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
5322	Juanita Blakely Jones Elementary	Public	K-6	700 North F St.	San Bernardino	92410	San Bernardino County	San Bernardino City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 386-2020	394	20	19.2	98.2%	7 (1.8%)	24 (6.1%)	344 (87.3%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.8%)	$23,418			$4,614			$18,804	14.3	17.2	5098	224		063417011741
5323	Sycamore Magnet Academy	Public	K-8	1402 Sycamore Ave.	Tustin	92780	Orange County	Tustin Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 730-7360	1,085	43	25.1	87.2%	37 (3.4%)	8 (0.7%)	1,001 (92.3%)	18 (1.7%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	18 (1.7%)	$16,495			$2,174			$14,321	14.3	13.6	5426	103		064015006636
5324	Rowland Elementary	Public	K-6	2036 South Fullerton Rd.	Rowland Heights	91748	Los Angeles County	Rowland Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 964-3441	461	19	24.2	91.1%	12 (2.6%)	9 (2.0%)	345 (74.8%)	74 (16.1%)	3 (0.7%)	3 (0.7%)	15 (3.3%)	$14,954			$1,534			$13,420	14.3	10.7	5647	323		063375005211
5325	Rio Vista Elementary	Public	K-5	611 Pacifica Ave.	Bay Point	94565	Contra Costa County	Mt. Diablo Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 458-6101	431	18	23.9	85.4%	17 (3.9%)	30 (7.0%)	317 (73.5%)	36 (8.4%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.4%)	25 (5.8%)	$1,877			$719			$1,158	14.3	14.6	5348	23		062637009406
5326	Antelope Valley Learning Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	37212 47th St. East	Palmdale	93552	Los Angeles County	Antelope Valley Learning Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 272-0044	1,059	36	29.1	85.8%	77 (7.3%)	120 (11.3%)	795 (75.1%)	4 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	55 (5.2%)								14.3	9.4	5708	382		060185412022
5327	Williams Upper Elementary	Public	4-6	300 Eleventh St.	Williams	95987	Colusa County	Williams Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 473-5304	289	12	24	92.0%	5 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	279 (96.5%)	3 (1.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	$15,466			$953			$14,513	14.3	15.6	5257	70		064254012298
5328	Washington Elementary	Public	K-6	565 Wine St.	Richmond	94801	Contra Costa County	West Contra Costa Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 231-1417	385	18	21.3	55.3%	42 (10.9%)	21 (5.5%)	300 (77.9%)	9 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.4%)	$4,992			$1,512			$3,480	14.3	21.5	4726	602		063255005067
5329	Bryant Elementary	Public	K-5	2641 25th St.	San Francisco	94110	San Francisco County	San Francisco Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 695-5780	237	12	20.6	82.3%	6 (2.5%)	11 (4.6%)	209 (88.2%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.8%)	$26,212			$2,327			$23,885	14.3	7.5	5792	463		063441005592
5330	YES Academy	Public	K-5	3140 Hyde Park Blvd.	Los Angeles	90043	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 778-4992	462	22	21	97.0%	2 (0.4%)	134 (29.0%)	287 (62.1%)	3 (0.6%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (7.4%)	$30,160			$7,017			$23,143	14.3	11.7	5573	243		062271003099
5331	Alicante Avenue Elementary	Public	K-6	7998 Alicante Ave.	Lamont	93241	Kern County	Lamont Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 845-1452	959	44	21.7	81.9%	7 (0.7%)	3 (0.3%)	946 (98.6%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$17,809			$2,645			$15,164	14.3	18.7	4958	373		062085002501

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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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Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA): Transforming Education in America

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