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
1901	Redding School of the Arts	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	955 Inspiration Pl.	Redding	96003	Shasta County	Redding School of the Arts District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 247-6933	634	33	18.9	33.8%	386 (60.9%)	9 (1.4%)	83 (13.1%)	25 (3.9%)	13 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	116 (18.3%)	$8,918			$555			$8,363	63.5	63.3	1914	13		060238514024
1902	Castle View Elementary	Public	K-6	6201 Shaker Dr.	Riverside	92506	Riverside County	Riverside Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 788-7460	684	31	22	52.9%	118 (17.3%)	34 (5.0%)	475 (69.4%)	24 (3.5%)	3 (0.4%)	2 (0.3%)	28 (4.1%)	$17,216			$1,061			$16,155	63.5	63.9	1884	18		063315005133
1903	San Jose Street Elementary	Public	K-5	14928 Clymer St.	Mission Hills	91345	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 365-3218	638	28	22.7	69.6%	39 (6.1%)	15 (2.4%)	507 (79.5%)	46 (7.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (4.7%)	$20,746			$4,062			$16,684	63.5	64.3	1865	38		062271003328
1904	Halldale Elementary	Public	K-5	21514 Halldale Ave.	Torrance	90501	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 328-3100	425	22	19.3	86.1%	10 (2.4%)	28 (6.6%)	298 (70.1%)	53 (12.5%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	34 (8.0%)	$25,014			$4,432			$20,582	63.4	51.2	2496	592		062271003063
1905	Vista Grande Elementary	Public	K-5	1908 Vista Grande Rd.	El Cajon	92019	San Diego County	Cajon Valley Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 588-3170	633	25	25.2	61.3%	421 (66.5%)	5 (0.8%)	103 (16.3%)	25 (3.9%)	3 (0.5%)	6 (0.9%)	70 (11.1%)	$20,019			$2,329			$17,690	63.4	60.9	2033	128		060681007655
1906	Victoria Avenue Elementary	Public	K-5	3320 Missouri Ave.	South Gate	90280	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 567-1261	272	15	18.1	97.4%	5 (1.8%)	1 (0.4%)	256 (94.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.7%)	$28,451			$4,876			$23,575	63.4	53.4	2377	471		062271003433
1907	Torrance Elementary	Public	K-5	2125 Lincoln Ave.	Torrance	90501	Los Angeles County	Torrance Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 533-4500	567	23	24.6	53.6%	49 (8.6%)	25 (4.4%)	395 (69.7%)	54 (9.5%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	41 (7.2%)	$16,082			$785			$15,297	63.4	58	2143	236		063942006575
1908	Sycamore Elementary	Public	K-5	1926 Sycamore Dr.	Redding	96001	Shasta County	Redding Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 225-0055	235	12	19.5	76.6%	95 (40.4%)	2 (0.9%)	97 (41.3%)	8 (3.4%)	9 (3.8%)	1 (0.4%)	23 (9.8%)	$19,121			$949			$18,172	63.4	51.2	2498	590		063204004930
1909	Etna Elementary	Public	3-5	220 Collier Way	Etna	96027	Siskiyou County	Scott Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 467-3320	125	6	19.8	65.6%	83 (66.4%)	2 (1.6%)	13 (10.4%)	1 (0.8%)	9 (7.2%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (13.6%)	$18,904			$1,188			$17,716	63.3	62.5	1955	46		060015901473
1910	Cooper Elementary	Public	K-6	750 Christine Dr.	Vacaville	95687	Solano County	Vacaville Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 453-6210	710	32	22.1	52.1%	251 (35.4%)	46 (6.5%)	223 (31.4%)	74 (10.4%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.4%)	111 (15.6%)	$15,205			$1,706			$13,499	63.3	53.7	2359	449		064059010330

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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:

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Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

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