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
5122	Great Valley Elementary	Public	K-8	4223 McDougald Blvd.	Stockton	95206	San Joaquin County	Manteca Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 938-6300	983	40	24.5	70.9%	33 (3.4%)	110 (11.2%)	593 (60.3%)	184 (18.7%)	2 (0.2%)	25 (2.5%)	36 (3.7%)	$15,424			$2,339			$13,085	16.8	18.9	4944	178		062361007749
5123	San Lauren Elementary	Public	K-6	5210 Victor St.	Bakersfield	93308	Kern County	Beardsley Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 393-5511	417	19	21.9	95.4%	95 (22.8%)	23 (5.5%)	271 (65.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (5.8%)	$18,105			$1,528			$16,577	16.8	15	5305	182		060426010807
5124	Abraham Lincoln Elementary	Public	K-6	3324 Glenmoor Dr.	Sacramento	95827	Sacramento County	Sacramento City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 395-4500	498	20	24.3	78.9%	105 (21.1%)	67 (13.5%)	196 (39.4%)	48 (9.6%)	2 (0.4%)	34 (6.8%)	46 (9.2%)	$20,292			$3,515			$16,777	16.8	22.5	4627	497		063384005218
5125	Collegeville Elementary	Public	K-5	6701 South Jack Tone Rd.	Stockton	95215	San Joaquin County	Escalon Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 941-2007	162	12	14	74.1%	17 (10.5%)	2 (1.2%)	139 (85.8%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.9%)	$16,616			$1,068			$15,548	16.8	24.4	4425	700		061284009364
5126	Eliot Elementary	Public	K-5	475 Old Gilroy St.	Gilroy	95020	Santa Clara County	Gilroy Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(669) 205-4300	481	21	23.4	78.0%	10 (2.1%)	3 (0.6%)	405 (84.2%)	9 (1.9%)	12 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (8.7%)	$16,803			$1,829			$14,974	16.8	20	4870	256		061518001910
5127	Mercey Springs Elementary	Public	K-6	1900 South Mercey Springs Rd.	Los Banos	93635	Merced County	Los Banos Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 827-0302	608	22	27.6	89.3%	30 (4.9%)	5 (0.8%)	555 (91.3%)	9 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.0%)	3 (0.5%)	$15,894			$1,603			$14,291	16.8	18.4	4995	132		062274013433
5128	Wayside Elementary	Public	K-6	1000 Ming Ave.	Bakersfield	93307	Kern County	Bakersfield City	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 631-5820	652	32	20.1	94.9%	26 (4.0%)	30 (4.6%)	586 (89.9%)	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.6%)	$20,173			$2,662			$17,511	16.7	16.3	5190	62		060363000321
5129	Cameron Ranch Elementary	Public	K-5	4333 Hackberry Ln.	Carmichael	95608	Sacramento County	San Juan Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 575-2302	406	17	23.8	80.0%	134 (33.0%)	33 (8.1%)	126 (31.0%)	67 (16.5%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (1.2%)	40 (9.9%)	$19,648			$4,334			$15,314	16.7	17	5120	9		063462005758
5130	Harrison Elementary	Public	K-8	425 East Harrison Ave.	Pomona	91767	Los Angeles County	Pomona Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 397-4600	328	18	18.7	93.3%	18 (5.5%)	37 (11.3%)	254 (77.4%)	13 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	5 (1.5%)	$23,258			$2,690			$20,568	16.7	14.2	5375	245		063132004845
5131	Stine Elementary	Public	K-6	4300 Wilson Rd.	Bakersfield	93309	Kern County	Panama-Buena Vista Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 831-1022	615	26	23.6	93.5%	43 (7.0%)	81 (13.2%)	457 (74.3%)	11 (1.8%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	20 (3.3%)	$17,231			$2,195			$15,036	16.7	16.3	5194	63		060639009330

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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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