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
751	Los Cerritos Elementary	Public	K-5	515 West San Antonio Dr.	Long Beach	90807	Los Angeles County	Long Beach Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 595-6337	453	17	27.4	36.2%	73 (16.1%)	59 (13.0%)	169 (37.3%)	93 (20.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	58 (12.8%)	$17,807			$3,458			$14,349	88.4	81.2	1107	356		062250002738
752	Travis Ranch	Public	K-8	5200 Via de la Escuela	Yorba Linda	92887	Orange County	Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 986-7460	1,197	52	22.8	23.0%	554 (46.3%)	10 (0.8%)	305 (25.5%)	211 (17.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.3%)	114 (9.5%)	$17,580			$1,048			$16,532	88.4	87.7	829	77		063066009177
753	Plaza Vista	Public	K-8	670 Paseo Westpark	Irvine	92606	Orange County	Irvine Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(949) 936-6955	835	33	25.5	20.2%	168 (20.1%)	8 (1.0%)	122 (14.6%)	462 (55.3%)	4 (0.5%)	4 (0.5%)	67 (8.0%)	$14,375			$378			$13,997	88.4	90.2	691	62		068450008252
754	Falcon Ridge Elementary	Public	K-5	5470 Lytle Creek Rd.	Fontana	92336	San Bernardino County	Etiwanda Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 463-6111	546	26	20.9	26.6%	82 (15.0%)	60 (11.0%)	271 (49.6%)	74 (13.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	58 (10.6%)	$15,807			$1,049			$14,758	88.3	80.1	1147	393		061296014111
755	Cesar Chavez Elementary	Public	K-6	1221 Anderson Rd.	Davis	95616	Yolo County	Davis Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 757-5490	510	22	23.5	22.5%	209 (41.0%)	4 (0.8%)	185 (36.3%)	39 (7.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	70 (13.7%)	$17,125			$874			$16,251	88.3	88.7	768	13		061062001183
756	Ballard Elementary	Public	K-6	2425 School St.	Solvang	93463	Santa Barbara County	Ballard Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 688-4812	113	7	16.1	10.6%	89 (78.8%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (12.4%)	2 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (7.1%)	$26,467			$185			$26,282	88.3	92	568	188		060372000343
757	J. Marion Roynon Elementary	Public	K-5	2715 E St.	La Verne	91750	Los Angeles County	Bonita Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 971-8207	842	34	24.7	42.5%	137 (16.3%)	22 (2.6%)	518 (61.5%)	95 (11.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	70 (8.3%)	$15,769			$842			$14,927	88.3	87	864	107		060561000510
758	Valencia Elementary	Public	K-6	25661 Paseo de Valencia	Laguna Hills	92653	Orange County	Saddleback Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(949) 830-3650	525	19	27.1	24.2%	293 (55.8%)	6 (1.1%)	89 (17.0%)	61 (11.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	76 (14.5%)	$18,026			$1,363			$16,663	88.3	90.9	640	118		063386005317
759	Los Ranchos Elementary	Public	K-6	5785 Los Ranchos Rd.	San Luis Obispo	93401	San Luis Obispo County	San Luis Coastal Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 596-4075	521	23	22.6	23.6%	361 (69.3%)	5 (1.0%)	66 (12.7%)	28 (5.4%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	59 (11.3%)	$15,961			$1,988			$13,973	88.3	91.4	611	148		063480005874
760	Spring Valley Elementary	Public	K-5	817 Murchison Dr.	Millbrae	94030	San Mateo County	Millbrae Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 697-5681	375	14	26.7	17.6%	48 (12.8%)	1 (0.3%)	48 (12.8%)	222 (59.2%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.3%)	50 (13.3%)	$15,481			$1,586			$13,895	88.3	88.6	779	19		062490003721

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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

Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection

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