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
2131	Madrona Academy of the Arts and Sciences	Public	K-5	612 Camino Manzanas	Thousand Oaks	91360	Ventura County	Conejo Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 498-6102	245	16	15.3	46.9%	97 (39.6%)	5 (2.0%)	128 (52.2%)	4 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (4.5%)	$18,904			$1,547			$17,357	58.7	49.6	2582	451		060964001016
2132	Triple Crown Elementary	Public	K-5	530 Orange Ave.	Perris	92571	Riverside County	Val Verde Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 490-0440	971	35	27.3	85.1%	17 (1.8%)	54 (5.6%)	868 (89.4%)	18 (1.9%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (1.2%)	$18,297			$837			$17,460	58.7	53.3	2384	252		069113511724
2133	Ladera Palma Elementary	Public	K-6	2151 East Brookdale Ave.	La Habra	90631	Orange County	La Habra City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 690-2348	583	23	25.3	70.3%	29 (5.0%)	3 (0.5%)	526 (90.2%)	9 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	13 (2.2%)	$99,267			$12,676			$86,591	58.7	55.1	2282	149		062019002413
2134	Las Flores Elementary	Public	K-5	720 West Las Flores	Ridgecrest	93555	Kern County	Sierra Sands Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 499-1860	526	21	25.4	47.3%	274 (52.1%)	18 (3.4%)	165 (31.4%)	19 (3.6%)	5 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	44 (8.4%)	$14,546			$1,189			$13,357	58.7	49.9	2558	424		063680006236
2135	Eagle Peak Montessori	Public, Charter	1-8	800 Hutchinson Rd.	Walnut Creek	94598	Contra Costa County	Mt. Diablo Unified	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 946-0994	301	10	30.1	7.6%	102 (33.9%)	3 (1.0%)	66 (21.9%)	59 (19.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	70 (23.3%)	$130			$01			$129	58.7	74.1	1409	726		062637008688
2136	Lone Star Elementary	Public	K-6	2617 South Fowler Ave.	Fresno	93725	Fresno County	Sanger Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 524-6430	672	28	23.6	72.0%	19 (2.8%)	16 (2.4%)	334 (49.7%)	278 (41.4%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (3.4%)	$17,804			$1,251			$16,553	58.6	59.5	2088	48		063525005976
2137	John Adams Academy - Lincoln	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	1797 Bella Breeze Dr.	Lincoln	95648	Placer County	John Adams Academy - Lincoln District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 209-5540	1,392	64	21.8	23.6%	861 (61.9%)	17 (1.2%)	336 (24.1%)	84 (6.0%)	2 (0.1%)	11 (0.8%)	81 (5.8%)	$15,440			$392			$15,048	58.6	66.9	1732	405		060198614071
2138	Old River Elementary	Public	K-6	9815 Campus Park Dr.	Bakersfield	93311	Kern County	Panama-Buena Vista Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 664-7009	795	32	24.8	76.0%	153 (19.2%)	53 (6.7%)	446 (56.1%)	86 (10.8%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	53 (6.7%)	$15,528			$1,493			$14,035	58.6	68	1684	454		060639012036
2139	Bandini Street Elementary	Public	K-5	425 North Bandini St.	San Pedro	90731	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 832-4593	232	11	21	87.5%	6 (2.6%)	11 (4.7%)	193 (83.2%)	6 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (6.9%)	$33,520			$6,337			$27,183	58.6	32.8	3709	1570		062271002837
2140	Mesa View Elementary	Public	K-5	27227 Heritage Lake Dr.	Romoland	92585	Riverside County	Romoland Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 723-1284	911	41	22.2	56.4%	0 (0.0%)	73 (8.0%)	469 (51.5%)	65 (7.1%)	3 (0.3%)	3 (0.3%)	298 (32.7%)	$16,613			$1,809			$14,804	58.6	62.9	1933	207		063339011886

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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:

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

State-Administered Standardized Tests: A Comprehensive Guide

SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the California Department of Education.