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
3051	Burroughs Elementary	Public	K-6	166 North Sierra Vista Ave.	Fresno	93702	Fresno County	Fresno Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 253-6430	674	35	19	92.6%	8 (1.2%)	10 (1.5%)	620 (92.0%)	28 (4.2%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.4%)	3 (0.4%)	$18,615			$2,053			$16,562	42.3	38.2	3289	238		061455001712
3052	Calistoga Elementary	Public	K-6	1327 Berry St.	Calistoga	94515	Napa County	Calistoga Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 942-4398	405	25	16.1	83.7%	33 (8.1%)	2 (0.5%)	348 (85.9%)	5 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	16 (4.0%)	$31,460			$1,193			$30,267	42.3	44.5	2893	159		060702000646
3053	Cabrillo Elementary	Public	K-4	3120 Talbot St.	San Diego	92106	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 362-4000	157	8	19.6	68.8%	40 (25.5%)	10 (6.4%)	78 (49.7%)	7 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	21 (13.4%)	$28,165			$3,912			$24,253	42.3	57.2	2184	869		063432005427
3054	Santa Monica Boulevard Community Charter	Public, Charter	K-6	1022 North Van Ness Ave.	Los Angeles	90038	Los Angeles County	Santa Monica Boulevard Community Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 469-0971	697	37	18.8	96.6%	4 (0.6%)	7 (1.0%)	679 (97.4%)	7 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$22,596			$5,022			$17,574	42.3	34.3	3578	524		060159403333
3055	George Washington Elementary	Public	K-6	2245 North Fairmont	Hanford	93232	Kings County	Hanford Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 585-3805	460	20	23	80.0%	71 (15.4%)	12 (2.6%)	343 (74.6%)	3 (0.7%)	3 (0.7%)	3 (0.7%)	25 (5.4%)	$14,489			$2,032			$12,457	42.3	33.9	3607	552		061647009844
3056	Beresford Elementary	Public	K-5	300 28th Ave.	San Mateo	94403	San Mateo County	San Mateo-Foster City	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 312-7551	218	10	21.8	58.7%	42 (19.3%)	0 (0.0%)	128 (58.7%)	26 (11.9%)	1 (0.5%)	4 (1.8%)	17 (7.8%)	$22,738			$1,575			$21,163	42.2	56.8	2199	857		063492007781
3057	Stockard Coffee Elementary	Public	K-5	3900 Northview Dr.	Modesto	95355	Stanislaus County	Sylvan Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 574-5500	461	21	21.9	62.9%	117 (25.4%)	4 (0.9%)	248 (53.8%)	41 (8.9%)	3 (0.7%)	4 (0.9%)	44 (9.5%)	$16,267			$925			$15,342	42.2	44.6	2888	169		063867006498
3058	Northmead Elementary	Public	K-6	625 L St.	Patterson	95363	Stanislaus County	Patterson Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 892-4740	528	26	20.3	76.5%	50 (9.5%)	16 (3.0%)	419 (79.4%)	15 (2.8%)	1 (0.2%)	8 (1.5%)	18 (3.4%)	$17,028			$2,582			$14,446	42.2	43.2	2985	73		063003004702
3059	Houghton-Kearney Elementary	Public	K-8	8905 West Kearney Blvd.	Fresno	93706	Fresno County	Central Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 276-5285	199	9	22.1	82.4%	42 (21.1%)	0 (0.0%)	138 (69.3%)	16 (8.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.5%)								42.2	41.6	3091	32		060797007669
3060	Watts Learning Center	Public, Charter	K-5	310 West 95th St.	Los Angeles	90003	Los Angeles County	Watts Learning Center District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 754-9900	368	13	28.3	100.0%	1 (0.3%)	141 (38.3%)	224 (60.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	$21,173			$2,112			$19,061	42.1	41	3127	67		060157307522

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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.