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
3922	Bonny View Elementary	Public	K-5	5080 Bidwell Rd.	Redding	96001	Shasta County	Redding Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 225-0030	292	15	19.4	69.5%	183 (62.7%)	2 (0.7%)	59 (20.2%)	7 (2.4%)	9 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (11.0%)	$17,623			$240			$17,383	30.5	42.1	3063	859		063204004925
3923	Paragon Collegiate Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	1608 Sampson St.	Marysville	95901	Yuba County	Paragon Collegiate Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 742-2505	208	9	23.1	70.7%	84 (40.4%)	6 (2.9%)	92 (44.2%)	3 (1.4%)	4 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (9.1%)	$16,243			$3,590			$12,653	30.5	23.9	4477	554		060205512661
3924	One Hundred Twelfth Street Elementary	Public	K-5	1265 East 112th St.	Los Angeles	90059	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 567-2108	319	17	18.7	99.4%	2 (0.6%)	85 (26.6%)	223 (69.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.8%)	$35,702			$7,362			$28,340	30.5	29.2	3999	75		062271003250
3925	Hamilton Elementary	Public	K-8	102 East Clinton	Fresno	93704	Fresno County	Fresno Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 248-7370	811	45	18.2	85.8%	67 (8.3%)	37 (4.6%)	633 (78.1%)	28 (3.5%)	10 (1.2%)	3 (0.4%)	32 (3.9%)	$21,650			$3,313			$18,337	30.4	35.6	3474	451		061455010488
3926	Decker Elementary	Public	K-6	20 Village Loop Rd.	Pomona	91766	Los Angeles County	Pomona Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 397-4581	437	23	19	76.4%	31 (7.1%)	24 (5.5%)	323 (73.9%)	36 (8.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	20 (4.6%)	$21,702			$2,537			$19,165	30.4	27	4202	276		063132007332
3927	Horizon Elementary	Public	K-5	7901 Monitor St.	Bakersfield	93307	Kern County	Greenfield Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 837-3730	845	36	23.4	93.8%	42 (5.0%)	33 (3.9%)	718 (85.0%)	46 (5.4%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.5%)	$16,730			$2,117			$14,613	30.4	24.3	4429	502		061605011600
3928	Extera Public School No. 2	Public, Charter	K-5	4112 East Olympic Blvd.	Los Angeles	90023	Los Angeles County	Extera Public School No. 2 District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 981-7045	121	5	24.2	97.5%	2 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	119 (98.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$26,115			$6,602			$19,513	30.4	35.9	3441	487		060179513316
3929	Kimball	Public	K-6	302 West 18th St.	National City	91950	San Diego County	National Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 336-8300	322	13	24.7	82.0%	2 (0.6%)	4 (1.2%)	309 (96.0%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.2%)	$24,585			$3,102			$21,483	30.4	36.2	3428	501		062667004045
3930	Delta Charter	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	31400 South Koster Rd.	Tracy	95304	San Joaquin County	New Jerusalem Elementary	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 830-6363	772	49	15.8	52.3%	227 (29.4%)	36 (4.7%)	402 (52.1%)	28 (3.6%)	2 (0.3%)	9 (1.2%)	64 (8.3%)	$16,798			$495			$16,303	30.4	40.4	3154	776		062703010391
3931	Witter Ranch Elementary	Public	K-5	3790 Poppy Hill Way	Sacramento	95834	Sacramento County	Natomas Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 567-5620	621	26	23.6	73.6%	72 (11.6%)	93 (15.0%)	159 (25.6%)	217 (34.9%)	4 (0.6%)	13 (2.1%)	63 (10.1%)	$16,987			$2,016			$14,971	30.4	39.6	3198	733		060003611085

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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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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.