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
3301	Ewing Elementary	Public	K-6	4873 East Olive Ave.	Fresno	93727	Fresno County	Fresno Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 253-6460	842	44	19.2	84.1%	21 (2.5%)	25 (3.0%)	630 (74.8%)	128 (15.2%)	9 (1.1%)	7 (0.8%)	22 (2.6%)	$19,845			$2,881			$16,964	38.7	31.1	3849	548		061455001725
3302	Beardslee Dual Language Immersion Academy (Pk-8)	Public	K-8	1212 East Kellwil Way	Duarte	91010	Los Angeles County	Duarte Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 599-5200	470	23	20.2	83.8%	16 (3.4%)	7 (1.5%)	431 (91.7%)	12 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.9%)	$20,929			$3,854			$17,075	38.7	30.1	3915	613		061152001283
3303	Otay Elementary	Public	K-6	1651 Albany Ave.	Chula Vista	91911	San Diego County	Chula Vista Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 425-4311	455	20	22.7	84.6%	7 (1.5%)	4 (0.9%)	414 (91.0%)	17 (3.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.6%)	$19,154			$2,580			$16,574	38.7	38.4	3276	27		060861007680
3304	Meadowlark Elementary	Public	K-4	3015 West Sacramento St.	Acton	93510	Los Angeles County	Acton-Agua Dulce Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 269-8140	352	16	21.3	69.9%	119 (33.8%)	4 (1.1%)	218 (61.9%)	7 (2.0%)	4 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								38.7	30.9	3865	561		060000107534
3305	Goldenrod Elementary	Public	K-6	445 South Goldenrod Ave.	Kerman	93630	Fresno County	Kerman Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 843-9500	617	25	24.6	87.2%	24 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	552 (89.5%)	28 (4.5%)	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	8 (1.3%)	$15,437			$1,990			$13,447	38.7	41.8	3081	224		061949012756
3306	Plumas Avenue Elementary	Public	K-5	440 Plumas Ave.	Oroville	95965	Butte County	Thermalito Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 538-2930	322	13	24.7	87.0%	119 (37.0%)	8 (2.5%)	59 (18.3%)	99 (30.7%)	5 (1.6%)	4 (1.2%)	28 (8.7%)	$20,145			$2,210			$17,935	38.6	28.5	4067	761		063918010743
3307	Seventy-Fourth Street Elementary	Public	K-5	2112 West 74th St.	Los Angeles	90047	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 753-2338	377	18	20.9	92.6%	2 (0.5%)	185 (49.1%)	149 (39.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (10.9%)	$30,068			$5,970			$24,098	38.6	28.8	4042	735		062271003346
3308	Wolters Elementary	Public	K-6	5174 North First St.	Fresno	93710	Fresno County	Fresno Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 248-7340	411	22	18.9	92.2%	41 (10.0%)	52 (12.7%)	238 (57.9%)	37 (9.0%)	4 (1.0%)	2 (0.5%)	37 (9.0%)	$19,975			$2,256			$17,719	38.6	29.1	4006	698		061455001782
3309	Kingsley Elementary	Public	K-5	5200 West Virginia Ave.	Los Angeles	90029	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 644-7700	288	15	19.2	96.5%	22 (7.6%)	5 (1.7%)	240 (83.3%)	12 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.1%)	$28,739			$5,863			$22,876	38.6	33.4	3643	334		062271010885
3310	Anaverde Hills	Public	K-6	2902 Greenbrier St.	Palmdale	93551	Los Angeles County	Westside Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 575-9923	517	22	23.4	54.9%	51 (9.9%)	73 (14.1%)	322 (62.3%)	38 (7.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (6.2%)	$14,961			$1,283			$13,678	38.5	31.4	3819	509		064212010911

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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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