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
3611	Howard Elementary	Public	K-8	13878 Road 21 1/2	Madera	93637	Madera County	Madera Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 674-8568	487	26	18.7	78.9%	42 (8.6%)	3 (0.6%)	418 (85.8%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (4.1%)	$19,368			$3,236			$16,132	34.7	33.2	3664	53		062334003546
3612	Euclid Elementary	Public	K-5	4166 Euclid Ave.	San Diego	92105	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 344-5600	509	23	22.1	96.3%	6 (1.2%)	113 (22.2%)	306 (60.1%)	61 (12.0%)	3 (0.6%)	8 (1.6%)	12 (2.4%)	$21,992			$4,684			$17,308	34.7	37.3	3346	266		063432005454
3613	Sky Country Elementary	Public	K-6	5520 Lucretia Ave.	Jurupa Valley	91752	Riverside County	Jurupa Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 360-2816	525	22	23.8	72.0%	76 (14.5%)	2 (0.4%)	419 (79.8%)	6 (1.1%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	18 (3.4%)	$24,116			$2,674			$21,442	34.6	33	3684	71		061926008149
3614	Camino Real Elementary	Public	K-6	4655 Camino Real	Jurupa Valley	92509	Riverside County	Jurupa Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 360-2714	721	29	24.5	55.1%	134 (18.6%)	25 (3.5%)	486 (67.4%)	39 (5.4%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.4%)	33 (4.6%)	$20,179			$1,972			$18,207	34.6	35.8	3455	159		061926009380
3615	Yermo Elementary	Public	K-8	38280 Gleason St.	Yermo	92398	San Bernardino County	Silver Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 254-2931	368	20	18.1	85.9%	130 (35.3%)	14 (3.8%)	180 (48.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.0%)	32 (8.7%)	$21,555			$1,500			$20,055	34.6	22	4673	1058		063682007258
3616	Stone Bridge	Public, Charter	K-8	1019 2nd Ave.	Napa	94558	Napa County	Stone Bridge District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 252-5522	278	10	27.8	18.3%	171 (61.5%)	3 (1.1%)	56 (20.1%)	12 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (12.6%)	$11,212			$00			$11,212	34.6	32.2	3764	148		060197810975
3617	Stratford Elementary	Public	K-8	20227 1st St.	Stratford	93266	Kings County	Central Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 925-2605	294	12	24.5	76.9%	15 (5.1%)	4 (1.4%)	251 (85.4%)	4 (1.4%)	12 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.7%)	$42,875			$3,311			$39,564	34.6	23.7	4498	881		060798000768
3618	Schendel Elementary	Public	K-6	16114 Schendel Ave.	Delhi	95315	Merced County	Delhi Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 656-2040	458	28	16.3	99.6%	12 (2.6%)	1 (0.2%)	428 (93.4%)	10 (2.2%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	4 (0.9%)	$23,433			$3,473			$19,960	34.6	17.5	5078	1460		060003901213
3619	Hickman Charter	Public, Charter	K-8	13306 Fourth St.	Hickman	95323	Stanislaus County	Hickman Community Charter	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 874-9070	647	26	24.6	41.3%	383 (59.2%)	18 (2.8%)	179 (27.7%)	17 (2.6%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	45 (7.0%)	$11,152			$303			$10,849	34.6	33	3685	66		061716005507
3620	Rohr (Fred H.) Elementary	Public	K-6	1540 Malta Ave.	Chula Vista	91911	San Diego County	Chula Vista Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 420-5533	290	16	18.7	74.5%	3 (1.0%)	8 (2.8%)	247 (85.2%)	19 (6.6%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	11 (3.8%)	$23,078			$3,169			$19,909	34.5	46.6	2756	864		060861000875

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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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