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
2881	Ruby Bridges Elementary	Public	K-5	351 Jack London Ave.	Alameda	94501	Alameda County	Alameda Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 748-4006	458	20	22.9	65.7%	70 (15.3%)	93 (20.3%)	98 (21.4%)	123 (26.9%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	70 (15.3%)	$19,093			$2,233			$16,860	45	47.7	2687	194		060177011549
2882	Rocketship Mateo Sheedy Elementary	Public, Charter	K-5	788 Locust St.	San Jose	95110	Santa Clara County	Rocketship Mateo Sheedy Elementary District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(877) 806-0920	454	17	27.5	79.5%	8 (1.8%)	48 (10.6%)	376 (82.8%)	15 (3.3%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.1%)	$21,822			$2,777			$19,045	45	49.6	2581	301		060178211864
2883	ISANA Octavia Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	3010 Estara Ave.	Los Angeles	90065	Los Angeles County	ISANA Octavia Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 344-3622	363	17	21.2	91.2%	2 (0.6%)	3 (0.8%)	333 (91.7%)	20 (5.5%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	$20,543			$1,955			$18,588	45	51.9	2461	422		060224112782
2884	Forestville Academy	Public, Charter	2-8	6321 Highway 116	Forestville	95436	Sonoma County	Forestville Union Elementary	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 887-2279	152	10	14.8	40.1%	85 (55.9%)	1 (0.7%)	55 (36.2%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (6.6%)	$27,385			$3,493			$23,892	45	47.8	2682	202		061401012023
2885	Parks (Rosa) Elementary	Public	K-5	1501 O'Farrell St.	San Francisco	94115	San Francisco County	San Francisco Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 749-3519	326	16	21	62.6%	29 (8.9%)	64 (19.6%)	88 (27.0%)	63 (19.3%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.2%)	77 (23.6%)	$26,305			$1,985			$24,320	45	28.2	4093	1208		063441005658
2886	Jamacha Elementary	Public	K-5	2962 Jamul Dr.	El Cajon	92019	San Diego County	Cajon Valley Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 441-6150	415	18	22.9	74.0%	205 (49.4%)	22 (5.3%)	127 (30.6%)	18 (4.3%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (1.0%)	38 (9.2%)	$22,551			$2,357			$20,194	45	47	2731	155		060681001165
2887	Shasta Elementary	Public	K-8	10446 Red Bluff Rd.	Shasta	96087	Shasta County	Shasta Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 243-1110	100	6	17.8	62.0%	79 (79.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (5.0%)	2 (2.0%)	4 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (10.0%)	$20,397			$1,006			$19,391	44.9	29.6	3954	1067		063657006208
2888	Hughes-Elizabeth Lakes	Public	K-8	16633 Elizabeth Lake Rd.	Lake Hughes	93532	Los Angeles County	Hughes-Elizabeth Lakes Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 724-1231	195	9	21.9	41.5%	108 (55.4%)	2 (1.0%)	72 (36.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (6.7%)	$11,370			$666			$10,704	44.9	52.3	2434	454		061788007291
2889	Tarpey Elementary	Public	K-6	2700 Minnewawa Ave.	Clovis	93612	Fresno County	Clovis Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 327-8000	643	31	20.8	77.1%	93 (14.5%)	19 (3.0%)	379 (58.9%)	111 (17.3%)	11 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (4.7%)	$13,980			$1,944			$12,036	44.9	43.8	2938	49		060903000917
2890	Thirty-Second Street USC Performing Arts	Public, Alternative	K-12	822 West 32nd St.	Los Angeles	90007	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(213) 748-0126	842	44	18.9	89.1%	45 (5.3%)	55 (6.5%)	691 (82.1%)	25 (3.0%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	24 (2.9%)	$20,088			$3,747			$16,341	44.9	45.3	2843	47		062271003395

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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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No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

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