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
4072	George Lincoln Mosher	Public	K-6	3220 Buddy Holly Dr.	Stockton	95212	San Joaquin County	Lodi Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 953-9298	562	22	25.5	70.8%	22 (3.9%)	38 (6.8%)	136 (24.2%)	316 (56.2%)	3 (0.5%)	7 (1.2%)	40 (7.1%)	$14,946			$2,108			$12,838	28.7	33.6	3637	435		062223011774
4073	Wonderful College Prep Academy - Lost Hills	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	14848 Lamberson Ave.	Lost Hills	93249	Kern County	Wonderful College Prep Academy - Lost Hills District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 797-2220	535	35	15.4	87.7%	8 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	522 (97.6%)	4 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$24,308			$3,621			$20,687	28.7	44.8	2876	1197		060185314168
4074	Phil D. Swing Elementary	Public	K-5	245 West A St.	Brawley	92227	Imperial County	Brawley Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 344-3350	725	32	22.6	87.9%	17 (2.3%)	5 (0.7%)	694 (95.7%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	4 (0.6%)	$9,388			$1,149			$8,239	28.7	28.4	4073	1		060579008488
4075	Borrego Springs Elementary	Public	K-5	1315 Palm Canyon Dr.	Borrego Springs	92004	San Diego County	Borrego Springs Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 767-5333	153	7	23.5	82.4%	15 (9.8%)	2 (1.3%)	127 (83.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (5.9%)	$21,676			$2,766			$18,910	28.7	13.7	5414	1339		060570000517
4076	Granada Elementary	Public	K-5	17170 Tribune St.	Granada Hills	91344	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 363-3188	370	18	20.5	93.0%	53 (14.3%)	15 (4.1%)	224 (60.5%)	26 (7.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	50 (13.5%)	$27,076			$4,298			$22,778	28.7	41.8	3080	996		062271003049
4077	Tracy Elementary	Public	K-5	13350 Tracy St.	Baldwin Park	91706	Los Angeles County	Baldwin Park Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 962-9718	498	20	24.9	91.4%	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	438 (88.0%)	53 (10.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	$27,503			$6,280			$21,223	28.7	25.2	4346	269		060369000340
4078	Central Elementary	Public	K-6	933 E Ave.	National City	91950	San Diego County	National Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 336-7400	477	20	23.8	91.0%	7 (1.5%)	8 (1.7%)	398 (83.4%)	56 (11.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.5%)	$24,344			$3,206			$21,138	28.7	29.1	4005	73		062667004042
4079	Janie P. Abbott Elementary	Public	K-6	5260 East Clark St.	Lynwood	90262	Los Angeles County	Lynwood Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 603-1498	417	17	24.5	92.3%	1 (0.2%)	11 (2.6%)	402 (96.4%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)								28.7	39.9	3183	896		062316003531
4080	Thomas Edison Charter Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	3531 22nd St.	San Francisco	94114	San Francisco County	Thomas Edison Charter Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 970-3330	574	28	20.4	71.3%	58 (10.1%)	15 (2.6%)	450 (78.4%)	20 (3.5%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.5%)	25 (4.4%)	$19,844			$3,239			$16,605	28.7	24	4472	392		060205410388
4081	San Pedro Street Elementary	Public	K-5	1635 South San Pedro St.	Los Angeles	90015	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(213) 747-9538	403	20	20.1	98.3%	3 (0.7%)	10 (2.5%)	388 (96.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	$26,463			$5,450			$21,013	28.7	39.5	3204	877		062271003331

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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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