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
931	Richland Elementary	Public	K-5	910 Richland Rd.	San Marcos	92069	San Diego County	San Marcos Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 290-2400	883	37	23.8	30.8%	349 (39.5%)	6 (0.7%)	374 (42.4%)	63 (7.1%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	87 (9.9%)	$16,899			$1,011			$15,888	84.8	83.7	1011	80		063488005890
932	Junction Elementary	Public	K-5	2150 Ellison Dr.	Roseville	95747	Placer County	Roseville City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 771-1860	645	28	23.3	28.2%	282 (43.7%)	31 (4.8%)	108 (16.7%)	134 (20.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	88 (13.6%)	$13,332			$744			$12,588	84.7	87.3	846	86		063360012329
933	Ada Clegg Elementary	Public	K-5	6311 Larchwood Dr.	Huntington Beach	92647	Orange County	Westminster	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 894-7218	443	19	23.8	56.4%	108 (24.4%)	4 (0.9%)	151 (34.1%)	162 (36.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.1%)	$21,705			$2,443			$19,262	84.7	83.6	1012	79		064215012492
934	Banyan Elementary	Public	K-6	10900 Mirador Dr.	Alta Loma	91737	San Bernardino County	Alta Loma Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 484-5080	572	23	24.8	47.4%	105 (18.4%)	40 (7.0%)	277 (48.4%)	117 (20.5%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.5%)	29 (5.1%)	$14,430			$1,070			$13,360	84.7	80.9	1117	183		060216007259
935	Golden Hill School for Creative & Performing Arts	Public	K-6	732 Barris Dr.	Fullerton	92832	Orange County	Fullerton Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 447-7715	610	23	26.5	39.7%	244 (40.0%)	8 (1.3%)	253 (41.5%)	45 (7.4%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	57 (9.3%)	$17,827			$449			$17,378	84.7	80.6	1131	196		061473001793
936	Fahari L. Jeffers Elementary	Public	K-6	1145 Camino Prado	Chula Vista	91913	San Diego County	Chula Vista Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 425-9600	467	20	23.3	21.6%	35 (7.5%)	36 (7.7%)	183 (39.2%)	150 (32.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	63 (13.5%)	$16,015			$1,619			$14,396	84.6	94.7	369	567		060861014615
937	Reed Elementary	Public	K-5	1524 Jacob Ave.	San Jose	95118	Santa Clara County	San Jose Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 535-6247	356	16	21.8	24.2%	125 (35.1%)	0 (0.0%)	111 (31.2%)	70 (19.7%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.1%)	46 (12.9%)	$19,837			$581			$19,256	84.6	82.1	1070	133		063459005734
938	Emerson Parkside Academy	Public	K-5	2625 Josie Ave.	Long Beach	90815	Los Angeles County	Long Beach Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 420-2631	356	18	19.9	25.3%	143 (40.2%)	18 (5.1%)	112 (31.5%)	37 (10.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	45 (12.6%)	$22,707			$3,826			$18,881	84.6	90.5	674	264		062250002712
939	Yerba Buena Elementary	Public	K-5	6098 Reyes Adobe Rd.	Agoura Hills	91301	Los Angeles County	Las Virgenes Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 889-0040	372	15	24.8	22.6%	244 (65.6%)	4 (1.1%)	52 (14.0%)	22 (5.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (13.2%)	$18,423			$530			$17,893	84.5	88	815	124		062100002529
940	Hillside Elementary	Public	K-6	4975 North Mayfield Ave.	San Bernardino	92407	San Bernardino County	San Bernardino City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 881-8264	586	28	21	90.3%	29 (4.9%)	36 (6.1%)	502 (85.7%)	7 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.7%)	8 (1.4%)	$24,388			$4,432			$19,956	84.5	89.1	744	196		063417009187

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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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