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
1221	Lincoln Fundamental Elementary	Public	K-6	1041 Fullerton Ave.	Corona	92879	Riverside County	Corona-Norco Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 736-3336	754	28	26.9	68.2%	109 (14.5%)	17 (2.3%)	376 (49.9%)	220 (29.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	31 (4.1%)	$14,625			$484			$14,141	78.5	72.5	1477	256		060985001058
1222	C. W. Dillard Elementary	Public	K-6	9721 Dillard Rd.	Wilton	95693	Sacramento County	Elk Grove Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 687-6121	443	19	23.3	42.9%	224 (50.6%)	7 (1.6%)	148 (33.4%)	35 (7.9%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	27 (6.1%)	$18,183			$1,762			$16,421	78.5	78.3	1230	8		061233001396
1223	Gilroy Prep (a Navigator School)	Public, Charter	K-8	277 IOOF Ave.	Gilroy	95020	Santa Clara County	Gilroy Prep (a Navigator School) District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 337-5445	587	21	27.9	45.0%	79 (13.5%)	7 (1.2%)	379 (64.6%)	93 (15.8%)	3 (0.5%)	5 (0.9%)	20 (3.4%)	$16,394			$855			$15,539	78.5	74.8	1375	152		060183112751
1224	Lincoln Elementary	Public	K-6	774 East Alluvial Ave.	Fresno	93720	Fresno County	Clovis Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 327-7200	631	29	21.9	62.3%	156 (24.7%)	39 (6.2%)	325 (51.5%)	53 (8.4%)	6 (1.0%)	5 (0.8%)	47 (7.4%)	$13,206			$1,484			$11,722	78.4	76	1337	113		060903000913
1225	Valencia Elementary	Public	K-6	250 Aptos School Rd.	Aptos	95003	Santa Cruz County	Pajaro Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 728-7836	487	24	20.2	37.0%	303 (62.2%)	0 (0.0%)	148 (30.4%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	32 (6.6%)								78.3	82.9	1042	183		062949004553
1226	Newcastle Elementary	Public	K-8	8951 Valley View Dr.	Newcastle	95658	Placer County	Newcastle Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 663-3307	164	12	14	13.4%	129 (78.7%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (15.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (5.5%)	$25,537			$2,211			$23,326	78.3	90.6	664	562		062712004093
1227	H. Clarke Powers Elementary	Public	K-8	3296 Humphrey Rd.	Loomis	95650	Placer County	Loomis Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 652-2635	495	22	22.2	14.9%	366 (73.9%)	2 (0.4%)	75 (15.2%)	9 (1.8%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (7.9%)	$11,914			$1,002			$10,912	78.3	83.4	1021	206		062256008550
1228	Rock Creek Elementary	Public	K-6	2140 Collet Quarry Dr.	Rocklin	95765	Placer County	Rocklin Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 788-4282	416	17	23.8	33.9%	200 (48.1%)	8 (1.9%)	95 (22.8%)	46 (11.1%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	63 (15.1%)	$16,738			$291			$16,447	78.3	79.2	1191	37		060001310575
1229	Strandwood Elementary	Public	K-5	416 Gladys Dr.	Pleasant Hill	94523	Contra Costa County	Mt. Diablo Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 685-3212	596	23	26.4	23.3%	328 (55.0%)	8 (1.3%)	87 (14.6%)	71 (11.9%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	99 (16.6%)	$1,908			$196			$1,712	78.3	80.8	1126	103		062637003974
1230	Murray Manor Elementary	Public	K-5	8305 El Paso St.	La Mesa	91942	San Diego County	La Mesa-Spring Valley	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 668-5865	530	21	25.2	50.0%	213 (40.2%)	29 (5.5%)	191 (36.0%)	33 (6.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	64 (12.1%)	$14,955			$1,191			$13,764	78.3	74.3	1395	165		062025002439

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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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