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
1071	Emma W. Shuey Elementary	Public	K-6	8472 East Wells St.	Rosemead	91770	Los Angeles County	Rosemead Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 287-5221	450	21	21.4	70.4%	7 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	163 (36.2%)	277 (61.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	$20,266			$2,033			$18,233	82.1	85.7	924	147		063357005182
1072	Marshall (Thurgood) Elementary	Public	K-6	2295 MacKenzie Creek Rd.	Chula Vista	91914	San Diego County	Chula Vista Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 656-6262	431	20	21.5	38.1%	57 (13.2%)	26 (6.0%)	208 (48.3%)	83 (19.3%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	55 (12.8%)	$18,500			$2,139			$16,361	82.1	84.7	962	110		060861008298
1073	Theodore Roosevelt Elementary	Public	K-5	850 North Cordova St.	Burbank	91505	Los Angeles County	Burbank Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 729-3150	591	22	26.8	13.9%	292 (49.4%)	9 (1.5%)	147 (24.9%)	35 (5.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	107 (18.1%)	$185,266			$11,611			$173,655	82.1	86.3	891	182		060645000578
1074	Garden Park Elementary	Public	K-6	6562 Stanford Ave.	Garden Grove	92845	Orange County	Garden Grove Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 663-6074	248	10	24.8	41.5%	66 (26.6%)	1 (0.4%)	92 (37.1%)	60 (24.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (11.7%)	$19,123			$1,454			$17,669	82.1	85.4	937	137		061488010570
1075	La Fetra Elementary	Public	K-5	547 West Bennett Ave.	Glendora	91741	Los Angeles County	Glendora Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 852-4566	613	24	25.5	22.7%	144 (23.5%)	8 (1.3%)	303 (49.4%)	107 (17.5%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (7.8%)	$15,292			$1,835			$13,457	82	79.2	1193	118		061527001955
1076	Fort Washington Elementary	Public	K-6	960 East Teague Ave.	Fresno	93720	Fresno County	Clovis Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 327-6600	568	23	24.6	41.4%	199 (35.0%)	35 (6.2%)	228 (40.1%)	58 (10.2%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	44 (7.7%)	$13,180			$508			$12,672	82	82.3	1061	15		060903000909
1077	Mesa Elementary	Public	K-5	409 South Barranca St.	West Covina	91791	Los Angeles County	Covina-Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 974-4600	753	31	24.2	53.7%	57 (7.6%)	14 (1.9%)	399 (53.0%)	254 (33.7%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	25 (3.3%)	$19,730			$1,239			$18,491	82	85.4	939	138		061005001101
1078	Walnut Elementary Education Center	Public	K-6	4219 North Walnut Rd.	Turlock	95382	Stanislaus County	Turlock Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 664-9907	900	35	25.5	40.2%	397 (44.1%)	9 (1.0%)	273 (30.3%)	159 (17.7%)	3 (0.3%)	3 (0.3%)	56 (6.2%)	$14,155			$1,464			$12,691	82	82	1074	4		060015812175
1079	Post Elementary	Public	K-6	14641 Ward St.	Westminster	92683	Orange County	Garden Grove Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 663-6354	338	13	25.8	80.8%	4 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	112 (33.1%)	210 (62.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.6%)	$18,338			$1,688			$16,650	81.9	84.7	960	119		061488001873
1080	MacArthur Elementary	Public	K-5	6011 Centralia St.	Lakewood	90713	Los Angeles County	Long Beach Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 420-3588	340	16	20.9	47.6%	67 (19.7%)	34 (10.0%)	172 (50.6%)	34 (10.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.8%)	27 (7.9%)	$21,269			$4,520			$16,749	81.9	74.8	1371	291		062250002740

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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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