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
1461	El Portal Elementary	Public	K-6	200 North Nada St.	La Habra	90631	Orange County	Lowell Joint	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 902-4211	469	20	23.4	62.7%	84 (17.9%)	12 (2.6%)	313 (66.7%)	31 (6.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (6.0%)	$15,239			$1,176			$14,063	73.3	72.5	1474	13		062301005900
1462	Bend Elementary	Public	K-8	22270 Bend Ferry Rd.	Red Bluff	96080	Tehama County	Evergreen Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 527-4648	102	6	16.7	42.2%	72 (70.6%)	1 (1.0%)	21 (20.6%)	2 (2.0%)	2 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.9%)	$19,346			$2,697			$16,649	73.2	53.5	2370	908		061317000421
1463	Grand View Boulevard Elementary	Public	K-5	3951 Grand View Blvd.	Los Angeles	90066	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 390-3618	510	27	18.8	65.5%	52 (10.2%)	33 (6.5%)	365 (71.6%)	11 (2.2%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (9.0%)	$24,803			$4,144			$20,659	73.2	67.2	1723	260		062271003051
1464	Liberty Elementary	Public	K-6	2730 South Bon View Ave.	Ontario	91761	San Bernardino County	Chino Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 947-9749	578	24	23.7	72.7%	48 (8.3%)	28 (4.8%)	414 (71.6%)	63 (10.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (4.3%)								73.2	55.5	2258	794		060846011326
1465	Chico Country Day	Public, Charter	K-8	102 West 11th St.	Chico	95928	Butte County	Chico Country Day District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 895-2650	585	26	22.5	26.3%	390 (66.7%)	9 (1.5%)	98 (16.8%)	24 (4.1%)	4 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	59 (10.1%)								73.2	71.9	1501	36		060166505708
1466	Madison Elementary	Public	K-5	14751 Juniper St.	San Leandro	94579	Alameda County	San Leandro Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 895-7944	694	33	21	68.9%	24 (3.5%)	23 (3.3%)	163 (23.5%)	424 (61.1%)	1 (0.1%)	4 (0.6%)	55 (7.9%)	$18,638			$4,272			$14,366	73.1	74.2	1402	64		063468007482
1467	Apperson Street Elementary	Public	K-5	10233 Woodward Ave.	Sunland	91040	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 353-5544	355	15	23.6	65.6%	151 (42.5%)	4 (1.1%)	145 (40.8%)	16 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (11.0%)	$22,343			$4,046			$18,297	73.1	65.3	1804	337		062271002820
1468	Murrieta Elementary	Public	K-5	24725 Adams Ave.	Murrieta	92562	Riverside County	Murrieta Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 696-1401	893	35	25.8	60.0%	293 (32.8%)	53 (5.9%)	433 (48.5%)	33 (3.7%)	1 (0.1%)	4 (0.4%)	76 (8.5%)	$14,536			$1,231			$13,305	73.1	62.7	1945	477		060002909507
1469	Price (Maude) Elementary	Public	K-5	9525 South Tweedy Ln.	Downey	90240	Los Angeles County	Downey Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 904-3575	757	31	24.4	71.6%	49 (6.5%)	11 (1.5%)	664 (87.7%)	28 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.7%)	$17,755			$1,832			$15,923	73.1	75.7	1347	122		061146001271
1470	Woodlake Elementary Community Charter	Public, Charter	K-5	23231 Hatteras St.	Woodland Hills	91367	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 347-7097	561	24	23.3	45.8%	301 (53.7%)	20 (3.6%)	126 (22.5%)	43 (7.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	69 (12.3%)	$17,900			$2,384			$15,516	73.1	71.9	1500	30		062271003472

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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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