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
2811	Mary W. Jackson STEAM Multilingual Magnet Elementary	Public	K-5	593 West Woodbury Rd.	Altadena	91001	Los Angeles County	Pasadena Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 396-5700	658	27	24.6	51.8%	98 (14.9%)	67 (10.2%)	413 (62.8%)	9 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	67 (10.2%)	$23,390			$3,759			$19,631	46.2	55.1	2284	527		062994004673
2812	Bellingham Elementary	Public	K-5	6728 Bellingham Ave.	North Hollywood	91606	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 759-0119	390	19	20.5	97.2%	28 (7.2%)	7 (1.8%)	340 (87.2%)	9 (2.3%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.0%)	$26,161			$5,703			$20,458	46.2	35.2	3501	689		062271010854
2813	Standiford Elementary	Public	K-5	605 Tokay Ave.	Modesto	95350	Stanislaus County	Sylvan Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 574-5400	433	22	20.1	71.1%	100 (23.1%)	17 (3.9%)	235 (54.3%)	43 (9.9%)	3 (0.7%)	2 (0.5%)	33 (7.6%)	$17,510			$958			$16,552	46.2	49.2	2596	217		063867006501
2814	Stanley Mosk Elementary	Public	K-5	7335 Lubao Ave.	Winnetka	91306	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 700-2020	490	23	21.3	88.0%	59 (12.0%)	18 (3.7%)	347 (70.8%)	35 (7.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (6.3%)	$22,996			$4,650			$18,346	46.2	36.6	3395	581		062271012671
2815	Blythe Street Elementary	Public	K-5	18730 Blythe St.	Reseda	91335	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 345-4066	323	15	21.5	99.7%	17 (5.3%)	5 (1.5%)	270 (83.6%)	20 (6.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	10 (3.1%)	$38,210			$7,600			$30,610	46.2	27.7	4136	1321		062271002858
2816	Morris Elementary	Public	3-5	2395 McKinleyville Ave.	McKinleyville	95519	Humboldt County	McKinleyville Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 839-1529	255	9	28.3	57.3%	138 (54.1%)	2 (0.8%)	44 (17.3%)	4 (1.6%)	21 (8.2%)	1 (0.4%)	44 (17.3%)	$16,777			$1,914			$14,863	46.2	43.7	2947	131		062430003652
2817	Mitchell Community Elementary	Public	K-6	16821 West Goodvale St.	Canyon Country	91387	Los Angeles County	Sulphur Springs Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 252-9110	569	23	24.7	68.4%	143 (25.1%)	27 (4.7%)	336 (59.1%)	23 (4.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (6.9%)	$14,709			$1,488			$13,221	46.2	39.6	3200	383		063822006448
2818	Avalon Elementary	Public	K-5	1815 East Rider St.	Perris	92571	Riverside County	Val Verde Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 490-0360	563	23	23.9	85.1%	14 (2.5%)	72 (12.8%)	424 (75.3%)	16 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	35 (6.2%)	$19,231			$1,066			$18,165	46.2	50.9	2517	301		069113511049
2819	Bayside Academy	Public	K-8	2025 Kehoe Ave.	San Mateo	94403	San Mateo County	San Mateo-Foster City	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 312-7660	840	43	19.3	43.2%	71 (8.5%)	16 (1.9%)	452 (53.8%)	184 (21.9%)	1 (0.1%)	46 (5.5%)	70 (8.3%)	$20,286			$1,929			$18,357	46.1	53.1	2394	425		063492014143
2820	Richard R. Oliphant Elementary	Public	K-5	41-633 Gore St.	Indio	92203	Riverside County	Desert Sands Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 834-3231	568	26	21.8	76.4%	46 (8.1%)	6 (1.1%)	482 (84.9%)	10 (1.8%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	21 (3.7%)	$20,163			$2,985			$17,178	46.1	42.8	3007	187		061111014222

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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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