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
2521	Wildwood Elementary	Public	K-5	35972 Susan St.	Yucaipa	92399	San Bernardino County	Yucaipa-Calimesa Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 790-8521	607	24	25.4	57.7%	248 (40.9%)	8 (1.3%)	311 (51.2%)	6 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.5%)	30 (4.9%)	$16,689			$2,547			$14,142	51.6	48.7	2633	112		064356007284
2522	Kathryn Hughes Elementary	Public	K-5	4949 Calle de Escuela	Santa Clara	95054	Santa Clara County	Santa Clara Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 423-1500	281	15	18.7	41.3%	30 (10.7%)	14 (5.0%)	120 (42.7%)	98 (34.9%)	3 (1.1%)	3 (1.1%)	13 (4.6%)	$32,881			$1,337			$31,544	51.6	45.6	2828	306		063543006041
2523	Ruth Grimes Elementary	Public	K-6	1609 Spruce Ave.	Bloomington	92316	San Bernardino County	Colton Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 580-5030	606	28	21.6	85.5%	13 (2.1%)	15 (2.5%)	565 (93.2%)	9 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	$25,926			$5,440			$20,486	51.6	55.2	2279	244		060939000955
2524	ISANA Cardinal Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	7330 Bakman Ave.	Sun Valley	91352	Los Angeles County	ISANA Cardinal Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 759-5633	294	13	22.6	89.1%	4 (1.4%)	2 (0.7%)	278 (94.6%)	4 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.0%)	$21,037			$2,451			$18,586	51.5	47.8	2683	159		060186312942
2525	Vallejo Mill Elementary	Public	K-5	38569 Canyon Heights Dr.	Fremont	94536	Alameda County	Fremont Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 793-1441	388	19	20.4		55 (14.2%)	16 (4.1%)	98 (25.3%)	184 (47.4%)	4 (1.0%)	4 (1.0%)	27 (7.0%)	$16,587			$1,161			$15,426	51.5	72.8	1459	1066		061440001688
2526	Cambridge Elementary	Public	K-6	100 Cambridge Dr.	Vacaville	95687	Solano County	Travis Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 446-9494	738	33	22.2	46.1%	167 (22.6%)	55 (7.5%)	263 (35.6%)	120 (16.3%)	2 (0.3%)	5 (0.7%)	126 (17.1%)	$14,181			$1,683			$12,498	51.5	54.9	2293	233		063963008998
2527	Sylvan Park Elementary	Public	K-5	6238 Noble Ave.	Van Nuys	91411	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 988-4020	643	31	20.7	97.4%	24 (3.7%)	13 (2.0%)	578 (89.9%)	11 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (2.6%)	$24,322			$4,729			$19,593	51.5	29.6	3956	1429		062271003386
2528	First Street Elementary	Public	K-6	2820 East First St.	Los Angeles	90033	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 269-0138	349	16	21.8	94.6%	6 (1.7%)	1 (0.3%)	340 (97.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	$28,256			$6,802			$21,454	51.5	37.1	3359	831		062271003009
2529	William Anderson Elementary	Public	K-5	4130 West 154th St.	Lawndale	90260	Los Angeles County	Lawndale Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 676-0197	572	23	24.8	89.7%	10 (1.7%)	37 (6.5%)	452 (79.0%)	50 (8.7%)	3 (0.5%)	4 (0.7%)	16 (2.8%)	$26,957			$2,318			$24,639	51.4	62.2	1972	557		062121002545
2530	Alameda Elementary	Public	K-5	8613 East Alameda St.	Downey	90242	Los Angeles County	Downey Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 904-3589	744	31	24	84.5%	30 (4.0%)	25 (3.4%)	663 (89.1%)	18 (2.4%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	4 (0.5%)	$17,749			$1,823			$15,926	51.4	56.8	2196	334		061146001260

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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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