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
2191	Mary Tsukamoto Elementary	Public	K-6	8737 Brittany Park Dr.	Sacramento	95828	Sacramento County	Elk Grove Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 689-7580	989	40	24.6	69.6%	72 (7.3%)	92 (9.3%)	306 (30.9%)	418 (42.3%)	4 (0.4%)	16 (1.6%)	81 (8.2%)	$15,107			$1,379			$13,728	57.6	55	2285	94		061233001034
2192	Emma Wilson Elementary	Public	K-5	1530 West Eighth Ave.	Chico	95926	Butte County	Chico Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 891-3297	597	29	20.5	60.8%	322 (53.9%)	14 (2.3%)	161 (27.0%)	32 (5.4%)	4 (0.7%)	5 (0.8%)	57 (9.5%)	$15,867			$1,198			$14,669	57.6	54.1	2338	146		060837001947
2193	Los Altos Elementary	Public	K-5	15565 Los Altos Dr.	Hacienda Heights	91745	Los Angeles County	Hacienda la Puente Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 933-2300	391	18	21.7	67.0%	9 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	339 (86.7%)	32 (8.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	10 (2.6%)	$18,855			$1,558			$17,297	57.6	52.2	2444	251		061632502052
2194	Garden Grove Elementary	Public	K-6	2250 North Tracy Ave.	Simi Valley	93063	Ventura County	Simi Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 520-6700	283	15	18.8	59.7%	91 (32.2%)	7 (2.5%)	156 (55.1%)	19 (6.7%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.2%)	$18,236			$1,311			$16,925	57.6	59.4	2098	96		063684006253
2195	Valle Vista Elementary	Public	K-5	7727 Valle Vista Dr.	Rancho Cucamonga	91730	San Bernardino County	Central Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 981-8697	471	19	24.7	60.9%	87 (18.5%)	10 (2.1%)	312 (66.2%)	23 (4.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (8.1%)	$17,272			$2,733			$14,539	57.5	62.9	1932	263		060795000764
2196	Alexander Rose Elementary	Public	K-6	250 Roswell Dr.	Milpitas	95035	Santa Clara County	Milpitas Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 635-2668	518	21	24.5	56.2%	26 (5.0%)	10 (1.9%)	166 (32.0%)	269 (51.9%)	2 (0.4%)	4 (0.8%)	41 (7.9%)	$16,905			$1,432			$15,473	57.5	63.5	1905	291		062450003672
2197	Imperial Cross Elementary	Public	K-5	2462 Cross Rd.	Imperial	92251	Imperial County	Imperial Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 355-3250	760	34	22.3	61.3%	48 (6.3%)	3 (0.4%)	701 (92.2%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.7%)	$14,636			$2,447			$12,189	57.4	52.9	2406	209		061821014386
2198	Rio Vista Elementary	Public	K-5	4243 Satsuma Ave.	North Hollywood	91602	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 761-6147	348	15	23.2	54.6%	124 (35.6%)	15 (4.3%)	102 (29.3%)	41 (11.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	65 (18.7%)	$25,646			$4,240			$21,406	57.4	63.8	1892	306		062271003309
2199	Highlands Elementary	Public	K-5	1326 Pennsylvania Blvd.	Concord	94521	Contra Costa County	Mt. Diablo Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 672-5252	512	19	26.9	32.4%	167 (32.6%)	8 (1.6%)	147 (28.7%)	89 (17.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	100 (19.5%)	$1,327			$293			$1,034	57.4	63.3	1916	283		062637003951
2200	Rosedale-North Elementary	Public	K-6	11500 Meacham Ave.	Bakersfield	93312	Kern County	Rosedale Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 588-6040	537	30	18.2	49.7%	218 (40.6%)	11 (2.0%)	265 (49.3%)	14 (2.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (5.2%)	$16,481			$583			$15,898	57.4	49.9	2560	360		063348005175

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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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Educational resources:

Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA): Transforming Education in America

State-Administered Standardized Tests: A Comprehensive Guide

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