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
1011	Thousand Oaks Elementary	Public	K-5	840 Colusa Ave.	Berkeley	94707	Alameda County	Berkeley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 644-6368	337	16	21	27.9%	148 (43.9%)	15 (4.5%)	79 (23.4%)	40 (11.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	55 (16.3%)	$22,772			$788			$21,984	83.1	87.3	849	162		060474000450
1012	Longden Elementary	Public	K-6	9501 Wendon St.	Temple City	91780	Los Angeles County	Temple City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 548-5068	936	34	27.5	44.2%	36 (3.8%)	9 (1.0%)	222 (23.7%)	620 (66.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	47 (5.0%)	$17,448			$1,465			$15,983	83.1	86.7	882	130		063898006537
1013	Charles G. Emery Elementary	Public	K-5	8600 Somerset St.	Buena Park	90621	Orange County	Buena Park Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 521-5134	646	25	26.3	55.3%	31 (4.8%)	7 (1.1%)	201 (31.1%)	368 (57.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (5.9%)	$21,303			$1,920			$19,383	83.1	88.6	772	241		060636000555
1014	Breen Elementary	Public	K-6	2751 Breen Dr.	Rocklin	95765	Placer County	Rocklin Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 632-1155	424	18	23.2	22.6%	224 (52.8%)	5 (1.2%)	80 (18.9%)	44 (10.4%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	67 (15.8%)	$14,622			$386			$14,236	83.1	81.1	1110	96		060001303571
1015	Los Molinos Elementary	Public	K-5	3112 Las Marias Ave.	Hacienda Heights	91745	Los Angeles County	Hacienda la Puente Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 933-2200	505	21	24	57.4%	21 (4.2%)	5 (1.0%)	307 (60.8%)	135 (26.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (7.3%)	$18,044			$1,448			$16,596	83.1	88.1	813	202		061632502054
1016	Jefferson Elementary	Public	K-5	1725 Irving St.	San Francisco	94122	San Francisco County	San Francisco Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 759-2821	511	22	23.2	36.8%	107 (20.9%)	4 (0.8%)	49 (9.6%)	273 (53.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	77 (15.1%)	$21,779			$1,815			$19,964	83.1	77.9	1249	233		063441005631
1017	Webster Elementary	Public	K-5	3602 Winter Canyon	Malibu	90265	Los Angeles County	Santa Monica-Malibu Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 456-6494	178	13	13.8	6.2%	153 (86.0%)	3 (1.7%)	16 (9.0%)	2 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.2%)								83.1	96.5	214	803		063570006104
1018	Sycamore Canyon Elementary	Public	K-6	10201 Settle Rd.	Santee	92071	San Diego County	Santee	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 956-5400	373	18	20.7	37.0%	192 (51.5%)	8 (2.1%)	112 (30.0%)	13 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (12.9%)	$16,503			$705			$15,798	83	87.9	817	201		063588006146
1019	Santa Teresa Elementary	Public	K-6	6200 Encinal Dr.	San Jose	95119	Santa Clara County	Oak Grove Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 227-3303	542	22	24.3	29.0%	91 (16.8%)	11 (2.0%)	183 (33.8%)	208 (38.4%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (8.1%)	$16,737			$848			$15,889	83	85	948	71		062781004223
1020	Hugo Reid Elementary	Public	K-5	1000 Hugo Reid Dr.	Arcadia	91007	Los Angeles County	Arcadia Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 821-8346	583	24	24.2	34.5%	38 (6.5%)	7 (1.2%)	142 (24.4%)	327 (56.1%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	65 (11.1%)	$18,990			$1,942			$17,048	83	85.7	923	97		060297000232

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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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Educational resources:

State-Administered Standardized Tests: A Comprehensive Guide

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

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