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
3992	Westport Heights Elementary	Public	K-5	6011 West 79th St.	Los Angeles	90045	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 645-5611	166	9	18.4	81.9%	11 (6.6%)	55 (33.1%)	60 (36.1%)	15 (9.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (15.1%)	$30,025			$5,256			$24,769	29.6	47.9	2673	1319		062271003458
3993	Harry Wirtz Elementary	Public	K-5	8535 Contreras St.	Paramount	90723	Los Angeles County	Paramount Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 602-8068	421	19	22.1	96.0%	3 (0.7%)	21 (5.0%)	384 (91.2%)	6 (1.4%)	3 (0.7%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	$22,849			$1,647			$21,202	29.6	31.3	3825	168		062985009986
3994	Princeton Street Elementary	Public	K-5	1959 Princeton St.	Delano	93215	Kern County	Delano Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 721-5080	308	16	19.6	89.6%	4 (1.3%)	2 (0.6%)	266 (86.4%)	32 (10.4%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	$19,562			$3,239			$16,323	29.5	35	3522	472		061089002034
3995	Valley Center Elementary	Public	3-5	28751 Cole Grade Rd.	Valley Center	92082	San Diego County	Valley Center-Pauma Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 749-1631	476	19	25.1	63.9%	97 (20.4%)	4 (0.8%)	294 (61.8%)	7 (1.5%)	38 (8.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (7.6%)	$15,888			$1,436			$14,452	29.5	28.7	4045	50		060006908614
3996	New Haven Elementary	Public	K-8	14600 South Austin Rd.	Manteca	95336	San Joaquin County	Manteca Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 858-7360	514	22	23.4	61.7%	134 (26.1%)	9 (1.8%)	273 (53.1%)	75 (14.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (4.5%)	$15,131			$1,914			$13,217	29.5	29.8	3948	48		062361003584
3997	Reeds Creek Elementary	Public	K-8	18335 Johnson Rd.	Red Bluff	96080	Tehama County	Reeds Creek Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 527-6006	195	9	21.6	45.6%	152 (77.9%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (14.4%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (5.1%)	$14,034			$975			$13,059	29.5	26.7	4236	239		063225004979
3998	Burton Elementary	Public	K-6	2375 West Morton St.	Porterville	93257	Tulare County	Burton Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 784-2401	437	17	25.7	88.3%	36 (8.2%)	2 (0.5%)	343 (78.5%)	8 (1.8%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (10.5%)	$19,985			$2,263			$17,722	29.5	31.4	3820	178		060657000589
3999	Richmond Charter Elementary-Benito Juarez	Public, Charter	K-5	1450 Marina Way South	Richmond	94804	Contra Costa County	Richmond Charter Elementary-Benito Juarez District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 215-7009	490	13	37.6	82.7%	6 (1.2%)	12 (2.4%)	437 (89.2%)	13 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (4.5%)	$22,664			$1,073			$21,591	29.5	25.5	4324	325		060167013753
4000	Twin Ridges Home Study Charter	Public, Charter	K-8	111 New Mohawk Rd.	Nevada City	95959	Nevada County	Nevada County Office of Education	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 478-1815	208	11	19.2	48.1%	163 (78.4%)	3 (1.4%)	15 (7.2%)	1 (0.5%)	4 (1.9%)	1 (0.5%)	21 (10.1%)	$12,227			$462			$11,765	29.5	43.4	2974	1026		069102311877
4001	Fairview Elementary	Public	K-6	1937 West Whitmore Ave.	Modesto	95358	Stanislaus County	Modesto City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 574-8102	786	32	24.7	92.4%	22 (2.8%)	5 (0.6%)	701 (89.2%)	20 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	37 (4.7%)	$18,972			$3,264			$15,708	29.5	14.9	5313	1312		062513003732

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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:

State-Administered Standardized Tests: A Comprehensive Guide

Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection

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