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
4562	Gabriella Charter	Public, Charter	K-8	1435 Logan St.	Los Angeles	90026	Los Angeles County	Gabriella Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(213) 413-5741	396	21	18.7	88.4%	10 (2.5%)	6 (1.5%)	354 (89.4%)	13 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.0%)	$21,983			$1,871			$20,112	23.3	39.8	3184	1378		060214310866
4563	Muscoy Elementary	Public	K-6	2119 West Blake St.	San Bernardino	92407	San Bernardino County	San Bernardino City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 880-6649	670	32	21.2	93.4%	11 (1.6%)	8 (1.2%)	637 (95.1%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.4%)	7 (1.0%)	$24,489			$4,531			$19,958	23.3	24.7	4392	171		063417005373
4564	ISANA Himalia Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	4607 South Central Ave.	Los Angeles	90011	Los Angeles County	ISANA Himalia Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 231-7005	655	29	22.8	96.5%	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.5%)	645 (98.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (0.9%)	$18,234			$3,559			$14,675	23.3	18.6	4977	413		060150712162
4565	Don Riggio	Public	K-8	3110 Brookside Rd.	Stockton	95219	San Joaquin County	Lincoln Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 953-8753	436	19	22.9	81.4%	51 (11.7%)	68 (15.6%)	243 (55.7%)	27 (6.2%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.9%)	42 (9.6%)	$16,034			$1,715			$14,319	23.3	22	4670	105		062169008876
4566	Cathedral City Elementary	Public	K-5	69300 Converse Rd.	Cathedral City	92234	Riverside County	Palm Springs Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 770-8583	606	33	18.6	96.5%	16 (2.6%)	9 (1.5%)	564 (93.1%)	7 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.7%)	$20,947			$1,699			$19,248	23.2	20.8	4784	218		062955004561
4567	Conejo Academy of Leadership and Language Immersion	Public	K-5	280 North Conejo School Rd.	Thousand Oaks	91362	Ventura County	Conejo Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 495-7058	258	14	18.4	58.5%	35 (13.6%)	2 (0.8%)	208 (80.6%)	5 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.1%)	$18,318			$1,876			$16,442	23.2	27	4204	363		060964001008
4568	Monte Vista Elementary	Public	K-5	2116 West Monta Vista Ave.	Santa Ana	92704	Orange County	Santa Ana Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 558-5831	348	17	20.4	98.3%	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	342 (98.3%)	4 (1.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$28,066			$1,772			$26,294	23.2	27.1	4193	375		063531006000
4569	Garfield Elementary	Public	K-5	7425 South Garfield Ave.	Bell Gardens	90201	Los Angeles County	Montebello Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 927-1915	455	22	20.9	88.1%	2 (0.4%)	4 (0.9%)	445 (97.8%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	$14,504			$929			$13,575	23.2	20.3	4824	255		062547003797
4570	Sun Terrace Elementary	Public	K-5	2448 Floyd Ln.	Concord	94520	Contra Costa County	Mt. Diablo Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 682-4861	418	16	25.5	73.9%	64 (15.3%)	19 (4.5%)	250 (59.8%)	34 (8.1%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.1%)	37 (8.9%)	$3,021			$962			$2,059	23.2	13.5	5434	864		062637003975
4571	Cordova Villa Elementary	Public	K-5	10359 South White Rock Rd.	Rancho Cordova	95670	Sacramento County	Folsom-Cordova Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 294-9125	475	23	20.9	86.1%	46 (9.7%)	56 (11.8%)	227 (47.8%)	51 (10.7%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (1.1%)	89 (18.7%)	$30,157			$1,950			$28,207	23.2	17.2	5100	529		061389001569

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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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