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
5362	Jack London Elementary	Public	K-6	4550 Country Hills Dr.	Antioch	94531	Contra Costa County	Antioch Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 779-7455	446	19	23.1	76.9%	42 (9.4%)	129 (28.9%)	176 (39.5%)	59 (13.2%)	5 (1.1%)	13 (2.9%)	22 (4.9%)	$19,459			$2,961			$16,498	13.8	15	5307	55		060285000156
5363	Harada Elementary	Public	K-6	700 Highlander Dr.	Riverside	92507	Riverside County	Riverside Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 788-7292	603	27	22.1	89.9%	46 (7.6%)	75 (12.4%)	421 (69.8%)	31 (5.1%)	6 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	23 (3.8%)	$17,469			$1,427			$16,042	13.8	17.1	5113	250		063315005143
5364	Chapman Elementary	Public	K-5	1071 East 16th St.	Chico	95928	Butte County	Chico Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 891-3100	311	16	20	91.0%	80 (25.7%)	16 (5.1%)	137 (44.1%)	23 (7.4%)	17 (5.5%)	3 (1.0%)	35 (11.3%)	$19,507			$2,288			$17,219	13.8	15.3	5276	88		060837000813
5365	Main Avenue Elementary	Public	K-6	1400 Main Ave.	Sacramento	95838	Sacramento County	Robla Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 929-9559	361	16	22.5	84.8%	38 (10.5%)	58 (16.1%)	167 (46.3%)	72 (19.9%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.1%)	21 (5.8%)	$19,410			$3,331			$16,079	13.8	16.4	5173	192		063324005027
5366	Charles Peck Elementary	Public	K-5	6230 Rutland Dr.	Carmichael	95608	Sacramento County	San Juan Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 979-8570	303	13	23.3	76.9%	111 (36.6%)	23 (7.6%)	98 (32.3%)	39 (12.9%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.7%)	27 (8.9%)	$20,468			$4,158			$16,310	13.7	19.9	4877	489		063462005809
5367	Keema School for Independent Study	Public, Alternative	K-12	1281 North Ave.	Sacramento	95838	Sacramento County	Twin Rivers Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 566-3410	529	28	18.8	91.9%	109 (20.6%)	60 (11.3%)	264 (49.9%)	34 (6.4%)	7 (1.3%)	6 (1.1%)	46 (8.7%)	$18,219			$2,451			$15,768	13.7	15.3	5278	89		060133207240
5368	McKinley Avenue Elementary	Public	K-6	7812 McKinley Ave.	Los Angeles	90001	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 582-7481	474	25	18.9	99.2%	1 (0.2%)	75 (15.8%)	397 (83.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	$25,548			$5,643			$19,905	13.7	17.7	5061	307		062271003177
5369	Buena Vista/ Horace Mann K-8	Public	K-8	3351 23rd St.	San Francisco	94110	San Francisco County	San Francisco Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 695-5881	586	28	20.6	65.7%	22 (3.8%)	4 (0.7%)	531 (90.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	25 (4.3%)	$27,121			$2,402			$24,719	13.7	15.2	5291	78		063441005626
5370	Murdock Elementary	Public	K-4	655 West French St.	Willows	95988	Glenn County	Willows Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 934-6640	488	24	20	74.0%	189 (38.7%)	4 (0.8%)	242 (49.6%)	20 (4.1%)	29 (5.9%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.8%)	$28,354			$3,198			$25,156	13.7	13	5482	112		064271006977
5371	San Vicente Elementary	Public	K-6	1300 Metz Rd.	Soledad	93960	Monterey County	Soledad Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 678-6420	501	21	24.4	92.8%	6 (1.2%)	6 (1.2%)	485 (96.8%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	$21,689			$2,031			$19,658	13.7	13.7	5419	48		063705006292

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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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Educational resources:

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

Alternative Schools vs Public Schools: A Comparison

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