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
3351	Geyserville Elementary	Public	K-5	21485 Geyserville Ave.	Geyserville	95441	Sonoma County	Geyserville Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 857-3410	89	5	17.8	58.4%	26 (29.2%)	0 (0.0%)	55 (61.8%)	1 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (7.9%)	$24,293			$1,324			$22,969	37.9	55.4	2262	1089		061515001907
3352	Washington Elementary	Public	K-8	4402 West Oakdale Rd.	Winton	95388	Merced County	Merced River Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 358-5679	295	12	24.6	79.7%	120 (40.7%)	4 (1.4%)	159 (53.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.4%)	$16,858			$389			$16,469	37.9	45.4	2840	512		062463003698
3353	Rolling Hills Elementary	Public	K-5	2025 Fieldcrest Ave.	Fairfield	94534	Solano County	Fairfield-Suisun Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 399-9566	526	19	28.4	57.0%	68 (12.9%)	86 (16.3%)	206 (39.2%)	90 (17.1%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.8%)	71 (13.5%)	$16,063			$1,121			$14,942	37.9	46.9	2743	610		061336011995
3354	William McKinley Elementary	Public	K-6	2050 Aztec Ln.	Corona	92879	Riverside County	Corona-Norco Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 736-7190	598	26	23	81.1%	95 (15.9%)	64 (10.7%)	333 (55.7%)	58 (9.7%)	2 (0.3%)	4 (0.7%)	42 (7.0%)	$16,660			$766			$15,894	37.9	33.3	3651	297		060985000932
3355	Dolores Huerta Elementary	Public	K-5	260 East 31st St.	Los Angeles	90011	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 846-4820	321	15	21.4	99.1%	4 (1.2%)	16 (5.0%)	298 (92.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	$26,330			$5,557			$20,773	37.8	35.8	3449	94		062271012688
3356	Roosevelt Elementary	Public	K-8	700 North Bradfield Ave.	Compton	90221	Los Angeles County	Compton Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 898-6350	534	20	26.8	91.6%	0 (0.0%)	39 (7.3%)	490 (91.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.9%)	$23,320			$4,020			$19,300	37.8	36.5	3403	47		060962000993
3357	Hubert H. Bancroft Elementary	Public	K-6	2929 Belmar St.	Sacramento	95826	Sacramento County	Sacramento City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 395-4595	408	18	22.5	55.4%	148 (36.3%)	50 (12.3%)	140 (34.3%)	20 (4.9%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (11.8%)	$22,755			$3,540			$19,215	37.8	34.9	3532	175		063384005249
3358	The Language Academy of Sacramento	Public, Charter	K-8	2850 49th St.	Sacramento	95817	Sacramento County	The Language Academy of Sacramento District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 277-7137	615	32	19.1	71.2%	26 (4.2%)	5 (0.8%)	575 (93.5%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.0%)	$14,062			$1,582			$12,480	37.8	36.9	3377	19		060178611076
3359	Springville Elementary	Public	K-8	35424 Ward Ave.	Springville	93265	Tulare County	Springville Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 539-2605	335	18	18.7	52.5%	199 (59.4%)	2 (0.6%)	98 (29.3%)	1 (0.3%)	7 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (8.4%)	$15,504			$3,619			$11,885	37.8	42.7	3016	343		063777006383
3360	Ezekiel Balderas Elementary	Public	K-6	4625 East Florence Ave.	Fresno	93725	Fresno County	Fresno Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 253-6420	615	33	18.9	89.9%	12 (2.0%)	17 (2.8%)	335 (54.5%)	232 (37.7%)	4 (0.7%)	4 (0.7%)	11 (1.8%)	$19,297			$2,034			$17,263	37.8	26.5	4246	886		061455010209

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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:

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

State-Administered Standardized Tests: A Comprehensive Guide

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