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
1861	Binkley Elementary Charter	Public, Charter	K-6	4965 Canyon Dr.	Santa Rosa	95409	Sonoma County	Rincon Valley Union Elementary	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 539-6060	351	16	21.9	46.7%	175 (49.9%)	5 (1.4%)	115 (32.8%)	12 (3.4%)	5 (1.4%)	3 (0.9%)	36 (10.3%)								64.5	51.5	2471	610		063264005077
1862	Browns Valley Elementary	Public	K-8	1001 Buhman Ave.	Napa	94558	Napa County	Napa Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 253-3761	651	28	23.4	37.8%	414 (63.6%)	1 (0.2%)	178 (27.3%)	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (8.1%)	$16,128			$1,585			$14,543	64.5	68.9	1640	222		062664004013
1863	Dewey Elementary	Public	K-4	3251 Rosecrans St.	San Diego	92110	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 430-1800	267	12	22.2	65.2%	47 (17.6%)	49 (18.4%)	113 (42.3%)	18 (6.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (15.0%)	$28,159			$4,909			$23,250	64.5	62.2	1971	108		063432005447
1864	Mulberry Elementary	Public	K-5	14029 East Mulberry Dr.	Whittier	90605	Los Angeles County	East Whittier City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 789-7100	447	17	25.5	77.0%	21 (4.7%)	1 (0.2%)	398 (89.0%)	10 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	16 (3.6%)	$19,291			$1,691			$17,600	64.5	65.3	1805	59		061185001318
1865	Silverwood Elementary	Public	K-5	1649 Claycord Ave.	Concord	94521	Contra Costa County	Mt. Diablo Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 687-1150	530	21	25.2	53.2%	131 (24.7%)	14 (2.6%)	188 (35.5%)	115 (21.7%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.9%)	77 (14.5%)	$2,767			$601			$2,166	64.4	50.2	2542	677		062637003973
1866	Jefferson Elementary	Public	K-6	1880 Fowler Ave.	Clovis	93611	Fresno County	Clovis Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 327-7000	556	29	19.3	66.7%	140 (25.2%)	12 (2.2%)	296 (53.2%)	69 (12.4%)	4 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	34 (6.1%)	$16,187			$1,645			$14,542	64.4	69.1	1631	235		060903000911
1867	Wilshire Park Elementary	Public	K-5	4063 Ingraham St.	Los Angeles	90005	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(213) 739-4760	329	16	20.5	86.6%	9 (2.7%)	25 (7.6%)	224 (68.1%)	60 (18.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.3%)	$27,193			$5,110			$22,083	64.3	57.2	2186	319		062271011648
1868	Elliott (William F) Elementary	Public	K-6	18415 Cortner Ave.	Artesia	90703	Los Angeles County	ABC Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 229-7850	425	17	25	54.6%	35 (8.2%)	13 (3.1%)	164 (38.6%)	176 (41.4%)	2 (0.5%)	5 (1.2%)	30 (7.1%)	$18,601			$2,402			$16,199	64.3	65.2	1806	62		060162000011
1869	Arroyo Seco Museum Science	Public	K-8	4805 Sycamore Terr.	Los Angeles	90042	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 254-5141	413	20	20.6	74.1%	33 (8.0%)	3 (0.7%)	360 (87.2%)	6 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.7%)	$22,326			$3,452			$18,874	64.3	67	1728	141		062271008888
1870	Cedar Grove Elementary	Public	K-6	2702 Sugar Plum Dr.	San Jose	95148	Santa Clara County	Evergreen Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 270-4958	493	21	23.4	48.3%	15 (3.0%)	6 (1.2%)	160 (32.5%)	270 (54.8%)	5 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	36 (7.3%)	$12,336			$522			$11,814	64.3	66.5	1753	117		061314001491

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