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
271	Arma J. Shull Elementary	Public	K-5	825 North Amelia	San Dimas	91773	Los Angeles County	Bonita Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 971-8208	633	23	27.7	26.1%	120 (19.0%)	5 (0.8%)	304 (48.0%)	139 (22.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	65 (10.3%)	$14,763			$643			$14,120	95.6	96.5	218	53		060561000504
272	Graystone Elementary	Public	K-5	6982 Shearwater Dr.	San Jose	95120	Santa Clara County	San Jose Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 535-6317	466	24	19.4	8.8%	127 (27.3%)	4 (0.9%)	57 (12.2%)	239 (51.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (8.4%)	$21,224			$1,552			$19,672	95.6	97.7	98	174		063459005715
273	Liberty Elementary	Public	K-6	1250 East Liberty Hill Dr.	Fresno	93720	Fresno County	Clovis Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 327-7100	618	27	23.3	44.7%	197 (31.9%)	27 (4.4%)	253 (40.9%)	89 (14.4%)	10 (1.6%)	2 (0.3%)	40 (6.5%)	$13,027			$767			$12,260	95.6	97	164	109		060903010203
274	Oso Grande Elementary	Public	K-5	30251 Sienna Pkwy.	Ladera Ranch	92694	Orange County	Capistrano Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(949) 234-5966	867	32	27	13.8%	587 (67.7%)	3 (0.3%)	85 (9.8%)	69 (8.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	123 (14.2%)	$17,752			$1,177			$16,575	95.6	95.9	272	2		060744010984
275	Redwood Shores Elementary	Public	K-5	225 Shearwater Pkwy.	Redwood City	94065	San Mateo County	Belmont-Redwood Shores Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 802-8060	404	20	20.2	8.2%	109 (27.0%)	4 (1.0%)	51 (12.6%)	180 (44.6%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	57 (14.1%)	$16,271			$492			$15,779	95.6	94.4	395	120		060453012574
276	New Traditions Elementary	Public	K-5	2049 Grove St.	San Francisco	94117	San Francisco County	San Francisco Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 750-8490	259	9	28.7	22.8%	128 (49.4%)	15 (5.8%)	37 (14.3%)	23 (8.9%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	55 (21.2%)	$22,184			$1,942			$20,242	95.6	94.4	397	121		063441005652
277	Russell Ranch Elementary	Public	K-5	375 Dry Creek Rd.	Folsom	95630	Sacramento County	Folsom-Cordova Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 294-2430	503	24	21	9.9%	165 (32.8%)	6 (1.2%)	74 (14.7%)	201 (40.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	56 (11.1%)	$21,390			$1,002			$20,388	95.6	96.1	250	27		061389011989
278	Red Oak Elementary	Public	K-5	4857 Rockfield St.	Oak Park	91377	Ventura County	Oak Park Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 707-7972	569	23	24.7	11.6%	257 (45.2%)	4 (0.7%)	56 (9.8%)	189 (33.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	61 (10.7%)	$15,396			$916			$14,480	95.6	96.7	191	87		062785002854
279	Del Sur Elementary	Public	K-5	15665 Paseo Del Sur	San Diego	92127	San Diego County	Poway Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(858) 674-6200	891	37	23.9	9.1%	371 (41.6%)	7 (0.8%)	83 (9.3%)	331 (37.1%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.4%)	95 (10.7%)	$14,858			$637			$14,221	95.6	97	169	110		063153012196
280	Tassajara Hills Elementary	Public	K-5	4675 Camino Tassajara Rd.	Danville	94506	Contra Costa County	San Ramon Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 855-7800	506	22	23.4	8.1%	135 (26.7%)	4 (0.8%)	65 (12.8%)	246 (48.6%)	2 (0.4%)	3 (0.6%)	51 (10.1%)	$14,268			$252			$14,016	95.6	95.9	270	10		063513007082

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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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