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
691	Ruskin Elementary	Public	K-5	1401 Turlock Ln.	San Jose	95132	Santa Clara County	Berryessa Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 923-1950	367	15	24.4	15.5%	16 (4.4%)	1 (0.3%)	58 (15.8%)	275 (74.9%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	15 (4.1%)	$18,102			$972			$17,130	89.5	92.9	505	186		060480000465
692	Westlake Elementary	Public	K-5	1571 East Potrero Rd.	Westlake Village	91361	Ventura County	Conejo Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 374-2150	512	23	22.1	11.1%	350 (68.4%)	7 (1.4%)	63 (12.3%)	36 (7.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	56 (10.9%)	$14,889			$1,078			$13,811	89.5	91.8	585	107		060964001030
693	Westlake Hills Elementary	Public	K-5	3333 Medicine Bow Ct.	Westlake Village	91362	Ventura County	Conejo Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 497-9339	375	19	19.7	19.5%	215 (57.3%)	4 (1.1%)	95 (25.3%)	26 (6.9%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (8.8%)	$15,960			$1,096			$14,864	89.4	86.2	895	202		060964001032
694	Star View Elementary	Public	K-5	15679 Newland St.	Westminster	92683	Orange County	Ocean View	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 897-1009	391	16	24.4	67.3%	42 (10.7%)	2 (0.5%)	96 (24.6%)	213 (54.5%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	36 (9.2%)	$17,681			$1,224			$16,457	89.4	83.3	1027	333		062814004347
695	Susan B. Anthony Elementary	Public	K-6	2665 Gilbert Ave.	Corona	92881	Riverside County	Corona-Norco Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 739-5655	822	31	26.5	54.6%	238 (29.0%)	39 (4.7%)	304 (37.0%)	184 (22.4%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.2%)	47 (5.7%)	$15,094			$513			$14,581	89.4	88.1	814	119		060985004978
696	Excelsior Elementary	Public	4-6	2701 Eureka Rd.	Roseville	95661	Placer County	Eureka Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 780-2701	469	17	27.9	22.2%	265 (56.5%)	8 (1.7%)	75 (16.0%)	66 (14.1%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (11.3%)	$12,628			$624			$12,004	89.4	87.9	820	124		061308008254
697	El Morro Elementary	Public	K-5	8681 North Coast Hwy.	Laguna Beach	92651	Orange County	Laguna Beach Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(949) 497-7780	404	19	21.2	24.5%	282 (69.8%)	2 (0.5%)	52 (12.9%)	26 (6.4%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (9.7%)	$36,193			$1,064			$35,129	89.4	94.3	405	292		062037002453
698	Meadow Park Elementary	Public	K-6	50 Blue Lake South	Irvine	92614	Orange County	Irvine Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(949) 936-5900	592	21	28.2	21.1%	223 (37.7%)	12 (2.0%)	79 (13.3%)	196 (33.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	81 (13.7%)	$16,350			$902			$15,448	89.4	94.5	384	314		068450009212
699	Arlington Elementary	Public	K-5	17800 Van Ness Ave.	Torrance	90504	Los Angeles County	Torrance Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 533-4510	594	23	26.2	39.2%	46 (7.7%)	13 (2.2%)	231 (38.9%)	221 (37.2%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	80 (13.5%)	$16,672			$675			$15,997	89.4	93.8	445	254		063942006551
700	Stowers(Cecil B.) Elementary	Public	K-6	13350 Beach St.	Cerritos	90703	Los Angeles County	ABC Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 229-7905	547	21	26	40.6%	29 (5.3%)	26 (4.8%)	144 (26.3%)	288 (52.7%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.7%)	56 (10.2%)	$17,912			$1,988			$15,924	89.3	88.9	756	56		060162000026

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