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
2291	Amestoy Elementary	Public	K-5	1048 West 149th St.	Gardena	90247	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 327-5592	623	31	20	86.7%	6 (1.0%)	118 (18.9%)	448 (71.9%)	37 (5.9%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	11 (1.8%)	$21,322			$4,262			$17,060	55.3	48.2	2653	362		062271002811
2292	Palm Elementary	Public	K-5	12915 Avenue 419	Orosi	93647	Tulare County	Cutler-Orosi Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 528-4751	573	28	20.2	94.6%	8 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	550 (96.0%)	13 (2.3%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$22,009			$3,530			$18,479	55.3	51.4	2480	188		061035001160
2293	Ben Hulse Elementary	Public	K-5	303 South D St.	Imperial	92251	Imperial County	Imperial Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 355-3210	838	38	22	66.7%	53 (6.3%)	1 (0.1%)	762 (90.9%)	13 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.1%)	$15,572			$2,455			$13,117	55.3	66.1	1775	518		061821002240
2294	Magnolia Science Academy Santa Ana	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	2840 West 1st St.	Santa Ana	92703	Orange County	Magnolia Science Academy Santa Ana District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 479-0115	524	29	17.9	79.8%	72 (13.7%)	7 (1.3%)	425 (81.1%)	14 (2.7%)	5 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	$21,311			$1,477			$19,834	55.3	50	2556	262		060146112419
2295	Wilkerson Elementary	Public	K-6	2700 North Doreen Ave.	El Monte	91733	Los Angeles County	El Monte City	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 575-2331	325	16	20.3	90.2%	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	281 (86.5%)	43 (13.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$25,921			$5,782			$20,139	55.2	49.3	2588	293		061209001361
2296	Twain Elementary	Public	K-5	5021 East Centralia St.	Long Beach	90808	Los Angeles County	Long Beach Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 421-8421	474	17	27.7	56.3%	63 (13.3%)	71 (15.0%)	261 (55.1%)	31 (6.5%)	2 (0.4%)	3 (0.6%)	43 (9.1%)	$23,153			$4,590			$18,563	55.2	55.4	2264	32		062250002764
2297	Charles White Elementary	Public	1-5	2401 Wilshire Blvd.	Los Angeles	90057	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(213) 487-9172	233	14	16.6	98.7%	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.0%)	222 (95.3%)	3 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	$31,522			$6,966			$24,556	55.2	30.8	3871	1574		062271010857
2298	Crestmont Elementary	Public	K-5	1501 Sheridan Ave.	Roseville	95661	Placer County	Roseville City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 771-1750	451	23	20	51.2%	238 (52.8%)	7 (1.6%)	147 (32.6%)	23 (5.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (8.0%)	$13,273			$721			$12,552	55.2	64.7	1838	460		063360005184
2299	John B. Riebli Elementary	Public, Charter	K-6	315 Mark West Springs Rd.	Santa Rosa	95404	Sonoma County	Mark West Union Elementary	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 524-2980	411	20	20.5	36.7%	255 (62.0%)	4 (1.0%)	108 (26.3%)	12 (2.9%)	4 (1.0%)	2 (0.5%)	26 (6.3%)	$18,859			$506			$18,353	55.2	51.9	2459	160		062400001766
2300	Bryn Mawr Elementary	Public	K-5	11680 Whittier Ave.	Loma Linda	92354	San Bernardino County	Redlands Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 478-5650	622	26	23.9	68.3%	64 (10.3%)	57 (9.2%)	298 (47.9%)	127 (20.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	75 (12.1%)	$17,764			$2,003			$15,761	55.2	59.7	2078	222		063207002617

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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:

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

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

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