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
5262	Horace Cureton Elementary	Public	K-5	3720 East Hills Dr.	San Jose	95127	Santa Clara County	Alum Rock Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 928-7350	254	11	23	79.1%	8 (3.1%)	1 (0.4%)	220 (86.6%)	20 (7.9%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	3 (1.2%)	$22,363			$3,419			$18,944	15	26.1	4280	982		060231000102
5263	One Hundred Seventh Street Elementary	Public	K-5	147 East 107th St.	Los Angeles	90003	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 756-8137	804	40	20.1	98.5%	8 (1.0%)	174 (21.6%)	597 (74.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (3.1%)	$24,950			$4,313			$20,637	15	13.8	5402	139		062271003246
5264	North Tamarind Elementary	Public	K-6	7961 Tamarind Ave.	Fontana	92336	San Bernardino County	Fontana Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 357-5680	373	19	19.4	88.2%	17 (4.6%)	17 (4.6%)	334 (89.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.8%)	$13,722			$1,384			$12,338	15	14.5	5356	92		061392001595
5265	Cantua Elementary	Public	K-8	29288 West Clarkson	Cantua Creek	93608	Fresno County	Golden Plains Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 829-3331	184	10	17.9	98.9%	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.6%)	178 (96.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	$20,282			$1,786			$18,496	14.9	20.9	4779	486		069113410215
5266	Oakland Academy of Knowledge Elementary	Public	K-5	8755 Fontaine St.	Oakland	94605	Alameda County	Oakland Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 879-2169	231	12	19.2	93.5%	10 (4.3%)	98 (42.4%)	67 (29.0%)	2 (0.9%)	3 (1.3%)	8 (3.5%)	43 (18.6%)	$29,312			$5,661			$23,651	14.9	29.3	3992	1274		062805004249
5267	Joshua Hills Elementary	Public	K-5	3030 Fairfield	Palmdale	93550	Los Angeles County	Palmdale Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 265-9992	581	24	24.4	92.3%	13 (2.2%)	74 (12.7%)	474 (81.6%)	7 (1.2%)	4 (0.7%)	2 (0.3%)	7 (1.2%)	$18,791			$2,748			$16,043	14.9	12.2	5537	270		062958009172
5268	Oakwood Elementary	Public	K-6	1315 Woodcreek Way	Stockton	95209	San Joaquin County	Lodi Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 953-8392	522	23	23.2	84.7%	52 (10.0%)	69 (13.2%)	236 (45.2%)	129 (24.7%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.8%)	32 (6.1%)	$15,986			$2,468			$13,518	14.9	16	5213	55		062223002643
5269	Calpella Elementary	Public	K-4	151 Moore St.	Ukiah	95482	Mendocino County	Ukiah Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 472-5630	475	21	22.6	81.9%	163 (34.3%)	3 (0.6%)	249 (52.4%)	2 (0.4%)	25 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (6.9%)	$23,744			$2,353			$21,391	14.9	16.5	5165	104		064030006655
5270	Gardner Elementary	Public	K-5	502 Illinois Ave.	San Jose	95125	Santa Clara County	San Jose Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 535-6225	385	21	18.5	70.1%	18 (4.7%)	11 (2.9%)	334 (86.8%)	9 (2.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.1%)	$21,101			$786			$20,315	14.9	21.9	4684	586		063459005713
5271	Redwood Elementary	Public	K-6	331 North Shafter Ave.	Shafter	93263	Kern County	Richland Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 746-8650	601	30	20	91.8%	20 (3.3%)	3 (0.5%)	569 (94.7%)	7 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	$24,591			$11,098			$13,493	14.9	17.7	5058	213		062145009564

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