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
351	Valley View Elementary	Public	K-6	3000 Crest Dr.	Rocklin	95765	Placer County	Rocklin Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 435-4844	414	19	21.8	15.2%	197 (47.6%)	2 (0.5%)	90 (21.7%)	60 (14.5%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	63 (15.2%)	$15,328			$291			$15,037	94.8	95.2	328	23		060001308763
352	Mangini Ranch Elementary	Public	K-5	4640 Sparrow Dr.	Folsom	95630	Sacramento County	Folsom-Cordova Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 294-2460	598	26	22.9	14.2%	102 (17.1%)	8 (1.3%)	48 (8.0%)	359 (60.0%)	4 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	76 (12.7%)	$19,396			$901			$18,495	94.8	97.6	108	244		061389014544
353	Pantera Elementary	Public	K-6	801 Pantera Dr.	Diamond Bar	91765	Los Angeles County	Pomona Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 397-4475	512	22	23.6	47.9%	23 (4.5%)	7 (1.4%)	98 (19.1%)	349 (68.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (6.8%)	$20,500			$2,198			$18,302	94.8	97	168	185		063132010534
354	Cove	Public	K-5	330 Golden Hind Passage	Corte Madera	94925	Marin County	Larkspur-Corte Madera	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 945-9046	275	15	18.7	12.7%	175 (63.6%)	2 (0.7%)	40 (14.5%)	26 (9.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (11.6%)	$23,310			$1,045			$22,265	94.8	95	345	9		062091013739
355	Bellevue-Santa Fe Charter	Public, Charter	K-6	1401 San Luis Bay Dr.	San Luis Obispo	93405	San Luis Obispo County	Bellevue-Santa Fe Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 595-7169	163	7	23.2	16.6%	131 (80.4%)	1 (0.6%)	13 (8.0%)	7 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (6.7%)	$11,666			$449			$11,217	94.8	96	265	90		060181305868
356	Leonard G. Westhoff Elementary	Public	K-5	1323 Country Hollow	Walnut	91789	Los Angeles County	Walnut Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 594-6483	654	25	26.4	20.3%	23 (3.5%)	4 (0.6%)	93 (14.2%)	515 (78.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	16 (2.4%)	$13,872			$556			$13,316	94.7	95	348	8		064128009653
357	Hearst Elementary	Public	K-5	6230 Del Cerro Blvd.	San Diego	92120	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 860-5400	527	21	25.5	25.8%	303 (57.5%)	5 (0.9%)	99 (18.8%)	27 (5.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	92 (17.5%)	$18,141			$2,198			$15,943	94.7	94.4	396	39		063432005477
358	Loma Prieta Elementary	Public	K-5	23800 Summit Rd.	Los Gatos	95033	Santa Cruz County	Loma Prieta Joint Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 353-1106	259	12	22.5	13.5%	152 (58.7%)	0 (0.0%)	61 (23.6%)	11 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (13.5%)	$20,069			$713			$19,356	94.7	90.9	636	278		062235002673
359	Hidden Valley Elementary	Public	K-5	46 Green Valley Ct.	San Anselmo	94960	Marin County	Ross Valley Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 454-7683	274	12	22.8	8.4%	194 (70.8%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (11.7%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (16.4%)	$17,508			$688			$16,820	94.7	97.4	133	226		060000612911
360	La Costa Heights Elementary	Public	K-6	3035 Levante St.	Carlsbad	92009	San Diego County	Encinitas Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 944-4375	552	23	24	14.5%	369 (66.8%)	2 (0.4%)	82 (14.9%)	21 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	78 (14.1%)	$17,657			$809			$16,848	94.7	95.4	311	49		061275008830

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About our rankings:

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:

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Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection

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