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
2401	May Ranch Elementary	Public	K-5	900 East Morgan	Perris	92571	Riverside County	Val Verde Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 490-4670	848	33	25.3	84.6%	37 (4.4%)	88 (10.4%)	659 (77.7%)	30 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.6%)	29 (3.4%)	$18,253			$825			$17,428	53.3	52.8	2407	6		069113512262
2402	Freedom Elementary	Public	K-5	2101 Fine Ave.	Modesto	95355	Stanislaus County	Sylvan Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 552-3400	713	29	25	50.2%	172 (24.1%)	13 (1.8%)	290 (40.7%)	141 (19.8%)	1 (0.1%)	19 (2.7%)	77 (10.8%)	$13,438			$849			$12,589	53.3	51.9	2454	52		063867010695
2403	Tiefort View Intermediate	Public	3-5	8700 Anzio St.	Fort Irwin	92310	San Bernardino County	Silver Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 386-3123	408	19	22	62.7%	121 (29.7%)	33 (8.1%)	185 (45.3%)	12 (2.9%)	1 (0.2%)	12 (2.9%)	44 (10.8%)	$17,170			$706			$16,464	53.3	58.6	2121	282		063682011743
2404	Whitmore Charter School of Art & Technology	Public, Charter	K-8	3435 Don Pedro Rd.	Ceres	95307	Stanislaus County	Ceres Unified	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 556-1610	435	22	19.6	48.7%	120 (27.6%)	3 (0.7%)	231 (53.1%)	68 (15.6%)	4 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	8 (1.8%)	$13,134			$1,689			$11,445	53.3	60.3	2056	348		060813011487
2405	Peter J. Shields Elementary	Public	K-5	10434 Georgetown Dr.	Rancho Cordova	95670	Sacramento County	Folsom-Cordova Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 294-9160	307	16	18.6	67.4%	113 (36.8%)	25 (8.1%)	99 (32.2%)	20 (6.5%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (15.6%)	$30,210			$1,626			$28,584	53.3	37.5	3333	928		061389001580
2406	Timber Point Elementary	Public	K-5	40 Newbury Ln.	Discovery Bay	94505	Contra Costa County	Byron Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 809-7550	362	15	24.6	26.0%	157 (43.4%)	20 (5.5%)	113 (31.2%)	20 (5.5%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	48 (13.3%)	$11,576			$404			$11,172	53.2	57.6	2166	240		060675010475
2407	Dena Boer Elementary	Public	K-5	4801 Gold Valley Rd.	Salida	95368	Stanislaus County	Salida Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 543-8163	444	22	20.1	79.3%	73 (16.4%)	7 (1.6%)	324 (73.0%)	14 (3.2%)	2 (0.5%)	5 (1.1%)	19 (4.3%)	$21,148			$2,259			$18,889	53.2	38.1	3303	896		063390006759
2408	Sybil N. Crookham Elementary	Public	K-5	7160 West Walnut Ave.	Winton	95388	Merced County	Winton	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 357-6182	362	17	21.2	95.6%	19 (5.2%)	2 (0.6%)	327 (90.3%)	13 (3.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$18,410			$1,318			$17,092	53.2	47.7	2684	276		064296006989
2409	Belleview Elementary	Public	K-8	22736 Kuien Mill Rd.	Sonora	95370	Tuolumne County	Belleview Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 586-5510	148	9	16.4	48.6%	101 (68.2%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (24.3%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (6.8%)	$19,463			$1,966			$17,497	53.2	78	1240	1169		060450000412
2410	Gus Franklin Junior	Public	K-5	13125 Hopland St.	Victorville	92394	San Bernardino County	Adelanto Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 246-8691	509	22	23.1	56.0%	24 (4.7%)	56 (11.0%)	370 (72.7%)	14 (2.8%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	42 (8.3%)	$19,420			$1,061			$18,359	53.2	57	2191	219		060171013092

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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.