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
3741	Allan Orrenmaa Elementary	Public	K-5	3350 Fillmore St.	Riverside	92503	Riverside County	Alvord Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 358-1635	507	21	23.8	81.9%	50 (9.9%)	14 (2.8%)	399 (78.7%)	33 (6.5%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	8 (1.6%)	$19,659			$1,431			$18,228	32.8	35.9	3445	296		060243000138
3742	Valle Verde Elementary	Public	K-5	400 Berkshire Rd.	Bakersfield	93307	Kern County	Greenfield Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 837-6150	768	33	23.2	92.8%	32 (4.2%)	26 (3.4%)	687 (89.5%)	16 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	5 (0.7%)	$17,287			$2,227			$15,060	32.8	31.5	3809	67		061605011218
3743	Aspire Port City Academy	Public, Charter	K-5	2040 West Ln.	Stockton	95205	San Joaquin County	Aspire Port City Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 943-2389	446	18	24.3	72.6%	10 (2.2%)	45 (10.1%)	303 (67.9%)	42 (9.4%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.7%)	41 (9.2%)	$17,893			$1,857			$16,036	32.8	16.9	5129	1386		060244512106
3744	Sunrise Elementary	Public	K-6	2821 East Seventh St.	Los Angeles	90023	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 263-6744	385	21	18.3	97.4%	2 (0.5%)	3 (0.8%)	374 (97.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.3%)	$31,996			$5,696			$26,300	32.8	31.5	3810	66		062271008158
3745	Hudson	Public	K-5	2335 Webster Ave.	Long Beach	90810	Los Angeles County	Long Beach Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 426-0470	224	9	24.8	82.1%	4 (1.8%)	52 (23.2%)	127 (56.7%)	32 (14.3%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.2%)	4 (1.8%)	$29,433			$5,934			$23,499	32.8	27.4	4162	417		062250002725
3746	Nuview Elementary	Public	K-6	29680 Lakeview Ave.	Nuevo	92567	Riverside County	Nuview Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 928-0201	663	26	25.5	88.2%	52 (7.8%)	9 (1.4%)	575 (86.7%)	6 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	17 (2.6%)	$20,154			$2,292			$17,862	32.7	30.5	3893	147		062778004202
3747	Elihu Beard Elementary	Public	K-6	915 Bowen Ave.	Modesto	95350	Stanislaus County	Modesto City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 574-1942	467	22	20.7	80.3%	68 (14.6%)	32 (6.9%)	280 (60.0%)	35 (7.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.9%)	48 (10.3%)	$22,097			$3,183			$18,914	32.7	26	4286	539		062513003726
3748	Greater San Diego Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	14545 Lyons Valley Rd.	Jamul	91935	San Diego County	Greater San Diego Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 669-3050	209	9	23.1	61.7%	119 (56.9%)	7 (3.3%)	58 (27.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (10.5%)	$12,721			$132			$12,589	32.7	32.1	3780	32		060212908302
3749	Las Lomas Elementary	Public	K-5	301 Las Lomas Dr.	La Habra	90631	Orange County	La Habra City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 690-2353	345	18	19.1	86.4%	12 (3.5%)	4 (1.2%)	310 (89.9%)	10 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	8 (2.3%)	$145,152			$19,730			$125,422	32.7	32.8	3703	46		062019002414
3750	Happy Valley Elementary	Public	4-8	17480 Palm Ave.	Anderson	96007	Shasta County	Happy Valley Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 357-2111	242	11	22.2	75.2%	123 (50.8%)	5 (2.1%)	48 (19.8%)	32 (13.2%)	8 (3.3%)	1 (0.4%)	25 (10.3%)	$20,401			$7,664			$12,737	32.7	32	3785	35		061657002089

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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:

Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA): Transforming Education in America

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.