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
5692	Lake Elementary	Public	K-6	2700 Eleventh St.	San Pablo	94806	Contra Costa County	West Contra Costa Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 231-1451	350	14	24.3	84.0%	13 (3.7%)	18 (5.1%)	280 (80.0%)	29 (8.3%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	7 (2.0%)	$5,616			$1,694			$3,922	8.9	8	5774	82		063255005041
5693	KIPP Bayview Elementary	Public, Charter	K-4	948 Hollister	San Francisco	94124	San Francisco County	KIPP Bayview Elementary District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 404-2602	135	9	15.1	89.6%	0 (0.0%)	66 (48.9%)	41 (30.4%)	3 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (5.2%)	18 (13.3%)	$47,064			$2,046			$45,018	8.8	12.9	5490	203		060149814322
5694	Costano Elementary	Public	K-5	2695 Fordham St.	East Palo Alto	94303	San Mateo County	Ravenswood City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 329-2830	369	22	17.1	90.0%	9 (2.4%)	27 (7.3%)	269 (72.9%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	46 (12.5%)	14 (3.8%)	$33,800			$3,289			$30,511	8.8	6.7	5820	126		063186004915
5695	Pio Pico Elementary	Public	K-7	931 West Highland	Santa Ana	92703	Orange County	Santa Ana Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 972-7500	501	22	22.6	94.0%	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	498 (99.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$25,440			$1,011			$24,429	8.8	10.8	5639	56		063531010265
5696	Central Valley Home	Public, Virtual, Charter	K-8	1776 Sixth Ave.	Kingsburg	93631	Fresno County	Kingsburg Elementary Charter	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(559) 897-6740	119	4	29.6	87.4%	16 (13.4%)	0 (0.0%)	96 (80.7%)	2 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (4.2%)	$16,779			$790			$15,989	8.8	19	4935	761		061980007085
5697	Mojave River Academy - Oro Grande	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	12384 Palmdale Rd.	Victorville	92392	San Bernardino County	Mojave River Academy - Oro Grande District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 245-3222	862	39	22.2	85.8%	210 (24.4%)	53 (6.1%)	540 (62.6%)	4 (0.5%)	7 (0.8%)	3 (0.3%)	40 (4.6%)	$11,574			$1,944			$9,630	8.8	14.5	5350	347		060220914262
5698	Arlanza Elementary	Public	K-5	5891 Rutland Ave.	Riverside	92503	Riverside County	Alvord Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 358-1600	431	19	23.2	97.0%	6 (1.4%)	4 (0.9%)	416 (96.5%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	$19,406			$1,470			$17,936	8.8	17.8	5048	650		060243000130
5699	Washington Elementary	Public	K-5	100 Oak St.	San Jose	95110	Santa Clara County	San Jose Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 535-6261	329	17	19.3	83.0%	4 (1.2%)	1 (0.3%)	316 (96.0%)	4 (1.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	$23,656			$1,463			$22,193	8.7	13.4	5445	254		063459005743
5700	Rosa Parks Elementary	Public	K-8	2250 68th Ave.	Sacramento	95822	Sacramento County	Sacramento City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 395-5327	722	35	20.4	81.3%	37 (5.1%)	118 (16.3%)	293 (40.6%)	194 (26.9%)	12 (1.7%)	32 (4.4%)	36 (5.0%)	$22,573			$3,939			$18,634	8.7	7.4	5794	94		063384005231
5701	Roosevelt Elementary	Public	K-8	776 South Broadway Ave.	Stockton	95205	San Joaquin County	Stockton Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 933-7275	297	12	25	89.2%	7 (2.4%)	13 (4.4%)	256 (86.2%)	9 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	10 (3.4%)	$17,386			$3,404			$13,982	8.7	10.8	5637	64		063801006431

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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.