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
4862	Bradford Woodbridge Fundamental Elementary	Public	K-5	515 Niles Ave.	Roseville	95678	Placer County	Roseville City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 771-1850	298	15	19.3	87.6%	68 (22.8%)	2 (0.7%)	176 (59.1%)	29 (9.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (7.4%)	$16,373			$2,252			$14,121	19.6	24.4	4423	439		063360005188
4863	Steffan Manor Elementary	Public	K-5	815 Cedar St.	Vallejo	94591	Solano County	Vallejo City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 556-8640	433	14	30.8	80.6%	18 (4.2%)	48 (11.1%)	303 (70.0%)	24 (5.5%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.3%)	30 (6.9%)	$25,236			$2,931			$22,305	19.6	16.2	5201	338		064074006737
4864	Sullivan Language Immersion Academy	Public	K-5	2195 Union Ave.	Fairfield	94533	Solano County	Fairfield-Suisun Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 366-0685	455	19	23.9	73.0%	14 (3.1%)	13 (2.9%)	412 (90.5%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.9%)	$15,640			$1,483			$14,157	19.6	28.4	4080	784		061336014660
4865	Windsor Hills Math Science	Public	K-5	5215 Overdale Dr.	Los Angeles	90043	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 293-6251	332	17	20.1	84.9%	3 (0.9%)	238 (71.7%)	36 (10.8%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (15.7%)	$29,403			$5,919			$23,484	19.6	17.1	5114	249		062271007770
4866	Martin R. Heninger Elementary	Public	K-8	417 West Walnut St.	Santa Ana	92701	Orange County	Santa Ana Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 953-3800	783	36	21.4	94.5%	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	769 (98.2%)	5 (0.6%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	$25,336			$989			$24,347	19.6	23.5	4530	336		063531000758
4867	Edenvale Elementary	Public	K-6	285 Azucar Ave.	San Jose	95111	Santa Clara County	Oak Grove Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 227-7060	357	14	25.5	68.1%	4 (1.1%)	8 (2.2%)	310 (86.8%)	33 (9.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	$17,388			$1,520			$15,868	19.6	15.1	5295	428		062781004212
4868	Felicita Elementary	Public	K-5	737 West 13th Ave.	Escondido	92025	San Diego County	Escondido Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 432-2444	478	25	19.4	91.6%	24 (5.0%)	2 (0.4%)	431 (90.2%)	8 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.7%)								19.6	15.5	5259	391		061288001454
4869	Roosevelt Elementary	Public	K-8	461 West Hickory	Lindsay	93247	Tulare County	Lindsay Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 562-7208	473	19	24.8	82.7%	9 (1.9%)	5 (1.1%)	451 (95.3%)	5 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	$23,650			$3,746			$19,904	19.5	20	4865	4		062187012765
4870	Pioneer Drive Elementary	Public	K-6	4404 Pioneer Dr.	Bakersfield	93306	Kern County	Bakersfield City	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 631-5450	562	28	19.7	96.3%	16 (2.8%)	18 (3.2%)	524 (93.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	$22,756			$3,245			$19,511	19.5	23.4	4537	333		060363000315
4871	Plainview Academic Charter Academy	Public, Charter	K-5	10819 Plainview Ave.	Tujunga	91042	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 353-1730	248	13	19	87.9%	43 (17.3%)	2 (0.8%)	183 (73.8%)	5 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (6.0%)	$27,248			$5,365			$21,883	19.5	15.4	5266	395		062271003281

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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.