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
1911	Haskell Elementary Sci Technical Engr Arts And Math (STEAM) Magnet	Public	K-5	15850 Tulsa St.	Granada Hills	91344	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 366-6431	560	26	21.5	74.8%	66 (11.8%)	14 (2.5%)	398 (71.1%)	50 (8.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (5.7%)	$21,214			$3,555			$17,659	63.3	64.6	1844	67		062271003074
1912	21st Century Learning Institute	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	939 East 10th St.	Beaumont	92223	Riverside County	Beaumont Unified	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(951) 769-8424	314	15	20.9	72.0%	68 (21.7%)	18 (5.7%)	193 (61.5%)	9 (2.9%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (6.7%)	$13,858			$1,220			$12,638	63.3	38.1	3298	1386		060429013779
1913	Ridgepoint Tk-8	Public	K-8	4680 Monument Dr.	Sacramento	95842	Sacramento County	Twin Rivers Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 566-1950	650	27	23.9	86.9%	182 (28.0%)	77 (11.8%)	233 (35.8%)	73 (11.2%)	6 (0.9%)	9 (1.4%)	70 (10.8%)	$16,377			$2,520			$13,857	63.3	52.7	2420	507		060133208952
1914	Legore Elementary	Public	K-6	11121 Bryant Rd.	El Monte	91731	Los Angeles County	El Monte City	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 575-2329	516	27	19.1	86.2%	2 (0.4%)	3 (0.6%)	435 (84.3%)	76 (14.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$24,729			$5,500			$19,229	63.2	67.9	1685	229		061209001351
1915	Panorama City Elementary	Public	K-5	8600 Kester Ave.	Panorama City	91402	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 895-4230	443	21	21	99.1%	8 (1.8%)	10 (2.3%)	412 (93.0%)	8 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.1%)	$24,165			$5,629			$18,536	63.2	54.1	2336	421		062271010884
1916	Rio Del Oro Elementary	Public	K-5	1220 Zanes Dr.	Plumas Lake	95961	Yuba County	Plumas Lake Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 749-0690	564	26	21.6	43.6%	207 (36.7%)	21 (3.7%)	195 (34.6%)	57 (10.1%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (0.9%)	78 (13.8%)	$16,391			$318			$16,073	63.1	58.4	2125	209		063118011547
1917	Butte Vista Elementary	Public	K-8	2195 Blevin Rd.	Yuba City	95993	Sutter County	Yuba City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 822-5034	853	42	20.2	59.4%	224 (26.3%)	11 (1.3%)	255 (29.9%)	265 (31.1%)	10 (1.2%)	3 (0.4%)	85 (10.0%)								63.1	68.1	1678	239		064347004175
1918	Fair Oaks Ranch Community	Public	K-6	26933 North Silverbell Ln.	Santa Clarita	91387	Los Angeles County	Sulphur Springs Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 299-1790	866	32	27	54.7%	145 (16.7%)	71 (8.2%)	432 (49.9%)	142 (16.4%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	72 (8.3%)	$13,108			$547			$12,561	63.1	63.9	1885	33		063822010536
1919	Home INstead INnovation Academy	Public, Virtual	K-8	42240 Camino Romo	Temecula	92592	Riverside County	Temecula Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(951) 294-6150	254	14	17.7	45.7%	75 (29.5%)	13 (5.1%)	101 (39.8%)	21 (8.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.6%)	40 (15.7%)	$18,848			$1,345			$17,503	63.1	58.4	2126	207		060002814529
1920	Leo B. Hart Elementary	Public	K-6	9501 Ridge Oak Dr.	Bakersfield	93311	Kern County	Panama-Buena Vista Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 664-1296	705	27	26.4	71.6%	133 (18.9%)	63 (8.9%)	395 (56.0%)	74 (10.5%)	4 (0.6%)	2 (0.3%)	34 (4.8%)	$16,228			$1,504			$14,724	63.1	64.7	1839	81		060639009339

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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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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the California Department of Education.