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
3071	Willits Elementary Charter	Public, Charter	K-5	405 East Commercial St.	Willits	95490	Mendocino County	Willits Elementary Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 459-1400	140	7	21.1	52.1%	96 (68.6%)	1 (0.7%)	30 (21.4%)	1 (0.7%)	3 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (6.4%)	$14,271			$1,325			$12,946	41.9	48.9	2616	455		060149713021
3072	Bryant Elementary	Public	K-6	8371 Orangewood Ave.	Garden Grove	92841	Orange County	Garden Grove Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 663-6451	571	24	24.2	88.3%	15 (2.6%)	14 (2.5%)	409 (71.6%)	108 (18.9%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.7%)	20 (3.5%)	$16,659			$1,814			$14,845	41.9	33.7	3626	554		061488001829
3073	Sheridan Elementary	Public	K-5	1001 Ninth St.	Orange Cove	93646	Fresno County	Kings Canyon Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 305-7260	393	18	22.4	95.2%	10 (2.5%)	6 (1.5%)	370 (94.1%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.3%)	$20,830			$3,358			$17,472	41.9	50.2	2545	528		061970002376
3074	Delta View Elementary	Public	K-5	2916 Rio Verde	Pittsburg	94565	Contra Costa County	Mt. Diablo Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 261-0240	656	24	27.3	66.2%	40 (6.1%)	79 (12.0%)	228 (34.8%)	216 (32.9%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (3.7%)	69 (10.5%)	$946			$352			$594	41.9	39.2	3227	153		062637010756
3075	Rice (Lilian J.) Elementary	Public	K-6	915 Fourth Ave.	Chula Vista	91911	San Diego County	Chula Vista Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 420-7071	613	27	23.1	74.6%	22 (3.6%)	12 (2.0%)	560 (91.4%)	13 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.0%)	$19,216			$2,432			$16,784	41.9	33.2	3658	583		060861000873
3076	Magnolia Union Elementary	Public	K-8	4502 Casey Rd.	Brawley	92227	Imperial County	Magnolia Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 344-2494	128	6	21.3	13.3%	56 (43.8%)	0 (0.0%)	72 (56.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$17,892			$1,054			$16,838	41.9	50	2553	523		062346003566
3077	Woodville Elementary	Public	K-8	16541 Road 168	Porterville	93257	Tulare County	Woodville Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 686-9713	371	20	18.5	94.9%	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	368 (99.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$22,943			$2,845			$20,098	41.9	35.9	3444	367		064317007014
3078	North Ranchito Elementary	Public	K-5	8837 East Olympic Blvd.	Pico Rivera	90660	Los Angeles County	El Rancho Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 801-7630	319	14	22.7	85.3%	5 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	311 (97.5%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	$20,566			$1,096			$19,470	41.8	34.8	3543	465		061218001377
3079	Latona Avenue Elementary	Public	K-6	4312 Berenice Ave.	Los Angeles	90031	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 221-5148	149	9	16.5	89.3%	3 (2.0%)	7 (4.7%)	127 (85.2%)	8 (5.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.7%)	$30,475			$6,023			$24,452	41.8	50.9	2514	565		062271003126
3080	Walker Elementary	Public	K-5	9225 Hillery Dr.	San Diego	92126	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(858) 987-5100	398	15	26.5	76.1%	23 (5.8%)	21 (5.3%)	195 (49.0%)	123 (30.9%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	32 (8.0%)	$22,247			$2,892			$19,355	41.8	53.7	2365	715		063432005565

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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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Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

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