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
1841	Ramona Community Montessori	Public	K-6	1010 Ramona St.	Ramona	92065	San Diego County	Ramona City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 787-3600	267	11	23.9	50.6%	147 (55.1%)	1 (0.4%)	95 (35.6%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (8.6%)	$11,227			$1,380			$9,847	65	61	2029	188		063171013846
1842	McKinley Elementary	Public	K-5	1425 Manley Dr.	San Gabriel	91776	Los Angeles County	San Gabriel Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 288-6681	618	26	23.4	73.1%	6 (1.0%)	4 (0.6%)	187 (30.3%)	393 (63.6%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.3%)	20 (3.2%)	$19,406			$2,622			$16,784	65	67.5	1703	139		063442500572
1843	Stone Creek Elementary	Public	K-6	760 Market Ave.	Madera	93636	Madera County	Golden Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 645-3530	672	28	24	25.6%	227 (33.8%)	35 (5.2%)	314 (46.7%)	79 (11.8%)	7 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.2%)	$11,765			$290			$11,475	64.9	75.7	1346	497		060006814552
1844	Lone Tree Elementary	Public	K-5	123 Beale Hwy.	Beale AFB	95903	Yuba County	Wheatland	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 788-0248	305	14	21.7	48.5%	114 (37.4%)	27 (8.9%)	87 (28.5%)	7 (2.3%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	68 (22.3%)								64.9	63.1	1919	75		064233006927
1845	Starr Elementary	Public	K-6	1780 West Sierra Ave.	Fresno	93711	Fresno County	Fresno Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 451-4560	336	21	16	54.2%	99 (29.5%)	11 (3.3%)	175 (52.1%)	23 (6.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (8.0%)	$23,358			$3,426			$19,932	64.9	71	1545	300		061455001768
1846	Oakview Community Elementary	Public	K-5	7229 Beech Ave.	Orangevale	95662	Sacramento County	San Juan Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 986-2215	407	16	25.4	46.4%	276 (67.8%)	3 (0.7%)	93 (22.9%)	6 (1.5%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (6.6%)	$18,079			$2,976			$15,103	64.9	64.5	1853	7		063462005803
1847	Riley Elementary	Public	K-5	3319 Sandwood St.	Lakewood	90712	Los Angeles County	Long Beach Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 420-9595	490	19	25.7	58.4%	27 (5.5%)	67 (13.7%)	313 (63.9%)	44 (9.0%)	1 (0.2%)	7 (1.4%)	31 (6.3%)	$22,249			$3,771			$18,478	64.9	71	1546	301		062250002754
1848	Olive Drive Elementary	Public	K-6	7800 Darrin Ave.	Bakersfield	93308	Kern County	Norris Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 387-7040	797	32	24.7	33.8%	371 (46.5%)	11 (1.4%)	333 (41.8%)	37 (4.6%)	8 (1.0%)	2 (0.3%)	35 (4.4%)	$11,960			$853			$11,107	64.8	62	1980	132		062745009595
1849	Veterans Elementary	Public	K-6	6301 Old Farm Rd.	Bakersfield	93312	Kern County	Norris Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 387-7050	1,002	43	23.1	38.0%	368 (36.7%)	27 (2.7%)	492 (49.1%)	62 (6.2%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (5.2%)	$12,690			$808			$11,882	64.8	73.6	1429	420		062745011866
1850	John S. Wash Elementary	Public	K-6	6350 East Ln. Ave.	Fresno	93727	Fresno County	Sanger Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 524-6320	838	36	23.3	60.3%	85 (10.1%)	22 (2.6%)	402 (48.0%)	270 (32.2%)	3 (0.4%)	2 (0.2%)	54 (6.4%)	$16,155			$1,185			$14,970	64.8	66.5	1756	94		063525005973

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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:

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

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