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
2711	A. L. Conner Elementary	Public	K-5	222 Fourth St.	Orange Cove	93646	Fresno County	Kings Canyon Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 305-7200	308	14	22	97.7%	6 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	297 (96.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.3%)	$19,765			$2,538			$17,227	47.9	45.8	2807	96		061970010780
2712	Palmquist Elementary	Public	K-5	1999 California St.	Oceanside	92054	San Diego County	Oceanside Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 901-8500	512	19	26.3	56.4%	230 (44.9%)	9 (1.8%)	220 (43.0%)	5 (1.0%)	2 (0.4%)	3 (0.6%)	43 (8.4%)	$12,140			$1,155			$10,985	47.9	54.3	2327	385		062825004370
2713	Rosita Elementary	Public	K-6	4726 Hazard Ave.	Santa Ana	92703	Orange County	Garden Grove Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 663-6418	305	12	25.2	89.5%	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	210 (68.9%)	88 (28.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	$19,055			$1,710			$17,345	47.9	64.9	1822	891		061488001876
2714	Shasta Meadows Elementary	Public	K-5	2825 Yana Ave.	Redding	96002	Shasta County	Enterprise Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 224-4180	320	13	24.6	80.3%	157 (49.1%)	10 (3.1%)	89 (27.8%)	18 (5.6%)	10 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (11.3%)	$17,576			$1,695			$15,881	47.8	32.4	3745	1031		061281001444
2715	Ramona Elementary	Public	K-6	4225 Howard St.	Montclair	91763	San Bernardino County	Ontario-Montclair	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 627-3411	556	24	23.1	87.8%	8 (1.4%)	5 (0.9%)	532 (95.7%)	7 (1.3%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	$22,341			$3,039			$19,302	47.8	46	2789	74		062847004410
2716	Terrace View Elementary	Public	K-6	22731 Grand Terrace Rd.	Grand Terrace	92313	San Bernardino County	Colton Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 580-5016	625	25	24.6	58.9%	118 (18.9%)	20 (3.2%)	454 (72.6%)	13 (2.1%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	17 (2.7%)	$23,492			$4,334			$19,158	47.8	47.5	2705	11		060939000958
2717	Dr. Theodore T. Alexander Junior Science Center	Public, Charter	K-5	3737 South Figueroa St.	Los Angeles	90007	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(213) 746-1995	616	28	22	86.4%	19 (3.1%)	62 (10.1%)	503 (81.7%)	5 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (4.2%)	$20,785			$3,754			$17,031	47.8	46.4	2771	54		062271010839
2718	Meairs Elementary	Public	K-5	8441 Trask Ave.	Garden Grove	92844	Orange County	Westminster	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 372-8800	387	16	24.1	88.9%	8 (2.1%)	5 (1.3%)	216 (55.8%)	136 (35.1%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.0%)	17 (4.4%)	$21,972			$2,419			$19,553	47.8	37.7	3320	602		064215006910
2719	Montalvo Elementary	Public	K-5	2050 Grand Ave.	Ventura	93003	Ventura County	Ventura Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 289-1872	397	16	24.8	66.5%	71 (17.9%)	2 (0.5%)	306 (77.1%)	8 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.5%)	$16,467			$2,733			$13,734	47.7	48.8	2622	97		064098006758
2720	Whitman Elementary	Public	K-5	4050 Appleton St.	San Diego	92117	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(858) 935-2900	102	4	25.5	72.5%	17 (16.7%)	2 (2.0%)	65 (63.7%)	8 (7.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (9.8%)	$30,271			$3,496			$26,775	47.7	49.1	2600	120		063432005571

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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.