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
4552	Valencia Park Elementary	Public	K-6	3441 West Valencia Dr.	Fullerton	92833	Orange County	Fullerton Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 447-7755	398	13	30.6	85.4%	9 (2.3%)	5 (1.3%)	359 (90.2%)	13 (3.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.8%)	$26,061			$1,190			$24,871	23.4	19.7	4895	343		061473001806
4553	Extera Public	Public, Charter	K-8	2226 East Third St.	Los Angeles	90033	Los Angeles County	Extera Public District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 780-8300	236	12	19.5	97.9%	8 (3.4%)	2 (0.8%)	226 (95.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$24,098			$5,716			$18,382	23.4	17.7	5060	507		060180412982
4554	St. HOPE Public School 7	Public, Charter	K-8	5201 Strawberry Ln.	Sacramento	95820	Sacramento County	St. HOPE Public School 7 District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 649-7850	471	27	17.4	87.3%	5 (1.1%)	285 (60.5%)	120 (25.5%)	5 (1.1%)	2 (0.4%)	4 (0.8%)	50 (10.6%)	$18,384			$6,070			$12,314	23.4	11.7	5571	1017		060209411199
4555	Trinity Street Elementary	Public	2-5	3736 Trinity St.	Los Angeles	90011	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 232-2358	185	12	15.4	98.4%	2 (1.1%)	7 (3.8%)	171 (92.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.7%)	$41,445			$10,398			$31,047	23.4	17.8	5047	492		062271003404
4556	John Reith Elementary	Public	K-6	8401 Valley Lark Dr.	Sacramento	95823	Sacramento County	Elk Grove Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 399-0110	572	25	22.8	87.4%	34 (5.9%)	80 (14.0%)	236 (41.3%)	167 (29.2%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.7%)	45 (7.9%)	$18,934			$3,717			$15,217	23.4	14.1	5382	826		061233009535
4557	Olivet Elementary Charter	Public, Charter	K-6	1825 Willowside Rd.	Santa Rosa	95401	Sonoma County	Olivet Elementary Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 522-3045	323	13	24.7	53.9%	167 (51.7%)	5 (1.5%)	115 (35.6%)	10 (3.1%)	4 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (6.8%)								23.3	31.2	3838	719		060192404738
4558	Oehl Elementary	Public	K-6	2525 Palm Ave.	Highland	92346	San Bernardino County	San Bernardino City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 862-2261	436	20	21.8	89.0%	22 (5.0%)	40 (9.2%)	341 (78.2%)	12 (2.8%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	19 (4.4%)	$24,022			$4,314			$19,708	23.3	20.3	4839	281		063417005376
4559	Prunedale Elementary	Public	K-6	17719 Pesante Rd.	Salinas	93907	Monterey County	North Monterey County Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 663-3963	644	27	23.8	84.0%	51 (7.9%)	2 (0.3%)	579 (89.9%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	7 (1.1%)	$16,169			$2,003			$14,166	23.3	24.5	4413	146		062759004147
4560	Woodrow Wilson Elementary	Public	K-6	750 South Eighth St.	Colton	92324	San Bernardino County	Colton Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 580-5015	465	19	24.2	89.0%	13 (2.8%)	73 (15.7%)	363 (78.1%)	5 (1.1%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	9 (1.9%)	$23,742			$4,541			$19,201	23.3	29.8	3938	622		060939000960
4561	Andros Karperos	Public	K-8	1700 Camino de Flores	Yuba City	95993	Sutter County	Yuba City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 822-4440	1,181	56	21.1	83.7%	175 (14.8%)	8 (0.7%)	473 (40.1%)	445 (37.7%)	8 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	72 (6.1%)								23.3	23.6	4511	50		064347011377

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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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