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
401	Harvey Green Elementary	Public	K-5	42875 Gatewood St.	Fremont	94538	Alameda County	Fremont Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 656-6438	368	15	24.5	39.1%	14 (3.8%)	6 (1.6%)	65 (17.7%)	253 (68.8%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.5%)	27 (7.3%)	$16,266			$788			$15,478	94	94.6	372	29		061440001665
402	Sunset Elementary	Public	K-5	1671 Frankfurt Way	Livermore	94550	Alameda County	Livermore Valley Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 606-5230	759	33	23.3	7.6%	375 (49.4%)	9 (1.2%)	137 (18.1%)	162 (21.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	75 (9.9%)	$14,318			$252			$14,066	94	90.2	694	292		062211002635
403	Farragut Elementary	Public	K-5	10820 Farragut Dr.	Culver City	90230	Los Angeles County	Culver City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 842-4323	548	23	23.8	20.6%	206 (37.6%)	37 (6.8%)	104 (19.0%)	96 (17.5%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	102 (18.6%)	$18,884			$998			$17,886	94	88.6	781	378		061026001119
404	Valle Verde Elementary	Public	K-5	3275 Peachwillow Ln.	Walnut Creek	94598	Contra Costa County	Mt. Diablo Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 939-5700	485	16	30.3	15.9%	227 (46.8%)	3 (0.6%)	53 (10.9%)	100 (20.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	100 (20.6%)	$1,264			$275			$989	93.9	89	747	343		062637003978
405	Meadows Elementary	Public	K-6	25577 North Fedala Rd.	Valencia	91355	Los Angeles County	Newhall	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 291-4050	729	28	26	35.8%	345 (47.3%)	12 (1.6%)	243 (33.3%)	57 (7.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	72 (9.9%)	$14,361			$680			$13,681	93.9	94.7	365	40		062718004094
406	Niles Elementary	Public	K-5	37141 Second St.	Fremont	94536	Alameda County	Fremont Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 793-1141	461	17	27.1	24.9%	62 (13.4%)	3 (0.7%)	83 (18.0%)	263 (57.0%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (10.2%)	$14,988			$368			$14,620	93.9	94.2	417	11		061440001680
407	Westwood Charter Elementary	Public, Charter	K-5	2050 Selby Ave.	Los Angeles	90025	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 474-7788	670	28	23.9	19.6%	310 (46.3%)	16 (2.4%)	86 (12.8%)	116 (17.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	142 (21.2%)	$17,029			$2,079			$14,950	93.9	94.5	388	19		062271003459
408	Monterey Hills Elementary	Public	K-5	1624 Via del Rey	South Pasadena	91030	Los Angeles County	South Pasadena Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 441-5860	570	26	21.9	14.4%	96 (16.8%)	7 (1.2%)	197 (34.6%)	171 (30.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	95 (16.7%)	$16,849			$506			$16,343	93.9	95.8	281	127		063750006334
409	Towers Elementary	Public	K-5	5600 Towers St.	Torrance	90503	Los Angeles County	Torrance Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 533-4535	599	24	25	20.5%	174 (29.0%)	5 (0.8%)	121 (20.2%)	200 (33.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	97 (16.2%)	$16,380			$556			$15,824	93.9	95.9	269	140		063942006577
410	Field (Eugene) Elementary	Public	K-5	3600 Sierra Madre Blvd.	Pasadena	91107	Los Angeles County	Pasadena Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 396-5860	449	18	25.5	28.7%	20 (4.5%)	4 (0.9%)	47 (10.5%)	290 (64.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	87 (19.4%)	$22,684			$3,304			$19,380	93.9	93.5	471	61		062994004668

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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:

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

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

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