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
4622	Lone Tree Elementary	Public	K-5	1931 Mokelumne Dr.	Antioch	94531	Contra Costa County	Antioch Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 779-7480	518	25	20.3	72.8%	41 (7.9%)	150 (29.0%)	219 (42.3%)	66 (12.7%)	5 (1.0%)	13 (2.5%)	24 (4.6%)	$17,395			$2,207			$15,188	22.7	18.2	5015	393		060285011276
4623	Creekside Elementary	Public	K-5	13563 Heacock St.	Moreno Valley	92553	Riverside County	Moreno Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 571-4560	612	28	21.8	89.9%	24 (3.9%)	57 (9.3%)	492 (80.4%)	11 (1.8%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (0.8%)	22 (3.6%)	$18,592			$2,455			$16,137	22.7	22.7	4608	15		062580009160
4624	Ross (Betsy) Elementary	Public	K-6	535 South Walnut St.	Anaheim	92802	Orange County	Anaheim Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 517-8956	731	32	22.8	66.3%	44 (6.0%)	8 (1.1%)	588 (80.4%)	52 (7.1%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.5%)	35 (4.8%)	$21,050			$1,480			$19,570	22.6	22.6	4621	3		060261000166
4625	Knowledge Enlightens You (KEY) Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	585 Willow Ave.	Hayward	94541	Alameda County	Knowledge Enlightens You (KEY) Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 397-2524	645	25	25.8	81.7%	93 (14.4%)	36 (5.6%)	427 (66.2%)	51 (7.9%)	4 (0.6%)	15 (2.3%)	19 (2.9%)	$16,409			$1,208			$15,201	22.6	16.9	5124	499		060197713351
4626	Franklin Elementary	Public	K-6	120 South Emerald Ave.	Modesto	95351	Stanislaus County	Modesto City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 574-8112	777	34	22.7	94.0%	24 (3.1%)	25 (3.2%)	642 (82.6%)	36 (4.6%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	47 (6.0%)	$19,282			$3,185			$16,097	22.5	18	5025	399		062513003733
4627	Santa Lucia Elementary	Public	K-5	502 Collins St.	King City	93930	Monterey County	King City Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 385-3246	637	28	22.7	88.5%	13 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	608 (95.4%)	13 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	$19,441			$2,851			$16,590	22.5	20	4867	240		061968002362
4628	Onaga Elementary	Public	K-6	58001 Onaga	Yucca Valley	92284	San Bernardino County	Morongo Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 369-6333	586	26	22.6	61.8%	257 (43.9%)	16 (2.7%)	266 (45.4%)	15 (2.6%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (5.1%)	$17,550			$2,311			$15,239	22.5	22.8	4600	28		062586005039
4629	Pinewood Avenue Elementary	Public	K-5	10111 Silverton Ave.	Tujunga	91042	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 353-2515	215	14	15.3	95.8%	44 (20.5%)	10 (4.7%)	148 (68.8%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (5.1%)	$35,018			$7,074			$27,944	22.5	23	4575	54		062271003280
4630	Sunnyslope Elementary	Public	K-6	7050 38th St.	Jurupa Valley	92509	Riverside County	Jurupa Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 360-2781	819	34	24	78.3%	33 (4.0%)	10 (1.2%)	755 (92.2%)	9 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	11 (1.3%)	$20,800			$1,710			$19,090	22.5	20.3	4842	212		061926009381
4631	John F. Kennedy Elementary	Public	K-5	1300 East McFadden	Santa Ana	92705	Orange County	Santa Ana Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 972-5700	380	18	21	96.3%	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	375 (98.7%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$28,278			$898			$27,380	22.5	16.4	5183	552		063531009440

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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

Alternative Schools vs Public Schools: A Comparison

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