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
3701	Vermont Elementary	Public	K-6	3695 Vermont St.	San Bernardino	92407	San Bernardino County	San Bernardino City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 880-6658	659	31	21.2	96.4%	14 (2.1%)	7 (1.1%)	629 (95.4%)	6 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	$22,993			$4,380			$18,613	33.2	33.9	3609	92		063417005390
3702	Bell Avenue Elementary	Public	K-6	1900 Bell Ave.	Sacramento	95838	Sacramento County	Robla Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 922-0202	377	15	25.1	83.6%	71 (18.8%)	29 (7.7%)	178 (47.2%)	88 (23.3%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	7 (1.9%)	$18,870			$3,444			$15,426	33.2	35	3517	185		063324005165
3703	Euclid Elementary	Public	K-6	1120 South Euclid Ave.	Ontario	91762	San Bernardino County	Ontario-Montclair	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 984-5119	572	27	21.1	89.3%	8 (1.4%)	9 (1.6%)	526 (92.0%)	8 (1.4%)	19 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	$24,387			$3,347			$21,040	33.2	31.5	3814	111		062847004398
3704	La Presa Elementary	Public	K-5	519 La Presa St.	Spring Valley	91977	San Diego County	La Mesa-Spring Valley	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 668-5790	346	14	24.7	79.8%	33 (9.5%)	25 (7.2%)	246 (71.1%)	23 (6.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	18 (5.2%)	$18,122			$1,697			$16,425	33.2	37.1	3356	348		062025002433
3705	Hillview Crest Elementary	Public	K-5	31410 Wheelon Ave.	Hayward	94544	Alameda County	New Haven Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 471-5720	420	15	27.9	72.6%	19 (4.5%)	15 (3.6%)	266 (63.3%)	69 (16.4%)	10 (2.4%)	10 (2.4%)	31 (7.4%)	$22,157			$1,743			$20,414	33.2	28	4115	410		062691004071
3706	Olivia Nieto Herrera Elementary	Public	K-5	1620 Temple Ave.	Long Beach	90804	Los Angeles County	Long Beach Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 494-5101	615	26	24.1	87.2%	6 (1.0%)	63 (10.2%)	437 (71.1%)	77 (12.5%)	2 (0.3%)	4 (0.7%)	26 (4.2%)	$19,202			$3,456			$15,746	33.2	32.2	3769	63		062250002734
3707	Mission Elementary	Public	K-5	2100 Mission Ave.	Oceanside	92058	San Diego County	Oceanside Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 966-8700	419	17	24.6	90.9%	31 (7.4%)	6 (1.4%)	363 (86.6%)	6 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	11 (2.6%)	$11,829			$1,399			$10,430	33.2	18	5034	1327		062825004365
3708	Yorkdale Elementary	Public	K-5	5657 Meridian St.	Los Angeles	90042	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 255-0587	205	10	20.5	82.9%	12 (5.9%)	1 (0.5%)	180 (87.8%)	7 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.4%)	$27,159			$4,356			$22,803	33.2	33.4	3648	60		062271003476
3709	Sylmar Elementary	Public	K-5	13291 Phillippi Ave.	Sylmar	91342	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 367-1078	393	21	18.7	96.2%	10 (2.5%)	1 (0.3%)	373 (94.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.0%)	$26,268			$5,426			$20,842	33.2	45	2861	848		062271003384
3710	Lauderbach (J. Calvin) Elementary	Public	K-6	390 Palomar St.	Chula Vista	91911	San Diego County	Chula Vista Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 422-1127	763	33	23.1	83.7%	14 (1.8%)	10 (1.3%)	709 (92.9%)	12 (1.6%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (2.0%)	$16,912			$2,236			$14,676	33.2	29.8	3942	232		060861000865

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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:

Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA): Transforming Education in America

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

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