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
1381	Montevideo Elementary	Public	K-6	24071 Carrillo Dr.	Mission Viejo	92691	Orange County	Saddleback Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(949) 586-8050	444	22	20.2	45.7%	185 (41.7%)	5 (1.1%)	149 (33.6%)	56 (12.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (10.8%)	$18,083			$1,367			$16,716	74.8	75.1	1363	18		063386005308
1382	Gettysburg Elementary	Public	K-6	2100 Gettysburg Ave.	Clovis	93611	Fresno County	Clovis Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 327-6900	626	27	23.3	53.0%	192 (30.7%)	11 (1.8%)	296 (47.3%)	84 (13.4%)	8 (1.3%)	3 (0.5%)	32 (5.1%)	$12,118			$642			$11,476	74.7	82.9	1043	339		060903009127
1383	Faylane Elementary	Public	K-6	11731 Morrie Ln.	Garden Grove	92840	Orange County	Garden Grove Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 663-6253	466	20	23.3	77.7%	27 (5.8%)	4 (0.9%)	228 (48.9%)	186 (39.9%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.9%)	12 (2.6%)	$17,193			$1,721			$15,472	74.7	73.9	1416	33		061488001842
1384	Fremont Elementary	Public	K-8	2001 South Elm St.	Alhambra	91803	Los Angeles County	Alhambra Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 943-3360	654	32	20.4	39.3%	23 (3.5%)	2 (0.3%)	486 (74.3%)	113 (17.3%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	28 (4.3%)	$14,345			$1,338			$13,007	74.7	67.8	1689	305		060015310936
1385	Hill Creek Elementary	Public	K-8	9665 Jeremy St.	Santee	92071	San Diego County	Santee	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 956-5000	695	29	23.8	47.3%	364 (52.4%)	5 (0.7%)	219 (31.5%)	29 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	78 (11.2%)	$15,815			$709			$15,106	74.7	67.6	1700	315		063588006141
1386	Fern Elementary	Public	K-5	1314 Fern Ave.	Torrance	90503	Los Angeles County	Torrance Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 533-4506	473	17	27.8	34.7%	115 (24.3%)	12 (2.5%)	193 (40.8%)	103 (21.8%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.8%)	45 (9.5%)	$16,193			$730			$15,463	74.7	80.9	1123	263		063942006558
1387	Mary Deterding Elementary	Public	K-6	6000 Stanley Ave.	Carmichael	95608	Sacramento County	San Juan Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 979-8138	670	25	26.8	51.3%	359 (53.6%)	22 (3.3%)	111 (16.6%)	97 (14.5%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	78 (11.6%)	$16,420			$2,419			$14,001	74.7	82.2	1063	324		063462005772
1388	Monterey Bay Charter	Public, Charter	K-8	1004 David Ave.	Pacific Grove	93950	Monterey County	Monterey Bay Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 655-4638	475	17	27.9	31.2%	260 (54.7%)	3 (0.6%)	128 (26.9%)	16 (3.4%)	3 (0.6%)	3 (0.6%)	62 (13.1%)	$14,176			$436			$13,740	74.6	68.3	1672	284		060157011695
1389	Strawberry Elementary	Public	4-6	2311 Horseshoe Dr.	Santa Rosa	95405	Sonoma County	Bennett Valley Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 526-4433	365	15	24.3	35.1%	203 (55.6%)	10 (2.7%)	96 (26.3%)	19 (5.2%)	1 (0.3%)	7 (1.9%)	29 (7.9%)	$13,771			$874			$12,897	74.6	73.1	1445	56		060465000429
1390	Eagle Prairie Elementary	Public	K-5	95 Center St.	Rio Dell	95562	Humboldt County	Rio Dell Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 764-5694	223	12	18.2	63.7%	146 (65.5%)	1 (0.4%)	49 (22.0%)	1 (0.4%)	4 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (9.9%)								74.6	57.8	2157	767		063273005086

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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:

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Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA): Transforming Education in America

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