Best Elementary Schools in California

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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
91	Oak Knoll Elementary	Public	K-5	1895 Oak Knoll Ln.	Menlo Park	94025	San Mateo County	Menlo Park City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 854-4433	574	30	18.8	5.7%	329 (57.3%)	4 (0.7%)	60 (10.5%)	90 (15.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	89 (15.5%)	$23,814			$192			$23,622	97.8	97.2	150	59		062457003685
92	John Baldwin Elementary	Public	K-5	741 Brookside Dr.	Danville	94526	Contra Costa County	San Ramon Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 855-5200	439	20	22.3	2.5%	257 (58.5%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (10.9%)	75 (17.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	58 (13.2%)	$14,194			$165			$14,029	97.7	98.4	56	36		063513005949
93	Woodside Elementary	Public	K-8	3195 Woodside Rd.	Woodside	94062	San Mateo County	Woodside Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 851-1571	385	32	11.8	7.3%	241 (62.6%)	6 (1.6%)	68 (17.7%)	24 (6.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (11.9%)	$36,986			$732			$36,254	97.7	96.7	193	100		064314007013
94	Ruth Acty Elementary	Public	K-5	1465 Acton St.	Berkeley	94702	Alameda County	Berkeley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 644-6298	410	19	21.5	23.7%	170 (41.5%)	31 (7.6%)	61 (14.9%)	35 (8.5%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	111 (27.1%)	$21,419			$323			$21,096	97.7	97.9	82	12		060474000441
95	Sleepy Hollow Elementary	Public	K-5	20 Washington Ln.	Orinda	94563	Contra Costa County	Orinda Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 254-8711	399	19	21	5.0%	254 (63.7%)	3 (0.8%)	21 (5.3%)	58 (14.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	62 (15.5%)	$21,910			$310			$21,600	97.7	97.7	99	4		062886004473
96	Chaparral Elementary	Public	K-5	29001 Sienna Pkwy.	Ladera Ranch	92694	Orange County	Capistrano Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(949) 234-5349	604	26	23.2	18.0%	350 (57.9%)	3 (0.5%)	82 (13.6%)	52 (8.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	114 (18.9%)	$18,321			$1,266			$17,055	97.7	97.4	125	29		060744008751
97	Mission San Jose Elementary	Public	K-5	43545 Bryant St.	Fremont	94539	Alameda County	Fremont Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 656-1200	436	19	22.9	22.9%	11 (2.5%)	3 (0.7%)	21 (4.8%)	374 (85.8%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	23 (5.3%)	$17,502			$1,686			$15,816	97.7	98.1	72	25		061440001677
98	Jerabek Elementary	Public	K-5	10050 Avenida Magnifica	San Diego	92131	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 605-1700	718	27	26.8	16.3%	372 (51.8%)	7 (1.0%)	104 (14.5%)	121 (16.9%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	113 (15.7%)	$17,538			$2,228			$15,310	97.7	97.1	154	56		063432005486
99	Corte Madera	Public	4-8	4575 Alpine Rd.	Portola Valley	94028	San Mateo County	Portola Valley Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 851-1777	252	22	11.3	6.7%	154 (61.1%)	3 (1.2%)	33 (13.1%)	17 (6.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (17.9%)	$36,155			$796			$35,359	97.7	98.2	69	30		063147004881
100	Abraham Lincoln Elementary	Public	K-5	21710 McClellan Rd.	Cupertino	95014	Santa Clara County	Cupertino Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 252-4798	662	27	24.7	14.4%	41 (6.2%)	4 (0.6%)	34 (5.1%)	497 (75.1%)	8 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	78 (11.8%)	$14,936			$293			$14,643	97.7	98.3	61	39		061029001139

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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:

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

State-Administered Standardized Tests: A Comprehensive Guide

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