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
741	Village	Public, Charter	K-5	825 West Parr Ave.	Campbell	95008	Santa Clara County	Campbell Union	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 341-7042	198	9	23.2	16.2%	92 (46.5%)	2 (1.0%)	36 (18.2%)	39 (19.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (14.1%)	$19,494			$888			$18,606	88.5	78.2	1231	490		060720011447
742	Chaparral Elementary	Public	K-5	22601 Liberty Bell Rd.	Calabasas	91302	Los Angeles County	Las Virgenes Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 591-2428	614	25	25	14.7%	417 (67.9%)	4 (0.7%)	72 (11.7%)	29 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	92 (15.0%)	$16,377			$471			$15,906	88.5	87.6	832	90		062100002520
743	Sixth Street Prep	Public, Charter	K-6	15476 Sixth St.	Victorville	92395	San Bernardino County	Victor Elementary	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 241-0962	229	10	22.9	74.2%	17 (7.4%)	17 (7.4%)	182 (79.5%)	9 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.7%)	$17,285			$1,383			$15,902	88.5	94.1	423	320		064104007280
744	Cox (James H.) Elementary	Public	K-5	17615 Los Jardines East	Fountain Valley	92708	Orange County	Fountain Valley Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 378-4240	607	25	24.2	35.7%	127 (20.9%)	5 (0.8%)	161 (26.5%)	245 (40.4%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	67 (11.0%)	$14,606			$857			$13,749	88.5	86.1	903	159		061422001623
745	Quail Run Elementary	Public	K-5	4000 Goldenbay Ave.	San Ramon	94582	Contra Costa County	San Ramon Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 560-4000	744	34	22.2	17.5%	57 (7.7%)	33 (4.4%)	72 (9.7%)	500 (67.2%)	6 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	76 (10.2%)	$13,460			$243			$13,217	88.5	91.4	617	128		063513010760
746	Heinz Kaiser Elementary	Public	3-6	2130 Santa Ana Ave.	Costa Mesa	92627	Orange County	Newport-Mesa Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(949) 515-6950	539	25	21.3	34.9%	311 (57.7%)	2 (0.4%)	145 (26.9%)	14 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	65 (12.1%)	$24,387			$1,507			$22,880	88.5	91.9	578	168		062724004116
747	Garden Gate Elementary	Public	K-5	10500 Ann Arbor Ave.	Cupertino	95014	Santa Clara County	Cupertino Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 252-5414	471	23	20.7	20.8%	18 (3.8%)	3 (0.6%)	22 (4.7%)	393 (83.4%)	6 (1.3%)	1 (0.2%)	28 (5.9%)	$17,540			$500			$17,040	88.5	92.4	544	203		061029001134
748	Duff Language Magnet Academy	Public	K-6	7830 Dorothy Ave.	Rosemead	91770	Los Angeles County	Garvey Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 927-5757	291	14	20.7	81.4%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.5%)	273 (93.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.7%)	$21,048			$2,604			$18,444	88.4	91.7	593	155		061494014288
749	Monarch Grove Elementary	Public	K-5	348 Los Osos Valley Rd.	Los Osos	93402	San Luis Obispo County	San Luis Coastal Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 534-2844	324	14	23.1	40.7%	225 (69.4%)	0 (0.0%)	59 (18.2%)	12 (3.7%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (7.4%)	$19,029			$3,453			$15,576	88.4	94.3	411	338		063480001393
750	Dwight D. Eisenhower Elementary	Public	K-5	277 Rodonovan Dr.	Santa Clara	95051	Santa Clara County	Cupertino Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 248-4313	453	21	21.1	28.0%	58 (12.8%)	3 (0.7%)	65 (14.3%)	273 (60.3%)	3 (0.7%)	2 (0.4%)	47 (10.4%)	$19,193			$650			$18,543	88.4	92.1	565	185		061029001132

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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:

Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection

Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA): Transforming Education in America

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