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
4662	Almond Elementary	Public	K-6	8172 Almond Ave.	Fontana	92335	San Bernardino County	Fontana Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 357-5130	418	20	20.7	85.2%	18 (4.3%)	11 (2.6%)	371 (88.8%)	13 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	3 (0.7%)	$14,158			$1,510			$12,648	22.1	13.8	5406	744		061392011362
4663	Virginia Lee Rose Elementary	Public	K-6	1001 Lilly St.	Madera	93638	Madera County	Madera Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 662-2662	714	32	22.6	96.8%	6 (0.8%)	8 (1.1%)	685 (95.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (1.8%)	$19,363			$3,758			$15,605	22.1	22.6	4618	45		062334014058
4664	Biggs Elementary	Public	K-8	300 B St.	Biggs	95917	Butte County	Biggs Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 868-5870	320	17	18.9	68.8%	164 (51.3%)	3 (0.9%)	142 (44.4%)	7 (2.2%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	$23,415			$4,385			$19,030	22.1	16.3	5187	523		060504000485
4665	Los Altos Elementary	Public	K-6	1332 Kenalan Dr.	San Diego	92154	San Diego County	Chula Vista Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 690-5880	263	15	17.5	82.1%	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.8%)	246 (93.5%)	7 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.3%)	$22,324			$4,121			$18,203	22.1	32.8	3706	959		060861000867
4666	N.E.W. Academy Canoga Park	Public, Charter	K-5	21425 Cohasset St.	Canoga Park	91303	Los Angeles County	N.E.W. Academy Canoga Park District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 710-2640	399	20	19.9	98.7%	5 (1.3%)	6 (1.5%)	370 (92.7%)	11 (2.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.5%)	$21,147			$3,426			$17,721	22.1	14	5385	719		060214510838
4667	Fernangeles Elementary	Public	K-5	12001 Art St.	Sun Valley	91352	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 767-0380	459	23	19.9	96.7%	9 (2.0%)	7 (1.5%)	432 (94.1%)	11 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$27,746			$5,618			$22,128	22.1	18.7	4970	303		062271003001
4668	Curren Elementary	Public	K-8	1101 North F St.	Oxnard	93030	Ventura County	Oxnard	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 385-1527	817	42	19.3	93.0%	13 (1.6%)	1 (0.1%)	796 (97.4%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)	$31,896			$2,803			$29,093	22.1	19.5	4908	240		062922004501
4669	C. Roy Carmichael Elementary	Public	K-6	895 West St.	Portola	96122	Plumas County	Plumas Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 832-0211	344	17	20.2	70.6%	189 (54.9%)	1 (0.3%)	111 (32.3%)	1 (0.3%)	11 (3.2%)	1 (0.3%)	30 (8.7%)	$24,547			$1,776			$22,771	22.1	37.6	3329	1340		063117010272
4670	Godfrey G. Berry Elementary	Public	K-6	2001 Rimbey St.	San Diego	92154	San Diego County	South Bay Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 628-3500	273	11	24.8	75.1%	6 (2.2%)	8 (2.9%)	250 (91.6%)	5 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.5%)	$21,623			$2,273			$19,350	22.1	22.6	4617	53		063738006316
4671	Johnson Park Elementary	Public	K-6	4364 Lever Ave.	Olivehurst	95961	Yuba County	Marysville Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 743-6133	456	19	24	80.7%	93 (20.4%)	22 (4.8%)	252 (55.3%)	44 (9.6%)	2 (0.4%)	6 (1.3%)	35 (7.7%)	$17,512			$2,629			$14,883	22.1	24.8	4386	285		062409003628

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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

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

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