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
5392	Henry Miller Elementary	Public	K-6	545 West L St.	Los Banos	93635	Merced County	Los Banos Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 826-3816	676	26	26	89.6%	38 (5.6%)	7 (1.0%)	617 (91.3%)	6 (0.9%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	5 (0.7%)	$15,181			$1,582			$13,599	13.4	15.7	5235	157		062274003479
5393	Miguel Hidalgo Elementary	Public	K-6	3550 East Thomas Ave.	Fresno	93702	Fresno County	Fresno Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 457-2930	572	36	16.1	98.3%	8 (1.4%)	31 (5.4%)	449 (78.5%)	69 (12.1%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.5%)	10 (1.7%)	$23,113			$2,728			$20,385	13.4	11.1	5614	221		061455008845
5394	Dingle Elementary	Public	K-6	625 Elm St.	Woodland	95695	Yolo County	Woodland Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 662-7084	338	15	22.3	82.2%	35 (10.4%)	3 (0.9%)	268 (79.3%)	12 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.8%)	14 (4.1%)	$9,532			$806			$8,726	13.4	12.2	5543	149		064308006999
5395	Joshua Cowell Elementary	Public	K-8	740 Pestana Ave.	Manteca	95336	San Joaquin County	Manteca Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 858-7310	702	31	22.2	66.2%	120 (17.1%)	23 (3.3%)	375 (53.4%)	130 (18.5%)	2 (0.3%)	19 (2.7%)	33 (4.7%)	$15,968			$3,016			$12,952	13.3	13.1	5472	77		062361004004
5396	Isador Cohen Elementary	Public	K-6	9025 Salmon Falls Dr.	Sacramento	95826	Sacramento County	Sacramento City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 395-4600	370	18	20.5	86.5%	122 (33.0%)	48 (13.0%)	95 (25.7%)	75 (20.3%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	26 (7.0%)	$21,984			$3,471			$18,513	13.3	19.1	4932	464		063384005250
5397	Taylor Leadership Academy	Public	K-8	1101 Lever Blvd.	Stockton	95206	San Joaquin County	Stockton Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 933-7290	397	17	22.7	85.6%	12 (3.0%)	63 (15.9%)	218 (54.9%)	78 (19.6%)	1 (0.3%)	5 (1.3%)	20 (5.0%)	$15,644			$2,773			$12,871	13.3	9.2	5719	322		063801006434
5398	Faith Ringgold School of Arts and Science	Public	K-8	1570 Ward St.	Hayward	94541	Alameda County	Hayward Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 889-7399	111	5	21.5	92.8%	4 (3.6%)	15 (13.5%)	72 (64.9%)	12 (10.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.9%)	7 (6.3%)	$30,859			$3,673			$27,186	13.3	6.1	5836	438		061674005622
5399	Suisun Elementary	Public	K-5	725 Golden Eye Way	Suisun City	94585	Solano County	Fairfield-Suisun Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 421-4210	512	20	26.1	74.8%	55 (10.7%)	82 (16.0%)	221 (43.2%)	71 (13.9%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.0%)	78 (15.2%)	$14,717			$1,260			$13,457	13.3	14.7	5339	60		061336007283
5400	Manzanita Elementary	Public	K-6	38620 33rd St.	Palmdale	93550	Los Angeles County	Palmdale Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 947-3128	644	28	23	89.1%	4 (0.6%)	23 (3.6%)	607 (94.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.6%)	2 (0.3%)	4 (0.6%)	$18,752			$2,811			$15,941	13.2	15.7	5237	163		062958004573
5401	International Community Elementary	Public	K-5	2825 International Blvd.	Oakland	94601	Alameda County	Oakland Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 879-2186	301	13	23.1	94.0%	6 (2.0%)	3 (1.0%)	284 (94.4%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.7%)	$25,647			$4,087			$21,560	13.2	12.4	5530	129		062805008678

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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

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.