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
1891	Cesar E. Chavez Elementary	Public	K-6	4201 Mesa Marin Dr.	Bakersfield	93306	Kern County	Bakersfield City	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 631-5870	621	32	19.4	65.7%	103 (16.6%)	7 (1.1%)	469 (75.5%)	32 (5.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	8 (1.3%)	$22,352			$2,449			$19,903	63.8	73.7	1422	469		060363003095
1892	Sierra Vista K-8	Public	K-8	301 Bel Air Dr.	Vacaville	95687	Solano County	Vacaville Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 453-6260	611	27	22.5	48.1%	270 (44.2%)	32 (5.2%)	196 (32.1%)	42 (6.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	69 (11.3%)	$14,637			$1,136			$13,501	63.7	63.5	1901	9		064059014012
1893	Linwood Elementary	Public	K-6	3129 South Linwood St.	Visalia	93277	Tulare County	Visalia Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 730-7776	537	22	24.5	68.3%	118 (22.0%)	9 (1.7%)	373 (69.5%)	12 (2.2%)	2 (0.4%)	3 (0.6%)	20 (3.7%)	$17,851			$2,459			$15,392	63.7	64.4	1854	39		064116006798
1894	Ybarra Academy for the Arts and Technology	Public	K-8	1300 South Brea Canyon Cutoff	Walnut	91789	Los Angeles County	Rowland Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 598-3744	630	25	25	66.8%	27 (4.3%)	9 (1.4%)	354 (56.2%)	222 (35.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	16 (2.5%)	$15,990			$730			$15,260	63.7	66.7	1745	149		063375005215
1895	Wiley Canyon Elementary	Public	K-6	24240 La Glorita Cir.	Newhall	91321	Los Angeles County	Newhall	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 291-4030	388	18	21.5	78.9%	42 (10.8%)	1 (0.3%)	293 (75.5%)	17 (4.4%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	32 (8.2%)	$19,546			$1,845			$17,701	63.7	64.6	1841	54		062718004098
1896	Mariposa School of Global Education	Public	K-8	6050 North Calmfield Ave.	Agoura	91301	Los Angeles County	Las Virgenes Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 707-7144	416	17	24.9	20.7%	274 (65.9%)	1 (0.2%)	75 (18.0%)	8 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	57 (13.7%)	$17,876			$515			$17,361	63.7	61.1	2024	128		062100012182
1897	Miller Elementary	Public	K-5	4343 Shields St.	San Diego	92124	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(858) 221-5200	611	27	22.6	61.7%	212 (34.7%)	74 (12.1%)	208 (34.0%)	21 (3.4%)	4 (0.7%)	6 (1.0%)	86 (14.1%)	$22,120			$4,691			$17,429	63.6	70.1	1590	307		063432005519
1898	Milk (Harvey) Civil Rights Elementary	Public	K-5	4235 19th St.	San Francisco	94114	San Francisco County	San Francisco Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 241-6276	137	7	21	35.0%	50 (36.5%)	25 (18.2%)	31 (22.6%)	4 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	25 (18.2%)	$24,497			$2,247			$22,250	63.6	79.5	1175	723		063441005601
1899	Old River Elementary	Public	K-8	30 Learning Ln.	Brentwood	94513	Contra Costa County	Knightsen Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 626-3330	332	15	22.5	15.4%	153 (46.1%)	10 (3.0%)	125 (37.7%)	16 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	25 (7.5%)	$11,259			$974			$10,285	63.6	67.2	1719	180		062004014006
1900	Coyote Ridge Elementary	Public	K-5	1751 Morning Star Dr.	Roseville	95747	Placer County	Dry Creek Joint Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 774-8282	815	36	22.6	47.6%	308 (37.8%)	13 (1.6%)	208 (25.5%)	164 (20.1%)	1 (0.1%)	9 (1.1%)	110 (13.5%)	$12,796			$826			$11,970	63.6	70.4	1575	325		061149010574

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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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