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
2441	Germain Academy For Academic Achievement	Public	K-5	20730 Germain St.	Chatsworth	91311	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 341-5821	564	27	20.8	69.0%	97 (17.2%)	34 (6.0%)	299 (53.0%)	78 (13.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	54 (9.6%)	$22,040			$3,622			$18,418	52.9	52.1	2447	6		062271003041
2442	Manlio Silva Elementary	Public	K-6	6250 Scott Creek Dr.	Stockton	95219	San Joaquin County	Lodi Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 953-9302	799	32	25.3	61.2%	69 (8.6%)	124 (15.5%)	289 (36.2%)	256 (32.0%)	7 (0.9%)	7 (0.9%)	46 (5.8%)	$15,125			$2,159			$12,966	52.9	57.6	2168	274		062223011417
2443	Mueller Charter (Robert L.)	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	715 I St.	Chula Vista	91910	San Diego County	Mueller Charter (Robert L.) District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 422-6192	1,542	67	22.8	77.8%	55 (3.6%)	17 (1.1%)	1,424 (92.3%)	17 (1.1%)	3 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (1.6%)	$16,338			$1,832			$14,506	52.9	54.4	2319	124		060157800869
2444	Joli Ann Leichtag Elementary	Public	K-5	653 Poinsettia Ave.	Vista	92081	San Diego County	San Marcos Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 290-2888	579	26	22.2	69.1%	100 (17.3%)	6 (1.0%)	424 (73.2%)	28 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	18 (3.1%)	$18,029			$1,749			$16,280	52.8	59.3	2099	345		063488012201
2445	Grass Valley Charter	Public, Charter	K-8	225 South Auburn St.	Grass Valley	95945	Nevada County	Grass Valley Elementary	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 273-8723	546	23	23.7	33.2%	451 (82.6%)	5 (0.9%)	50 (9.2%)	9 (1.6%)	5 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	25 (4.6%)	$15,248			$688			$14,560	52.8	60.9	2034	411		061578002267
2446	Burbank (Luther) Elementary	Public	K-6	17711 Roseton Ave.	Artesia	90701	Los Angeles County	ABC Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 229-7835	421	17	25.5	66.7%	18 (4.3%)	33 (7.8%)	208 (49.4%)	127 (30.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (8.1%)	$19,412			$2,205			$17,207	52.8	63	1928	518		060162000005
2447	Huerta (Dolores) Elementary	Public	K-5	65 Chenery St.	San Francisco	94131	San Francisco County	San Francisco Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 695-5669	418	18	23.2	51.9%	83 (19.9%)	2 (0.5%)	290 (69.4%)	7 (1.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (8.4%)	$22,737			$1,834			$20,903	52.8	40.9	3131	684		063441005607
2448	Merlinda Elementary	Public	K-6	1120 South Valinda Ave.	West Covina	91790	Los Angeles County	West Covina Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 931-1720	460	20	22.7	88.5%	12 (2.6%)	14 (3.0%)	333 (72.4%)	91 (19.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.0%)	$19,981			$2,141			$17,840	52.8	52.5	2428	20		064200006881
2449	Antelope Elementary	Public	K-5	22630 Antelope Blvd.	Red Bluff	96080	Tehama County	Antelope Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 527-1272	442	22	20	59.5%	263 (59.5%)	3 (0.7%)	146 (33.0%)	3 (0.7%)	8 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (4.3%)	$16,484			$744			$15,740	52.7	54.8	2296	153		060276000201
2450	Magnolia Science Academy 7	Public, Charter	K-5	18355 Roscoe Blvd.	Northridge	91325	Los Angeles County	Magnolia Science Academy 7 District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 886-0585	272	11	24.7	83.1%	38 (14.0%)	14 (5.1%)	188 (69.1%)	30 (11.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	$23,064			$1,173			$21,891	52.7	38	3309	859		060225412235

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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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