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
4792	Woodrow Wilson Elementary	Public	K-6	1325 Stillman St.	Selma	93662	Fresno County	Selma Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 898-6730	335	16	20.8	91.3%	20 (6.0%)	2 (0.6%)	305 (91.0%)	5 (1.5%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)								20.5	22.9	4589	203		063627006191
4793	Lugonia Elementary	Public	K-5	202 East Pennsylvania Ave.	Redlands	92374	San Bernardino County	Redlands Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 307-5560	527	21	25	83.7%	19 (3.6%)	41 (7.8%)	402 (76.3%)	35 (6.6%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (5.3%)	$18,035			$2,248			$15,787	20.5	16.8	5143	350		063207004939
4794	Hanson Elementary	Public	K-6	2520 Boundary Ave.	Ramona	92065	San Diego County	Ramona City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 787-2100	547	23	23.7	79.3%	190 (34.7%)	1 (0.2%)	335 (61.2%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.1%)	$9,233			$1,908			$7,325	20.4	24.8	4388	406		063171004905
4795	Garfield Elementary	Public	K-5	13050 Aurora Dr.	San Leandro	94577	Alameda County	San Leandro Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 618-4300	357	17	21.5	82.9%	10 (2.8%)	49 (13.7%)	189 (52.9%)	74 (20.7%)	4 (1.1%)	3 (0.8%)	28 (7.8%)	$22,221			$3,107			$19,114	20.4	24.9	4382	413		063468005833
4796	Stockton Collegiate International Elementary	Public, Charter	K-5	400 E. Main St.	Stockton	95202	San Joaquin County	Stockton Collegiate International Elementary District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 390-9861	360	13	27.6	56.4%	13 (3.6%)	26 (7.2%)	245 (68.1%)	47 (13.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (8.1%)	$16,669			$2,244			$14,425	20.4	22.3	4647	149		060241812451
4797	Lemonwood Elementary	Public	K-8	2001 San Mateo Pl.	Oxnard	93033	Ventura County	Oxnard	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 385-1551	808	39	20.5	91.1%	16 (2.0%)	1 (0.1%)	780 (96.5%)	10 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	$21,922			$2,200			$19,722	20.4	19.2	4928	131		062922004509
4798	Washington Elementary	Public	K-8	500 South Garden	Visalia	93277	Tulare County	Visalia Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 730-7795	294	15	20.1	89.5%	26 (8.8%)	7 (2.4%)	240 (81.6%)	2 (0.7%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (5.8%)	$18,371			$2,490			$15,881	20.4	13.1	5473	675		064116006810
4799	Bernhard Marks Elementary	Public	3-5	1717 Valeria St.	Dos Palos	93620	Merced County	Dos Palos Oro Loma Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 392-0250	478	19	25.1	87.4%	59 (12.3%)	14 (2.9%)	396 (82.8%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.5%)	$18,120			$2,634			$15,486	20.3	18.7	4967	168		060003304680
4800	Morrice Schaefer Charter	Public, Charter	K-6	1370 San Miguel Ave.	Santa Rosa	95403	Sonoma County	Morrice Schaefer Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 522-3015	304	12	24.8	71.4%	69 (22.7%)	5 (1.6%)	177 (58.2%)	31 (10.2%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	20 (6.6%)								20.3	23.6	4507	293		060168509993
4801	Lindo Park Elementary	Public	K-5	12824 Lakeshore Dr.	Lakeside	92040	San Diego County	Lakeside Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 390-2656	421	19	22	73.2%	153 (36.3%)	17 (4.0%)	208 (49.4%)	6 (1.4%)	8 (1.9%)	3 (0.7%)	26 (6.2%)	$16,981			$1,725			$15,256	20.3	20.3	4836	35		062079002496

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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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