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
1781	Mark Twain Elementary	Public	K-6	19411 Krameria Ave.	Riverside	92508	Riverside County	Riverside Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 789-8170	1,033	40	26.1	53.5%	289 (28.0%)	62 (6.0%)	493 (47.7%)	130 (12.6%)	3 (0.3%)	3 (0.3%)	53 (5.1%)	$16,052			$853			$15,199	66.2	70.9	1555	226		063315011719
1782	Macy Elementary	Public	K-6	2301 West Russell St.	La Habra	90631	Orange County	Lowell Joint	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 902-4231	413	18	22.9	48.9%	102 (24.7%)	2 (0.5%)	252 (61.0%)	17 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (9.7%)	$16,286			$1,217			$15,069	66.1	69.3	1620	162		062301003509
1783	San Geronimo Valley Elementary	Public	K-6	One Lagunitas School Rd.	San Geronimo	94963	Marin County	Lagunitas Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 488-9421	93	5	18.6	18.3%	61 (65.6%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (18.3%)	1 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (15.1%)	$29,623			$2,415			$27,208	66.1	50	2551	768		062052002474
1784	Heritage Oak Elementary	Public	K-5	2271 Americana Dr.	Roseville	95747	Placer County	Dry Creek Joint Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 773-3960	638	29	22.3	36.5%	300 (47.0%)	16 (2.5%)	162 (25.4%)	71 (11.1%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.5%)	84 (13.2%)	$12,994			$906			$12,088	66.1	72.5	1475	309		061149009791
1785	John Muir Elementary	Public	K-6	2303 Whistler Way	Stockton	95209	San Joaquin County	Lodi Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 953-8106	559	23	24.2	64.6%	60 (10.7%)	49 (8.8%)	199 (35.6%)	207 (37.0%)	2 (0.4%)	5 (0.9%)	37 (6.6%)	$15,046			$2,130			$12,916	66.1	73	1448	337		062223003998
1786	Pachappa Elementary	Public	K-6	6200 Riverside Ave.	Riverside	92506	Riverside County	Riverside Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 788-7355	676	28	23.8	76.9%	108 (16.0%)	29 (4.3%)	475 (70.3%)	17 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	45 (6.7%)	$18,409			$1,314			$17,095	66.1	63	1927	141		063315005155
1787	H. Roger Tatarian Elementary	Public	K-6	7120 North Valentine Ave.	Fresno	93711	Fresno County	Fresno Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 451-4490	470	24	19.6	51.9%	130 (27.7%)	38 (8.1%)	218 (46.4%)	41 (8.7%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	40 (8.5%)	$19,711			$2,885			$16,826	66.1	62.3	1967	180		061455007286
1788	Main Street Elementary	Public	K-5	3400 North Main St.	Soquel	95073	Santa Cruz County	Soquel Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 464-5650	383	17	23.2	24.8%	234 (61.1%)	3 (0.8%)	105 (27.4%)	8 (2.1%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	29 (7.6%)	$13,121			$946			$12,175	66	77.7	1260	528		063729002798
1789	Twin Lakes Elementary	Public	K-6	5515 Main Ave.	Orangevale	95662	Sacramento County	San Juan Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 986-2243	494	19	26	33.4%	332 (67.2%)	3 (0.6%)	94 (19.0%)	11 (2.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (10.7%)	$16,954			$2,878			$14,076	66	55.2	2277	488		063462005825
1790	Suisun Valley Elementary	Public	K-8	4985 Lambert Rd.	Fairfield	94534	Solano County	Fairfield-Suisun Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 421-4338	495	19	26.7	30.3%	189 (38.2%)	31 (6.3%)	153 (30.9%)	66 (13.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	55 (11.1%)	$15,039			$1,237			$13,802	66	71.7	1512	278		061336001528

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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:

Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

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