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
4332	Lafayette Elementary	Public	K-5	3100 Park St.	Eureka	95501	Humboldt County	Eureka City Schools	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 441-2482	324	14	23.1	72.2%	112 (34.6%)	5 (1.5%)	106 (32.7%)	37 (11.4%)	15 (4.6%)	5 (1.5%)	43 (13.3%)	$19,140			$2,902			$16,238	25.8	35.3	3496	836		060005201481
4333	Shaffer Elementary	Public	K-8	722-055 Highway 395 North	Litchfield	96117	Lassen County	Shaffer Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 254-6577	246	11	23.4	61.0%	168 (68.3%)	4 (1.6%)	52 (21.1%)	1 (0.4%)	6 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (6.1%)	$15,914			$1,040			$14,874	25.7	36.7	3384	949		063642006200
4334	Jackson Elementary	Public	K-6	3750 East Platt Ave.	Fresno	93702	Fresno County	Fresno Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 457-2950	319	16	19.9	90.6%	19 (6.0%)	7 (2.2%)	279 (87.5%)	6 (1.9%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	5 (1.6%)	$20,518			$2,747			$17,771	25.7	21.5	4723	389		061455001741
4335	Maple Elementary	Public	K-6	10616 Maple St.	Hesperia	92345	San Bernardino County	Hesperia Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 244-3096	988	40	25	84.0%	71 (7.2%)	42 (4.3%)	833 (84.3%)	7 (0.7%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (3.2%)	$37,913			$5,565			$32,348	25.7	26.6	4242	93		060001409080
4336	Chaparral Hills Elementary	Public	K-5	24850 Delphinium Ave.	Moreno Valley	92553	Riverside County	Moreno Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 571-4730	547	23	23.7	93.8%	21 (3.8%)	50 (9.1%)	432 (79.0%)	6 (1.1%)	4 (0.7%)	5 (0.9%)	29 (5.3%)	$19,358			$2,208			$17,150	25.7	23.1	4569	233		062580011028
4337	Berlyn Elementary	Public	K-6	1320 North Berlyn Ave.	Ontario	91764	San Bernardino County	Ontario-Montclair	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 986-8995	639	28	22.8	91.7%	22 (3.4%)	9 (1.4%)	584 (91.4%)	11 (1.7%)	2 (0.3%)	7 (1.1%)	4 (0.6%)	$25,509			$3,219			$22,290	25.7	33.3	3650	687		062847004388
4338	Lena M. Preston Elementary	Public	K-5	1750 North Willow Ave.	Rialto	92376	San Bernardino County	Rialto Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 820-7932	471	20	24	88.5%	6 (1.3%)	73 (15.5%)	370 (78.6%)	6 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	13 (2.8%)	$20,560			$3,548			$17,012	25.7	18.7	4971	633		063237004997
4339	Pioneer Elementary	Public	K-5	6860 Mt. Aukum Rd.	Somerset	95684	El Dorado County	Pioneer Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 620-7210	162	5	36	45.7%	113 (69.8%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (18.5%)	4 (2.5%)	2 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (8.0%)	$26,176			$9,272			$16,904	25.7	28.8	4034	305		063048004740
4340	SOAR Charter Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	198 West Mill St.	San Bernardino	92408	San Bernardino County	SOAR Charter Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 888-3300	461	20	22.9	85.7%	35 (7.6%)	64 (13.9%)	341 (74.0%)	2 (0.4%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.5%)	$20,553			$1,642			$18,911	25.7	19.2	4923	583		060148112377
4341	One Hundred Eighteenth Street Elementary	Public	K-5	144 East 118th St.	Los Angeles	90061	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 757-1717	465	24	19.3	98.3%	7 (1.5%)	84 (18.1%)	363 (78.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.4%)	$23,791			$4,588			$19,203	25.7	21.3	4747	406		062271003237

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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.