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
1951	Allegiance STEAM Academy - Thrive	Public, Charter	K-8	5862 C St.	Chino	91710	San Bernardino County	Allegiance STEAM Academy - Thrive District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 465-5404	950	44	21.7	31.9%	76 (8.0%)	43 (4.5%)	638 (67.2%)	153 (16.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (4.1%)	$13,695			$685			$13,010	62.3	59.8	2075	124		060217514235
1952	Charnock Road Elementary	Public	K-5	11133 Charnock Rd.	Los Angeles	90034	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 838-6110	281	16	17.5	90.7%	20 (7.1%)	22 (7.8%)	188 (66.9%)	20 (7.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	30 (10.7%)	$28,734			$4,950			$23,784	62.3	52.4	2432	480		062271002913
1953	Pioneer Elementary	Public	K-5	32737 Bel Aire St.	Union City	94587	Alameda County	New Haven Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 487-4530	623	23	27	49.1%	33 (5.3%)	26 (4.2%)	108 (17.3%)	391 (62.8%)	10 (1.6%)	7 (1.1%)	48 (7.7%)	$17,459			$934			$16,525	62.2	74.5	1384	569		062691007795
1954	Skyblue Mesa Elementary	Public	K-6	28040 Hardesty Ave.	Canyon Country	91351	Los Angeles County	Saugus Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 294-5350	569	24	23.7	48.9%	137 (24.1%)	31 (5.4%)	289 (50.8%)	64 (11.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	46 (8.1%)	$15,204			$724			$14,480	62.1	52.7	2417	463		063597006160
1955	La Colima Elementary	Public	K-5	11225 Miller Rd.	Whittier	90604	Los Angeles County	East Whittier City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 789-7200	378	18	20.8	77.2%	18 (4.8%)	3 (0.8%)	334 (88.4%)	8 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.0%)	$18,861			$1,623			$17,238	62.1	47.3	2718	763		061185001316
1956	Old Town Academy K-8 Charter	Public, Charter	K-8	2120 San Diego Ave.	San Diego	92110	San Diego County	Old Town Academy K-8 Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 574-6225	194	12	16.1	28.4%	43 (22.2%)	18 (9.3%)	89 (45.9%)	8 (4.1%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (18.0%)	$17,089			$233			$16,856	62.1	56.4	2218	262		060200212786
1957	Sundale Elementary	Public	K-8	13990 Avenue 240	Tulare	93274	Tulare County	Sundale Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 688-7320	840	33	25.4	39.2%	398 (47.4%)	1 (0.1%)	399 (47.5%)	7 (0.8%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	33 (3.9%)	$14,435			$493			$13,942	62.1	64.1	1871	86		063834006453
1958	Zamorano Elementary	Public	K-5	2655 Casey St.	San Diego	92139	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 430-1400	823	33	24.9	71.0%	25 (3.0%)	94 (11.4%)	358 (43.5%)	211 (25.6%)	1 (0.1%)	9 (1.1%)	125 (15.2%)	$21,016			$4,167			$16,849	62.1	66.1	1774	184		063432008965
1959	North Cow Creek Elementary	Public	K-8	10619 Swede Creek Rd.	Palo Cedro	96073	Shasta County	North Cow Creek Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 549-4488	270			27.0%	210 (77.8%)	1 (0.4%)	20 (7.4%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (11.1%)	$2,966			$625			$2,341	62.1	61.6	1999	40		062751004138
1960	Thomas Jefferson Elementary	Public	K-6	1540 Fifth St.	Glendale	91201	Los Angeles County	Glendale Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 243-4279	815	33	24.6	62.7%	726 (89.1%)	10 (1.2%)	50 (6.1%)	19 (2.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.1%)	$15,615			$919			$14,696	62.1	57.8	2162	202		061524001934

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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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