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
4872	Walter M. Brown Elementary	Public	K-6	1400 Georgetown St.	Turlock	95382	Stanislaus County	Turlock Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 634-7231	645	29	22.2	72.9%	173 (26.8%)	25 (3.9%)	351 (54.4%)	54 (8.4%)	7 (1.1%)	3 (0.5%)	32 (5.0%)	$19,018			$2,145			$16,873	19.5	18.5	4984	112		060015811513
4873	Mark Twain Elementary	Public	4-5	1500 Oregon Ave.	Corcoran	93212	Kings County	Corcoran Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 992-8888	454	21	21.6	90.3%	19 (4.2%)	9 (2.0%)	421 (92.7%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	$17,057			$2,599			$14,458	19.5	20.2	4848	25		060969001039
4874	Baldy Mesa Elementary	Public	K-5	10376 Baldy Mesa Rd.	Phelan	92329	San Bernardino County	Snowline Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 949-1232	985	42	23.4	78.5%	174 (17.7%)	37 (3.8%)	696 (70.7%)	11 (1.1%)	6 (0.6%)	5 (0.5%)	56 (5.7%)	$15,088			$2,183			$12,905	19.5	19.8	4885	11		063697009195
4875	John H. Still	Public	K-8	2250 John Still Dr.	Sacramento	95832	Sacramento County	Sacramento City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 395-4625	655	28	23.2	81.7%	16 (2.4%)	86 (13.1%)	217 (33.1%)	234 (35.7%)	4 (0.6%)	60 (9.2%)	38 (5.8%)	$22,700			$3,427			$19,273	19.5	18.6	4975	100		063384005259
4876	Jefferson Elementary	Public	K-6	1040 South Vicentia Ave.	Corona	92882	Riverside County	Corona-Norco Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 736-3226	561	25	22.4	94.3%	23 (4.1%)	4 (0.7%)	519 (92.5%)	9 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.1%)	$20,054			$1,627			$18,427	19.5	24	4469	407		060985001057
4877	Kamala Elementary	Public	K-8	634 West Kamala St.	Oxnard	93033	Ventura County	Oxnard	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 385-1548	842	39	21.4	95.8%	10 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	828 (98.3%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	$22,199			$2,263			$19,936	19.5	19.7	4899	22		062922004508
4878	Twenty-Eighth Street Elementary	Public	K-5	2807 Stanford Ave.	Los Angeles	90011	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 232-3496	459	24	19.1	98.5%	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.1%)	439 (95.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.3%)	$32,422			$5,857			$26,565	19.5	21	4774	104		062271003409
4879	Clairmont Elementary	Public	K-6	8282 Lemans Ave.	Stockton	95210	San Joaquin County	Lodi Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 953-8267	401	18	22.9	89.5%	6 (1.5%)	43 (10.7%)	168 (41.9%)	162 (40.4%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.7%)	15 (3.7%)	$16,192			$2,622			$13,570	19.4	22.8	4601	278		062223008152
4880	Noble Avenue Elementary	Public	K-5	8329 Noble Ave.	North Hills	91343	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 892-1151	656	33	20.1	94.2%	23 (3.5%)	9 (1.4%)	583 (88.9%)	19 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (3.4%)	$24,613			$4,552			$20,061	19.4	24	4460	420		062271003227
4881	Camino Nuevo Charter Academy #4	Public, Charter	K-8	1018 Mohawk St.	Los Angeles	90026	Los Angeles County	Camino Nuevo Charter Academy #4 District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(213) 353-5300	475	24	19.4	92.4%	2 (0.4%)	8 (1.7%)	447 (94.1%)	12 (2.5%)	5 (1.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	$21,036			$1,109			$19,927	19.4	18.5	4985	104		060183712915

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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:

State-Administered Standardized Tests: A Comprehensive Guide

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

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