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
611	Kumeyaay Elementary	Public	K-5	6475 Antigua Blvd.	San Diego	92124	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 605-1500	398	17	23.4	26.9%	163 (41.0%)	13 (3.3%)	101 (25.4%)	60 (15.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	61 (15.3%)	$21,577			$3,686			$17,891	90.9	91.7	592	19		063432003952
612	Carl H. Sundahl Elementary	Public	K-5	9932 Inwood Rd.	Folsom	95630	Sacramento County	Folsom-Cordova Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 294-2425	435	21	20.3	18.2%	278 (63.9%)	5 (1.1%)	67 (15.4%)	26 (6.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	59 (13.6%)	$23,922			$1,063			$22,859	90.9	91.9	582	30		061389009135
613	Castle Rock Elementary	Public	K-5	2975 Castle Rock Rd.	Diamond Bar	91765	Los Angeles County	Walnut Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 598-5006	684	26	26.1	26.6%	20 (2.9%)	10 (1.5%)	132 (19.3%)	480 (70.2%)	1 (0.1%)	4 (0.6%)	37 (5.4%)	$14,730			$532			$14,198	90.9	88.4	791	178		064128006833
614	Twin Creeks Elementary	Public	K-5	2785 Marsh Dr.	San Ramon	94583	Contra Costa County	San Ramon Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 855-2900	674	31	21.6	11.4%	145 (21.5%)	16 (2.4%)	97 (14.4%)	344 (51.0%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	68 (10.1%)	$12,744			$165			$12,579	90.9	86.7	880	266		063513005959
615	Lafayette Elementary	Public	K-5	4545 Anza St.	San Francisco	94121	San Francisco County	San Francisco Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 750-8483	471	21	22.8	30.4%	123 (26.1%)	6 (1.3%)	64 (13.6%)	174 (36.9%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	99 (21.0%)	$22,946			$1,525			$21,421	90.8	96.2	249	366		063441005637
616	Marin Elementary	Public	K-5	1001 Santa Fe Ave.	Albany	94706	Alameda County	Albany City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 559-4700	524	22	24	26.1%	155 (29.6%)	21 (4.0%)	77 (14.7%)	137 (26.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	132 (25.2%)	$16,955			$281			$16,674	90.8	93.6	462	154		060186000062
617	Forest Park Elementary	Public	K-5	34400 Maybird Cir.	Fremont	94555	Alameda County	Fremont Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 713-0141	725	27	26.8	18.8%	33 (4.6%)	14 (1.9%)	61 (8.4%)	584 (80.6%)	5 (0.7%)	7 (1.0%)	21 (2.9%)	$14,408			$239			$14,169	90.7	95	346	271		061440000488
618	S. A. Moffett Elementary	Public	K-5	8800 Burlcrest Ave.	Huntington Beach	92646	Orange County	Huntington Beach City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 963-8985	410	17	24.1	23.7%	241 (58.8%)	1 (0.2%)	62 (15.1%)	41 (10.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	65 (15.9%)	$18,165			$1,038			$17,127	90.7	90.3	687	69		061803002221
619	Rescue Elementary	Public	K-5	3880 Green Valley Rd.	Rescue	95672	El Dorado County	Rescue Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 677-2720	519	21	24.7	24.5%	420 (80.9%)	8 (1.5%)	66 (12.7%)	12 (2.3%)	7 (1.3%)	2 (0.4%)	4 (0.8%)	$12,720			$859			$11,861	90.6	82.1	1066	447		063231004984
620	Lucas Valley Elementary	Public	K-5	1175 Idylberry Dr.	San Rafael	94903	Marin County	Miller Creek Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 492-3730	315	13	25.2	9.5%	225 (71.4%)	4 (1.3%)	29 (9.2%)	28 (8.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (9.2%)	$32,364			$1,553			$30,811	90.6	90.7	651	31		061122001244

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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.