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
2341	Science & Technology Academy at Knights Landing	Public, Charter	K-6	9544 Mill St.	Knights Landing	95645	Yolo County	Woodland Joint Unified	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 735-6435	225	10	21.8	65.3%	65 (28.9%)	5 (2.2%)	135 (60.0%)	5 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (6.7%)	$14,792			$2,421			$12,371	54.5	56	2239	102		064308012745
2342	Hanna Ranch Elementary	Public	K-5	2480 Refugio Valley Rd.	Hercules	94547	Contra Costa County	West Contra Costa Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 231-1441	421	18	23.3	39.7%	24 (5.7%)	34 (8.1%)	144 (34.2%)	159 (37.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	59 (14.0%)	$4,555			$1,391			$3,164	54.5	70.7	1567	775		063255004445
2343	Alvina Elementary Charter	Public, Charter	K-8	295 West Saginaw Ave.	Caruthers	93609	Fresno County	Alvina Elementary	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 864-9411	169	9	18.7	82.2%	15 (8.9%)	1 (0.6%)	150 (88.8%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.2%)	$20,041			$1,534			$18,507	54.5	37.5	3332	989		060237000127
2344	Loma Verde Elementary	Public	K-5	399 Alameda de La Loma	Novato	94949	Marin County	Novato Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 883-4681	426	19	22.4	53.1%	134 (31.5%)	12 (2.8%)	208 (48.8%)	21 (4.9%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	47 (11.0%)	$26,165			$2,636			$23,529	54.4	66.9	1734	610		062772004187
2345	Juniper Elementary	Public	K-6	661 East Juniper Ave.	Atwater	95301	Merced County	Atwater Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 357-9930	495	20	24.7	73.3%	61 (12.3%)	4 (0.8%)	381 (77.0%)	36 (7.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.4%)	$17,706			$2,620			$15,086	54.4	48.1	2657	312		060342014677
2346	James R. Cowan Fundamental Elementary	Public	K-6	3350 Becerra Way	Sacramento	95821	Sacramento County	San Juan Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 979-8240	406	16	25.3	48.3%	199 (49.0%)	26 (6.4%)	91 (22.4%)	39 (9.6%)	3 (0.7%)	4 (1.0%)	44 (10.8%)	$15,751			$2,627			$13,124	54.4	61.9	1984	362		063462005766
2347	Coolidge Elementary	Public	K-5	421 North Mission Dr.	San Gabriel	91775	Los Angeles County	San Gabriel Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 282-6952	232	11	21	65.1%	8 (3.4%)	2 (0.9%)	117 (50.4%)	82 (35.3%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (9.5%)	$20,686			$2,193			$18,493	54.4	68.2	1674	673		063442500523
2348	Virginia R. Boris Elementary	Public	K-6	7071 East Clinton Ave.	Fresno	93737	Fresno County	Clovis Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 327-3800	666	31	21.5	54.1%	97 (14.6%)	18 (2.7%)	238 (35.7%)	263 (39.5%)	5 (0.8%)	2 (0.3%)	43 (6.5%)	$11,225			$521			$10,704	54.3	49.4	2584	236		060903013977
2349	Olive Elementary	Public	K-5	620 Olive Ave.	Novato	94945	Marin County	Novato Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 897-2131	364	17	21.3	49.5%	144 (39.6%)	10 (2.7%)	153 (42.0%)	10 (2.7%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	44 (12.1%)	$26,655			$2,844			$23,811	54.3	66.4	1762	587		062772004192
2350	Oak Park Elementary	Public	K-5	2606 54th St.	San Diego	92105	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 344-5000	545	23	23.6	83.3%	28 (5.1%)	85 (15.6%)	236 (43.3%)	162 (29.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	32 (5.9%)	$21,340			$4,032			$17,308	54.3	64.2	1869	481		063432005529

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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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Educational resources:

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

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