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
4472	Dr. Oscar F. Loya Elementary	Public	K-6	1505 Cougar Dr.	Salinas	93905	Monterey County	Alisal Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 751-1945	573	27	21.6	89.2%	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	562 (98.1%)	8 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	$22,054			$3,691			$18,363	24.3	19.4	4911	439		060195008530
4473	Valley of Enchantment Elementary	Public	K-5	22836 Fir Ln.	Crestline	92325	San Bernardino County	Rim of the World Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 589-0396	536	23	23.3	64.4%	251 (46.8%)	2 (0.4%)	257 (47.9%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (4.5%)	$16,840			$3,435			$13,405	24.3	25.2	4347	126		063261005076
4474	Whittier Elementary	Public	K-5	1761 Walnut Ave.	Long Beach	90813	Los Angeles County	Long Beach Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 599-6263	526	24	22.3	87.3%	4 (0.8%)	57 (10.8%)	366 (69.6%)	79 (15.0%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	16 (3.0%)	$20,829			$4,365			$16,464	24.3	18.7	4969	495		062250002767
4475	Box Springs Elementary	Public	K-6	11900 Athens Dr.	Moreno Valley	92557	Riverside County	Moreno Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 571-4530	428	18	23.7	91.4%	26 (6.1%)	56 (13.1%)	304 (71.0%)	8 (1.9%)	2 (0.5%)	3 (0.7%)	29 (6.8%)	$18,096			$2,084			$16,012	24.3	25.5	4320	155		062580009586
4476	McKinley Elementary	Public	K-6	4444 West McKinley Ave.	Fresno	93722	Fresno County	Central Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 276-5232	671	25	26.8	83.9%	39 (5.8%)	61 (9.1%)	459 (68.4%)	93 (13.9%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (2.5%)								24.2	27.8	4131	345		060797009346
4477	Madison Elementary	Public	K-6	1124 East Hobart St.	Santa Ana	92707	Orange County	Santa Ana Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 972-6400	749	33	22.6	94.1%	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	728 (97.2%)	8 (1.1%)	1 (0.1%)	5 (0.7%)	6 (0.8%)	$25,889			$1,087			$24,802	24.2	24.1	4453	24		063531005995
4478	Marina Vista Elementary	Public	K-6	390 Carmel Ave.	Marina	93933	Monterey County	Monterey Peninsula Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 392-3580	466	21	21.7	83.5%	40 (8.6%)	14 (3.0%)	339 (72.7%)	48 (10.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	19 (4.1%)	$19,887			$2,471			$17,416	24.2	19.7	4898	420		062553007181
4479	Antelope Elementary	Public	K-8	111527 Highway 395	Coleville	96107	Mono County	Eastern Sierra Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 495-2231	105	7	15.3	49.5%	63 (60.0%)	2 (1.9%)	27 (25.7%)	1 (1.0%)	5 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (6.7%)	$29,670			$3,399			$26,271	24.2	48.2	2652	1827		061187001323
4480	Arroyo Elementary	Public	K-8	1700 East Seventh St.	Ontario	91764	San Bernardino County	Ontario-Montclair	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 985-1012	493	23	21.2	76.3%	16 (3.2%)	7 (1.4%)	442 (89.7%)	12 (2.4%)	6 (1.2%)	7 (1.4%)	3 (0.6%)	$23,728			$3,161			$20,567	24.2	24.2	4443	37		062847004387
4481	Joel J. Hidahl Elementary	Public	K-6	2351 East Redwood Rd.	Ceres	95307	Stanislaus County	Ceres Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 556-1650	393	16	24.5	86.0%	26 (6.6%)	7 (1.8%)	334 (85.0%)	17 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	8 (2.0%)	$20,492			$4,036			$16,456	24.2	19.8	4888	407		060813011490

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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.