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
2751	Riverdale Elementary	Public	K-6	13222 Lewis St.	Garden Grove	92843	Orange County	Garden Grove Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 663-6563	501	19	26.3	84.2%	14 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	388 (77.4%)	82 (16.4%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.0%)	$16,562			$1,583			$14,979	47.1	45.6	2829	78		061488001875
2752	Barrel Springs Elementary	Public	K-5	3636 Ponderosa Way	Palmdale	93550	Los Angeles County	Palmdale Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 285-9270	627	24	25.7	77.4%	37 (5.9%)	84 (13.4%)	478 (76.2%)	7 (1.1%)	5 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (2.6%)	$19,206			$2,874			$16,332	47.1	44.4	2900	148		062958002166
2753	Wilshire Crest Elementary	Public	K-5	5241 West Olympic Blvd.	Los Angeles	90036	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 938-5291	154	8	19.2	78.6%	13 (8.4%)	41 (26.6%)	80 (51.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	19 (12.3%)	$38,676			$7,271			$31,405	47.1	23.5	4523	1770		062271003465
2754	Today's Fresh Start-Compton	Public, Charter	K-8	4476 Crenshaw Blvd.	Los Angeles	90043	Los Angeles County	Today's Fresh Start-Compton District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 293-9826	374	22	16.6	93.0%	0 (0.0%)	194 (51.9%)	166 (44.4%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.1%)	2 (0.5%)	7 (1.9%)	$6,967			$2,672			$4,295	47.1	37.9	3313	559		060195211336
2755	Pioneer	Public	K-8	1001 Hiett Ave.	Delano	93215	Kern County	Delano Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 474-4911	1,043	50	20.7	87.4%	15 (1.4%)	9 (0.9%)	961 (92.1%)	45 (4.3%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.0%)	$17,277			$3,092			$14,185	47.1	38.5	3271	516		061089013246
2756	Harry Bridges Span	Public	K-8	1235 Broad Ave.	Wilmington	90744	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 522-5400	1,171	57	20.3	90.8%	12 (1.0%)	20 (1.7%)	1,122 (95.8%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	6 (0.5%)	7 (0.6%)	$19,603			$3,911			$15,692	47.1	47.3	2715	41		062271013177
2757	Royal Oaks STEAM Academy (K-8)	Public	K-8	2499 Royal Oaks Dr.	Bradbury	91008	Los Angeles County	Duarte Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 599-5400	848	36	23.8	57.9%	71 (8.4%)	36 (4.2%)	526 (62.0%)	140 (16.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	73 (8.6%)	$17,661			$2,865			$14,796	47.1	41.2	3117	360		061152001288
2758	Vista del Valle Elementary	Public	K-6	550 Vista Dr.	Claremont	91711	Los Angeles County	Claremont Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 398-0331	264	10	26.4	52.7%	24 (9.1%)	16 (6.1%)	205 (77.7%)	14 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.9%)	$19,575			$1,584			$17,991	47.1	50.7	2521	237		060876000896
2759	Harry S. Truman Elementary	Public	K-5	78-870 Avenue 50	La Quinta	92253	Riverside County	Desert Sands Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 777-4230	635	25	25.4	80.2%	71 (11.2%)	11 (1.7%)	488 (76.9%)	10 (1.6%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (8.0%)	$20,659			$3,121			$17,538	47	42	3071	312		061111008820
2760	Washington Elementary	Public	K-5	250 Dutton Ave.	San Leandro	94577	Alameda County	San Leandro Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 618-4360	425	19	22.3	63.1%	51 (12.0%)	33 (7.8%)	269 (63.3%)	37 (8.7%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (7.3%)	$19,420			$2,017			$17,403	47	47.9	2675	85		063468005843

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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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