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
5512	Meridian Elementary	Public	K-5	651 South Third St.	El Cajon	92019	San Diego County	Cajon Valley Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 588-3083	570	24	23.3	93.2%	271 (47.5%)	28 (4.9%)	116 (20.4%)	90 (15.8%)	2 (0.4%)	5 (0.9%)	58 (10.2%)	$20,254			$2,814			$17,440	11.9	16.2	5202	310		060681000621
5513	Oro Grande Elementary	Public	K-6	19175 Third St.	Oro Grande	92368	San Bernardino County	Oro Grande	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 245-9260	91	4	21.4	86.8%	6 (6.6%)	2 (2.2%)	78 (85.7%)	2 (2.2%)	1 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.2%)	$26,715			$5,256			$21,459	11.9	18.8	4951	562		062895004480
5514	Montezuma Elementary	Public	K-8	2843 Farmington Rd.	Stockton	95205	San Joaquin County	Stockton Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 933-7255	652	31	20.8	90.8%	17 (2.6%)	19 (2.9%)	583 (89.4%)	21 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.5%)	$15,978			$3,392			$12,586	11.9	13.4	5447	67		063801006426
5515	Sierra Vista Elementary	Public	K-6	917 E. Olive Ave.	Madera	93638	Madera County	Madera Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 674-8579	740	38	19.5	97.7%	7 (0.9%)	10 (1.4%)	703 (95.0%)	6 (0.8%)	7 (0.9%)	1 (0.1%)	6 (0.8%)	$19,295			$3,360			$15,935	11.9	10.7	5653	138		062334003553
5516	Kelso (William H.)	Public	K-7	809 East Kelso St.	Inglewood	90301	Los Angeles County	Inglewood Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 680-5480	324	14	23.4	89.2%	1 (0.3%)	144 (44.4%)	165 (50.9%)	3 (0.9%)	2 (0.6%)	4 (1.2%)	5 (1.5%)								11.8	10.3	5675	159		061839002255
5517	McKinna Elementary	Public	K-5	1600 South N St.	Oxnard	93033	Ventura County	Oxnard	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 385-1563	577	26	22.6	92.9%	3 (0.5%)	3 (0.5%)	567 (98.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	$22,704			$2,266			$20,438	11.8	14.9	5314	203		062922004511
5518	Mojave Vista Elementary	Public	K-6	16100 Burwood Ave.	Victorville	92395	San Bernardino County	Victor Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 241-2474	904	36	25	90.9%	68 (7.5%)	151 (16.7%)	635 (70.2%)	22 (2.4%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.3%)	24 (2.7%)	$19,078			$3,774			$15,304	11.8	14	5393	125		064104009202
5519	Linda Elementary	Public	K-6	6180 Dunning Ave.	Marysville	95901	Yuba County	Marysville Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 741-6196	613	29	21.1	82.2%	115 (18.8%)	16 (2.6%)	300 (48.9%)	122 (19.9%)	9 (1.5%)	6 (1.0%)	45 (7.3%)	$18,122			$2,600			$15,522	11.8	12.1	5548	29		062409003629
5520	Willard F. Payne Elementary	Public	K-6	2850 Mountain View Rd.	El Monte	91732	Los Angeles County	Mountain View Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 652-4900	534	29	18.7	92.1%	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	507 (94.9%)	25 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$28,043			$7,233			$20,810	11.8	13.7	5417	103		062619003920
5521	Lomitas Elementary	Public	K-6	12571 First Ave.	Victorville	92395	San Bernardino County	Victor Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 243-2012	756	32	23.6	89.6%	61 (8.1%)	135 (17.9%)	521 (68.9%)	4 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	6 (0.8%)	28 (3.7%)	$19,995			$3,772			$16,223	11.8	9.6	5701	180		064104010132

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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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Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA): Transforming Education in America

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