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
4592	John Muir Elementary	Public	K-6	300 West 26th St.	Merced	95340	Merced County	Merced City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 385-6667	613	24	25.6	88.6%	58 (9.5%)	42 (6.9%)	437 (71.3%)	42 (6.9%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (5.2%)	$17,334			$2,439			$14,895	23	25.1	4356	236		062460003692
4593	California Online Public Schools Central Valley	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	5313 Road 39	Alpaugh	93201	Tulare County	California Online Public Schools Central Valley District	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(800) 906-5166	729			68.7%	255 (35.0%)	36 (4.9%)	336 (46.1%)	12 (1.6%)	6 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	80 (11.0%)	$13,398			$917			$12,481	23	21	4772	179		060241111819
4594	Serrano Elementary	Public	K-6	24100 Delphinium Ave.	Moreno Valley	92553	Riverside County	Moreno Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 571-4660	496	21	23.6	94.4%	21 (4.2%)	31 (6.3%)	423 (85.3%)	7 (1.4%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	12 (2.4%)	$19,572			$2,502			$17,070	23	21.4	4737	143		062580008909
4595	Louise Foussat Elementary	Public	K-5	3800 Pala Rd.	Oceanside	92058	San Diego County	Oceanside Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 721-2200	755	31	24.3	76.4%	84 (11.1%)	29 (3.8%)	526 (69.7%)	36 (4.8%)	2 (0.3%)	13 (1.7%)	65 (8.6%)	$10,583			$1,167			$9,416	23	21.3	4754	159		062825012011
4596	Ayer Elementary	Public	K-6	5272 East Lowe Ave.	Fresno	93727	Fresno County	Fresno Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 253-6400	590	31	19.1	90.3%	29 (4.9%)	90 (15.3%)	350 (59.3%)	93 (15.8%)	2 (0.3%)	4 (0.7%)	22 (3.7%)	$19,914			$3,117			$16,797	23	29.7	3950	646		061455007285
4597	Arthur E. Mills Intermediate	Public	3-5	1191 P St.	Firebaugh	93622	Fresno County	Firebaugh-Las Deltas Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 659-2317	511	21	24.4	86.7%	15 (2.9%)	3 (0.6%)	491 (96.1%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$18,858			$1,490			$17,368	22.9	28.8	4037	560		061384001559
4598	Eldridge Elementary	Public	K-6	26825 Eldridge Ave.	Hayward	94544	Alameda County	Hayward Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 723-3825	281	15	19.3	82.2%	7 (2.5%)	16 (5.7%)	179 (63.7%)	57 (20.3%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.3%)	10 (3.6%)	$28,360			$3,399			$24,961	22.9	23	4577	21		061674002111
4599	Theodore Roosevelt	Public	K-5	13451 Merkel Ave.	Paramount	90723	Los Angeles County	Paramount Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 602-8056	491	24	20.8	92.7%	4 (0.8%)	51 (10.4%)	419 (85.3%)	7 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	7 (1.4%)	$21,608			$1,832			$19,776	22.9	27.3	4176	423		062985004654
4600	Heroes Elementary	Public	K-5	1111 Civic Center Dr.	Santa Ana	92703	Orange County	Santa Ana Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 558-5501	396	17	23.1	95.7%	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	387 (97.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	$26,444			$810			$25,634	22.9	25.4	4330	270		063531012200
4601	La Gloria Elementary	Public	K-5	220 Elko St.	Gonzales	93926	Monterey County	Gonzales Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 675-3663	784	34	23	77.9%	5 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	773 (98.6%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	$19,050			$930			$18,120	22.9	27.8	4133	468		060004607185

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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:

Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA): Transforming Education in America

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.