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
1581	Gilbert Elementary	Public	K-6	9551 Orangewood Ave.	Garden Grove	92841	Orange County	Garden Grove Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 663-6318	515	23	22.2	78.6%	26 (5.0%)	4 (0.8%)	254 (49.3%)	205 (39.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	24 (4.7%)	$22,452			$3,050			$19,402	70.5	72.7	1462	119		061488001846
1582	Bonny Doon Elementary	Public	K-6	1492 Pine Flat Rd.	Santa Cruz	95060	Santa Cruz County	Bonny Doon Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 427-2300	92	6	15.3	22.8%	65 (70.7%)	3 (3.3%)	13 (14.1%)	1 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (10.9%)	$27,235			$1,422			$25,813	70.5	83.9	1001	581		060564000515
1583	Albert A. Michelson Elementary	Public	K-5	196 Pennsylvania Gulch Rd.	Murphys	95247	Calaveras County	Vallecito Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 728-3441	226	12	18.8	46.5%	163 (72.1%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (16.4%)	4 (1.8%)	7 (3.1%)	1 (0.4%)	14 (6.2%)	$22,058			$5,994			$16,064	70.5	75.6	1349	234		064068006715
1584	Perdew Elementary	Public	K-5	13051 Miller Ave.	Etiwanda	91739	San Bernardino County	Etiwanda Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 803-3316	589	26	22.4	37.7%	59 (10.0%)	51 (8.7%)	279 (47.4%)	141 (23.9%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	56 (9.5%)	$13,932			$991			$12,941	70.5	67.8	1687	103		061296011841
1585	Schallenberger Elementary	Public	K-5	1280 Koch Ln.	San Jose	95125	Santa Clara County	San Jose Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 535-6253	509	26	19.6	25.5%	203 (39.9%)	1 (0.2%)	181 (35.6%)	60 (11.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	63 (12.4%)	$20,996			$1,216			$19,780	70.4	80.5	1134	451		063459005737
1586	Prado View Elementary	Public	K-6	2800 Ridgeline Dr.	Corona	92882	Riverside County	Corona-Norco Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 736-3474	570	25	22.8	61.9%	187 (32.8%)	22 (3.9%)	229 (40.2%)	94 (16.5%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	36 (6.3%)	$18,710			$1,535			$17,175	70.4	69.1	1635	49		060985009355
1587	Highland Elementary	Public	K-6	2301 Alhambra St.	Norco	92860	Riverside County	Corona-Norco Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 736-3308	573	25	22.9	62.7%	274 (47.8%)	7 (1.2%)	239 (41.7%)	19 (3.3%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (5.4%)	$18,241			$1,158			$17,083	70.4	65.3	1803	216		060985001054
1588	Frank Zeek Elementary	Public	K-5	1060 North Bush St.	Ukiah	95482	Mendocino County	Ukiah Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 472-5100	391	18	21.7	75.4%	108 (27.6%)	1 (0.3%)	235 (60.1%)	7 (1.8%)	10 (2.6%)	4 (1.0%)	26 (6.6%)	$23,939			$2,370			$21,569	70.3	61.3	2017	429		064030006656
1589	Imperial Elementary	Public	K-6	400 South Imperial Hwy.	Anaheim	92807	Orange County	Orange Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 997-6282	389	17	22.3	34.7%	131 (33.7%)	3 (0.8%)	138 (35.5%)	64 (16.5%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	49 (12.6%)	$14,901			$1,182			$13,719	70.3	68.4	1664	75		062865004432
1590	River Islands Technology Academy II	Public, Charter	K-8	1175 Marina Dr.	Lathrop	95330	San Joaquin County	River Islands Technology Academy II District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 229-4700	954	39	24.3	35.2%	115 (12.1%)	106 (11.1%)	328 (34.4%)	384 (40.3%)	12 (1.3%)	4 (0.4%)	5 (0.5%)	$11,811			$556			$11,255	70.3	74.1	1404	186		060175613146

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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.
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