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
4632	Maple Elementary	Public	K-6	244 East Valencia Dr.	Fullerton	92832	Orange County	Fullerton Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 447-7590	315	11	27.8	81.0%	13 (4.1%)	7 (2.2%)	280 (88.9%)	7 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	6 (1.9%)	$26,770			$922			$25,848	22.5	22.3	4644	12		061473006099
4633	Southern California Flex Academy	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	8560 Aliento Rd.	Lucerne Valley	92356	San Bernardino County	Southern California Flex Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(818) 396-8818	505	24	20.7	75.6%	80 (15.8%)	92 (18.2%)	304 (60.2%)	10 (2.0%)	3 (0.6%)	2 (0.4%)	14 (2.8%)	$14,231			$488			$13,743	22.5	19.7	4900	267		060195614359
4634	Audubon K-8	Public	K-8	8111 San Vicente	San Diego	92114	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 344-5800	495	21	23.5	87.9%	15 (3.0%)	28 (5.7%)	403 (81.4%)	29 (5.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	18 (3.6%)	$22,168			$4,050			$18,118	22.5	26.3	4263	371		063432005411
4635	John R. Williams	Public	K-6	2450 Meadow Ave.	Stockton	95207	San Joaquin County	Lincoln Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 953-8767	555	23	24.1	84.9%	32 (5.8%)	55 (9.9%)	377 (67.9%)	57 (10.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	32 (5.8%)	$14,531			$1,153			$13,378	22.5	24.3	4435	200		062169002577
4636	Rosewood Park	Public	K-8	2353 Commerce Way	Commerce	90040	Los Angeles County	Montebello Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 887-7862	585	28	21.2	86.3%	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.7%)	574 (98.1%)	5 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$16,023			$1,045			$14,978	22.4	26.9	4220	416		062547003807
4637	Hamilton Tk-8	Public	K-8	5530 Nave Dr.	Novato	94949	Marin County	Novato Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 883-4691	544	26	21.1	82.0%	54 (9.9%)	22 (4.0%)	412 (75.7%)	24 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	31 (5.7%)	$26,063			$2,425			$23,638	22.4	26.5	4250	387		062772004185
4638	Vista Colorado Elementary	Public	K-5	700 Bailey Ave.	Needles	92363	San Bernardino County	Needles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 326-2167	319	15	21.1	82.1%	153 (48.0%)	20 (6.3%)	116 (36.4%)	3 (0.9%)	11 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (5.0%)	$14,576			$851			$13,725	22.4	17.1	5111	473		062676004059
4639	Los Altos Elementary	Public	K-6	12001 Bona Vista Ln.	Whittier	90604	Los Angeles County	South Whittier Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 941-3711	457	21	21.7	91.0%	13 (2.8%)	3 (0.7%)	431 (94.3%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.5%)	$23,298			$3,245			$20,053	22.4	23.8	4489	150		063756006360
4640	Edwin Markham Elementary	Public	K-6	101 Markham Ave.	Vacaville	95688	Solano County	Vacaville Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 453-6230	882	37	23.8	68.6%	98 (11.1%)	59 (6.7%)	620 (70.3%)	39 (4.4%)	2 (0.2%)	4 (0.5%)	60 (6.8%)	$13,750			$1,798			$11,952	22.4	18.2	5010	370		064059006704
4641	Monte Vista Elementary	Public	K-6	701 West Westfield Ave.	Porterville	93257	Tulare County	Porterville Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 782-7350	440	18	24.1	93.0%	40 (9.1%)	0 (0.0%)	386 (87.7%)	2 (0.5%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.8%)	$17,940			$4,154			$13,786	22.4	19	4941	300		060006407467

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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.