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
5032	Liberty Charter	Public, Charter	K-8	26247 Ellis St.	Madera	93638	Madera County	Liberty Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 675-2070	704	29	24.2	91.1%	15 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	681 (96.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (0.9%)	$28,277			$2,672			$25,605	17.7	15.1	5297	265		060215310951
5033	Miramonte Elementary	Public	K-5	1400 East 68th St.	Los Angeles	90001	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 583-1257	631	32	19.7	96.7%	6 (1.0%)	17 (2.7%)	608 (96.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$28,848			$5,463			$23,385	17.7	10.1	5684	651		062271003188
5034	Abraham Lincoln Elementary	Public	K-6	444 East Olive St.	Colton	92324	San Bernardino County	Colton Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 580-5026	587	26	22.5	91.0%	9 (1.5%)	7 (1.2%)	562 (95.7%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.7%)	$23,104			$4,483			$18,621	17.7	24.1	4448	586		060939000951
5035	Burrel Elementary	Public	K-8	16704 South Jameson Ave.	Riverdale	93656	Fresno County	Burrel Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 866-5634	94	8	11.7	85.1%	3 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	90 (95.7%)	1 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$23,575			$1,458			$22,117	17.7	15.8	5229	194		060654000588
5036	Vineland Elementary	Public	K-8	3609 Vineland Ave.	Baldwin Park	91706	Los Angeles County	Baldwin Park Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 962-9719	604	24	25.1	92.2%	2 (0.3%)	4 (0.7%)	556 (92.1%)	35 (5.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	6 (1.0%)	$27,897			$7,633			$20,264	17.7	19	4939	97		060369000341
5037	Jenny Lind Elementary	Public	K-7	5100 Driver Rd.	Valley Springs	95252	Calaveras County	Calaveras Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 754-2350	475	17	27.9	47.2%	277 (58.3%)	3 (0.6%)	166 (34.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (6.1%)	$14,523			$1,681			$12,842	17.7	22.7	4610	427		060687009522
5038	Bob Holcomb Elementary	Public	K-6	1345 West 48th St.	San Bernardino	92407	San Bernardino County	San Bernardino City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 887-2505	598	27	22.1	91.0%	21 (3.5%)	114 (19.1%)	420 (70.2%)	21 (3.5%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.5%)	18 (3.0%)	$22,797			$4,260			$18,537	17.7	19.6	4904	134		063417013056
5039	Spruce Elementary	Public	K-5	501 Spruce Ave.	South San Francisco	94080	San Mateo County	South San Francisco Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 877-8780	384	17	22.5	61.2%	14 (3.6%)	8 (2.1%)	303 (78.9%)	43 (11.2%)	4 (1.0%)	6 (1.6%)	6 (1.6%)	$20,610			$2,907			$17,703	17.6	18.2	5005	34		063753006354
5040	Graciano Gomez Elementary	Public	K-6	1480 West 11th St.	San Bernardino	92411	San Bernardino County	San Bernardino City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 383-8159	481	23	21.3	97.1%	10 (2.1%)	23 (4.8%)	426 (88.6%)	3 (0.6%)	2 (0.4%)	4 (0.8%)	13 (2.7%)	$22,847			$4,325			$18,522	17.6	15.4	5273	233		063417013143
5041	Trona Elementary	Public	K-6	83600 Trona Rd.	Trona	93562	San Bernardino County	Trona Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 372-2868	147	7	21	79.6%	86 (58.5%)	14 (9.5%)	41 (27.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (4.1%)	$31,789			$5,671			$26,118	17.6	17.3	5090	49		063984006608

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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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