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
3571	Strathern Street Elementary	Public	K-5	7939 St. Clair Ave.	North Hollywood	91605	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 765-4234	446	20	22.3	92.6%	48 (10.8%)	3 (0.7%)	360 (80.7%)	26 (5.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.0%)	$24,270			$4,830			$19,440	35.1	32.4	3743	172		062271003377
3572	Bernard L. Hughes Elementary	Public	K-6	512 North McClure Rd.	Modesto	95357	Stanislaus County	Empire Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 527-1330	455	17	26.7	82.4%	58 (12.7%)	22 (4.8%)	289 (63.5%)	46 (10.1%)	2 (0.4%)	24 (5.3%)	14 (3.1%)	$17,383			$2,744			$14,639	35.1	27.8	4129	557		061269009536
3573	Alberta Martone Elementary	Public	K-6	1413 Poust Rd.	Modesto	95358	Stanislaus County	Modesto City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 574-8172	627	29	21.3	81.0%	62 (9.9%)	17 (2.7%)	463 (73.8%)	39 (6.2%)	4 (0.6%)	5 (0.8%)	37 (5.9%)	$19,806			$3,024			$16,782	35.1	40.2	3168	405		062513009156
3574	Beamer Elementary	Public	K-6	525 Beamer St.	Woodland	95695	Yolo County	Woodland Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 662-1769	496	19	25.9	74.0%	27 (5.4%)	0 (0.0%)	455 (91.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.6%)	$8,878			$1,185			$7,693	35	25.5	4321	747		064308006998
3575	Aromas	Public	K-8	365 Vega St.	Aromas	95004	Monterey County	Aromas - San Juan Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 726-5100	399	19	21	51.4%	99 (24.8%)	0 (0.0%)	282 (70.7%)	4 (1.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.3%)	$18,709			$3,118			$15,591	35	49.2	2592	983		069113610298
3576	Highland Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	715 Wellwood Ave.	Beaumont	92223	Riverside County	Highland Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 266-0220	331	17	19.4	38.1%	123 (37.2%)	9 (2.7%)	164 (49.5%)	14 (4.2%)	4 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (5.1%)	$13,361			$1,015			$12,346	35	33.9	3606	30		060207313150
3577	Price (Adelaide) Elementary	Public	K-6	1516 West North St.	Anaheim	92801	Orange County	Anaheim Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 517-8947	507	22	23	69.2%	17 (3.4%)	4 (0.8%)	446 (88.0%)	26 (5.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	13 (2.6%)	$23,560			$1,348			$22,212	35	37.1	3367	210		060261000163
3578	Wild Rose School of Creative	Public	K-5	232 Jasmine Ave.	Monrovia	91016	Los Angeles County	Monrovia Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 471-2500	416	19	21.4	66.3%	58 (13.9%)	13 (3.1%)	299 (71.9%)	25 (6.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	19 (4.6%)	$18,443			$2,146			$16,297	35	32	3786	208		062532003783
3579	North Fork Elementary	Public	K-8	33087 Road 228	North Fork	93643	Madera County	Chawanakee Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 877-2215	227	12	19.3	79.7%	108 (47.6%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (21.1%)	3 (1.3%)	35 (15.4%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (14.5%)	$19,565			$1,698			$17,867	35	27.8	4128	549		060011609296
3580	Crestwood Elementary	Public	K-6	3001 West Whitendale Ave.	Visalia	93277	Tulare County	Visalia Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 730-7754	594	28	21.3	78.3%	83 (14.0%)	18 (3.0%)	451 (75.9%)	17 (2.9%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.5%)	19 (3.2%)	$17,544			$2,500			$15,044	35	28.6	4060	480		064116006786

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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

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

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