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
3531	Elk Hills Elementary	Public	K-8	501 Kern St.	Tupman	93276	Kern County	Elk Hills Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 765-7431	159	9	17.3	73.0%	116 (73.0%)	5 (3.1%)	33 (20.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.1%)	$15,404			$1,657			$13,747	35.6	35.3	3493	38		061236001415
3532	Manzanita Elementary Charter	Public, Charter	K-6	1687 Yulupa Ave.	Santa Rosa	95405	Sonoma County	Rincon Valley Union Elementary	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 545-1771	369	19	19.4	54.2%	138 (37.4%)	8 (2.2%)	140 (37.9%)	12 (3.3%)	12 (3.3%)	4 (1.1%)	52 (14.1%)								35.6	31.2	3842	310		063264005079
3533	Independence Elementary	Public	K-5	8435 Victoria Ave.	South Gate	90280	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 249-9559	418	22	19	94.7%	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	410 (98.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.2%)	$28,553			$6,021			$22,532	35.6	46.7	2751	782		062271007120
3534	Helen L. Dollahan Elementary	Public	K-5	1060 West Etiwanda Ave.	Rialto	92376	San Bernardino County	Rialto Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 820-7943	608	26	23.3	82.2%	17 (2.8%)	34 (5.6%)	527 (86.7%)	9 (1.5%)	1 (0.2%)	6 (1.0%)	14 (2.3%)	$19,806			$3,455			$16,351	35.6	25.3	4342	808		063237008949
3535	Jackson Heights Elementary	Public	K-5	225 South Jackson St.	Red Bluff	96080	Tehama County	Red Bluff Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 527-7150	407	19	21.1	82.3%	212 (52.1%)	3 (0.7%)	157 (38.6%)	2 (0.5%)	10 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (5.7%)	$19,517			$3,270			$16,247	35.5	26.6	4244	709		063198004921
3536	Orange Grove Elementary	Public	K-5	10626 East Orange Grove Ave.	Whittier	90601	Los Angeles County	Whittier City	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 789-3200	324	15	21.1	83.6%	7 (2.2%)	3 (0.9%)	304 (93.8%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.5%)	$18,989			$2,084			$16,905	35.5	42.8	3008	528		064245006945
3537	Caliber: Beta Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	2465 Dolan Way	San Pablo	94806	Contra Costa County	Caliber: Beta Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 685-9886	971	53	18.3	79.8%	27 (2.8%)	167 (17.2%)	636 (65.5%)	115 (11.8%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.3%)	22 (2.3%)	$17,624			$1,368			$16,256	35.5	32.2	3758	221		060172613746
3538	Andrew Jackson Elementary	Public	K-6	2220 Huntsman Ave.	Selma	93662	Fresno County	Selma Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 898-6690	640	27	23.7	91.4%	28 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	578 (90.3%)	23 (3.6%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.4%)								35.5	35.7	3469	69		063627006186
3539	Webster Elementary	Public	K-5	1755 West 32nd Way	Long Beach	90810	Los Angeles County	Long Beach Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 595-6568	454	21	21.6	78.4%	5 (1.1%)	79 (17.4%)	317 (69.8%)	42 (9.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	9 (2.0%)	$24,859			$5,559			$19,300	35.5	29	4010	471		062250002766
3540	Melbourne (Ella P.) Elementary	Public	K-6	21314 Claretta Ave.	Lakewood	90715	Los Angeles County	ABC Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 229-7885	338	15	22.5	92.3%	2 (0.6%)	6 (1.8%)	295 (87.3%)	13 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	20 (5.9%)	$21,580			$2,443			$19,137	35.5	29.4	3974	434		060162000022

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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:

Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection

Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA): Transforming Education in America

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