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
2421	Santa Rosa Charter School for the Arts	Public, Charter	K-8	756 Humboldt St.	Santa Rosa	95404	Sonoma County	Santa Rosa Elementary	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 890-3920	384	20	19.3	45.8%	238 (62.0%)	7 (1.8%)	98 (25.5%)	5 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (8.6%)	$20,543			$1,245			$19,298	53.1	48.9	2620	199		063581011850
2422	Oak Meadows Elementary	Public	K-5	28600 Poinsettia St.	Murrieta	92563	Riverside County	Menifee Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 246-4210	818	37	22.1	61.7%	163 (19.9%)	57 (7.0%)	422 (51.6%)	64 (7.8%)	2 (0.2%)	4 (0.5%)	106 (13.0%)	$16,220			$1,224			$14,996	53.1	59.3	2101	321		062454011715
2423	Glen Yermo Elementary	Public	K-6	26400 Trabuco Rd.	Mission Viejo	92691	Orange County	Saddleback Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(949) 586-6766	308	19	16.4	67.2%	84 (27.3%)	1 (0.3%)	168 (54.5%)	29 (9.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	24 (7.8%)	$19,125			$1,642			$17,483	53.1	59.6	2087	336		063386005299
2424	Rio Calaveras Elementary	Public	K-8	1819 East Bianchi Rd.	Stockton	95210	San Joaquin County	Stockton Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 933-7270	796	31	25.9	72.7%	21 (2.6%)	67 (8.4%)	321 (40.3%)	339 (42.6%)	1 (0.1%)	9 (1.1%)	38 (4.8%)	$13,402			$2,907			$10,495	53.1	51	2508	84		063801007754
2425	Vernon E. Greer Elementary	Public	K-6	248 West A St.	Galt	95632	Sacramento County	Galt Joint Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 745-2641	542	25	22.1	57.4%	162 (29.9%)	5 (0.9%)	329 (60.7%)	27 (5.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	17 (3.1%)	$16,157			$1,778			$14,379	53.1	50.9	2515	90		061479012430
2426	Figueroa Street Elementary	Public	K-5	510 West 111th St.	Los Angeles	90044	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 756-9268	400	20	20	98.0%	6 (1.5%)	46 (11.5%)	335 (83.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.3%)	$28,404			$5,703			$22,701	53.1	43.6	2953	527		062271003006
2427	William H. Frazier Elementary	Public	K-6	1835 Gum Tree Ln.	Fallbrook	92028	San Diego County	Fallbrook Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 731-4340	514	23	22.8	82.1%	84 (16.3%)	2 (0.4%)	404 (78.6%)	4 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	18 (3.5%)	$20,431			$1,618			$18,813	53.1	45.2	2848	421		061350008301
2428	Monroe Elementary	Public	K-5	402 West Colorado Blvd.	Monrovia	91016	Los Angeles County	Monrovia Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 471-2300	452	20	22.6	62.8%	47 (10.4%)	16 (3.5%)	349 (77.2%)	17 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	21 (4.6%)	$17,305			$1,759			$15,546	53.1	45.9	2803	375		062532003779
2429	Gledhill Street Elementary	Public	K-5	16030 Gledhill St.	North Hills	91343	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 894-1151	373	20	18.6	78.8%	32 (8.6%)	5 (1.3%)	282 (75.6%)	40 (10.7%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	12 (3.2%)	$29,583			$5,215			$24,368	53	45	2865	436		062271003043
2430	Akira Yokomi Elementary	Public	K-6	2323 East McKenzie	Fresno	93701	Fresno County	Fresno Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 457-6140	700	34	20.4	85.7%	36 (5.1%)	45 (6.4%)	532 (76.0%)	36 (5.1%)	7 (1.0%)	4 (0.6%)	39 (5.6%)	$16,532			$1,983			$14,549	53	47.4	2713	283		061455010778

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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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