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
1131	Elysian Heights Elementary School Arts Magnet	Public	K-5	1562 Baxter St.	Los Angeles	90026	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 665-6315	401	18	22.2	40.4%	139 (34.7%)	9 (2.2%)	156 (38.9%)	14 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	82 (20.4%)	$19,712			$2,643			$17,069	80.7	65.9	1781	650		062271002985
1132	Eastbluff Elementary	Public	K-6	2627 Vista del Oro	Newport Beach	92660	Orange County	Newport-Mesa Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(949) 515-5920	364	19	19.6	39.3%	219 (60.2%)	1 (0.3%)	51 (14.0%)	51 (14.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	41 (11.3%)	$24,039			$1,688			$22,351	80.7	77.1	1281	149		062724008244
1133	Aspire Vincent Shalvey Academy	Public, Charter	K-5	10038 Hwy. 99 East Frontage Rd	Stockton	95212	San Joaquin County	Aspire Vincent Shalvey Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 931-5399	448	19	23.1	61.8%	27 (6.0%)	33 (7.4%)	210 (46.9%)	135 (30.1%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (9.2%)	$14,665			$2,201			$12,464	80.7	70.6	1571	438		060247608323
1134	Palisades Elementary	Public	K-5	26462 Via Sacramento	Capistrano Beach	92624	Orange County	Capistrano Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(949) 496-5942	332	15	22.1	47.9%	181 (54.5%)	0 (0.0%)	89 (26.8%)	4 (1.2%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	55 (16.6%)	$20,204			$1,376			$18,828	80.6	81.3	1096	38		060744000698
1135	Morningside Elementary	Public	K-6	10521 Morningside Dr.	Garden Grove	92843	Orange County	Garden Grove Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 663-6328	416	17	24.4	76.0%	8 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	138 (33.2%)	254 (61.1%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.2%)	11 (2.6%)	$16,936			$1,356			$15,580	80.6	81.2	1103	32		061488001864
1136	Sequoia Elementary	Public	K-5	4690 Limerick Ave.	San Diego	92117	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 605-1800	180	10	18	74.4%	37 (20.6%)	5 (2.8%)	97 (53.9%)	21 (11.7%)	1 (0.6%)	1 (0.6%)	18 (10.0%)	$30,140			$2,937			$27,203	80.6	69.8	1606	470		063432005548
1137	Playa del Rey Elementary	Public	K-5	12221 Juniette St.	Culver City	90230	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 827-3560	272	12	22.6	41.9%	68 (25.0%)	31 (11.4%)	105 (38.6%)	21 (7.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (17.3%)	$22,333			$2,874			$19,459	80.5	85.5	930	207		062271003283
1138	Condit Elementary	Public	K-6	1750 North Mountain Ave.	Claremont	91711	Los Angeles County	Claremont Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 398-0300	603	24	25.1	33.2%	161 (26.7%)	20 (3.3%)	243 (40.3%)	108 (17.9%)	5 (0.8%)	3 (0.5%)	63 (10.4%)	$17,413			$1,227			$16,186	80.5	84.9	952	186		060876000888
1139	Rosa Parks Elementary	Public	K-6	13830 Whispering Hills Dr.	Corona	92880	Riverside County	Corona-Norco Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 736-7305	970	37	26.2	67.9%	138 (14.2%)	61 (6.3%)	343 (35.4%)	362 (37.3%)	3 (0.3%)	2 (0.2%)	61 (6.3%)	$16,481			$454			$16,027	80.5	79.4	1179	40		060985011994
1140	Oak View Elementary	Public	K-8	7474 East Collier Rd.	Acampo	95220	San Joaquin County	Oak View Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 368-0636	365	20	18.4	40.0%	143 (39.2%)	0 (0.0%)	196 (53.7%)	9 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.7%)	$11,952			$1,143			$10,809	80.5	77.6	1267	127		062793004229

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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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