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
3511	Pacific Union Elementary	Public	K-8	2065 East Bowles Ave.	Fresno	93725	Fresno County	Pacific Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 834-2533	328	19	17.2	89.9%	38 (11.6%)	1 (0.3%)	286 (87.2%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$15,345			$783			$14,562	35.9	39.4	3214	297		062940004532
3512	Marianna Avenue Elementary	Public	K-6	4215 East Gleason St.	Los Angeles	90063	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 262-6382	281	15	18.7	92.2%	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.4%)	268 (95.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.6%)	$29,044			$6,142			$22,902	35.8	42.6	3022	490		062271003165
3513	Homan Elementary	Public	K-6	1602 West Harvard St.	Fresno	93705	Fresno County	Fresno Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 457-2940	475	24	20	94.3%	26 (5.5%)	40 (8.4%)	337 (70.9%)	52 (10.9%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	16 (3.4%)	$18,828			$2,283			$16,545	35.8	28.3	4085	572		061455001739
3514	Terra Bella Elementary	Public	K-5	9364 Road 238	Terra Bella	93270	Tulare County	Terra Bella Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 535-4451	455	20	22.7	93.4%	8 (1.8%)	1 (0.2%)	442 (97.1%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$21,221			$5,811			$15,410	35.8	29.6	3955	441		063906006543
3515	Woodlawn Avenue Elementary	Public	K-5	6314 Woodlawn Ave.	Bell	90201	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 560-1445	523	27	19.7	92.2%	7 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	510 (97.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.0%)	$23,480			$4,513			$18,967	35.8	29.8	3939	424		062271003474
3516	Valinda School of Academics	Public	K-5	1030 Indian Summer Ave.	La Puente	91744	Los Angeles County	Hacienda la Puente Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 933-4700	306	15	20.4	77.8%	5 (1.6%)	5 (1.6%)	269 (87.9%)	18 (5.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.9%)	$19,802			$1,670			$18,132	35.8	31.4	3822	306		061632502068
3517	William Collier Elementary	Public	K-5	20150 Mayhall Dr.	Wildomar	92595	Riverside County	Lake Elsinore Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 253-7630	707	29	24.1	80.1%	116 (16.4%)	44 (6.2%)	471 (66.6%)	26 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (0.8%)	44 (6.2%)	$16,107			$1,867			$14,240	35.8	35	3513	4		060002707605
3518	Franklin (Benjamin) Elementary	Public	K-6	521 West Water St.	Anaheim	92805	Orange County	Anaheim Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 517-8905	604	25	24.1	75.2%	23 (3.8%)	9 (1.5%)	522 (86.4%)	16 (2.6%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.5%)	30 (5.0%)	$19,453			$1,350			$18,103	35.8	40.7	3139	379		060261000150
3519	California Virtual Academy @ San Joaquin	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	50 Moreland Rd.	Simi Valley	93065	Ventura County	California Virtual Academy @ San Joaquin District	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(805) 581-0202	3,219	115	28.1	66.1%	737 (22.9%)	438 (13.6%)	1,257 (39.0%)	462 (14.4%)	25 (0.8%)	50 (1.6%)	250 (7.8%)	$11,035			$364			$10,671	35.8	29.5	3967	448		060199013191
3520	Hawthorne Elementary	Public	K-6	705 West Hawthorne St.	Ontario	91762	San Bernardino County	Ontario-Montclair	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 986-6582	549	22	24.8	82.7%	40 (7.3%)	16 (2.9%)	475 (86.5%)	8 (1.5%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.5%)	$23,783			$3,183			$20,600	35.8	35.7	3468	52		062847004399

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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

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.