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
5142	Riviera Elementary	Public	K-5	10505 Fairway Dr.	Kelseyville	95451	Lake County	Kelseyville Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 277-6050	287	13	22	65.9%	157 (54.7%)	3 (1.0%)	80 (27.9%)	3 (1.0%)	7 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (12.9%)	$18,787			$1,853			$16,934	16.6	16.8	5142			061932004574
5143	Grand Oaks Elementary	Public	K-5	7901 Rosswood Dr.	Citrus Heights	95621	Sacramento County	San Juan Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 971-5208	348	14	24.8	78.7%	154 (44.3%)	11 (3.2%)	137 (39.4%)	14 (4.0%)	2 (0.6%)	2 (0.6%)	28 (8.0%)	$22,657			$4,018			$18,639	16.6	23.7	4492	651		063462005781
5144	Miramonte Elementary	Public	K-6	10620 Schmidt Rd.	El Monte	91733	Los Angeles County	Mountain View Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 652-4600	438	22	20.3	92.2%	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	417 (95.2%)	20 (4.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$26,225			$6,272			$19,953	16.6	15.3	5275	131		062619003917
5145	Los Angeles Elementary	Public	K-5	1211 South Hobart Blvd.	Los Angeles	90006	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 734-8233	406	20	20.3	95.6%	6 (1.5%)	10 (2.5%)	374 (92.1%)	8 (2.0%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	4 (1.0%)	$31,302			$6,016			$25,286	16.6	24.1	4450	695		062271002143
5146	Tyrrell Elementary	Public	K-6	27000 Tyrrell Ave.	Hayward	94540	Alameda County	Hayward Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 723-3935	597	25	23.8	82.1%	7 (1.2%)	20 (3.4%)	491 (82.2%)	56 (9.4%)	3 (0.5%)	14 (2.3%)	6 (1.0%)	$22,311			$3,133			$19,178	16.5	15	5301	155		061674008146
5147	William McKinley Elementary	Public	K-6	600 West Johnston St.	Colton	92324	San Bernardino County	Colton Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 580-5028	495	22	22.3	88.3%	7 (1.4%)	9 (1.8%)	474 (95.8%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	$23,503			$4,490			$19,013	16.5	20.4	4817	330		060939000953
5148	Rio Vista Elementary	Public	K-6	1451 North California St.	San Bernardino	92411	San Bernardino County	San Bernardino City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 388-6450	412	23	17.9	95.6%	2 (0.5%)	30 (7.3%)	359 (87.1%)	6 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	13 (3.2%)	$24,193			$4,612			$19,581	16.5	22.2	4661	487		063417005382
5149	Meridian Elementary	Public	K-8	15898 Central St.	Meridian	95957	Sutter County	Meridian Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 696-2604	78	4	19.5	76.9%	33 (42.3%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (44.9%)	1 (1.3%)	2 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (9.0%)	$20,085			$1,585			$18,500	16.5			(n/a)		062469003704
5150	Father Keith B. Kenny	Public	K-6	3525 Martin Luther King Jr. Bl	Sacramento	95817	Sacramento County	Sacramento City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 395-4570	254	10	26.6	87.0%	22 (8.7%)	56 (22.0%)	129 (50.8%)	22 (8.7%)	4 (1.6%)	4 (1.6%)	17 (6.7%)	$24,601			$4,726			$19,875	16.5	15	5306	156		063384001089
5151	Lakeland Village	Public	K-8	18730 Grand Ave.	Lake Elsinore	92530	Riverside County	Lake Elsinore Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 253-7400	909	46	19.9	94.1%	118 (13.0%)	26 (2.9%)	725 (79.8%)	10 (1.1%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (3.0%)	$18,579			$2,366			$16,213	16.5	18.5	4987	164		060002712772

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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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