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
4692	Samuel Kennedy Elementary	Public	K-6	7037 Briggs Dr.	Sacramento	95828	Sacramento County	Elk Grove Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 383-3311	883	34	25.9	86.1%	45 (5.1%)	59 (6.7%)	385 (43.6%)	321 (36.4%)	6 (0.7%)	40 (4.5%)	27 (3.1%)	$16,498			$2,384			$14,114	21.7	27.5	4153	539		061233001401
4693	Western Avenue Technology Magnet	Public	K-8	1724 West 53rd St.	Los Angeles	90062	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 295-3261	563	30	18.6	98.4%	4 (0.7%)	85 (15.1%)	434 (77.1%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (6.4%)	$27,550			$6,849			$20,701	21.7	23.4	4545	148		062271003456
4694	Norseman Elementary	Public	K-6	4636 East Weldon Ave.	Fresno	93703	Fresno County	Fresno Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 253-6500	554	32	17.4	93.5%	20 (3.6%)	24 (4.3%)	344 (62.1%)	143 (25.8%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	20 (3.6%)	$20,347			$2,149			$18,198	21.7	23.7	4499	195		061455001756
4695	James Marshall Elementary	Public	K-6	9525 Goethe Rd.	Sacramento	95827	Sacramento County	Sacramento City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 395-4605	337	17	20.4	73.3%	71 (21.1%)	47 (13.9%)	119 (35.3%)	60 (17.8%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (11.0%)	$25,315			$3,406			$21,909	21.7	33.1	3676	1019		063384005251
4696	Aspire Junior Collegiate Academy	Public, Charter	K-5	6724 South Alameda St.	Huntington Park	90255	Los Angeles County	Aspire Junior Collegiate Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 583-5421	327	12	28.2	94.5%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	312 (95.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.3%)	$20,686			$4,345			$16,341	21.7	24.2	4444	252		060155712077
4697	Longfellow Elementary	Public	K-5	755 Morse St.	San Francisco	94112	San Francisco County	San Francisco Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 469-4730	466	20	23.5	57.5%	11 (2.4%)	9 (1.9%)	257 (55.2%)	149 (32.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.3%)	34 (7.3%)	$24,071			$2,716			$21,355	21.7	23.2	4567	130		063441005641
4698	Woodson Elementary	Public	K-6	N 150 Toomes Ave.	Corning	96021	Tehama County	Corning Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 824-7720	486	22	22	89.5%	110 (22.6%)	0 (0.0%)	360 (74.1%)	2 (0.4%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.3%)	$17,781			$2,514			$15,267	21.6	19.9	4873	175		060978011523
4699	Rose Avenue Elementary	Public	K-5	220 South Driskill St.	Oxnard	93030	Ventura County	Oxnard	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 385-1575	424	22	19.2	94.3%	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	420 (99.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$25,243			$2,729			$22,514	21.6	20.5	4812	113		062922004513
4700	Highland Elementary	Public	K-6	701 North Stevenson St.	Visalia	93291	Tulare County	Visalia Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 730-7769	438	24	18.2	87.2%	13 (3.0%)	2 (0.5%)	393 (89.7%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	26 (5.9%)	$18,306			$2,533			$15,773	21.6	22	4678	22		064116006795
4701	Northridge Elementary	Public	K-6	5150 Cocoa Palm Way	Fair Oaks	95628	Sacramento County	San Juan Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 971-2066	423	18	23.5	59.8%	158 (37.4%)	25 (5.9%)	165 (39.0%)	25 (5.9%)	1 (0.2%)	9 (2.1%)	40 (9.5%)	$18,651			$3,533			$15,118	21.6	26.9	4209	492		063462005802

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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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