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
2331	Harding University Partnership	Public	K-6	1625 Robbins St.	Santa Barbara	93101	Santa Barbara County	Santa Barbara Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 965-8994	364	21	16.9	78.0%	61 (16.8%)	2 (0.5%)	279 (76.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (6.0%)	$17,680			$1,657			$16,023	54.6	43.7	2943	612		060141406021
2332	Garvanza Elementary School Technology and Leadership Magnet	Public	K-5	317 North Avenue 62	Los Angeles	90042	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 254-7328	239	12	19.9	81.6%	7 (2.9%)	2 (0.8%)	210 (87.9%)	14 (5.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	5 (2.1%)	$31,275			$5,672			$25,603	54.6	56.1	2236	96		062271003038
2333	Manzanita Elementary	Public	K-5	1240 Manzanita Hills Ave.	Redding	96001	Shasta County	Redding Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 225-0050	545	24	22.7	56.5%	360 (66.1%)	12 (2.2%)	82 (15.0%)	10 (1.8%)	9 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	72 (13.2%)	$16,438			$129			$16,309	54.6	61.7	1995	338		063204004928
2334	Tulsa Street Elementary	Public	K-5	10900 Hayvenhurst Ave.	Granada Hills	91344	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 363-5061	406	19	21.3	76.6%	57 (14.0%)	14 (3.4%)	277 (68.2%)	27 (6.7%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (7.1%)	$22,289			$4,231			$18,058	54.5	43.9	2926	592		062271003406
2335	Jefferson (Thomas) Elementary	Public	K-6	504 East South St.	Anaheim	92805	Orange County	Anaheim Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 517-8917	513	23	22.8	80.3%	16 (3.1%)	6 (1.2%)	375 (73.1%)	87 (17.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (5.7%)	$22,629			$1,511			$21,118	54.5	45.6	2822	487		060261000154
2336	Donaldson Way Elementary	Public	K-5	430 Donaldson Way	American Canyon	94503	Napa County	Napa Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 644-4486	528	20	26.4	65.5%	103 (19.5%)	23 (4.4%)	236 (44.7%)	101 (19.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	62 (11.7%)	$15,863			$1,760			$14,103	54.5	52.7	2419	83		062664004017
2337	Jefferson Elementary	Public	K-5	10322 Condon Ave.	Lennox	90304	Los Angeles County	Lennox	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 680-5650	716	32	22.3	93.4%	2 (0.3%)	11 (1.5%)	684 (95.5%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.7%)	12 (1.7%)	$23,973			$3,178			$20,795	54.5	48.9	2621	284		062142002565
2338	Escalon Charter Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	1520 Yosemite Ave.	Escalon	95320	San Joaquin County	Escalon Charter Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 838-3591	368	15	24.5	22.6%	234 (63.6%)	3 (0.8%)	110 (29.9%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	17 (4.6%)	$9,268			$00			$9,268	54.5	66.9	1733	605		060210413059
2339	Lazear Charter Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	824 29th Ave.	Oakland	94601	Alameda County	Lazear Charter Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 689-2018	490	21	23.2	60.4%	10 (2.0%)	30 (6.1%)	427 (87.1%)	15 (3.1%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.8%)	$9,801			$3,128			$6,673	54.5	37.1	3361	1022		060240504288
2340	Bella Mente Montessori Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	1737 West Vista Way	Vista	92083	San Diego County	Bella Mente Montessori Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 621-8948	424	22	19.2	60.1%	102 (24.1%)	12 (2.8%)	267 (63.0%)	12 (2.8%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.7%)	26 (6.1%)	$16,389			$1,704			$14,685	54.5	38.7	3255	915		060173713667

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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:

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

Alternative Schools vs Public Schools: A Comparison

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