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
2411	Thurgood Marshall Elementary	Public	K-8	2900 Thurgood Marshall Dr.	Oxnard	93036	Ventura County	Oxnard	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 385-1557	702	35	19.9	74.8%	43 (6.1%)	25 (3.6%)	591 (84.2%)	30 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (1.9%)	$26,446			$2,481			$23,965	53.2	55.9	2244	167		062922011374
2412	Annalee Avenue Elementary	Public	K-6	19410 South Annalee Ave.	Carson	90746	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 537-4740	194	10	19.4	77.8%	0 (0.0%)	152 (78.4%)	25 (12.9%)	4 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.5%)	10 (5.2%)	$32,360			$4,457			$27,903	53.2	56.5	2207	205		062271002818
2413	Bay Elementary	Public	K-5	2001 Bockman Rd.	San Lorenzo	94580	Alameda County	San Lorenzo Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 317-4300	422	19	22.1	69.7%	36 (8.5%)	8 (1.9%)	220 (52.1%)	130 (30.8%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.9%)	24 (5.7%)	$18,921			$1,301			$17,620	53.2	47.9	2674	261		063471005846
2414	Santa Cruz Gardens Elementary	Public	K-5	8005 Winkle Ave.	Santa Cruz	95065	Santa Cruz County	Soquel Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 464-5670	214	9	24.3	30.4%	113 (52.8%)	0 (0.0%)	82 (38.3%)	2 (0.9%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (7.5%)	$14,816			$1,236			$13,580	53.2	55.7	2251	163		063729006310
2415	Del Rey Elementary	Public	K-6	10620 Morro St.	Del Rey	93616	Fresno County	Sanger Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 524-6060	234	12	20.3	85.9%	5 (2.1%)	1 (0.4%)	218 (93.2%)	9 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	$20,416			$1,531			$18,885	53.2	50.2	2546	131		063525005969
2416	ICEF Inglewood Elementary Charter Academy	Public, Charter	K-5	434 South Grevillea Ave.	Inglewood	90301	Los Angeles County	ICEF Inglewood Elementary Charter Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 298-6420	375	16	23.4	96.3%	0 (0.0%)	275 (73.3%)	94 (25.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.6%)	$23,655			$4,493			$19,162	53.2	44.6	2883	467		060172512467
2417	Penn Elementary	Public	K-5	2797 Utica Dr.	San Diego	92139	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 430-1700	366	16	22.8	81.4%	11 (3.0%)	39 (10.7%)	213 (58.2%)	65 (17.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	36 (9.8%)	$23,212			$3,540			$19,672	53.2	56.5	2212	205		063432005534
2418	Catheryn Gates Elementary	Public	K-5	1051 Trehowell Dr.	Roseville	95678	Placer County	Roseville City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 771-1780	383	16	24	52.7%	171 (44.6%)	11 (2.9%)	94 (24.5%)	55 (14.4%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (12.8%)	$15,129			$250			$14,879	53.1	71	1544	874		063360008255
2419	Willmore Elementary	Public	K-6	7122 Maple St.	Westminster	92683	Orange County	Westminster	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 895-3765	485	23	21.1	76.3%	33 (6.8%)	3 (0.6%)	373 (76.9%)	57 (11.8%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	16 (3.3%)	$22,716			$2,858			$19,858	53.1	61.6	1998	421		064215003428
2420	Clarence Lobo Elementary	Public	K-5	200 Avenida Vista Montana	San Clemente	92672	Orange County	Capistrano Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(949) 366-6740	328	16	20.5	54.3%	142 (43.3%)	0 (0.0%)	123 (37.5%)	6 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	56 (17.1%)	$21,549			$1,822			$19,727	53.1	54.7	2305	115		060744003373

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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:

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

Public School Districts and Their Services: A Comprehensive Guide

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