Best Elementary Schools in California

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The list is updated annually upon the release of the CAST and Smarter Balanced Assessments test scores by the California Department of Education. The most recent update was on Thursday, October 9, 2025.

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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
3731	Madison Elementary	Public	K-6	351 West Phillips Blvd.	Pomona	91766	Los Angeles County	Pomona Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 397-4643	382	17	22.4	97.4%	4 (1.0%)	19 (5.0%)	345 (90.3%)	10 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.0%)	$21,537			$2,363			$19,174	32.9	35	3516	215		063132004852
3732	Coral Mountain Academy	Public	K-6	51-375 Van Buren St.	Coachella	92236	Riverside County	Coachella Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 398-3525	815	34	23.8	83.3%	14 (1.7%)	1 (0.1%)	795 (97.5%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	$30,243			$1,212			$29,031	32.9	30.6	3887	155		060907011720
3733	Wilson Elementary	Public	K-5	1317 North Baker St.	Santa Ana	92706	Orange County	Santa Ana Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 564-8100	422	20	21.1	92.9%	4 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	412 (97.6%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	$27,309			$916			$26,393	32.9	27.9	4116	383		063531006014
3734	Chavez Elementary	Public	K-5	730 West Third St.	Long Beach	90802	Los Angeles County	Long Beach Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 590-0904	312	16	19.5	74.4%	15 (4.8%)	45 (14.4%)	229 (73.4%)	8 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	14 (4.5%)	$25,260			$4,826			$20,434	32.9	24.1	4449	715		062250010828
3735	Blue Oak Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	28050 Rd. 148	Visalia	93292	Tulare County	Blue Oak Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 730-7422	430	21	20.4	38.1%	159 (37.0%)	1 (0.2%)	254 (59.1%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.0%)	$12,921			$964			$11,957	32.9	26	4283	548		060229914157
3736	Ronald Reagan Elementary	Public	K-5	35445 Porras Rd.	Wildomar	92595	Riverside County	Lake Elsinore Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 253-7650	508	21	24.6	71.9%	140 (27.6%)	32 (6.3%)	277 (54.5%)	20 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (7.7%)	$17,623			$2,179			$15,444	32.9	34.9	3530	206		060002711037
3737	Powers-Ginsburg Elementary	Public	K-6	110 East Swift Ave.	Fresno	93704	Fresno County	Fresno Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 248-7230	421	22	19.3	82.9%	69 (16.4%)	15 (3.6%)	292 (69.4%)	21 (5.0%)	9 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.3%)	$21,914			$3,231			$18,683	32.9	31.3	3834	97		061455001758
3738	Arcata Elementary	Public	K-5	2400 Baldwin St.	Arcata	95521	Humboldt County	Arcata Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 822-4858	240	15	16	78.8%	110 (45.8%)	9 (3.8%)	57 (23.8%)	9 (3.8%)	13 (5.4%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (17.1%)	$24,176			$5,622			$18,554	32.9	32.6	3726	12		060300000237
3739	Marina West Elementary	Public	K-5	2501 Carob St.	Oxnard	93035	Ventura County	Oxnard	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 385-1554	440	23	19.1	84.3%	12 (2.7%)	7 (1.6%)	410 (93.2%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	6 (1.4%)	$17,173			$1,831			$15,342	32.8	24.9	4373	634		062922004510
3740	George W. Bush Elementary	Public	K-8	5420 Fred Russo Dr.	Stockton	95212	San Joaquin County	Stockton Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 933-7350	754	28	26.7	77.3%	20 (2.7%)	54 (7.2%)	284 (37.7%)	308 (40.8%)	2 (0.3%)	7 (0.9%)	45 (6.0%)	$13,734			$3,082			$10,652	32.8	32.1	3775	35		063801011302

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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.