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
901	Walnut Canyon Elementary	Public	K-5	280 Casey Rd.	Moorpark	93021	Ventura County	Moorpark Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 517-1722	486	19	25.5	27.8%	229 (47.1%)	5 (1.0%)	181 (37.2%)	36 (7.4%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	32 (6.6%)	$14,927			$1,069			$13,858	85.6	91.8	586	315		062569007935
902	Hoover Street Elementary	Public	K-5	2726 Francis Ave.	Los Angeles	90005	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(213) 387-3296	551	28	19.6	98.0%	9 (1.6%)	18 (3.3%)	508 (92.2%)	8 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.5%)	$21,973			$4,741			$17,232	85.6	80.1	1146	244		062271003092
903	Farallone View Elementary	Public	K-5	250 LaConte and Kanoff	Montara	94037	San Mateo County	Cabrillo Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 712-7170	177	7	25.2	6.2%	120 (67.8%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (19.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (13.0%)	$17,376			$1,450			$15,926	85.5	84.8	957	54		060678000598
904	Quail Glen Elementary	Public	K-5	1250 Canavari Dr.	Roseville	95747	Placer County	Dry Creek Joint Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 789-7100	532	23	22.6	29.5%	291 (54.7%)	12 (2.3%)	131 (24.6%)	30 (5.6%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	65 (12.2%)	$13,569			$1,179			$12,390	85.5	84.2	987	83		061149003503
905	John G. Mattos Elementary	Public	K-5	37944 Farwell Dr.	Fremont	94536	Alameda County	Fremont Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 793-1359	486	20	24.3	20.4%	51 (10.5%)	7 (1.4%)	83 (17.1%)	304 (62.6%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	37 (7.6%)	$18,362			$1,497			$16,865	85.4	90.5	672	233		061440001675
906	Larchmont Charter	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	1265 North Fairfax Ave.	West Hollywood	90046	Los Angeles County	Larchmont Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 656-6418	1,767	72	24.5	43.7%	606 (34.3%)	71 (4.0%)	452 (25.6%)	427 (24.2%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	206 (11.7%)	$18,485			$1,320			$17,165	85.4	90.9	638	268		060190410870
907	Vichy Elementary	Public	K-5	3261 Vichy Ave.	Napa	94558	Napa County	Napa Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 253-3544	297	12	24.7	42.4%	188 (63.3%)	1 (0.3%)	75 (25.3%)	8 (2.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (8.1%)	$16,907			$1,587			$15,320	85.4	80.7	1129	222		062664004036
908	West County Mandarin	Public	K-8	1575 Mann Dr.	Pinole	94564	Contra Costa County	West Contra Costa Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 231-1453	528	23	22.9	33.9%	40 (7.6%)	29 (5.5%)	140 (26.5%)	223 (42.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	96 (18.2%)	$4,936			$1,294			$3,642	85.4	77	1290	382		063255014119
909	East Heritage Elementary	Public	K-5	14250 East Constitution Way	Fontana	92336	San Bernardino County	Etiwanda Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 823-5696	612	25	24.3	36.3%	47 (7.7%)	79 (12.9%)	322 (52.6%)	106 (17.3%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	54 (8.8%)	$14,125			$813			$13,312	85.3	78.8	1208	299		061296003846
910	Charter School of Morgan Hill	Public, Charter	K-8	9530 Monterey Rd.	Morgan Hill	95037	Santa Clara County	Charter School of Morgan Hill District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 463-0618	654	32	20.1	8.4%	294 (45.0%)	6 (0.9%)	200 (30.6%)	74 (11.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	78 (11.9%)	$14,253			$859			$13,394	85.3	80.5	1133	223		060191310405

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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:

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

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.