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
1671	Stagg Street Elementary	Public	K-5	7839 Amestoy Ave.	Van Nuys	91406	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 881-9850	413	21	19.6	83.1%	42 (10.2%)	10 (2.4%)	318 (77.0%)	24 (5.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	18 (4.4%)	$22,840			$4,040			$18,800	68.4	72.7	1463	208		062271003368
1672	Paakuma K-8	Public	K-8	17875 Sycamore Creek Loop Pkwy	San Bernardino	92407	San Bernardino County	San Bernardino City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 355-3137	940	45	20.7	50.7%	127 (13.5%)	87 (9.3%)	620 (66.0%)	49 (5.2%)	5 (0.5%)	2 (0.2%)	50 (5.3%)	$24,032			$4,690			$19,342	68.4	60.3	2053	381		063417013674
1673	Toler Elementary	Public	K-5	3350 Baker St.	San Diego	92117	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(858) 273-0294	235	12	19.5	54.0%	98 (41.7%)	4 (1.7%)	96 (40.9%)	7 (3.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (12.3%)	$26,918			$5,046			$21,872	68.4	78.3	1229	444		063432005560
1674	Clovis Online Charter	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	1655 David E Cook Way	Clovis	93611	Fresno County	Clovis Unified	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(559) 327-4400	797	20	40.1	59.5%	251 (31.5%)	24 (3.0%)	408 (51.2%)	61 (7.7%)	7 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (5.5%)	$17,528			$354			$17,174	68.4	58.7	2118	444		060903012267
1675	Rocketship Spark Academy	Public, Charter	K-5	683 Sylvandale Ave.	San Jose	95111	Santa Clara County	Rocketship Spark Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(877) 806-0920	546	16	35.2	55.9%	5 (0.9%)	14 (2.6%)	308 (56.4%)	203 (37.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	13 (2.4%)	$19,374			$2,180			$17,194	68.3	70.7	1564	111		060208713582
1676	Maywood Elementary	Public	K-5	5200 Cudahy Ave.	Maywood	90270	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 890-2440	426	21	20.2	95.8%	11 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	413 (96.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	$22,710			$5,058			$17,652	68.3	58	2148	472		062271010883
1677	Tiffany (Burton C.) Elementary	Public	K-6	1691 Elmhurst St.	Chula Vista	91913	San Diego County	Chula Vista Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 421-6300	534	24	22.2	50.0%	70 (13.1%)	22 (4.1%)	348 (65.2%)	57 (10.7%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	33 (6.2%)	$20,098			$2,651			$17,447	68.3	52.2	2441	764		060861000879
1678	Alta Elementary	Public	K-5	21771 East Parlier Ave.	Reedley	93654	Fresno County	Kings Canyon Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 305-7210	364	15	24.2	78.0%	18 (4.9%)	1 (0.3%)	336 (92.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.2%)	$19,408			$2,921			$16,487	68.2	42.7	3018	1340		061970002363
1679	Pacheco Elementary	Public	K-6	261 Cuesta Dr.	San Luis Obispo	93405	San Luis Obispo County	San Luis Coastal Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 596-4081	488	20	24.4	47.7%	159 (32.6%)	4 (0.8%)	298 (61.1%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (4.9%)	$17,370			$1,679			$15,691	68.2	77	1293	386		063480005877
1680	Portola Elementary	Public	K-5	6700 Eagle St.	Ventura	93003	Ventura County	Ventura Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 289-1734	444	17	26.1	70.3%	120 (27.0%)	10 (2.3%)	256 (57.7%)	31 (7.0%)	2 (0.5%)	4 (0.9%)	21 (4.7%)	$18,327			$2,077			$16,250	68.2	70.4	1576	104		064098006763

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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:

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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.