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
4442	Roger Anton Elementary	Public	K-6	1501 Anton Ct.	San Bernardino	92404	San Bernardino County	San Bernardino City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 386-2000	619	29	21.3	94.8%	11 (1.8%)	22 (3.6%)	558 (90.1%)	9 (1.5%)	6 (1.0%)	5 (0.8%)	8 (1.3%)	$22,204			$4,459			$17,745	24.6	15.4	5268	826		063417011107
4443	Cameron Elementary	Public	K-5	801 Muriel Dr.	Barstow	92311	San Bernardino County	Barstow Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 255-6260	436	18	24.1	89.7%	43 (9.9%)	122 (28.0%)	235 (53.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (7.8%)	$15,216			$2,905			$12,311	24.6	17.4	5084	641		060402000357
4444	Moscone (George R.) Elementary	Public	K-5	2576 Harrison St.	San Francisco	94110	San Francisco County	San Francisco Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 695-5736	334	15	22.2	77.5%	5 (1.5%)	8 (2.4%)	222 (66.5%)	77 (23.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (6.6%)	$23,762			$1,894			$21,868	24.6	39.6	3202	1242		063441005615
4445	La Mirada Elementary	Public	K-6	222 Avenida de la Madrid	San Ysidro	92173	San Diego County	San Ysidro Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 428-4424	382	18	21.2	62.6%	5 (1.3%)	2 (0.5%)	361 (94.5%)	5 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.4%)								24.6	27.3	4177	268		063522005963
4446	Anderson Elementary	Public	K-6	8902 Hewitt Pl.	Garden Grove	92844	Orange County	Westminster	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 894-7201	445	20	21.7	80.4%	17 (3.8%)	1 (0.2%)	227 (51.0%)	185 (41.6%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	12 (2.7%)	$23,036			$2,579			$20,457	24.6	30.4	3896	550		064215006901
4447	Valley View Elementary	Public	K-5	11750 Gramercy Pl.	Riverside	92505	Riverside County	Alvord Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 358-1670	675	29	23.1	81.8%	42 (6.2%)	13 (1.9%)	593 (87.9%)	11 (1.6%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	14 (2.1%)	$14,631			$1,438			$13,193	24.6	23.5	4526	79		060243009514
4448	Sherman Thomas Charter	Public, Charter	K-8	101 West Adell St.	Madera	93638	Madera County	Sherman Thomas Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 674-1192	233	10	23.3	65.2%	51 (21.9%)	1 (0.4%)	179 (76.8%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	$15,663			$1,443			$14,220	24.6	21.5	4725	277		060246711160
4449	Cimarron Elementary	Public	K-5	36940 45th St. East	Palmdale	93552	Los Angeles County	Palmdale Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 285-9780	497	20	25.2	77.9%	15 (3.0%)	51 (10.3%)	410 (82.5%)	5 (1.0%)	6 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.0%)	$20,816			$2,938			$17,878	24.6	14.2	5377	928		062958007129
4450	Innovations Academy of Palmdale	Public, Virtual	K-8	37230 37th St. East	Palmdale	93550	Los Angeles County	Palmdale Elementary	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(661) 236-0161	409	15	28	87.3%	33 (8.1%)	76 (18.6%)	271 (66.3%)	3 (0.7%)	6 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (4.9%)	$17,913			$2,136			$15,777	24.6	10.2	5677	1227		062958013949
4451	Del Norte Elementary	Public	K-6	850 Del Norte Ave.	Ontario	91764	San Bernardino County	Ontario-Montclair	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 986-9515	428	20	21.4	93.0%	11 (2.6%)	31 (7.2%)	369 (86.2%)	5 (1.2%)	3 (0.7%)	3 (0.7%)	6 (1.4%)	$25,983			$3,420			$22,563	24.6	23.4	4544	93		062847004394

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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.