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
3041	Pat Butler Elementary	Public	K-6	700 Nicklaus St.	Paso Robles	93446	San Luis Obispo County	Paso Robles Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 769-1750	472	17	27.7	60.4%	179 (37.9%)	7 (1.5%)	243 (51.5%)	5 (1.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (7.8%)	$16,935			$1,918			$15,017	42.5	52.7	2413	628		060004807411
3042	Westfield Elementary	Public	K-6	1151 West Pioneer Ave.	Porterville	93257	Tulare County	Porterville Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 782-7270	661	27	24.2	81.5%	107 (16.2%)	0 (0.0%)	511 (77.3%)	26 (3.9%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (2.3%)	$17,977			$1,771			$16,206	42.5	44.3	2904	138		060006404877
3043	Ramona-Alessandro Elementary	Public	K-6	670 Ramona Ave.	San Bernardino	92411	San Bernardino County	San Bernardino City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 388-6300	502	25	20	92.8%	11 (2.2%)	31 (6.2%)	444 (88.4%)	6 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	9 (1.8%)	$25,476			$4,789			$20,687	42.5	41.6	3092	49		063417005379
3044	Armstrong Elementary	Public	K-6	22750 Beaverhead Dr.	Diamond Bar	91765	Los Angeles County	Pomona Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 397-4563	251	14	18.5	66.9%	25 (10.0%)	16 (6.4%)	150 (59.8%)	37 (14.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (9.2%)	$26,066			$2,485			$23,581	42.4	55.5	2259	785		063132004836
3045	Patricia Beatty Elementary	Public	K-6	4261 Latham Rd.	Riverside	92501	Riverside County	Riverside Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 276-2070	494	21	23.6	84.8%	17 (3.4%)	35 (7.1%)	383 (77.5%)	29 (5.9%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (5.7%)	$18,506			$1,360			$17,146	42.4	42.2	3053	8		063315012047
3046	Valle Lindo Elementary	Public	K-6	1515 Oleander Ave.	Chula Vista	91911	San Diego County	Chula Vista Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 421-5151	372	19	19.5	54.3%	15 (4.0%)	14 (3.8%)	288 (77.4%)	31 (8.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	23 (6.2%)	$19,212			$2,330			$16,882	42.4	39	3234	188		060861000880
3047	Kellogg (Karl H.) Elementary	Public	K-6	229 East Naples St.	Chula Vista	91911	San Diego County	Chula Vista Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 420-4151	305	14	22	76.1%	29 (9.5%)	5 (1.6%)	251 (82.3%)	6 (2.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.3%)	$23,341			$3,989			$19,352	42.4	53.7	2362	685		060861000864
3048	Del Mar Elementary	Public	K-5	1959 Merrill St.	Santa Cruz	95062	Santa Cruz County	Live Oak Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 477-2063	322	14	23	62.4%	109 (33.9%)	7 (2.2%)	189 (58.7%)	7 (2.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.8%)	$21,045			$1,565			$19,480	42.3	51.3	2494	554		062199007435
3049	Canyon Springs Community Elementary	Public	K-6	19059 Vicci St.	Canyon Country	91351	Los Angeles County	Sulphur Springs Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 252-4322	496	20	24.8	82.3%	26 (5.2%)	5 (1.0%)	436 (87.9%)	12 (2.4%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.0%)	$15,771			$1,357			$14,414	42.3	39.7	3191	142		063822010249
3050	Santa Clarita Valley International	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	28060 Hasley Canyon Rd. Ste. 2	Castaic	91384	Los Angeles County	Santa Clarita Valley International District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 705-4820	548	24	22.4	44.7%	194 (35.4%)	49 (8.9%)	220 (40.1%)	32 (5.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (8.8%)	$17,250			$731			$16,519	42.3	51.9	2456	594		060213712191

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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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