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
2151	Willow Glen Elementary	Public	K-5	1425 Lincoln Ave.	San Jose	95125	Santa Clara County	San Jose Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 535-6265	660	32	20.7	35.9%	171 (25.9%)	19 (2.9%)	368 (55.8%)	30 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	71 (10.8%)	$21,383			$892			$20,491	58.3	71.3	1535	616		063459005745
2152	Riverside Virtual	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	3380 14th St.	Riverside	92501	Riverside County	Riverside Unified	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(951) 276-2006	524	32	16.2	85.7%	72 (13.7%)	43 (8.2%)	355 (67.7%)	23 (4.4%)	6 (1.1%)	5 (1.0%)	20 (3.8%)	$23,676			$6,911			$16,765	58.3	42.1	3060	908		063315012176
2153	Paseo del Rey Fundamental	Public	K-5	7751 Paseo del Rey	Playa Del Rey	90293	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 823-2356	139	8	17.3	65.5%	20 (14.4%)	39 (28.1%)	64 (46.0%)	4 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	11 (7.9%)	$41,496			$7,395			$34,101	58.3	38.9	3236	1083		062271003274
2154	Stella Elementary Charter Academy	Public, Charter	K-4	2636 S. Mansfield Ave.	Los Angeles	90016	Los Angeles County	Stella Elementary Charter Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(213) 340-6700	258	12	21.5	91.9%	0 (0.0%)	50 (19.4%)	195 (75.6%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (4.3%)	$24,906			$1,169			$23,737	58.3	40.2	3167	1013		060232214281
2155	Eshelman Avenue Elementary	Public	K-5	25902 Eshelman Ave.	Lomita	90717	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 326-1576	449	20	22.4	86.9%	36 (8.0%)	54 (12.0%)	315 (70.2%)	24 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.9%)	16 (3.6%)	$23,239			$4,417			$18,822	58.2	48.1	2660	505		062271002992
2156	Trivium Charter School Adventure	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	1600 Berkeley Dr.	Lompoc	93436	Santa Barbara County	Trivium Charter School Adventure District	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(805) 291-1303	301	8	40	39.9%	168 (55.8%)	6 (2.0%)	72 (23.9%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.3%)	2 (0.7%)	47 (15.6%)	$13,852			$359			$13,493	58.2	37	3372	1216		060163114339
2157	Evans Ranch Elementary	Public	K-5	30465 Evans Rd.	Menifee	92584	Riverside County	Menifee Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 246-7690	817	34	24.3	66.2%	181 (22.2%)	72 (8.8%)	434 (53.1%)	50 (6.1%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.5%)	76 (9.3%)	$15,557			$1,220			$14,337	58.2	52.1	2452	295		062454011716
2158	North Ridge Elementary	Public	K-5	25101 Kalmia Ave.	Moreno Valley	92557	Riverside County	Moreno Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 571-4630	700	28	24.9	66.4%	96 (13.7%)	70 (10.0%)	458 (65.4%)	33 (4.7%)	3 (0.4%)	3 (0.4%)	37 (5.3%)	$18,762			$2,096			$16,666	58.2	63.7	1897	261		062580009934
2159	Shasta View Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	675 Shasta View Dr.	Redding	96003	Shasta County	Shasta View Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 233-3861	493	25	19.8	46.0%	328 (66.5%)	3 (0.6%)	68 (13.8%)	12 (2.4%)	15 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	67 (13.6%)	$10,501			$356			$10,145	58.1	64	1876	283		060250614418
2160	Webster Elementary	Public	K-6	36477 Ruth Ave.	Madera	93636	Madera County	Golden Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 645-3540	634	29	21.8	47.6%	221 (34.9%)	4 (0.6%)	347 (54.7%)	34 (5.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (4.3%)	$12,206			$561			$11,645	58.1	59.2	2103	57		060006807312

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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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