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
781	Natomas Pacific Pathways Prep Elementary	Public, Charter	K-5	3700 Del Paso Rd.	Sacramento	95834	Sacramento County	Natomas Unified	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 567-5741	504	22	22.9	30.8%	70 (13.9%)	21 (4.2%)	109 (21.6%)	254 (50.4%)	3 (0.6%)	7 (1.4%)	40 (7.9%)	$14,041			$1,222			$12,819	88	86.7	881	100		060003614043
782	Etiwanda Colony Elementary	Public	K-5	13144 Banyan St.	Etiwanda	91739	San Bernardino County	Etiwanda Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 803-3911	571	24	23.6	22.4%	134 (23.5%)	27 (4.7%)	260 (45.5%)	85 (14.9%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	63 (11.0%)	$14,930			$667			$14,263	87.9	86.7	878	96		061296011094
783	Natoma Station Elementary	Public	K-5	500 Turnpike Dr.	Folsom	95630	Sacramento County	Folsom-Cordova Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 294-9145	548	28	19.6	21.5%	255 (46.5%)	6 (1.1%)	107 (19.5%)	109 (19.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	71 (13.0%)	$22,297			$969			$21,328	87.9	86.2	898	115		061389005019
784	Open Charter Magnet	Public, Charter	K-5	5540 West 77th St.	Los Angeles	90045	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 568-0735	390	16	24.3	19.7%	112 (28.7%)	99 (25.4%)	72 (18.5%)	33 (8.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	74 (19.0%)	$22,167			$2,459			$19,708	87.9	87.1	861	77		062271003252
785	Jacoby Creek	Public	K-8	1617 Old Arcata Rd.	Bayside	95524	Humboldt County	Jacoby Creek Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 822-4896	455	22	20.5	34.9%	330 (72.5%)	2 (0.4%)	47 (10.3%)	9 (2.0%)	6 (1.3%)	1 (0.2%)	60 (13.2%)	$13,732			$1,104			$12,628	87.9	91.4	614	171		061866002271
786	Pleasant Valley Elementary	Public	K-5	755 Sutro Ave.	Novato	94947	Marin County	Novato Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 897-5104	464	20	23.2	20.5%	288 (62.1%)	1 (0.2%)	105 (22.6%)	9 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	60 (12.9%)	$25,003			$2,215			$22,788	87.8	78.6	1217	431		062772004193
787	Frank Vessels Elementary	Public	K-6	5900 Cathy Ave.	Cypress	90630	Orange County	Cypress Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 220-6990	650	26	25	37.7%	148 (22.8%)	16 (2.5%)	183 (28.2%)	234 (36.0%)	5 (0.8%)	2 (0.3%)	62 (9.5%)	$17,471			$1,442			$16,029	87.8	86.8	875	88		061044001174
788	Gregg Anderson Academy	Public	K-6	5151 West Avenue N-8	Palmdale	93551	Los Angeles County	Westside Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 206-3750	893	34	26.2	31.6%	280 (31.4%)	62 (6.9%)	414 (46.4%)	62 (6.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	75 (8.4%)	$16,299			$1,080			$15,219	87.8	91.3	619	169		064212013142
789	Susan B. Anthony Elementary	Public	K-6	15320 Pickford St.	Westminster	92683	Orange County	Garden Grove Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 663-6104	332	14	23.6	73.2%	19 (5.7%)	2 (0.6%)	91 (27.4%)	202 (60.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (5.4%)	$17,310			$1,635			$15,675	87.7	86.8	874	85		061488001824
790	Anthony Spangler Elementary	Public	K-6	140 North Abbott	Milpitas	95035	Santa Clara County	Milpitas Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 635-2870	610	25	24.4	35.2%	29 (4.8%)	19 (3.1%)	110 (18.0%)	408 (66.9%)	2 (0.3%)	4 (0.7%)	37 (6.1%)	$15,379			$915			$14,464	87.7	82.9	1041	251		062450003675

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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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