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
4142	Nora Sterry Elementary	Public	K-5	1730 Corinth Ave.	Los Angeles	90025	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 473-2172	188	11	17	84.0%	23 (12.2%)	18 (9.6%)	127 (67.6%)	12 (6.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (4.3%)	$33,695			$6,357			$27,338	27.9	42.3	3049	1093		062271003371
4143	Teague Elementary	Public	K-6	4725 North Polk Ave.	Fresno	93722	Fresno County	Central Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 276-5260	551	23	23.9	91.5%	16 (2.9%)	37 (6.7%)	408 (74.0%)	64 (11.6%)	10 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (2.7%)								27.9	26.2	4272	129		060797007674
4144	CORE Charter	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	321 16th St.	Marysville	95901	Yuba County	CORE Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 742-2786	554	27	20.3	52.5%	401 (72.4%)	16 (2.9%)	38 (6.9%)	10 (1.8%)	12 (2.2%)	2 (0.4%)	72 (13.0%)	$12,773			$1,299			$11,474	27.9	49.9	2561	1583		060173408436
4145	Traver Elementary	Public	K-8	36736 Canal Dr.	Traver	93673	Tulare County	Traver Joint Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 897-0236	235	11	21.3	71.5%	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	228 (97.0%)	6 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$18,431			$1,593			$16,838	27.9	28.5	4066	79		063960006594
4146	Huntington Park Elementary	Public	K-5	6055 Corona Ave.	Huntington Park	90255	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 869-5920	261	15	17.4	95.4%	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.8%)	257 (98.5%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$27,436			$5,527			$21,909	27.9	32.1	3774	372		062271011647
4147	Dr. Edward Fitzgerald Elementary	Public	K-5	2568 West Terra Vista Dr.	Rialto	92377	San Bernardino County	Rialto Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 854-3800	414	17	23.8	77.8%	22 (5.3%)	37 (8.9%)	339 (81.9%)	6 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.4%)	$21,628			$3,382			$18,246	27.8	21.7	4706	559		063237003847
4148	Joe Stefani	Public	3-6	2768 Ranchero Ln.	Merced	95348	Merced County	Merced City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 724-2500	641	23	27.6	88.0%	59 (9.2%)	24 (3.7%)	406 (63.3%)	121 (18.9%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	28 (4.4%)	$16,737			$2,211			$14,526	27.8	28.7	4055	93		062460011688
4149	Valley View Elementary	Public	K-6	21220 Maurice St.	Nuevo	92567	Riverside County	Nuview Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 928-1841	554	23	24	87.7%	55 (9.9%)	4 (0.7%)	459 (82.9%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	4 (0.7%)	27 (4.9%)	$20,613			$2,179			$18,434	27.8	34.8	3536	613		062778002426
4150	F. C. Joyce Tk-8	Public	K-8	6050 Watt Ave.	North Highlands	95660	Sacramento County	Twin Rivers Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 566-1880	537	24	22.3	93.9%	76 (14.2%)	53 (9.9%)	192 (35.8%)	139 (25.9%)	2 (0.4%)	10 (1.9%)	65 (12.1%)	$18,602			$3,109			$15,493	27.8	16	5216	1066		060133205096
4151	Gauer (Melbourne A.) Elementary	Public	K-6	810 North Gilbert St.	Anaheim	92801	Orange County	Anaheim Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 517-8908	487	20	24.3	64.9%	17 (3.5%)	12 (2.5%)	399 (81.9%)	41 (8.4%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	15 (3.1%)	$23,535			$1,358			$22,177	27.8	25	4367	216		060261000151

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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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