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
2601	Hydesville Elementary	Public	K-8	3050 Johnson Rd.	Hydesville	95547	Humboldt County	Hydesville Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 768-3610	220	9	24.4	51.8%	166 (75.5%)	1 (0.5%)	28 (12.7%)	1 (0.5%)	4 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (9.1%)								49.8	64.5	1852	749		061812002237
2602	Foothill Knolls Academy of Innovation	Public	K-8	1245 Veterans Ct.	Upland	91786	San Bernardino County	Upland Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 949-7740	514	21	24.1	73.9%	83 (16.1%)	43 (8.4%)	337 (65.6%)	25 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (5.1%)	$19,068			$2,094			$16,974	49.8	55.7	2252	350		060001609090
2603	Dry Creek Elementary	Public	K-6	1230 G St.	Rio Linda	95673	Sacramento County	Twin Rivers Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 566-1820	645	26	24.8	85.1%	171 (26.5%)	16 (2.5%)	325 (50.4%)	72 (11.2%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	57 (8.8%)	$18,281			$3,164			$15,117	49.8	45.2	2851	248		060133205095
2604	Endeavor Charter	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	777 W. Shaw	Fresno	93704	Fresno County	Endeavor Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 248-0471	333	16	20.8	44.4%	156 (46.8%)	7 (2.1%)	116 (34.8%)	18 (5.4%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.9%)	32 (9.6%)	$12,928			$202			$12,726	49.8	45	2864	260		060253814487
2605	California Elementary	Public	3-6	1125 Bainbridge	West Covina	91790	Los Angeles County	West Covina Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 939-4800	220	11	19.4	90.5%	9 (4.1%)	9 (4.1%)	169 (76.8%)	30 (13.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.4%)	$23,454			$2,372			$21,082	49.8	43.2	2984	379		064200006874
2606	Rosedale Elementary	Public	K-5	100 Oak St.	Chico	95928	Butte County	Chico Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 891-3104	563	25	22.9	57.7%	116 (20.6%)	3 (0.5%)	390 (69.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (9.2%)	$14,492			$810			$13,682	49.8	52.1	2446	160		060837000828
2607	Sanchez (George I.) Elementary	Public	K-6	8470 East Fern Ave.	Rosemead	91770	Los Angeles County	Garvey Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 307-3368	293	12	24.4	80.5%	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	161 (54.9%)	126 (43.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.7%)	$20,808			$2,700			$18,108	49.8	56.5	2213	394		061494001894
2608	Monte Vista Elementary	Public	K-5	1720 Monte Vista Rd.	Vista	92084	San Diego County	Vista Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 726-0410	556	23	24.1	55.6%	185 (33.3%)	11 (2.0%)	300 (54.0%)	10 (1.8%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	47 (8.5%)	$18,047			$2,219			$15,828	49.7	37	3371	763		064119006820
2609	Grand View Elementary	Public	K-6	39746 Road 64	Dinuba	93618	Tulare County	Dinuba Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 595-7275	356	15	23.7	89.0%	9 (2.5%)	1 (0.3%)	335 (94.1%)	7 (2.0%)	2 (0.6%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	$20,959			$3,802			$17,157	49.7	38.5	3267	658		060006501237
2610	Monterey Heights Elementary	Public	K-6	7550 Canton Dr.	Lemon Grove	91945	San Diego County	Lemon Grove	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 825-5633	341	13	25.7	67.2%	26 (7.6%)	27 (7.9%)	231 (67.7%)	18 (5.3%)	2 (0.6%)	5 (1.5%)	32 (9.4%)	$20,194			$3,002			$17,192	49.7	34.3	3572	962		062133002551

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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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