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
1591	Northwood Elementary	Public	K-5	2214 Berks St.	Napa	94558	Napa County	Napa Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 253-3471	381	17	22.4	49.6%	171 (44.9%)	2 (0.5%)	170 (44.6%)	11 (2.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (6.8%)	$16,093			$1,570			$14,523	70.3	71.7	1514	77		062664004024
1592	Vencil Brown Elementary	Public	K-5	250 Trestle Rd.	Roseville	95678	Placer County	Roseville City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 771-1710	343	17	20.3	41.7%	170 (49.6%)	9 (2.6%)	82 (23.9%)	38 (11.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	42 (12.2%)	$14,876			$559			$14,317	70.2	76.8	1298	294		063360004953
1593	Sebastopol Independent Charter	Public, Charter	K-8	1111 Gravenstein Hwy. N	Sebastopol	95472	Sonoma County	Sebastopol Independent Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 824-9700	286	14	20	36.7%	211 (73.8%)	1 (0.3%)	36 (12.6%)	10 (3.5%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (8.4%)	$14,072			$315			$13,757	70.2	76.4	1321	272		060247705457
1594	Santa Rosa Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	27587 La Piedra Rd.	Menifee	92584	Riverside County	Santa Rosa Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 672-2400	1,736	76	22.6	24.1%	575 (33.1%)	79 (4.6%)	848 (48.8%)	106 (6.1%)	7 (0.4%)	5 (0.3%)	116 (6.7%)	$11,238			$356			$10,882	70.2	64.5	1850	256		060210111023
1595	Thomas Jefferson Elementary	Public	K-5	750 Central Park Dr.	Roseville	95678	Placer County	Roseville City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 771-1840	302	16	19.4	39.4%	141 (46.7%)	10 (3.3%)	68 (22.5%)	48 (15.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (11.3%)	$15,679			$1,298			$14,381	70.2	74.1	1410	185		063360011003
1596	Sunridge Charter	Public, Charter	K-8	7285 Hayden Ave.	Sebastopol	95472	Sonoma County	Twin Hills Union Elementary	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 824-2844	256	10	25.6	32.4%	194 (75.8%)	1 (0.4%)	35 (13.7%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (9.0%)	$16,205			$178			$16,027	70.2	73.1	1444	152		064023010687
1597	Peachland Avenue Elementary	Public	K-6	24800 Peachland Ave.	Newhall	91321	Los Angeles County	Newhall	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 291-4020	463	21	22	60.9%	126 (27.2%)	6 (1.3%)	274 (59.2%)	11 (2.4%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	42 (9.1%)	$17,389			$1,859			$15,530	70.1	67.1	1724	127		062718004097
1598	Las Palmas Elementary	Public	K-5	1101 Calle Puente	San Clemente	92672	Orange County	Capistrano Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(949) 234-5333	743	29	25.6	48.9%	284 (38.2%)	4 (0.5%)	389 (52.4%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	62 (8.3%)	$17,675			$1,511			$16,164	70.1	58.1	2141	543		060744000693
1599	Bolinas-Stinson Elementary	Public	K-8	125 Olema-Bolinas Rd.	Bolinas	94924	Marin County	Bolinas-Stinson Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 868-1603	109	6	19.8	38.5%	73 (67.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (25.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (7.3%)								70.1	69.9	1600	1		060552000501
1600	Paradise Charter	Public, Charter	K-8	3361 California Ave.	Modesto	95358	Stanislaus County	Paradise Elementary	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 524-0184	118	5	26.2	62.7%	12 (10.2%)	0 (0.0%)	81 (68.6%)	18 (15.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (5.9%)	$17,177			$687			$16,490	70	73.9	1418	182		062979011813

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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.