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
561	Beryl Heights Elementary	Public	K-5	920 Beryl St.	Redondo Beach	90277	Los Angeles County	Redondo Beach Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 798-8611	422	17	24.8	13.0%	193 (45.7%)	7 (1.7%)	95 (22.5%)	40 (9.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	87 (20.6%)	$14,678			$1,051			$13,627	91.8	91.2	624	63		060003204951
562	Matthew Turner Elementary	Public	K-5	540 Rose Dr.	Benicia	94510	Solano County	Benicia Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 747-8390	529	21	25.1	10.8%	217 (41.0%)	17 (3.2%)	115 (21.7%)	67 (12.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	111 (21.0%)	$13,575			$322			$13,253	91.8	88.7	769	207		060462002832
563	Cole Canyon Elementary	Public	K-5	23750 Via Alisol	Murrieta	92562	Riverside County	Murrieta Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 696-1421	1,038	40	25.9	35.4%	502 (48.4%)	12 (1.2%)	360 (34.7%)	58 (5.6%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.3%)	102 (9.8%)	$14,942			$1,304			$13,638	91.8	90.9	637	74		060002908565
564	Robert Down Elementary	Public	K-5	485 Pine Ave.	Pacific Grove	93950	Monterey County	Pacific Grove Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 646-6540	422	24	17.9	19.0%	238 (56.4%)	4 (0.9%)	67 (15.9%)	44 (10.4%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	66 (15.6%)	$26,000			$1,472			$24,528	91.7	92	571	7		062937004527
565	Sundance Elementary	Public	K-5	8944 Twin Trails Dr.	San Diego	92129	San Diego County	Poway Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(858) 484-2950	428	20	21.1	14.5%	148 (34.6%)	4 (0.9%)	62 (14.5%)	156 (36.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	56 (13.1%)	$19,203			$592			$18,611	91.7	93.4	484	81		063153004895
566	Lockhurst Drive Charter Elementary	Public, Charter	K-5	6170 Lockhurst Dr.	Woodland Hills	91367	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 888-5280	438	21	20.8	31.7%	182 (41.6%)	14 (3.2%)	87 (19.9%)	67 (15.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	88 (20.1%)	$21,750			$2,978			$18,772	91.7	88.4	796	230		062271003141
567	Chabot Elementary	Public	K-5	6686 Chabot Rd.	Oakland	94618	Alameda County	Oakland Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 879-2106	576	24	24	35.4%	229 (39.8%)	98 (17.0%)	95 (16.5%)	33 (5.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	118 (20.5%)	$24,381			$4,027			$20,354	91.7	92	569	2		062805004239
568	Grattan Elementary	Public	K-5	165 Grattan St.	San Francisco	94117	San Francisco County	San Francisco Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 759-2815	392	17	23	13.8%	197 (50.3%)	18 (4.6%)	47 (12.0%)	49 (12.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	80 (20.4%)	$22,634			$1,779			$20,855	91.7	91.3	623	55		063441005620
569	Franklin Elementary	Public	K-5	1433 San Antonio Ave.	Alameda	94501	Alameda County	Alameda Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 748-4004	291	11	26.4	27.8%	119 (40.9%)	9 (3.1%)	43 (14.8%)	53 (18.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	67 (23.0%)	$18,984			$1,431			$17,553	91.6	91.7	591	22		060177004337
570	Ada W. Harris Elementary	Public	3-6	1508 Windsor Rd.	Cardiff by the Sea	92007	San Diego County	Cardiff Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 632-5894	382	17	22.4	11.0%	244 (63.9%)	2 (0.5%)	55 (14.4%)	11 (2.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	69 (18.1%)	$18,117			$675			$17,442	91.6	90.8	645	75		060747000706

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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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