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
2901	Donn B. Chenoweth Elementary	Public	K-6	3200 Parsons Ave.	Merced	95340	Merced County	Merced City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 385-6620	722	29	24.8	59.6%	138 (19.1%)	33 (4.6%)	433 (60.0%)	65 (9.0%)	4 (0.6%)	3 (0.4%)	46 (6.4%)	$16,640			$2,322			$14,318	44.8	43.6	2955	54		062460003688
2902	Rocketship Fuerza Community Prep	Public, Charter	K-5	70 South Jackson Ave.	San Jose	95116	Santa Clara County	Rocketship Fuerza Community Prep District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(877) 806-0920	506	17	29.7	75.9%	6 (1.2%)	6 (1.2%)	430 (85.0%)	57 (11.3%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (1.0%)	$20,818			$2,838			$17,980	44.7	49.1	2602	300		060237913747
2903	Theuerkauf Elementary	Public	K-5	1625 San Luis Ave.	Mountain View	94043	Santa Clara County	Mountain View Whisman	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 903-6925	308	15	20.5	38.6%	54 (17.5%)	3 (1.0%)	145 (47.1%)	63 (20.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (14.0%)	$25,875			$1,450			$24,425	44.7	46.8	2747	156		062628006933
2904	Sweetwater Springs Elementary	Public	K-5	10129 Austin Dr.	Spring Valley	91977	San Diego County	La Mesa-Spring Valley	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 668-5895	378	17	22.2	69.8%	65 (17.2%)	52 (13.8%)	191 (50.5%)	32 (8.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (10.1%)	$17,411			$1,544			$15,867	44.7	49.2	2595	309		062025002634
2905	Billy Mitchell Elementary	Public	K-5	14429 Condon Ave.	Lawndale	90260	Los Angeles County	Lawndale Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 676-6140	471	23	20.4	87.5%	15 (3.2%)	37 (7.9%)	378 (80.3%)	14 (3.0%)	3 (0.6%)	7 (1.5%)	17 (3.6%)	$29,779			$1,896			$27,883	44.7	37.1	3362	457		062121002540
2906	El Camino Elementary	Public	K-6	1525 West Fifth St.	Ontario	91762	San Bernardino County	Ontario-Montclair	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 986-6402	476	26	18.3	89.9%	23 (4.8%)	28 (5.9%)	398 (83.6%)	22 (4.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.8%)	$32,089			$3,380			$28,709	44.7	35.6	3473	567		062847004396
2907	California iInspire Academy	Public	K-6	1080 North California St.	Orange	92867	Orange County	Orange Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 997-6104	699	25	27.9	83.1%	23 (3.3%)	4 (0.6%)	649 (92.8%)	7 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (2.1%)	$15,498			$1,443			$14,055	44.7	42.9	3001	94		062865004419
2908	Mann Elementary	Public	K-5	257 Coronado Ave.	Long Beach	90803	Los Angeles County	Long Beach Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 439-6897	320	15	21.3	68.1%	43 (13.4%)	53 (16.6%)	177 (55.3%)	20 (6.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	26 (8.1%)	$24,370			$4,577			$19,793	44.7	43	2995	87		062250002742
2909	Ben Lomond Elementary	Public	K-5	621 East Covina Blvd.	Covina	91722	Los Angeles County	Covina-Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 974-4101	506	23	22.4	75.1%	23 (4.5%)	22 (4.3%)	412 (81.4%)	36 (7.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	12 (2.4%)	$23,340			$1,323			$22,017	44.7	51.4	2489	420		061005001088
2910	Westlake Elementary	Public	K-5	80 Fieldcrest Dr.	Daly City	94015	San Mateo County	Jefferson Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 991-1252	321	15	21.4	54.5%	43 (13.4%)	6 (1.9%)	131 (40.8%)	122 (38.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	17 (5.3%)	$17,773			$2,581			$15,192	44.6	33.2	3668	758		061887002291

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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:

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Alternative Schools vs Public Schools: A Comparison

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