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
1971	Foothill Oaks Elementary	Public	K-6	5520 Lancelot Dr.	Sacramento	95842	Sacramento County	Twin Rivers Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 566-1830	508	21	24.1	83.1%	154 (30.3%)	57 (11.2%)	202 (39.8%)	38 (7.5%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.6%)	53 (10.4%)	$19,114			$3,658			$15,456	61.9	61.4	2015	44		060133203711
1972	R. D. White Elementary	Public	K-5	744 East Doran St.	Glendale	91206	Los Angeles County	Glendale Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 241-2164	948	33	28.7	62.4%	847 (89.3%)	7 (0.7%)	62 (6.5%)	27 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.5%)	$15,304			$919			$14,385	61.9	59.3	2102	130		061524001949
1973	Dairyland Elementary	Public	4-8	12861 Avenue 18 1/2	Chowchilla	93610	Madera County	Alview-Dairyland Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 665-2394	216	10	20.8	58.3%	72 (33.3%)	1 (0.5%)	141 (65.3%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$16,976			$3,786			$13,190	61.8	54.8	2295	322		060236000126
1974	Lashon Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	7477 Kester Ave.	Van Nuys	91405	Los Angeles County	Lashon Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 514-4566	595	30	20	86.2%	187 (31.4%)	13 (2.2%)	357 (60.0%)	24 (4.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	12 (2.0%)	$14,748			$1,421			$13,327	61.8	73	1450	524		060195513261
1975	Ellwood Elementary	Public	K-6	7686 Hollister Ave.	Goleta	93117	Santa Barbara County	Goleta Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 571-3774	303	17	17.8	43.6%	97 (32.0%)	1 (0.3%)	161 (53.1%)	20 (6.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (7.6%)	$20,375			$625			$19,750	61.8	71.6	1517	458		061551001969
1976	Ranch Hills Elementary	Public	K-6	2 Trabuco Pl.	Pomona	91766	Los Angeles County	Pomona Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 397-4978	449	22	20.4	63.5%	22 (4.9%)	35 (7.8%)	283 (63.0%)	77 (17.1%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	30 (6.7%)	$20,590			$2,378			$18,212	61.8	57.3	2180	204		063132010001
1977	Loma Rica Elementary	Public	K-5	5150 Fruitland Rd.	Marysville	95901	Yuba County	Marysville Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 741-6144	115	6	19.1	52.2%	75 (65.2%)	1 (0.9%)	25 (21.7%)	3 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (9.6%)	$23,225			$2,842			$20,383	61.8	44.6	2887	910		062409003631
1978	NextGeneration STEAM Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	18001 Commercial St.	Lathrop	95330	San Joaquin County	NextGeneration STEAM Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 229-4736	797	34	23.6	49.1%	73 (9.2%)	85 (10.7%)	256 (32.1%)	366 (45.9%)	10 (1.3%)	4 (0.5%)	3 (0.4%)	$12,145			$608			$11,537	61.8	68.1	1682	296		060200113850
1979	Pleasant Grove	Public	K-8	3075 Howsley Rd.	Pleasant Grove	95668	Sutter County	Pleasant Grove Joint Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 655-3235	161	8	20.1	37.9%	108 (67.1%)	2 (1.2%)	35 (21.7%)	3 (1.9%)	2 (1.2%)	2 (1.2%)	9 (5.6%)	$13,886			$466			$13,420	61.7	72.1	1492	487		063090004791
1980	Encinal Elementary	Public	K-8	6484 Larkin Rd.	Live Oak	95953	Sutter County	Live Oak Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 695-5458	111	5	22.2	52.3%	45 (40.5%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (46.8%)	10 (9.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.6%)	$18,004			$938			$17,066	61.7	66.7	1744	236		062205002613

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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.