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
1161	Loma Vista Elementary	Public	K-5	300 Lynn Dr.	Ventura	93003	Ventura County	Ventura Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 641-5443	396	18	22	37.1%	269 (67.9%)	1 (0.3%)	100 (25.3%)	6 (1.5%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	18 (4.5%)	$17,196			$1,997			$15,199	79.9	80.9	1119	42		064098006755
1162	Highlands Elementary	Public	K-6	27332 Catala Ave.	Saugus	91350	Los Angeles County	Saugus Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 294-5320	666	27	24.6	34.1%	176 (26.4%)	19 (2.9%)	403 (60.5%)	35 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (5.0%)	$14,247			$633			$13,614	79.8	71	1547	385		063597006155
1163	Ross Valley Charter	Public, Charter	K-5	102 Marinda Dr.	Fairfax	94930	Marin County	Ross Valley Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 534-6970	198	8	24.7	24.7%	114 (57.6%)	5 (2.5%)	47 (23.7%)	6 (3.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (12.1%)	$16,039			$426			$15,613	79.8	87.5	839	324		060223414064
1164	Love Elementary	Public	K-5	2025 Santa Clara Ave.	Alameda	94501	Alameda County	Alameda Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 748-4005	498	19	26.2	49.8%	123 (24.7%)	15 (3.0%)	103 (20.7%)	172 (34.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	81 (16.3%)	$18,654			$1,930			$16,724	79.8	67.4	1713	549		060177000047
1165	Rocketship Rising Stars	Public, Charter	K-5	3173 Senter Rd.	San Jose	95111	Santa Clara County	Rocketship Rising Stars District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(877) 806-0920	621	17	36.5	64.7%	7 (1.1%)	17 (2.7%)	392 (63.1%)	199 (32.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (0.8%)	$17,511			$2,084			$15,427	79.7	81.6	1088	77		060172913979
1166	Park Dale Lane Elementary	Public	K-6	2050 Park Dale Ln.	Encinitas	92024	San Diego County	Encinitas Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 944-4344	424	20	21.2	24.5%	270 (63.7%)	1 (0.2%)	97 (22.9%)	7 (1.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (11.3%)	$17,634			$469			$17,165	79.7	84	993	173		061275001438
1167	American Indian Public Charter School II	Public, Charter	K-8	171 12th St.	Oakland	94607	Alameda County	American Indian Public Charter School II District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 893-8701	617	28	21.7	73.4%	29 (4.7%)	297 (48.1%)	51 (8.3%)	198 (32.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (6.6%)	$17,078			$2,496			$14,582	79.7	86.2	896	271		060188012013
1168	J. Haley Durham Elementary	Public	K-5	40292 Leslie St.	Fremont	94538	Alameda County	Fremont Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 657-7080	719	27	26.6	35.9%	53 (7.4%)	16 (2.2%)	133 (18.5%)	468 (65.1%)	6 (0.8%)	1 (0.1%)	42 (5.8%)	$13,992			$255			$13,737	79.7	82.1	1069	99		061440001662
1169	Hurley Elementary	Public	K-6	6600 West Hurley Ave.	Visalia	93291	Tulare County	Visalia Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 730-7905	574	24	23.4	48.8%	133 (23.2%)	1 (0.2%)	321 (55.9%)	50 (8.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	69 (12.0%)	$17,845			$2,441			$15,404	79.7	72.4	1481	312		064116001847
1170	Franklin Elementary	Public	K-8	7050 Franklin School Rd.	Loomis	95650	Placer County	Loomis Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 652-1818	433	21	20.4	11.3%	320 (73.9%)	3 (0.7%)	50 (11.5%)	16 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (10.2%)	$12,699			$1,064			$11,635	79.7	81.3	1099	71		062256002771

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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:

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

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