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
4652	Coronita Elementary	Public	K-6	1757 Via Del Rio	Corona	92882	Riverside County	Corona-Norco Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 736-3389	400	17	23.5	92.5%	31 (7.8%)	8 (2.0%)	313 (78.3%)	23 (5.8%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	23 (5.8%)	$24,407			$1,845			$22,562	22.3	24.9	4377	275		060985001050
4653	Northam Elementary	Public	K-6	17800 East Renault	La Puente	91744	Los Angeles County	Rowland Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 965-2404	369	18	20.8	94.9%	4 (1.1%)	2 (0.5%)	341 (92.4%)	17 (4.6%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.8%)	$18,929			$2,570			$16,359	22.3	19.4	4912	259		063375005208
4654	Mountain View	Public	K-8	3550 Logan Ave.	San Diego	92113	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 344-6210	195	11	18.2	87.2%	15 (7.7%)	1 (0.5%)	171 (87.7%)	2 (1.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.1%)	$25,965			$3,053			$22,912	22.2	31.2	3836	818		063432014500
4655	Sycamore Creek Community Charter	Public, Charter	K-8	17131 Emerald Ln.	Huntington Beach	92647	Orange County	Sycamore Creek Community Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 594-3660	158	9	18.5	35.4%	58 (36.7%)	3 (1.9%)	55 (34.8%)	14 (8.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (17.7%)	$15,307			$554			$14,753	22.2	23.5	4531	124		060248614377
4656	Fairhaven Elementary	Public	K-6	1415 East Fairhaven Ave.	Santa Ana	92705	Orange County	Orange Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 997-6178	421	18	22.9	88.4%	21 (5.0%)	4 (1.0%)	371 (88.1%)	8 (1.9%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	15 (3.6%)	$15,939			$1,525			$14,414	22.2	29.3	3987	669		062865004428
4657	Paradise Hills Elementary	Public	K-5	5816 Alleghany St.	San Diego	92139	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 344-5200	213	9	23.6	75.1%	10 (4.7%)	8 (3.8%)	143 (67.1%)	18 (8.5%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.3%)	27 (12.7%)	$25,704			$3,732			$21,972	22.2	20.6	4797	140		063432005533
4658	Fremont Elementary	Public	K-5	200 West Madison Ave.	Montebello	90640	Los Angeles County	Montebello Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 721-2435	366	16	23.5	88.8%	5 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	355 (97.0%)	5 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$13,667			$978			$12,689	22.2	20.2	4846	188		062547003796
4659	Lane Elementary	Public	K-6	4730 East Lowe Ave.	Fresno	93702	Fresno County	Fresno Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 253-6480	555	35	16	95.1%	11 (2.0%)	24 (4.3%)	480 (86.5%)	27 (4.9%)	5 (0.9%)	2 (0.4%)	6 (1.1%)	$21,115			$2,905			$18,210	22.2	32.3	3750	909		061455001747
4660	Carver Elementary	Public	K-5	3251 Juanita St.	San Diego	92105	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 344-6600	187	8	23.3	90.9%	7 (3.7%)	33 (17.6%)	101 (54.0%)	27 (14.4%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.7%)	14 (7.5%)	$28,842			$5,782			$23,060	22.2	18	5035	375		063432005430
4661	Guerneville Elementary (Charter)	Public, Charter	K-8	14630 Armstrong Woods Rd.	Guerneville	95446	Sonoma County	Guerneville Elementary	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 869-2864	171	10	17	80.7%	92 (53.8%)	2 (1.2%)	60 (35.1%)	1 (0.6%)	2 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (8.2%)	$30,758			$1,774			$28,984	22.1	32.5	3733	928		061632002031

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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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