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
5672	College Heights Elementary	Public	K-6	2551 Sunny Ln.	Bakersfield	93305	Kern County	Bakersfield City	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 631-5220	761	36	20.9	94.7%	25 (3.3%)	69 (9.1%)	654 (85.9%)	7 (0.9%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)	$19,609			$2,706			$16,903	9.2	10	5688	16		060363000293
5673	Dover Elementary	Public	K-6	1870 19th St.	San Pablo	94806	Contra Costa County	West Contra Costa Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 231-1420	458	20	22.9	91.9%	5 (1.1%)	12 (2.6%)	407 (88.9%)	21 (4.6%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.3%)	7 (1.5%)	$5,800			$1,694			$4,106	9.2	10.1	5685	12		063255005020
5674	Newmark Elementary	Public	K-6	4121 North Third Ave.	San Bernardino	92407	San Bernardino County	San Bernardino City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 881-8192	392	17	23	93.4%	13 (3.3%)	49 (12.5%)	317 (80.9%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	9 (2.3%)	$21,534			$4,497			$17,037	9.2	12.1	5556	118		063417005374
5675	Clover Flat Elementary	Public	K-6	39639 Old Highway 80	Boulevard	91905	San Diego County	Mountain Empire Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 766-4655	190	8	23.7	61.6%	43 (22.6%)	3 (1.6%)	101 (53.2%)	2 (1.1%)	21 (11.1%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (10.5%)	$17,412			$1,160			$16,252	9.2	9.3	5711	36		062610003901
5676	Ethel I. Baker Elementary	Public	K-6	5717 Laurine Way	Sacramento	95824	Sacramento County	Sacramento City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 395-4560	608	24	25.3	82.6%	22 (3.6%)	31 (5.1%)	386 (63.5%)	116 (19.1%)	1 (0.2%)	30 (4.9%)	22 (3.6%)	$20,110			$3,413			$16,697	9.2	8.5	5746	70		063384005239
5677	Greer Elementary	Public	K-5	1300 Bell St.	Sacramento	95825	Sacramento County	San Juan Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 971-7157	762	29	26.2	81.5%	133 (17.5%)	169 (22.2%)	206 (27.0%)	182 (23.9%)	4 (0.5%)	5 (0.7%)	63 (8.3%)	$16,871			$3,591			$13,280	9.2	13.5	5436	241		063462005783
5678	Grass Valley Elementary	Public	K-5	4720 Dunkirk Ave.	Oakland	94605	Alameda County	Oakland Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 879-2122	182	10	19.1	94.0%	3 (1.6%)	98 (53.8%)	63 (34.6%)	2 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (8.8%)	$35,795			$5,876			$29,919	9.2	11.9	5563	115		062805004269
5679	Beardsley Elementary	Public	K-6	1001 Roberts Ln.	Bakersfield	93308	Kern County	Beardsley Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 392-1417	432	22	20	98.1%	115 (26.6%)	27 (6.3%)	272 (63.0%)	4 (0.9%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.5%)	$17,404			$1,895			$15,509	9.2	8.5	5747	68		060426008797
5680	Empire Gardens Elementary	Public	K-5	1060 East Empire St.	San Jose	95112	Santa Clara County	San Jose Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 535-6221	214	12	18.4	70.6%	10 (4.7%)	3 (1.4%)	184 (86.0%)	13 (6.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.9%)	$24,279			$2,593			$21,686	9.1	7.4	5796	116		063459005711
5681	LEAD Elementary	Public	K-5	949 Ocean View Ave.	San Mateo	94401	San Mateo County	San Mateo-Foster City	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 312-7550	349	16	21.8	66.5%	21 (6.0%)	0 (0.0%)	256 (73.4%)	22 (6.3%)	1 (0.3%)	20 (5.7%)	29 (8.3%)	$23,961			$3,395			$20,566	9.1	13.6	5429	252		063492005908

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