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
2001	John Muir Elementary	Public	K-6	912 South Chevy Chase Dr.	Glendale	91205	Los Angeles County	Glendale Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 241-4848	810	32	25.3	65.7%	447 (55.2%)	12 (1.5%)	274 (33.8%)	61 (7.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (1.9%)	$15,540			$947			$14,593	61.3	59.8	2077	76		061524001942
2002	The O'Farrell Charter	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	6130 Skyline Dr.	San Diego	92114	San Diego County	The O'Farrell Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 263-3009	1,862	100	18.7	40.5%	27 (1.5%)	220 (11.8%)	1,087 (58.4%)	384 (20.6%)	1 (0.1%)	11 (0.6%)	131 (7.0%)	$14,699			$1,123			$13,576	61.3	65.4	1797	205		060213610056
2003	Longfellow Elementary	Public	K-5	6005 South Magnolia Ave.	Whittier	90601	Los Angeles County	Whittier City	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 789-3180	499	22	23.1	78.4%	21 (4.2%)	2 (0.4%)	461 (92.4%)	6 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.8%)	$18,120			$2,102			$16,018	61.3	55.4	2269	266		064245006942
2004	Seventh Street Elementary Arts Integration Magnet	Public	K-5	1570 West Seventh St.	San Pedro	90732	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 832-1538	306	15	20.4	73.5%	24 (7.8%)	12 (3.9%)	248 (81.0%)	9 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.2%)	$29,126			$5,257			$23,869	61.3	49.1	2607	603		062271003344
2005	Marengo Ranch Elementary	Public	K-6	1000 Elk Hills Dr.	Galt	95632	Sacramento County	Galt Joint Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 745-5470	448	20	22.4	49.8%	153 (34.2%)	1 (0.2%)	247 (55.1%)	14 (3.1%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.9%)	28 (6.3%)	$15,893			$1,509			$14,384	61.3	63.2	1918	87		061479007238
2006	Judson & Brown Elementary	Public	K-5	1401 East Pennsylvania Ave.	Redlands	92374	San Bernardino County	Redlands Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 307-2430	484	22	22.5	50.6%	107 (22.1%)	21 (4.3%)	271 (56.0%)	48 (9.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (7.6%)	$17,636			$1,974			$15,662	61.3	71.7	1513	493		063207011740
2007	American Elementary	Public	K-6	800 Verdugo	Bakersfield	93312	Kern County	Rosedale Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 587-2277	701	32	21.8	37.2%	268 (38.2%)	16 (2.3%)	328 (46.8%)	52 (7.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	36 (5.1%)	$13,196			$43			$13,153	61.3	72.9	1454	553		063348011603
2008	JCS - Cedar Cove	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	1221 Encinitas Blvd.	Encinitas	92024	San Diego County	JCS - Cedar Cove District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 230-2870	131	9	14.7	36.6%	64 (48.9%)	6 (4.6%)	37 (28.2%)	7 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (13.0%)	$14,469			$596			$13,873	61.2	53.2	2389	381		060168814254
2009	Susan La Vorgna Elementary	Public	K-5	31777 Algarve Ave.	Winchester	92596	Riverside County	Temecula Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 294-6385	649	27	24	43.3%	192 (29.6%)	46 (7.1%)	282 (43.5%)	60 (9.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	67 (10.3%)	$17,073			$1,573			$15,500	61.2	62.5	1954	55		060002811042
2010	Old Adobe Elementary Charter	Public, Charter	K-6	2856 Adobe Rd.	Petaluma	94954	Sonoma County	Old Adobe Union	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 765-4301	278	11	25.2	34.5%	192 (69.1%)	1 (0.4%)	68 (24.5%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (5.8%)	$17,850			$1,274			$16,576	61.1	66.2	1766	244		062832004386

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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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