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
951	Sequoia Elementary	Public	K-5	3730 Lincoln Ave.	Oakland	94602	Alameda County	Oakland Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 879-2151	452	18	25.1	44.5%	132 (29.2%)	50 (11.1%)	116 (25.7%)	48 (10.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	99 (21.9%)	$23,962			$3,809			$20,153	84.2	86.9	868	83		062805004314
952	Gladstone Elementary	Public	K-5	1314 West Gladstone	San Dimas	91773	Los Angeles County	Bonita Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 971-8204	518	23	22.1	34.7%	92 (17.8%)	4 (0.8%)	302 (58.3%)	79 (15.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (7.7%)	$14,996			$643			$14,353	84.1	84.2	989	37		060561000508
953	R. J. Neutra	Public	K-5	Community Center Dr.	Lemoore	93245	Kings County	Central Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 998-6823	410	24	17	24.6%	167 (40.7%)	41 (10.0%)	128 (31.2%)	25 (6.1%)	2 (0.5%)	4 (1.0%)	43 (10.5%)	$37,577			$2,269			$35,308	84.1	84.4	981	28		060798000767
954	Ronald Reagan Elementary	Public	K-6	10800 Rosslyn Ln.	Bakersfield	93311	Kern County	Panama-Buena Vista Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 665-8099	831	33	24.9	42.7%	229 (27.6%)	31 (3.7%)	272 (32.7%)	231 (27.8%)	3 (0.4%)	4 (0.5%)	61 (7.3%)	$16,582			$1,414			$15,168	84.1	88.2	805	149		060639007503
955	Cal Aero Preserve Academy	Public	K-8	15850 Main St.	Chino	91708	San Bernardino County	Chino Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 606-8531	982	44	22.5	47.9%	94 (9.6%)	52 (5.3%)	341 (34.7%)	425 (43.3%)	4 (0.4%)	5 (0.5%)	61 (6.2%)								84.1	76.6	1306	351		060846012552
956	Montair Elementary	Public	K-5	300 Quinterra Ln.	Danville	94526	Contra Costa County	San Ramon Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 855-5100	484	25	19.1	6.6%	307 (63.4%)	3 (0.6%)	44 (9.1%)	63 (13.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	65 (13.4%)	$19,631			$599			$19,032	84.1	82.5	1055	99		063513005951
957	Superior Street Elementary	Public, Charter	K-5	9756 Oso Ave.	Chatsworth	91311	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 349-1410	470	21	22.3	62.3%	84 (17.9%)	14 (3.0%)	250 (53.2%)	70 (14.9%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	50 (10.6%)	$22,533			$3,765			$18,768	84.1	79.6	1168	211		062271003381
958	Mayflower Elementary	Public	K-5	210 North Mayflower Ave.	Monrovia	91016	Los Angeles County	Monrovia Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 471-2200	524	23	22.7	45.4%	144 (27.5%)	23 (4.4%)	244 (46.6%)	58 (11.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	55 (10.5%)	$18,102			$1,841			$16,261	84.1	76.7	1305	347		062532003778
959	Gerald F. Litel Elementary	Public	K-6	3425 Eucalyptus Ave.	Chino Hills	91709	San Bernardino County	Chino Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 591-1336	616	26	23.8		104 (16.9%)	8 (1.3%)	258 (41.9%)	194 (31.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	51 (8.3%)								84.1	85.9	911	48		060846009124
960	Carl Hankey Elementary	Public	K-5	27252 Nubles St.	Mission Viejo	92692	Orange County	Capistrano Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(949) 234-5315	284	12	23.6	57.0%	95 (33.5%)	2 (0.7%)	118 (41.5%)	20 (7.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (17.3%)	$19,025			$2,009			$17,016	84	81	1113	153		060744000691

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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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