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
3361	Rivergold Elementary	Public	K-8	31800 Road 400	Coarsegold	93614	Madera County	Yosemite Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 658-7566	445	19	23.4	62.2%	284 (63.8%)	2 (0.4%)	100 (22.5%)	14 (3.1%)	10 (2.2%)	2 (0.4%)	32 (7.2%)	$14,846			$1,117			$13,729	37.8	28.7	4050	689		060016010252
3362	Castle Park Elementary	Public	K-6	25 Emerson St.	Chula Vista	91911	San Diego County	Chula Vista Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 422-5301	377	18	20.9	88.3%	9 (2.4%)	11 (2.9%)	345 (91.5%)	3 (0.8%)	4 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.3%)	$19,892			$3,029			$16,863	37.8	42.5	3035	327		060861000856
3363	Ascend	Public, Charter	K-8	3709 East 12th St.	Oakland	94601	Alameda County	ASCEND District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 879-3140	493	23	21.5	63.9%	1 (0.2%)	25 (5.1%)	446 (90.5%)	12 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.8%)	$10,518			$1,990			$8,528	37.7	35.2	3504	141		060170408677
3364	Vandalia Elementary	Public	K-5	271 East College Ave.	Porterville	93257	Tulare County	Porterville Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 782-7260	556	22	25.1	97.3%	35 (6.3%)	0 (0.0%)	406 (73.0%)	9 (1.6%)	87 (15.6%)	4 (0.7%)	15 (2.7%)	$18,206			$3,609			$14,597	37.7	33.7	3628	264		060006404875
3365	Century Park Elementary	Public	K-5	10935 South Spinning Ave.	Inglewood	90303	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 757-8231	256	14	18.2	97.7%	0 (0.0%)	112 (43.8%)	122 (47.7%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.8%)	1 (0.4%)	18 (7.0%)	$35,013			$7,478			$27,535	37.7	46.5	2765	600		062271002909
3366	Wilmington Park Elementary	Public	K-5	1140 Mahar Ave.	Wilmington	90744	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 518-7460	472	22	21.4	96.0%	4 (0.8%)	11 (2.3%)	453 (96.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	$28,085			$5,243			$22,842	37.7	37.2	3352	14		062271003464
3367	Heartland Charter	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	955 Stanislaus	Maricopa	93252	Kern County	Heartland Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(661) 829-0099	5,970	161	37.1	42.2%	3,436 (57.6%)	83 (1.4%)	1,806 (30.3%)	81 (1.4%)	18 (0.3%)	8 (0.1%)	532 (8.9%)	$12,876			$842			$12,034	37.7	36.8	3380	13		060159014226
3368	Hamilton Elementary	Public	K-5	2807 Fairmount Ave.	San Diego	92105	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 344-6800	406	18	22.5	93.6%	11 (2.7%)	48 (11.8%)	298 (73.4%)	23 (5.7%)	2 (0.5%)	3 (0.7%)	21 (5.2%)	$22,233			$4,089			$18,144	37.6	33.2	3665	297		063432005473
3369	Middleton Street Elementary	Public	1-6	6537 Malabar St.	Huntington Park	90255	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 582-6387	601	28	21.4	99.2%	6 (1.0%)	2 (0.3%)	592 (98.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	$23,240			$5,003			$18,237	37.6	40.5	3151	218		062271003184
3370	Sultana Elementary	Public	K-6	1845 South Sultana Ave.	Ontario	91761	San Bernardino County	Ontario-Montclair	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 986-1215	589	30	19.8	88.5%	23 (3.9%)	9 (1.5%)	537 (91.2%)	12 (2.0%)	6 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	$26,430			$3,239			$23,191	37.6	36.5	3400	30		062847004412

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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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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.