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
3551	Isabelle Jackson Elementary	Public	K-6	8351 Cutler Way	Sacramento	95828	Sacramento County	Elk Grove Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 689-2115	725	29	25	77.4%	43 (5.9%)	77 (10.6%)	249 (34.3%)	289 (39.9%)	1 (0.1%)	11 (1.5%)	55 (7.6%)	$16,522			$1,815			$14,707	35.4	33.4	3647	96		061233008827
3552	Grant Elementary	Public	K-5	3901 G St.	Eureka	95503	Humboldt County	Eureka City Schools	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 441-2552	278	12	23.1	68.7%	104 (37.4%)	4 (1.4%)	84 (30.2%)	36 (12.9%)	7 (2.5%)	8 (2.9%)	35 (12.6%)	$17,752			$2,744			$15,008	35.3	23.6	4509	957		060005201479
3553	J. X. Wilson Elementary	Public	K-6	246 Brittain Ln.	Santa Rosa	95401	Sonoma County	Wright Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 525-8350	332	15	22.1	78.0%	63 (19.0%)	7 (2.1%)	200 (60.2%)	25 (7.5%)	5 (1.5%)	1 (0.3%)	31 (9.3%)	$19,922			$1,916			$18,006	35.3	46.5	2760	793		064320007015
3554	Wisdom Elementary	Public	K-6	1125 East 74th St.	Los Angeles	90001	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 586-5760	648	30	21.6	97.7%	10 (1.5%)	31 (4.8%)	599 (92.4%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (0.9%)	$22,187			$4,245			$17,942	35.3	28.1	4102	548		062271012780
3555	Howard Tanner	Public	K-5	7210 Rosecrans Ave.	Paramount	90723	Los Angeles County	Paramount Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 602-8060	428	21	20.8	97.0%	1 (0.2%)	27 (6.3%)	394 (92.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	2 (0.5%)	$21,963			$2,181			$19,782	35.3	38	3308	247		062985010907
3556	Poplar Elementary	Public	K-6	9937 Poplar Ave.	Fontana	92335	San Bernardino County	Fontana Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 357-5720	450	22	20	88.2%	9 (2.0%)	7 (1.6%)	428 (95.1%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	$13,533			$1,410			$12,123	35.3	33.5	3639	83		061392001598
3557	John Cabrillo Elementary	Public	K-6	1141 Seamas Ave.	Sacramento	95822	Sacramento County	Sacramento City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 395-4615	382	18	21.2	75.7%	37 (9.7%)	66 (17.3%)	188 (49.2%)	30 (7.9%)	3 (0.8%)	16 (4.2%)	42 (11.0%)	$22,909			$3,460			$19,449	35.3	27.3	4178	621		063384005255
3558	Perry Elementary	Public	K-5	6290 Oriskany Rd.	San Diego	92139	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 479-4040	341	16	21.8	73.0%	47 (13.8%)	57 (16.7%)	131 (38.4%)	55 (16.1%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.2%)	46 (13.5%)	$23,683			$3,614			$20,069	35.3	51.5	2473	1085		063432005535
3559	John A. Otis Elementary	Public	K-6	621 East 18th St.	National City	91950	San Diego County	National Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 336-8800	367	16	22.9	84.2%	2 (0.5%)	3 (0.8%)	325 (88.6%)	29 (7.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.9%)	$23,955			$3,346			$20,609	35.2	27.7	4145	586		062667004049
3560	Hawaiian Elementary	Public	K-6	12350 East 226th St.	Hawaiian Gardens	90716	Los Angeles County	ABC Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 229-7865	298	16	18.6	93.6%	5 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	195 (65.4%)	7 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	91 (30.5%)	$21,164			$2,535			$18,629	35.2	37.5	3331	229		060162000017

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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:

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

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.