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
3031	Leonardo da Vinci Health Sciences Charter	Public, Charter	K-6	229 East Naples	Chula Vista	91911	San Diego County	Leonardo da Vinci Health Sciences Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 420-0066	273	16	17	66.7%	10 (3.7%)	3 (1.1%)	243 (89.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.1%)	13 (4.8%)	$19,409			$701			$18,708	42.6	30.6	3885	854		060199212425
3032	Katherine Finchy Elementary	Public	K-5	777 East Tachevah Dr.	Palm Springs	92262	Riverside County	Palm Springs Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 416-8190	464	23	20.1	87.9%	75 (16.2%)	44 (9.5%)	304 (65.5%)	22 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	17 (3.7%)	$21,693			$1,933			$19,760	42.6	47.7	2692	340		062955004567
3033	Computer Science Virtual Academy	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	5010 11th Ave.	Los Angeles	90043	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(424) 429-4228	765	35	22.1	81.2%	71 (9.3%)	94 (12.3%)	525 (68.6%)	32 (4.2%)	5 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	37 (4.8%)	$19,024			$3,261			$15,763	42.6	26	4282	1249		062271014632
3034	Webster Elementary	Public	K-5	2101 East Washington Blvd.	Pasadena	91104	Los Angeles County	Pasadena Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 396-5740	277	14	19.7	76.2%	119 (43.0%)	14 (5.1%)	113 (40.8%)	12 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	18 (6.5%)	$30,189			$5,547			$24,642	42.6	52.2	2445	589		062994004690
3035	Kittridge Street Elementary	Public	K-5	13619 Kittridge St.	Van Nuys	91401	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 786-7926	768	35	22.2	93.1%	267 (34.8%)	8 (1.0%)	442 (57.6%)	12 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	38 (4.9%)	$19,968			$3,830			$16,138	42.6	23.3	4548	1513		062271003118
3036	Suncoast Preparatory Academy	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	3857 Birch St. #297	Newport Beach	92660	Orange County	Suncoast Preparatory Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(949) 994-6724	1,459	48	30.1	38.3%	827 (56.7%)	40 (2.7%)	323 (22.1%)	68 (4.7%)	11 (0.8%)	4 (0.3%)	181 (12.4%)	$10,341			$85			$10,256	42.6	49.8	2569	467		060175714337
3037	Alberhill Elementary	Public	K-5	4170 Brianna Cir.	Lake Elsinore	92530	Riverside County	Lake Elsinore Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 440-3910	485	23	21.3	70.1%	87 (17.9%)	22 (4.5%)	328 (67.6%)	17 (3.5%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	29 (6.0%)	$18,045			$2,106			$15,939	42.6	37	3370	333		060002714467
3038	Yokayo Elementary	Public	K-5	790 South Dora St.	Ukiah	95482	Mendocino County	Ukiah Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 472-5690	414	18	23	85.5%	131 (31.6%)	4 (1.0%)	233 (56.3%)	2 (0.5%)	10 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (8.2%)	$23,303			$2,378			$20,925	42.6	40.3	3159	121		064030006666
3039	Highlands Elementary	Public	K-5	3131 South Barcelona St.	Spring Valley	91977	San Diego County	La Mesa-Spring Valley	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 668-5780	357	13	27.4	73.9%	55 (15.4%)	26 (7.3%)	236 (66.1%)	11 (3.1%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	26 (7.3%)	$17,812			$1,666			$16,146	42.5	38.9	3243	204		062025002429
3040	Charles F. Brown Elementary	Public	2-6	6520 Oak Dell Rd.	El Dorado	95623	El Dorado County	Mother Lode Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 642-6996	85	5	17	61.2%	51 (60.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (36.5%)	1 (1.2%)	1 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.2%)	$21,329			$657			$20,672	42.5	32.3	3754	714		062598014732

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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

Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA): Transforming Education in America

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