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
5272	Fairlawn Elementary	Public	K-6	120 Mary Dr.	Santa Maria	93458	Santa Barbara County	Santa Maria-Bonita	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 361-7500	716	34	20.8	97.6%	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	705 (98.5%)	4 (0.6%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$20,387			$2,252			$18,135	14.9	18.4	4993	279		060558009316
5273	Leonora Fillmore Elementary	Public	K-6	1211 East Pine Ave.	Lompoc	93436	Santa Barbara County	Lompoc Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 742-2100	469	22	21.3	83.4%	33 (7.0%)	4 (0.9%)	407 (86.8%)	12 (2.6%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.3%)	$15,995			$993			$15,002	14.9	17.2	5092	181		062241002680
5274	Sea View Elementary	Public	K-6	2467 Sea Shore Ave.	Salton City	92275	Imperial County	Coachella Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 848-1565	682	29	23.4	94.9%	29 (4.3%)	4 (0.6%)	634 (93.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (1.6%)	$28,609			$1,296			$27,313	14.8	12.9	5489	215		060907000928
5275	UCLA Community K-12	Public, Alternative	K-12	700 South Mariposa Ave.	Los Angeles	90005	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(213) 480-3750	887	47	18.8	97.3%	21 (2.4%)	19 (2.1%)	751 (84.7%)	89 (10.0%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	5 (0.6%)	$23,119			$5,356			$17,763	14.8	18.2	5014	261		062271012524
5276	Midland Elementary	Public	K-5	11440 Davis St.	Moreno Valley	92557	Riverside County	Moreno Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 571-4610	553	23	24	91.7%	22 (4.0%)	51 (9.2%)	450 (81.4%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	24 (4.3%)	$17,778			$2,360			$15,418	14.8	15.3	5277	1		062580003866
5277	Mt. Pleasant Elementary	Public	K-5	14275 Candler Dr.	San Jose	95127	Santa Clara County	Mount Pleasant Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 258-6451	172	8	21.5	79.7%	2 (1.2%)	2 (1.2%)	143 (83.1%)	19 (11.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	5 (2.9%)	$26,022			$4,808			$21,214	14.8	17.6	5062	215		062640003989
5278	El Gabilan Elementary	Public	K-6	1256 Linwood Dr.	Salinas	93906	Monterey County	Salinas City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 753-5660	548	24	22.8	78.3%	20 (3.6%)	2 (0.4%)	497 (90.7%)	8 (1.5%)	6 (1.1%)	3 (0.5%)	12 (2.2%)								14.8	16.8	5147	131		063393005320
5279	Mariposa Avenue Elementary	Public	K-5	7940 Mariposa Ave.	Citrus Heights	95610	Sacramento County	San Juan Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 971-5212	326	13	25	72.7%	149 (45.7%)	16 (4.9%)	102 (31.3%)	33 (10.1%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.2%)	21 (6.4%)	$20,520			$4,656			$15,864	14.8	20	4866	413		063462005796
5280	New Jerusalem	Public, Charter	1-8	31400 South Koster Rd.	Tracy	95304	San Joaquin County	New Jerusalem Elementary	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 835-2597	217	9	24.6	48.4%	85 (39.2%)	6 (2.8%)	117 (53.9%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.7%)	$16,666			$499			$16,167	14.8	6.7	5816	536		062703012204
5281	Gretchen Higgins Elementary	Public	K-5	1525 Pembroke Way	Dixon	95620	Solano County	Dixon Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 693-6380	353	13	26.9	75.9%	57 (16.1%)	7 (2.0%)	261 (73.9%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	24 (6.8%)	$14,076			$1,468			$12,608	14.8	24.2	4439	842		061128010679

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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:

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

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.