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
4342	Emmerton Elementary	Public	K-5	1888 Arden Ave.	San Bernardino	92404	San Bernardino County	San Bernardino City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 388-6522	434	21	20.6	95.6%	11 (2.5%)	63 (14.5%)	331 (76.3%)	9 (2.1%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	17 (3.9%)	$24,030			$4,435			$19,595	25.7	21.1	4766	424		063417005359
4343	Walnut Avenue Elementary	Public	K-6	5550 Walnut Ave.	Chino	91710	San Bernardino County	Chino Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 627-9817	483	21	23	91.7%	9 (1.9%)	14 (2.9%)	431 (89.2%)	16 (3.3%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	9 (1.9%)								25.6	27.6	4149	194		060846000847
4344	Caroline Harris Elementary	Public	K-6	4110 Garnsey Ln.	Bakersfield	93309	Kern County	Bakersfield City	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 631-5310	587	30	19.3	82.3%	55 (9.4%)	73 (12.4%)	453 (77.2%)	5 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	$21,054			$2,725			$18,329	25.6	15.6	5255	911		060363000303
4345	Alvin S. Hatch Elementary	Public	K-5	490 Miramontes Ave.	Half Moon Bay	94019	San Mateo County	Cabrillo Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 712-7160	544	21	26.2	36.2%	161 (29.6%)	2 (0.4%)	349 (64.2%)	12 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (3.7%)	$14,121			$1,175			$12,946	25.6	28.8	4039	306		060678000596
4346	Laurel Elementary	Public	K-5	1141 Laurel Rd.	Oakley	94561	Contra Costa County	Oakley Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 625-7090	342	16	21.3	41.2%	113 (33.0%)	11 (3.2%)	182 (53.2%)	17 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	18 (5.3%)	$16,854			$1,235			$15,619	25.6	37.4	3337	1009		062808000186
4347	Jamestown Elementary	Public	K-8	18299 Fifth Ave.	Jamestown	95327	Tuolumne County	Jamestown Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 984-4058	409	20	20.4	71.6%	264 (64.5%)	3 (0.7%)	111 (27.1%)	1 (0.2%)	9 (2.2%)	1 (0.2%)	20 (4.9%)	$21,393			$2,725			$18,668	25.6	25.3	4336	11		061869002272
4348	Cottonwood	Public	K-8	44260 Sage Rd.	Aguanga	92536	Riverside County	Hemet Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 767-3870	197	13	15.4	73.6%	73 (37.1%)	0 (0.0%)	113 (57.4%)	2 (1.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (4.1%)	$30,950			$4,012			$26,938	25.6	25.7	4303	45		061692002150
4349	Phillip M. Stokoe Elementary	Public	K-5	4501 Ambs Dr.	Riverside	92505	Riverside County	Alvord Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 358-1640	621	27	22.5	89.0%	47 (7.6%)	54 (8.7%)	487 (78.4%)	14 (2.3%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	15 (2.4%)	$19,095			$2,056			$17,039	25.6	23.3	4558	209		060243011845
4350	Stonegate Elementary	Public	K-8	2605 Gassmann Dr.	San Jose	95121	Santa Clara County	Franklin-McKinley Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 363-5625	500	23	21.5	76.0%	10 (2.0%)	8 (1.6%)	276 (55.2%)	201 (40.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.0%)	$25,137			$4,387			$20,750	25.5	41.7	3088	1262		061437001652
4351	John H. Nuffer Elementary	Public	K-5	14821 South Jersey Ave.	Norwalk	90650	Los Angeles County	Norwalk-La Mirada Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 210-4060	316	14	23.1	78.5%	4 (1.3%)	7 (2.2%)	277 (87.7%)	14 (4.4%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.9%)	10 (3.2%)	$27,049			$2,686			$24,363	25.5	26.2	4273	78		062769004182

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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:

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

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