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
2961	Mary McLeod Bethune Elementary	Public	K-5	25390 Krameria St.	Moreno Valley	92551	Riverside County	Val Verde Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 490-0380	639	32	19.7	85.8%	23 (3.6%)	101 (15.8%)	470 (73.6%)	20 (3.1%)	3 (0.5%)	4 (0.6%)	18 (2.8%)	$19,573			$1,987			$17,586	43.9	39.9	3180	219		069113510290
2962	Mammoth Elementary	Public	K-5	1500 Meridan Blvd.	Mammoth Lakes	93546	Mono County	Mammoth Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 934-9315	505	27	18.7	45.9%	195 (38.6%)	0 (0.0%)	293 (58.0%)	4 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.4%)	$18,671			$1,838			$16,833	43.8	42.3	3046	84		062353003567
2963	Emory Elementary	Public	K-6	1915 Coronado Ave.	San Diego	92154	San Diego County	South Bay Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 628-5300	399	16	24.9	71.4%	20 (5.0%)	11 (2.8%)	311 (77.9%)	36 (9.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (5.3%)	$20,680			$2,275			$18,405	43.8	45.7	2821	142		063738006318
2964	Jones Elementary	Public	K-5	2751 Greyling Dr.	San Diego	92123	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 605-8800	257	10	25.7	52.5%	84 (32.7%)	14 (5.4%)	82 (31.9%)	28 (10.9%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (18.7%)	$22,016			$3,343			$18,673	43.8	59.4	2097	867		063432005489
2965	Barry Elementary	Public	K-8	1255 Barry Rd.	Yuba City	95991	Sutter County	Yuba City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 822-5220	596	31	18.9	72.5%	173 (29.0%)	7 (1.2%)	264 (44.3%)	119 (20.0%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	29 (4.9%)								43.8	44.8	2874	91		064347007030
2966	M. Robert Adkison Elementary	Public	K-6	1824 Nadine Ave.	Modesto	95351	Stanislaus County	Ceres Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 556-1600	531	21	25.2	88.9%	28 (5.3%)	6 (1.1%)	442 (83.2%)	39 (7.3%)	3 (0.6%)	4 (0.8%)	9 (1.7%)	$18,818			$4,502			$14,316	43.7	36.6	3399	433		060813011491
2967	McKinley Elementary	Public	K-6	110 Ellis St.	Petaluma	94952	Sonoma County	Petaluma City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 778-4750	368	15	24.5	50.8%	125 (34.0%)	6 (1.6%)	172 (46.7%)	26 (7.1%)	6 (1.6%)	2 (0.5%)	29 (7.9%)	$14,783			$799			$13,984	43.7	55.8	2245	722		063023004720
2968	Sky Mountain Charter	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	4535 Missouri Flat Rd. Ste. 1A	Placerville	95667	El Dorado County	Sky Mountain Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(800) 976-4436	2,511	108	23.3	37.1%	778 (31.0%)	87 (3.5%)	1,036 (41.3%)	152 (6.1%)	3 (0.1%)	6 (0.2%)	447 (17.8%)	$11,737			$595			$11,142	43.7	51.4	2488	480		060174311860
2969	Nancy R. Kordyak Elementary	Public	K-5	4580 Mango Ave.	Fontana	92336	San Bernardino County	Rialto Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 421-4203	718	32	22.5	62.3%	61 (8.5%)	67 (9.3%)	539 (75.1%)	29 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	19 (2.6%)	$20,692			$3,766			$16,926	43.7	49.1	2599	370		063237012561
2970	Hardy Brown College Prep	Public, Charter	K-8	655 West 2nd St.	San Bernardino	92410	San Bernardino County	Hardy Brown College Prep District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 884-1410	316	17	18.6	89.9%	2 (0.6%)	206 (65.2%)	79 (25.0%)	3 (0.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (7.9%)	$24,992			$3,318			$21,674	43.7	23.8	4486	1516		060242312796

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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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