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
1711	Foskett Ranch Elementary	Public	K-5	1561 Joiner Pkwy.	Lincoln	95648	Placer County	Western Placer Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 434-5255	415	20	20.7	23.9%	209 (50.4%)	8 (1.9%)	115 (27.7%)	32 (7.7%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (11.8%)	$16,897			$2,221			$14,676	67.6	55.2	2280	569		064214011007
1712	Woodrow Wilson Elementary	Public	K-6	1750 Spyglass Dr.	Corona	92883	Riverside County	Corona-Norco Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 739-5820	696	29	24	63.8%	214 (30.7%)	33 (4.7%)	327 (47.0%)	82 (11.8%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (5.6%)	$17,600			$844			$16,756	67.5	62.5	1959	247		060985008559
1713	Yukon Elementary	Public	K-5	17815 Yukon Ave.	Torrance	90504	Los Angeles County	Torrance Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 533-4477	296	13	22.3	45.9%	53 (17.9%)	18 (6.1%)	152 (51.4%)	55 (18.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	16 (5.4%)	$16,895			$816			$16,079	67.5	78.6	1219	494		063942006582
1714	Sierra Elementary	Public	K-5	1100 Thompson Way	Placerville	95667	El Dorado County	Placerville Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 622-0814	402	17	23.6	50.5%	260 (64.7%)	2 (0.5%)	98 (24.4%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (9.5%)	$14,814			$1,338			$13,476	67.4	68.5	1661	53		063078004787
1715	Da Vinci Connect	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	12501 Isis Ave.	Hawthorne	90250	Los Angeles County	Da Vinci Connect District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 725-5800	923	24	39	43.4%	156 (16.9%)	198 (21.5%)	347 (37.6%)	59 (6.4%)	3 (0.3%)	6 (0.7%)	149 (16.1%)	$13,635			$432			$13,203	67.4	68.1	1681	34		060229313702
1716	Hidden Valley Elementary	Public	K-6	3435 Bonita Vista Dr.	Santa Rosa	95404	Sonoma County	Santa Rosa Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 890-3925	468	22	21.6	36.3%	211 (45.1%)	4 (0.9%)	156 (33.3%)	37 (7.9%)	5 (1.1%)	4 (0.9%)	48 (10.3%)	$20,110			$2,008			$18,102	67.4	69.2	1628	88		063581006122
1717	Mill School and Technology Academy	Public	K-5	4030 South Workman Mill Rd.	Whittier	90601	Los Angeles County	Whittier City	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 789-3190	341	14	23.8	63.3%	12 (3.5%)	4 (1.2%)	303 (88.9%)	13 (3.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.3%)	$20,530			$2,055			$18,475	67.4	83.9	999	718		064245006943
1718	Kermit King Elementary	Public	K-6	700 Schoolhouse Cir.	Paso Robles	93446	San Luis Obispo County	Paso Robles Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 769-1700	507	19	26.8	55.8%	281 (55.4%)	0 (0.0%)	173 (34.1%)	9 (1.8%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (8.3%)	$16,454			$1,955			$14,499	67.4	76.5	1311	407		060004810396
1719	Elite Academic Academy - Mountain Empire	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	43414 Business Park Dr.	Temecula	92590	Riverside County	Elite Academic Academy - Mountain Empire District	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(866) 354-8302	979	71	13.8	46.9%	442 (45.1%)	44 (4.5%)	324 (33.1%)	26 (2.7%)	4 (0.4%)	3 (0.3%)	132 (13.5%)	$16,983			$362			$16,621	67.4	72.4	1480	239		060228814348
1720	Tustin Ranch Elementary	Public	K-5	12950 Robinson Dr.	Tustin	92782	Orange County	Tustin Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 730-7580	520	20	26	61.3%	107 (20.6%)	16 (3.1%)	265 (51.0%)	84 (16.2%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	45 (8.7%)	$15,479			$1,769			$13,710	67.4	74.8	1372	348		064015004783

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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.