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
3561	Rosemary Kennedy Elementary	Public	K-5	6411 Mitchell Ave.	Riverside	92505	Riverside County	Alvord Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 358-1655	398	19	21.1	85.9%	30 (7.5%)	13 (3.3%)	330 (82.9%)	13 (3.3%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	10 (2.5%)	$22,143			$1,524			$20,619	35.2	24.2	4441	880		060243008260
3562	Faller Elementary	Public	K-5	1500 West Upjohn St.	Ridgecrest	93555	Kern County	Sierra Sands Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 499-1690	516	22	23.8	61.8%	222 (43.0%)	37 (7.2%)	198 (38.4%)	13 (2.5%)	3 (0.6%)	4 (0.8%)	39 (7.6%)	$14,574			$1,324			$13,250	35.1	38.2	3295	267		063680006242
3563	Hazeltine Avenue Elementary	Public	K-5	7150 Hazeltine Ave.	Van Nuys	91405	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 781-1040	621	32	19.4	94.2%	35 (5.6%)	9 (1.4%)	543 (87.4%)	14 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (3.2%)	$21,647			$4,924			$16,723	35.1	32.4	3741	178		062271003077
3564	A. H. Morgan Elementary	Public	K-5	1571 North Sycamore Ave.	Rialto	92376	San Bernardino County	Rialto Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 820-7882	487	21	23.5	85.6%	6 (1.2%)	56 (11.5%)	407 (83.6%)	6 (1.2%)	2 (0.4%)	3 (0.6%)	7 (1.4%)	$21,410			$3,868			$17,542	35.1	34.8	3537	27		063237004995
3565	Riverview Elementary	Public	K-6	4600 Pedley Ave.	Norco	92860	Riverside County	Corona-Norco Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 736-3245	327	18	18.1	84.1%	116 (35.5%)	9 (2.8%)	183 (56.0%)	9 (2.8%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.1%)	$30,576			$5,712			$24,864	35.1	20.3	4843	1278		060985001064
3566	William R. Buckley Elementary	Public	K-6	2573 West Westfield Ave.	Porterville	93257	Tulare County	Burton Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 788-6412	499	20	24.9	83.4%	72 (14.4%)	1 (0.2%)	341 (68.3%)	51 (10.2%)	8 (1.6%)	5 (1.0%)	21 (4.2%)	$20,314			$2,214			$18,100	35.1	35.8	3450	116		060657007898
3567	Ralph Dunlap Elementary	Public	K-6	1220 Oak Knoll Rd.	Santa Maria	93455	Santa Barbara County	Orcutt Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 938-8500	502	19	26.4	56.2%	170 (33.9%)	5 (1.0%)	264 (52.6%)	16 (3.2%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (8.8%)	$9,541			$843			$8,698	35.1	35.2	3505	62		062871004461
3568	Anatola Avenue Elementary	Public	K-5	7364 Anatola Ave.	Lake Balboa	91406	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 343-8733	269	14	19.2	87.4%	17 (6.3%)	6 (2.2%)	220 (81.8%)	8 (3.0%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (5.9%)	$30,784			$6,564			$24,220	35.1	25.5	4319	751		062271002812
3569	Dent Elementary	Public	K-5	1998 Yosemite Ave.	Escalon	95320	San Joaquin County	Escalon Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 838-7031	671	33	20.3	50.2%	287 (42.8%)	5 (0.7%)	332 (49.5%)	13 (1.9%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (4.6%)	$12,179			$1,172			$11,007	35.1	40.1	3169	400		061284001446
3570	Edgewater Elementary	Public	K-6	5715 Oakwood Dr.	Marysville	95901	Yuba County	Marysville Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 741-0866	540	22	24.5	58.7%	96 (17.8%)	30 (5.6%)	251 (46.5%)	90 (16.7%)	5 (0.9%)	7 (1.3%)	60 (11.1%)	$12,535			$2,516			$10,019	35.1	36.9	3376	194		062409012398

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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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