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
3491	Golden Valley River	Public, Charter	K-8	9601 Lake Natoma Dr.	Orangevale	95662	Sacramento County	Golden Valley River District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 987-6141	297	12	25.8	24.9%	200 (67.3%)	0 (0.0%)	57 (19.2%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (12.8%)	$14,870			$434			$14,436	36	46.3	2779	712		060166911902
3492	Valencia Park Elementary	Public	K-5	5880 Skyline Dr.	San Diego	92114	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 344-3500	393	17	23.1	87.3%	4 (1.0%)	62 (15.8%)	248 (63.1%)	52 (13.2%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.8%)	20 (5.1%)	$23,131			$4,791			$18,340	36	29.3	3993	501		063432005563
3493	Sugar Hill Elementary	Public	K-5	24455 Old Country Rd.	Moreno Valley	92557	Riverside County	Moreno Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 571-4670	629	26	24.1	82.4%	55 (8.7%)	74 (11.8%)	457 (72.7%)	7 (1.1%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	33 (5.2%)	$18,328			$2,137			$16,191	36	33.9	3605	112		062580008910
3494	Stoddard (Alexander J.) Elementary	Public	K-6	1841 South Ninth St.	Anaheim	92802	Orange County	Anaheim Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 517-8959	644	28	23.3	59.8%	53 (8.2%)	20 (3.1%)	445 (69.1%)	94 (14.6%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	29 (4.5%)	$22,475			$1,326			$21,149	36	42.8	3009	485		060261000167
3495	Albany Park Elementary	Public	K-5	235 West 20th Ave.	Delano	93215	Kern County	Delano Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 721-5020	319	17	19.1	87.5%	5 (1.6%)	4 (1.3%)	257 (80.6%)	46 (14.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	5 (1.6%)	$20,740			$3,667			$17,073	36	29.1	4001	506		061089007275
3496	Willow Glen Elementary	Public	K-6	310 North Akers Rd.	Visalia	93291	Tulare County	Visalia Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 730-7798	506	26	19.8	77.1%	65 (12.8%)	9 (1.8%)	394 (77.9%)	20 (4.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.4%)	$18,526			$2,500			$16,026	36	34.2	3597	101		064116006811
3497	Landau Elementary	Public	K-5	30310 Landau Blvd.	Cathedral City	92234	Riverside County	Palm Springs Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 770-8600	579	29	19.7	94.1%	40 (6.9%)	10 (1.7%)	474 (81.9%)	42 (7.3%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	10 (1.7%)	$21,743			$1,965			$19,778	36	35.9	3442	55		062955009420
3498	Roscoe Elementary	Public	K-5	10765 Strathern St.	Sun Valley	91352	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 767-3018	481	24	20	90.9%	17 (3.5%)	10 (2.1%)	435 (90.4%)	5 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.9%)	$24,024			$4,515			$19,509	35.9	23.5	4532	1034		062271003316
3499	Arboga Elementary	Public	K-8	1686 Broadway	Olivehurst	95961	Yuba County	Marysville Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 741-6101	746	34	22.1	65.7%	230 (30.8%)	15 (2.0%)	357 (47.9%)	67 (9.0%)	14 (1.9%)	7 (0.9%)	56 (7.5%)	$12,854			$2,428			$10,426	35.9	41.4	3099	400		062409003621
3500	Orange Center Elementary	Public	K-8	3530 South Cherry Ave.	Fresno	93706	Fresno County	Orange Center	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 237-0437	261	13	20	98.9%	9 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	227 (87.0%)	20 (7.7%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.5%)	$23,337			$5,054			$18,283	35.9	39.2	3223	277		062853004417

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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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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.