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
5402	William Penn Elementary	Public	K-5	2201 San Emidio St.	Bakersfield	93304	Kern County	Bakersfield City	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 631-5440	235	14	16.7	92.3%	23 (9.8%)	29 (12.3%)	182 (77.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$24,486			$2,942			$21,544	13.2	20.1	4859	543		060363000322
5403	Van Buren Elementary	Public	K-6	9501 Jurupa Rd.	Jurupa Valley	92509	Riverside County	Jurupa Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 360-2865	455	21	21.6	91.0%	19 (4.2%)	2 (0.4%)	420 (92.3%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	10 (2.2%)	$23,103			$2,847			$20,256	13.2	17.3	5087	316		061926002321
5404	Edgemont Elementary	Public	K-5	21790 Eucalyptus Ave.	Moreno Valley	92553	Riverside County	Moreno Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 571-4570	482	20	23.9	97.1%	11 (2.3%)	56 (11.6%)	393 (81.5%)	5 (1.0%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	13 (2.7%)	$21,560			$3,082			$18,478	13.2	7.2	5806	402		062580003865
5405	Burbank Elementary	Public	K-6	1135 Paradise Rd.	Modesto	95351	Stanislaus County	Modesto City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 574-1962	572	23	25.1	91.1%	26 (4.5%)	1 (0.2%)	476 (83.2%)	40 (7.0%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (4.5%)	$20,908			$3,509			$17,399	13.2	16	5215	190		062513003728
5406	Aspire Arts & Sciences Academy	Public, Charter	K-5	1605 East March Ln	Stockton	95210	San Joaquin County	Aspire Arts & Sciences Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 337-3010	388	15	25.8	72.7%	14 (3.6%)	32 (8.2%)	207 (53.4%)	84 (21.6%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.8%)	47 (12.1%)	$20,407			$1,326			$19,081	13.2			(n/a)		060253414483
5407	San Jose Elementary	Public	K-8	2015 Cadillac Dr.	Pomona	91767	Los Angeles County	Pomona Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 397-4670	511	30	17	90.2%	11 (2.2%)	52 (10.2%)	417 (81.6%)	15 (2.9%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	14 (2.7%)	$19,957			$2,207			$17,750	13.1	18.2	5013	394		063132004860
5408	West Randall Elementary	Public	K-6	15620 Randall Ave.	Fontana	92335	San Bernardino County	Fontana Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 357-5780	304	20	15	88.8%	11 (3.6%)	11 (3.6%)	278 (91.4%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	$13,995			$1,337			$12,658	13.1	8	5771	363		061392001604
5409	Eagle Ranch Elementary	Public	K-5	12545 Eagle Ranch Pkwy.	Adelanto	92392	San Bernardino County	Adelanto Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 949-2100	535	23	23.7	73.6%	41 (7.7%)	85 (15.9%)	364 (68.0%)	10 (1.9%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	32 (6.0%)	$18,867			$1,103			$17,764	13.1	17	5122	287		060171009690
5410	Annandale Elementary	Public	K-5	6125 Poppy Peak Dr.	Los Angeles	90042	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 254-9168	90	5	18	88.9%	2 (2.2%)	1 (1.1%)	81 (90.0%)	4 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.2%)	$50,133			$10,483			$39,650	13.1	25	4359	1051		062271002819
5411	Horton Elementary	Public	K-5	5050 Guymon St.	San Diego	92102	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 344-3700	386	15	25.7	96.9%	1 (0.3%)	31 (8.0%)	325 (84.2%)	21 (5.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	7 (1.8%)	$21,360			$4,165			$17,195	13.1	10.1	5681	270		063432005483

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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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