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
4052	Durfee Elementary	Public	K-5	4220 South Durfee Ave.	Pico Rivera	90660	Los Angeles County	El Rancho Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 801-7610	322	13	24.7	78.3%	3 (0.9%)	1 (0.3%)	312 (96.9%)	5 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	$20,749			$1,079			$19,670	29	31.2	3841	211		061218001371
4053	Aspen Valley Prep Academy	Public, Charter	K-6	4221 North Hughes	Fresno	93705	Fresno County	Aspen Valley Prep Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 225-7737	320	18	17.7	76.6%	34 (10.6%)	22 (6.9%)	241 (75.3%)	8 (2.5%)	5 (1.6%)	3 (0.9%)	7 (2.2%)	$20,672			$1,444			$19,228	29	41.1	3121	932		060171410775
4054	Kynoch Elementary	Public	K-5	1905 Ahern St.	Marysville	95901	Yuba County	Marysville Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 741-6141	678	29	23.3	82.3%	234 (34.5%)	26 (3.8%)	310 (45.7%)	26 (3.8%)	5 (0.7%)	3 (0.4%)	74 (10.9%)	$18,192			$2,597			$15,595	28.9	26.7	4235	181		062409003637
4055	San Joaquin Elementary	Public	K-8	2020 South Fresno Ave.	Stockton	95206	San Joaquin County	Stockton Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 933-7280	711	27	26.2	74.8%	7 (1.0%)	81 (11.4%)	472 (66.4%)	120 (16.9%)	1 (0.1%)	5 (0.7%)	24 (3.4%)	$12,913			$3,332			$9,581	28.9	32.4	3746	309		063801008340
4056	Olivewood Elementary	Public	K-6	23391 Dune Mear Rd.	Lake Forest	92630	Orange County	Saddleback Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(949) 837-6682	396	18	21.8	85.9%	18 (4.5%)	3 (0.8%)	339 (85.6%)	25 (6.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	8 (2.0%)	$19,521			$1,778			$17,743	28.9	30.3	3900	156		063386005310
4057	Clayton A. Record Junior Elementary	Public	K-5	1600 Malaga Dr.	San Jacinto	92583	Riverside County	San Jacinto Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 487-6644	492	22	21.9	88.0%	46 (9.3%)	17 (3.5%)	407 (82.7%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	16 (3.3%)	$13,777			$99			$13,678	28.9	27.7	4139	82		063444011033
4058	Searles Elementary	Public	K-5	33629 15th St.	Union City	94587	Alameda County	New Haven Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 471-2772	712	27	26.3	71.2%	36 (5.1%)	15 (2.1%)	497 (69.8%)	117 (16.4%)	7 (1.0%)	8 (1.1%)	32 (4.5%)	$15,126			$905			$14,221	28.9	30.5	3891	167		062691004074
4059	Great Valley Academy - Salida	Public, Charter	K-8	5901 Sisk Rd.	Modesto	95356	Stanislaus County	Great Valley Academy - Salida District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 545-7500	927	38	24.7	31.3%	256 (27.6%)	22 (2.4%)	532 (57.4%)	48 (5.2%)	6 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	63 (6.8%)	$11,921			$614			$11,307	28.9	34.5	3560	499		060224412945
4060	Lillian Street Elementary	Public	K-6	5909 Lillian St.	Los Angeles	90001	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 582-0705	302	15	20.1	94.7%	4 (1.3%)	7 (2.3%)	290 (96.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	$25,447			$5,205			$20,242	28.9	26.3	4261	201		062271003137
4061	Monson-Sultana Elementary	Public	K-8	10643 Avenue 416	Sultana	93666	Tulare County	Monson-Sultana Joint Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 591-1634	440	21	20.8	87.7%	9 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	429 (97.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	$12,575			$928			$11,647	28.9	40.5	3149	912		062535003784

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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

State-Administered Standardized Tests: A Comprehensive Guide

SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the California Department of Education.