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
2691	Amelia Earhart Elementary School of International Studies	Public	K-5	45-250 Dune Palms Rd.	Indio	92201	Riverside County	Desert Sands Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 200-3720	748	30	24.9	65.1%	169 (22.6%)	5 (0.7%)	492 (65.8%)	30 (4.0%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (6.4%)	$19,984			$3,063			$16,921	48.1	43.6	2954	263		061111008766
2692	Biola-Pershing Elementary	Public	K-6	4885 North Biola Ave.	Fresno	93723	Fresno County	Central Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 276-5235	198	9	22	92.4%	1 (0.5%)	3 (1.5%)	168 (84.8%)	23 (11.6%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.0%)								48.1	46.1	2787	95		060797007665
2693	Vallecitos Elementary	Public	K-8	5211 Fifth St.	Fallbrook	92028	San Diego County	Vallecitos Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 728-7092	195	9	21.6	81.0%	26 (13.3%)	1 (0.5%)	164 (84.1%)	3 (1.5%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$21,609			$1,237			$20,372	48.1	45.1	2856	163		064071006717
2694	Lincoln Elementary	Public	K-5	1582 Lincoln Rd.	Yuba City	95993	Sutter County	Yuba City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 822-5255	488	22	22.1	73.4%	92 (18.9%)	5 (1.0%)	165 (33.8%)	176 (36.1%)	7 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (8.8%)								48.1	45.4	2841	147		064347007035
2695	Cypress Elementary	Public	K-5	351 West Cypress Ave.	Covina	91723	Los Angeles County	Covina-Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 974-4300	558	21	26.1	79.0%	30 (5.4%)	18 (3.2%)	450 (80.6%)	41 (7.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	18 (3.2%)	$22,537			$1,714			$20,823	48.1	42	3072	377		061005001094
2696	Mitchell Elementary	Public	K-6	13451 Taft Ave.	Garden Grove	92843	Orange County	Garden Grove Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 663-6131	390	16	25.1	84.6%	5 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	250 (64.1%)	131 (33.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.8%)	$17,068			$1,634			$15,434	48	48	2664	32		061488001862
2697	Maxwell Academy (Pk-8)	Public	K-8	733 Euclid Ave.	Duarte	91010	Los Angeles County	Duarte Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 599-5300	504	24	20.8	74.2%	18 (3.6%)	12 (2.4%)	411 (81.5%)	35 (6.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (5.4%)	$19,330			$4,202			$15,128	48	38.6	3264	567		061152001285
2698	Rice (Eldridge) Elementary	Public	K-6	2150 North Angelus Ave.	Rosemead	91770	Los Angeles County	Garvey Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 307-3348	291	12	24.2	75.6%	1 (0.3%)	6 (2.1%)	112 (38.5%)	162 (55.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.4%)	$22,984			$2,718			$20,266	48	45.9	2796	98		061494001893
2699	DREAM Academy	Public	K-8	11838 Valle Vista Rd	Lakeside	92040	San Diego County	Lakeside Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 390-2600	138	6	23	39.1%	71 (51.4%)	3 (2.2%)	45 (32.6%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (13.0%)	$27,220			$698			$26,522	48	90.4	682	2017		062079014397
2700	Jellick Elementary	Public	K-6	1400 South Jellick Ave.	Rowland Heights	91748	Los Angeles County	Rowland Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 964-1275	376	19	19.4	91.2%	9 (2.4%)	2 (0.5%)	261 (69.4%)	95 (25.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.4%)	$21,492			$1,655			$19,837	48	36.4	3407	707		063375005203

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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:

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

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Magnet Schools: Unleashing the Power of Education

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