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
4132	Twin Lakes Elementary	Public	3-8	3900 Gilman Rd.	El Monte	91732	Los Angeles County	Mountain View Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 652-4400	502	27	18.7	88.8%	5 (1.0%)	3 (0.6%)	453 (90.2%)	40 (8.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	$26,973			$6,599			$20,374	28	24.6	4407	275		062619008913
4133	John Marshall Elementary	Public	K-5	1201 East Broadway	Glendale	91205	Los Angeles County	Glendale Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 242-6834	486	21	23.1	66.9%	345 (71.0%)	5 (1.0%)	95 (19.5%)	34 (7.0%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.8%)	$17,620			$1,560			$16,060	28	36.9	3374	759		061524001939
4134	Mountain Vista Elementary	Public	K-6	49-750 Hjorth St.	Indio	92201	Riverside County	Coachella Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 775-6888	599	28	21.3	76.8%	13 (2.2%)	1 (0.2%)	575 (96.0%)	7 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	$31,003			$1,220			$29,783	28	29.2	3996	138		060907008563
4135	Forty-Ninth Street Elementary	Public	K-5	750 East 49th St.	Los Angeles	90011	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 234-9045	491	24	20.4	97.4%	5 (1.0%)	39 (7.9%)	435 (88.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.4%)	$27,795			$6,441			$21,354	28	16.8	5139	1004		062271003015
4136	Citrus Avenue Elementary	Public	K-5	1350 Citrus Ave.	Chico	95926	Butte County	Chico Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 891-3107	383	20	19.3	82.2%	122 (31.9%)	17 (4.4%)	152 (39.7%)	36 (9.4%)	8 (2.1%)	7 (1.8%)	41 (10.7%)	$16,844			$1,210			$15,634	28	28.7	4051	85		060837000816
4137	Wyandotte Academy	Public	K-5	2800 Wyandotte Ave.	Oroville	95966	Butte County	Oroville City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 532-3007	249	15	16.6	82.3%	73 (29.3%)	17 (6.8%)	51 (20.5%)	70 (28.1%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (14.9%)	$20,172			$3,339			$16,833	28	32.3	3749	388		062910004494
4138	Susan B. Anthony Elementary	Public	K-6	1542 East Webster St.	Fresno	93728	Fresno County	Fresno Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 457-2520	368	24	15.1	97.3%	11 (3.0%)	29 (7.9%)	296 (80.4%)	20 (5.4%)	4 (1.1%)	1 (0.3%)	7 (1.9%)	$27,732			$3,537			$24,195	28	37.9	3310	828		061455003007
4139	Natomas Park Elementary	Public	K-5	4700 Crest Dr.	Sacramento	95835	Sacramento County	Natomas Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 928-5234	745	29	25.6	69.4%	79 (10.6%)	168 (22.6%)	225 (30.2%)	196 (26.3%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	73 (9.8%)	$16,030			$1,998			$14,032	28	28.1	4103	36		060003608583
4140	Pierce Elementary	Public	K-5	674 North Gold Canyon	Ridgecrest	93555	Kern County	Sierra Sands Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 499-1670	297	16	19	82.2%	97 (32.7%)	55 (18.5%)	119 (40.1%)	4 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	20 (6.7%)	$17,695			$1,748			$15,947	27.9	14.5	5355	1215		063680006239
4141	Fortune	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	6829 Stockton Blvd. Ste. 380	Sacramento	95823	Sacramento County	Fortune District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 273-1030	1,698	93	18.3	79.9%	22 (1.3%)	1,044 (61.5%)	373 (22.0%)	37 (2.2%)	8 (0.5%)	13 (0.8%)	201 (11.8%)	$22,195			$2,593			$19,602	27.9	24.3	4432	291		060243214070

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