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
2641	Truckee Elementary	Public	K-5	11911 Donner Pass Rd.	Truckee	96161	Nevada County	Tahoe-Truckee Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 582-2650	515	24	21.3	49.3%	213 (41.4%)	2 (0.4%)	271 (52.6%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (4.9%)	$27,245			$580			$26,665	49.1	55.8	2247	394		063877006521
2642	Alamo Elementary	Public	K-6	500 South Orchard Ave.	Vacaville	95688	Solano County	Vacaville Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 453-6200	714	29	24.6	55.7%	309 (43.3%)	27 (3.8%)	263 (36.8%)	37 (5.2%)	2 (0.3%)	9 (1.3%)	67 (9.4%)	$14,724			$1,199			$13,525	49.1	60.4	2051	591		064059006697
2643	Urban Montessori Charter	Public, Charter	K-8	4551 Steele St.	Oakland	94619	Alameda County	Urban Montessori Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 842-1181	343	4	79.7	37.3%	91 (26.5%)	65 (19.0%)	109 (31.8%)	20 (5.8%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.2%)	45 (13.1%)	$10,936			$193			$10,743	49.1	42.6	3026	383		060181613008
2644	West Orange Elementary	Public	K-6	243 South Bush	Orange	92868	Orange County	Orange Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 997-6283	410	15	27.6	82.2%	32 (7.8%)	7 (1.7%)	335 (81.7%)	18 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.4%)	$17,735			$1,629			$16,106	49	60.8	2035	609		062865004458
2645	Emerson (Ralph Waldo) Elementary	Public	K-6	7544 East Emerson Pl.	Rosemead	91770	Los Angeles County	Garvey Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 307-3333	390	19	20.5	77.2%	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	153 (39.2%)	217 (55.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.1%)	$20,269			$2,535			$17,734	49	51.1	2502	143		061494001900
2646	Alta Loma Elementary	Public	K-6	7085 Amethyst St.	Alta Loma	91701	San Bernardino County	Alta Loma Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 484-5000	328	13	25.2	61.6%	64 (19.5%)	25 (7.6%)	195 (59.5%)	29 (8.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	13 (4.0%)	$23,021			$6,054			$16,967	49	53.3	2385	261		060216000093
2647	Fryberger Elementary	Public	K-5	6952 Hood Dr.	Westminster	92683	Orange County	Westminster	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 894-7237	319	14	22.4	80.6%	24 (7.5%)	2 (0.6%)	177 (55.5%)	102 (32.0%)	2 (0.6%)	4 (1.3%)	8 (2.5%)	$24,338			$3,400			$20,938	49	61.4	2012	635		064215006907
2648	Sixty-Sixth Street Elementary	Public	K-6	6600 South San Pedro St.	Los Angeles	90003	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 753-1589	649	29	22.3	97.8%	7 (1.1%)	54 (8.3%)	580 (89.4%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.8%)	$22,921			$4,682			$18,239	48.9	48.6	2638	10		062271003359
2649	Loma Vista Elementary	Public	K-5	3629 East 58th St.	Maywood	90270	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 582-6153	498	28	17.7	98.0%	5 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	489 (98.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.8%)	$26,667			$5,348			$21,319	48.9	37.3	3343	694		062271003144
2650	iLEAD Hybrid	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	3720 Sierra Hwy. Ste. A	Acton	93510	Los Angeles County	iLEAD Hybrid District	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(661) 434-1755	3,817	172	22.2	44.4%	1,311 (34.3%)	274 (7.2%)	1,528 (40.0%)	249 (6.5%)	13 (0.3%)	14 (0.4%)	418 (11.0%)	$12,939			$973			$11,966	48.9	53.4	2373	277		060248213859

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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:

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

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.