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
3151	Annie R. Mitchell	Public	K-6	2121 East Laura Ave.	Visalia	93292	Tulare County	Visalia Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 622-3195	789	33	23.9	67.8%	97 (12.3%)	9 (1.1%)	592 (75.0%)	41 (5.2%)	2 (0.3%)	8 (1.0%)	39 (4.9%)	$17,261			$2,485			$14,776	41	46.9	2736	415		064116006807
3152	Myron D. Witter Elementary	Public	K-5	150 K St.	Brawley	92227	Imperial County	Brawley Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 344-0750	741	32	23.1	74.8%	50 (6.7%)	5 (0.7%)	679 (91.6%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.7%)	$8,982			$1,071			$7,911	41	38.2	3293	141		060579008487
3153	Dr. Lawrence H. Moore Math Science Technology Academy	Public	K-5	1321 East 61st St.	Los Angeles	90001	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 277-2310	454	21	21.6	97.8%	4 (0.9%)	14 (3.1%)	432 (95.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.9%)	$22,023			$4,744			$17,279	41	44.1	2913	240		062271013082
3154	Nuestro Elementary	Public	K-8	3934 Broadway Rd.	Live Oak	95953	Sutter County	Nuestro Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 822-5100	170	9	18.8	55.9%	70 (41.2%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (28.8%)	33 (19.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (10.6%)	$14,465			$1,234			$13,231	41	29.6	3963	809		062775004201
3155	Yav Pem Suab Academy - Preparing for the Future Charter	Public, Charter	K-6	7555 South Land Park Dr.	Sacramento	95831	Sacramento County	Yav Pem Suab Academy - Preparing for the Future Charter Dis	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 433-5057	480	22	21.8	60.6%	5 (1.0%)	23 (4.8%)	88 (18.3%)	336 (70.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (5.8%)	$13,205			$2,396			$10,809	40.9	31.6	3806	651		060176712652
3156	George C. Marshall Elementary	Public	K-6	225 Normandy Rd.	Seaside	93955	Monterey County	Monterey Peninsula Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 899-7052	516	23	22.2	55.4%	164 (31.8%)	55 (10.7%)	187 (36.2%)	39 (7.6%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.6%)	63 (12.2%)	$20,422			$1,777			$18,645	40.9	44.5	2895	261		062553003837
3157	Olivelands Elementary	Public	K-4	12465 Foothill Rd.	Santa Paula	93060	Ventura County	Briggs Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 933-2254	236	11	21.4	62.3%	11 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	223 (94.5%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$17,873			$2,174			$15,699	40.9	31.2	3848	691		060603009325
3158	Loreto Street Elementary	Public	K-5	3408 Arroyo Seco Ave.	Los Angeles	90065	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 222-5176	250	16	15.6	92.0%	1 (0.4%)	5 (2.0%)	236 (94.4%)	6 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	$29,988			$5,924			$24,064	40.9	24	4459	1301		062271003148
3159	Cerritos Elementary	Public	K-6	120 East Cerritos Ave.	Glendale	91205	Los Angeles County	Glendale Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 244-7207	490	20	24.5	63.3%	161 (32.9%)	17 (3.5%)	239 (48.8%)	67 (13.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.0%)	$17,566			$1,745			$15,821	40.9	50.4	2534	625		061524001920
3160	Smythe Academy of Arts and Sciences	Public, Charter	K-8	2781 Northgate Blvd.	Sacramento	95833	Sacramento County	Twin Rivers Unified	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 566-2740	1,091	49	22.1	92.2%	70 (6.4%)	101 (9.3%)	707 (64.8%)	115 (10.5%)	2 (0.2%)	19 (1.7%)	77 (7.1%)	$20,098			$2,764			$17,334	40.9	41.2	3107	53		060133204148

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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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