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
1311	Ocean Grove Charter	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	16900 North Highway Nine	Boulder Creek	95006	Santa Cruz County	Ocean Grove Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 295-3566	3,378	144	23.4	26.7%	1,263 (37.4%)	38 (1.1%)	1,010 (29.9%)	350 (10.4%)	3 (0.1%)	26 (0.8%)	685 (20.3%)	$11,204			$214			$10,990	76.5	77.4	1274	37		060147211464
1312	Sunnyside Elementary	Public	K-6	9972 East Russell Ave.	Garden Grove	92844	Orange County	Garden Grove Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 663-6158	500	19	25.9	82.6%	21 (4.2%)	1 (0.2%)	204 (40.8%)	257 (51.4%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.0%)	12 (2.4%)	$15,886			$1,544			$14,342	76.4	80	1153	159		061488001883
1313	Culverdale Elementary	Public	K-6	2 Paseo Westpark	Irvine	92614	Orange County	Irvine Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(949) 936-5600	558	19	29.2	40.3%	134 (24.0%)	37 (6.6%)	144 (25.8%)	190 (34.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	51 (9.1%)	$16,833			$1,024			$15,809	76.4	73	1447	134		068450007053
1314	Orchard Ranch Elementary	Public	K-5	4375 Brookstone Dr.	Roseville	95747	Placer County	Roseville City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 771-1890	732	31	23.6	32.2%	313 (42.8%)	12 (1.6%)	138 (18.9%)	194 (26.5%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	73 (10.0%)	$12,418			$414			$12,004	76.4	85	950	364		063360014181
1315	Turtleback Elementary	Public	K-5	15855 Turtleback Rd.	San Diego	92127	San Diego County	Poway Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(858) 673-5514	458	23	19.7	21.6%	158 (34.5%)	7 (1.5%)	106 (23.1%)	123 (26.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	63 (13.8%)	$16,488			$618			$15,870	76.4	77	1291	24		063153010007
1316	Parkview Elementary	Public	K-5	1770 East Eighth St.	Chico	95928	Butte County	Chico Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 891-3114	406	22	18.3	47.3%	215 (53.0%)	8 (2.0%)	99 (24.4%)	16 (3.9%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	64 (15.8%)	$15,170			$663			$14,507	76.4	74.5	1386	70		060837000825
1317	Westbrook Elementary	Public	K-5	4501 Solaire Dr.	Roseville	95747	Placer County	Roseville City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 771-1600	701	33	21.4	34.0%	221 (31.5%)	28 (4.0%)	135 (19.3%)	237 (33.8%)	3 (0.4%)	5 (0.7%)	72 (10.3%)	$15,446			$459			$14,987	76.4	84.6	967	350		063360014678
1318	Murdock Elementary	Public	K-5	4354 Conrad Dr.	La Mesa	91941	San Diego County	La Mesa-Spring Valley	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 668-5775	608	25	24.3	43.1%	212 (34.9%)	27 (4.4%)	254 (41.8%)	23 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	91 (15.0%)	$17,326			$1,171			$16,155	76.4	78	1244	74		062025002438
1319	La Mesa	Public	K-8	1 La Mesa Way	Monterey	93940	Monterey County	Monterey Peninsula Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 649-1872	689	29	23.4	45.3%	306 (44.4%)	26 (3.8%)	200 (29.0%)	74 (10.7%)	2 (0.3%)	7 (1.0%)	72 (10.4%)	$19,901			$2,015			$17,886	76.4	80.2	1143	176		062553003830
1320	Tibby Elementary	Public	K-8	1400 West Poplar St.	Compton	90220	Los Angeles County	Compton Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 898-6370	554	22	24.7	90.1%	2 (0.4%)	146 (26.4%)	392 (70.8%)	3 (0.5%)	3 (0.5%)	2 (0.4%)	6 (1.1%)	$22,358			$3,479			$18,879	76.4	74.4	1391	71		060962000996

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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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