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
5562	Monterey Elementary	Public	K-6	794 East Monterey Ave.	San Bernardino	92410	San Bernardino County	San Bernardino City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 388-6391	372	18	20.6	96.5%	8 (2.2%)	43 (11.6%)	306 (82.3%)	11 (3.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	$23,966			$4,487			$19,479	11.1	7.2	5805	243		063417005370
5563	Burns Valley	Public	K-7	3620 Pine St.	Clearlake	95422	Lake County	Konocti Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 994-2272	568	23	24.6	82.2%	120 (21.1%)	10 (1.8%)	376 (66.2%)	4 (0.7%)	11 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (8.3%)	$100,119			$15,328			$84,791	11.1	10.5	5660	97		062007002398
5564	Lower Lake Elementary	Public	K-7	9240 Lake St.	Lower Lake	95457	Lake County	Konocti Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 994-5787	743	28	26.3	80.1%	235 (31.6%)	11 (1.5%)	407 (54.8%)	1 (0.1%)	19 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	69 (9.3%)	$73,065			$11,210			$61,855	11	13.7	5425	139		062007002403
5565	Fair Oaks Elementary	Public	K-5	2400 Lisa Ln.	Pleasant Hill	94523	Contra Costa County	Mt. Diablo Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 685-4494	323	14	23	85.4%	58 (18.0%)	25 (7.7%)	143 (44.3%)	55 (17.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	41 (12.7%)	$3,918			$1,365			$2,553	11	14.4	5365	200		062637003946
5566	Big Springs Elementary	Public	K-8	7405 Highway A-12	Montague	96064	Siskiyou County	Big Springs Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 459-3189	151	5	27.9	60.3%	67 (44.4%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (12.6%)	43 (28.5%)	3 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (12.6%)	$26,940			$2,345			$24,595	11	8.1	5766	200		060498000481
5567	Rice (William) Elementary	Public	K-6	700 East Vickie Ave.	Santa Maria	93454	Santa Barbara County	Santa Maria-Bonita	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 361-7740	887	40	21.9	95.2%	16 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	847 (95.5%)	3 (0.3%)	7 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (1.6%)	$12,075			$2,455			$9,620	11	13	5480	87		060558009321
5568	Winter Gardens Elementary	Public	K-5	1277 South Clela Ave.	Los Angeles	90022	Los Angeles County	Montebello Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 268-0477	399	20	19.8	89.7%	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.5%)	389 (97.5%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.8%)	$15,171			$1,107			$14,064	11	17.2	5097	471		062547003814
5569	Leggett Valley Elementary	Public	K-8	1 School Way	Leggett	95585	Mendocino County	Leggett Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 925-6285	51	4	12.5	88.2%	34 (66.7%)	1 (2.0%)	9 (17.6%)	1 (2.0%)	4 (7.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (3.9%)	$32,769			$2,661			$30,108	11	21.5	4717	852		060966509671
5570	Cesar E Chavez Elementary	Public	K-6	500 Tuolumne St.	Parlier	93648	Fresno County	Parlier Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 646-3595	439	22	19.9	95.4%	9 (2.1%)	3 (0.7%)	425 (96.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)								11	12.3	5535	35		062991004659
5571	Oak Ridge Elementary	Public	K-6	4501 Martin Luther King Blvd.	Sacramento	95820	Sacramento County	Sacramento City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 395-4665	429	15	28.4	96.5%	21 (4.9%)	38 (8.9%)	250 (58.3%)	77 (17.9%)	1 (0.2%)	12 (2.8%)	30 (7.0%)	$21,425			$4,067			$17,358	11	12	5559	12		063384005271

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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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