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
1541	Travis Elementary	Public	K-6	100 Fairfield Ave.	Travis AFB	94535	Solano County	Travis Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 437-2070	421	20	21.4	45.6%	119 (28.3%)	44 (10.5%)	117 (27.8%)	46 (10.9%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.0%)	91 (21.6%)	$16,674			$1,769			$14,905	71.4	59.3	2100	559		063963005418
1542	Cedarlane Academy	Public	K-8	16333 Cedarlane Dr.	Hacienda Heights	91745	Los Angeles County	Hacienda la Puente Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 933-8002	878	39	22.6	69.6%	10 (1.1%)	6 (0.7%)	420 (47.8%)	418 (47.6%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	21 (2.4%)	$19,366			$1,599			$17,767	71.3	65.6	1789	247		061632512808
1543	Santa Fe Elementary	Public	K-5	286 East Orange Ave.	Porterville	93257	Tulare County	Porterville Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 782-6614	809	36	22.3	88.9%	6 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	795 (98.3%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.5%)	$18,754			$3,702			$15,052	71.3	59.4	2094	551		060006411533
1544	Acacia Magnet School for Enriched Learning	Public	K-5	55 Norman Ave.	Thousand Oaks	91360	Ventura County	Conejo Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 495-5550	352	18	19.4	36.6%	134 (38.1%)	3 (0.9%)	184 (52.3%)	16 (4.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.0%)	$16,238			$1,395			$14,843	71.3	57.5	2170	626		060964001004
1545	Field Elementary	Public	K-5	4375 Bannock Ave.	San Diego	92117	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(858) 800-5900	238	10	23.8	68.5%	43 (18.1%)	4 (1.7%)	166 (69.7%)	11 (4.6%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (5.5%)	$27,474			$4,809			$22,665	71.3	62.8	1938	393		063432005458
1546	Citizens of the World Charter School Mar Vista	Public, Charter	K-8	11561 Gateway Blvd.	Los Angeles	90064	Los Angeles County	Citizens of the World Charter School Mar Vista District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(424) 248-0544	497	24	20.7	67.4%	86 (17.3%)	80 (16.1%)	260 (52.3%)	19 (3.8%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	49 (9.9%)	$19,098			$1,054			$18,044	71.2	62.7	1947	401		060218613088
1547	Capistrano Avenue Elementary	Public	K-5	8118 Capistrano Ave.	West Hills	91304	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 883-8981	415	21	19.7	81.0%	51 (12.3%)	15 (3.6%)	282 (68.0%)	31 (7.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (8.4%)	$22,647			$4,024			$18,623	71.2	76	1338	209		062271002895
1548	Camarillo Heights STEM Academy	Public	K-5	35 Catalina Dr.	Camarillo	93010	Ventura County	Pleasant Valley	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 383-5305	353	17	20.7	35.4%	165 (46.7%)	6 (1.7%)	123 (34.8%)	27 (7.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	29 (8.2%)	$17,262			$1,143			$16,119	71.1	80.9	1120	428		063099004796
1549	Hidden Valley Elementary	Public	K-5	500 Glacier Dr.	Martinez	94553	Contra Costa County	Mt. Diablo Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 228-9530	831	31	26.5	44.4%	322 (38.7%)	18 (2.2%)	276 (33.2%)	94 (11.3%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	118 (14.2%)	$1,748			$373			$1,375	71.1	63.1	1922	373		062637003950
1550	James Earl Carter Elementary	Public	K-5	74-251 Hovley Ln. East	Palm Desert	92260	Riverside County	Desert Sands Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 862-4370	487	22	22	63.2%	128 (26.3%)	10 (2.1%)	251 (51.5%)	51 (10.5%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.6%)	43 (8.8%)	$22,746			$3,433			$19,313	71.1	75.7	1344	206		061111006219

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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:

Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection

State-Administered Standardized Tests: A Comprehensive Guide

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