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
2491	John Blacow Elementary	Public	K-5	40404 Sundale Dr.	Fremont	94538	Alameda County	Fremont Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 656-5121	557	25	22.2	50.8%	51 (9.2%)	12 (2.2%)	332 (59.6%)	129 (23.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	31 (5.6%)	$17,293			$1,312			$15,981	52.1	43	2991	500		061440001656
2492	Ridgemoor Elementary	Public	K-5	25455 Ridgemoor Rd.	Sun City	92586	Riverside County	Menifee Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 672-6450	772	33	23.3	69.2%	186 (24.1%)	41 (5.3%)	444 (57.5%)	33 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	66 (8.5%)	$16,500			$1,192			$15,308	52.1	41.8	3077	585		062454007212
2493	Almondale Elementary	Public	K-6	10510 Chippewa St.	Bakersfield	93312	Kern County	Rosedale Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 588-6060	631	29	21.3	45.0%	265 (42.0%)	17 (2.7%)	280 (44.4%)	31 (4.9%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	35 (5.5%)	$12,894			$320			$12,574	52	52.8	2412	81		063348003149
2494	Lake Marie Elementary	Public	K-6	10001 Carmenita Rd.	Whittier	90605	Los Angeles County	South Whittier Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 944-0208	186	8	23.2	87.1%	7 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	173 (93.0%)	3 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.6%)	$30,006			$4,131			$25,875	52	24.7	4394	1900		063756006358
2495	J. C. Crumpton Elementary	Public	K-6	460 Carmel Ave.	Marina	93933	Monterey County	Monterey Peninsula Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 392-3520	562	26	21.4	59.6%	90 (16.0%)	28 (5.0%)	303 (53.9%)	64 (11.4%)	1 (0.2%)	7 (1.2%)	69 (12.3%)	$21,189			$2,399			$18,790	52	52.9	2404	91		062553003820
2496	Rocketship Futuro Academy	Public, Charter	K-5	2351 Olivera Rd.	Concord	94520	Contra Costa County	Rocketship Futuro Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 246-5537	669	20	33.4	70.7%	30 (4.5%)	43 (6.4%)	524 (78.3%)	47 (7.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)	22 (3.3%)	$17,918			$1,158			$16,760	52	53.6	2366	130		060216214044
2497	Henry Ford Elementary	Public	K-5	2498 Massachusetts Ave.	Redwood City	94061	San Mateo County	Redwood City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 482-2404	445	23	19.6	66.1%	95 (21.3%)	2 (0.4%)	292 (65.6%)	19 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.5%)	26 (5.8%)	$24,646			$2,922			$21,724	52	50.7	2522	25		063213004967
2498	Willow Elementary	Public	K-5	2777 Willow Pl.	South Gate	90280	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 568-5760	420	21	20	93.3%	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	410 (97.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.7%)	$24,658			$4,544			$20,114	52	52.2	2440	58		062271013090
2499	Ward (E. W.) Elementary	Public	K-5	8851 East Adoree St.	Downey	90242	Los Angeles County	Downey Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 904-3591	543	24	22.6	87.3%	35 (6.4%)	8 (1.5%)	475 (87.5%)	15 (2.8%)	3 (0.6%)	3 (0.6%)	4 (0.7%)	$17,152			$2,044			$15,108	51.9	41.8	3075	576		061146001277
2500	Savannah Elementary	Public	K-6	3720 North Rio Hondo Ave.	Rosemead	91770	Los Angeles County	Rosemead Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 443-4015	365	18	20.2	77.3%	6 (1.6%)	1 (0.3%)	200 (54.8%)	151 (41.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.6%)	$20,169			$2,902			$17,267	51.9	49.8	2568	68		063357005181

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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.