90.0%	134 (25.2%)	28 (5.3%)	238 (44.8%)	87 (16.4%)	2 (0.4%)	4 (0.8%)	38 (7.2%)								7.4	8.3	5756	11		064158006859
5768	Dr. Martin Luther King Junior Elementary	Public	K-6	1100 Citadel St.	Bakersfield	93307	Kern County	Bakersfield City	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 631-5229	709	33	21.5	90.1%	28 (3.9%)	88 (12.4%)	586 (82.7%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.7%)	$20,257			$2,640			$17,617	7.3	8.3	5758	10		060363014494
5769	Marshall Elementary	Public	K-5	1575 15th St.	San Francisco	94103	San Francisco County	San Francisco Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 241-6280	245	10	25.1	79.2%	16 (6.5%)	6 (2.4%)	213 (86.9%)	3 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.9%)	$23,322			$1,688			$21,634	7.3	16.5	5163	606		063441005646
5770	Brentwood Elementary	Public	K-6	13962 Hook Blvd.	Victorville	92394	San Bernardino County	Victor Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 243-2301	790	34	23.2	92.4%	40 (5.1%)	246 (31.1%)	456 (57.7%)	11 (1.4%)	2 (0.3%)	4 (0.5%)	31 (3.9%)	$18,484			$3,984			$14,500	7.2	9.2	5723	47		064104006457
5771	August Knodt Elementary	Public	K-8	3939 EWS Woods Blvd.	Stockton	95206	San Joaquin County	Manteca Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 938-6200	642	27	23.3	67.9%	39 (6.1%)	72 (11.2%)	380 (59.2%)	117 (18.2%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (1.7%)	23 (3.6%)	$15,514			$2,061			$13,453	7.2	11.4	5591	180		062361001374

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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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