Best Elementary Schools in California

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School	Students/Teachers	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)	Ranking (2025 vs 2024)	ID
1	Buckeye Union Mandarin Immersion Charter	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	7701 Silva Valley Pkwy.	El Dorado Hills	95762	El Dorado County	Buckeye Union Elementary	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 933-9746	180	12	15.4	8.9%	29 (16.1%)	1 (0.6%)	10 (5.6%)	94 (52.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (25.6%)	$16,739	$16,698	$41	99.6	99.5	2	1	060627014309
2	Bullis Charter	Public, Charter	K-8	102 West Portola Ave.	Los Altos	94022	Santa Clara County	Bullis Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 947-4100	997	69	14.4	5.1%	154 (15.4%)	5 (0.5%)	49 (4.9%)	646 (64.8%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	142 (14.2%)				99.5	99.2	7	5	060241511442
3	Cold Spring Elementary	Public	K-6	2243 Sycamore Canyon Rd.	Santa Barbara	93108	Santa Barbara County	Cold Spring Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 969-2678	188	14	13.6	5.9%	149 (79.3%)	1 (0.5%)	10 (5.3%)	2 (1.1%)	2 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (12.8%)				99.4	99.7	1	2	060927000939
4	Murdock-Portal Elementary	Public	K-5	1188 Wunderlich Dr.	San Jose	95129	Santa Clara County	Cupertino Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 973-8191	551	23	24.1	8.5%	6 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.7%)	479 (86.9%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	60 (10.9%)	$20,268	$20,044	$224	99.4	99.4	6	2	061029005406
5	William Faria Elementary	Public	K-5	10155 Barbara Ln.	Cupertino	95014	Santa Clara County	Cupertino Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 252-0706	614	25	24.5	12.5%	11 (1.8%)	3 (0.5%)	2 (0.3%)	557 (90.7%)	7 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (5.5%)	$17,384	$17,268	$116	99.4	99.5	4	1	061029001133
6	North Star Academy	Public	3-8	400 Duane St.	Redwood City	94062	San Mateo County	Redwood City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 482-2411	527	20	25.9	8.7%	261 (49.5%)	0 (0.0%)	70 (13.3%)	108 (20.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	87 (16.5%)	$18,783	$16,908	$1,875	99.3	99.5	3	3	063213007422
7	Elkhorn	Public	4-8	10505 North Davis Rd.	Stockton	95209	San Joaquin County	Lodi Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 953-8312	263	10	25.8	44.5%	38 (14.4%)	18 (6.8%)	61 (23.2%)	122 (46.4%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	22 (8.4%)	$17,171	$15,542	$1,629	99.3	99.2	11	4	062223007743
8	North Hillsborough	Public	K-5	545 Eucalyptus Ave.	Hillsborough	94010	San Mateo County	Hillsborough City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 347-4175	274	20	14	2.6%	140 (51.1%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (7.7%)	87 (31.8%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	24 (8.8%)	$46,524	$45,696	$828	99.2	98.8	32	24	061719009853
9	Balboa Gifted/High Ability Magnet Elementary	Public	1-5	17020 Labrador St.	Northridge	91325	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 349-4801	650	27	24	31.1%	196 (30.2%)	15 (2.3%)	151 (23.2%)	181 (27.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	106 (16.3%)	$29,421	$28,126	$1,295	99.2	99	16	7	062271002833
10	Herbert Hoover Elementary	Public	K-5	445 East Charleston Rd.	Palo Alto	94306	Santa Clara County	Palo Alto Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 320-8106	389	20	19.4	6.7%	32 (8.2%)	5 (1.3%)	20 (5.1%)	301 (77.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (7.7%)	$30,834	$28,348	$2,486	99.1	99.2	9	1	062961004581
11	John Muir Elementary	Public	K-5	6560 Hanover Dr.	San Jose	95129	Santa Clara County	Cupertino Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 252-5265	557	22	25.5	8.4%	7 (1.3%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.5%)	436 (78.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	109 (19.6%)	$19,466	$19,304	$162	99.1	99	19	8	061029001144
12	Wagner Ranch Elementary	Public	K-5	350 Camino Pablo	Orinda	94563	Contra Costa County	Orinda Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 258-0016	489	22	22.2	1.6%	206 (42.1%)	4 (0.8%)	46 (9.4%)	145 (29.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	87 (17.8%)	$25,207	$25,018	$189	99	98.8	28	16	062886007077
13	Millikin Elementary	Public	K-5	615 Hobart Terrace	Santa Clara	95051	Santa Clara County	Santa Clara Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 423-1800	504	22	22.9	4.2%	21 (4.2%)	7 (1.4%)	7 (1.4%)	447 (88.7%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (3.8%)	$28,810	$28,674	$136	99	99	17	4	063543006044
14	Golden Elementary	Public	K-6	740 East Golden Ave.	Placentia	92870	Orange County	Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 986-7160	834	31	26.4	23.9%	162 (19.4%)	8 (1.0%)	143 (17.1%)	445 (53.4%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	73 (8.8%)	$16,755	$15,950	$805	98.9	99.1	12	2	063066004763
15	Springer Elementary	Public	K-6	1120 Rose Ave.	Mountain View	94040	Santa Clara County	Los Altos Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 943-4200	365	18	20.4	4.9%	126 (34.5%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (6.8%)	161 (44.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	52 (14.2%)	$26,820	$26,718	$102	98.9	98.9	25	10	062265002790
16	Covington Elementary	Public	K-6	205 Covington Rd.	Los Altos	94024	Santa Clara County	Los Altos Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 947-1100	404	21	19.2	8.2%	106 (26.2%)	2 (0.5%)	27 (6.7%)	228 (56.4%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	38 (9.4%)	$30,532	$29,712	$820	98.9	99.4	5	11	062265011202
17	Cornerstone at Pedregal Elementary	Public	K-5	6069 Groveoak Pl.	Rancho Palos Verdes	90275	Los Angeles County	Palos Verdes Peninsula Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 378-0324	411	19	21.8	8.5%	101 (24.6%)	3 (0.7%)	39 (9.5%)	202 (49.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	66 (16.1%)	$14,721	$14,642	$79	98.9	98.6	40	23	062970003247
18	Montecito Union	Public	K-6	385 San Ysidro Rd.	Santa Barbara	93108	Santa Barbara County	Montecito Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 969-3249	353	29	12	5.1%	263 (74.5%)	1 (0.3%)	44 (12.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (12.7%)	$95,763	$95,442	$321	98.9	98.8	26	8	062550003815
19	Aurelia Pennekamp Elementary	Public	K-5	110 South Rowell	Manhattan Beach	90266	Los Angeles County	Manhattan Beach Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 798-6223	469	20	23.4	4.9%	207 (44.1%)	6 (1.3%)	77 (16.4%)	96 (20.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	82 (17.5%)	$21,415	$19,848	$1,567	98.9	97.7	105	86	060002503570
20	Ross Elementary	Public	K-8	9 Lagunitas Rd.	Ross	94957	Marin County	Ross Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 457-2705	339	28	12.2	0.9%	264 (77.9%)	2 (0.6%)	24 (7.1%)	5 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (12.7%)	$62,672	$62,050	$622	98.8	97.2	144	124	063366005192
21	Ethan B. Allen Elementary	Public	K-6	16200 Bushard St.	Fountain Valley	92708	Orange County	Garden Grove Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 663-6228	637	26	24.5	51.5%	25 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	64 (10.0%)	496 (77.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	50 (7.8%)	$22,081	$21,304	$777	98.8	98.9	24	3	061488001823
22	Wonderland Avenue Elementary	Public	K-5	8510 Wonderland Ave.	Los Angeles	90046	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 654-4401	435	18	24.1	26.7%	232 (53.3%)	9 (2.1%)	35 (8.0%)	77 (17.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	80 (18.4%)	$32,276	$31,032	$1,244	98.8	99.1	15	7	062271003470
23	Juana Briones Elementary	Public	K-5	4100 Orme St.	Palo Alto	94306	Santa Clara County	Palo Alto Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 856-0877	260	13	19.4	10.8%	79 (30.4%)	3 (1.2%)	20 (7.7%)	127 (48.8%)	1 (0.4%)	3 (1.2%)	27 (10.4%)	$41,293	$38,920	$2,373	98.7	97.1	152	129	062961004591
24	Overland Avenue Elementary	Public	K-5	10650 Ashby Ave.	Los Angeles	90064	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 838-7308	485	21	23	14.0%	228 (47.0%)	12 (2.5%)	81 (16.7%)	71 (14.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	93 (19.2%)	$29,807	$28,646	$1,161	98.7	98.2	70	46	062271003256
25	Ocean Air	Public	K-6	11444 Canter Heights Dr.	San Diego	92130	San Diego County	Del Mar Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(858) 481-4040	450	22	20.4	3.8%	137 (30.4%)	3 (0.7%)	32 (7.1%)	225 (50.0%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.7%)	49 (10.9%)	$26,733	$26,418	$315	98.7	99	18	7	061074012091
26	J. M. Amador Elementary	Public	K-5	2100 East Cantara Dr.	Dublin	94568	Alameda County	Dublin Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 307-1950	909	36	25.2	7.2%	46 (5.1%)	8 (0.9%)	25 (2.8%)	785 (86.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (5.0%)	$19,440	$18,170	$1,270	98.7	98.8	29	3	060001913862
27	Beach Elementary	Public	K-5	100 Lake Ave.	Piedmont	94611	Alameda County	Piedmont City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 594-2666	323	17	18.8	4.3%	153 (47.4%)	5 (1.5%)	32 (9.9%)	60 (18.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	73 (22.6%)	$35,383	$34,456	$927	98.7	99.2	10	17	063033004729
28	Jack L. Weaver Elementary	Public	K-5	11872 Wembley Rd.	Los Alamitos	90720	Orange County	Los Alamitos Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 799-4580	640	25	26	10.3%	136 (21.3%)	12 (1.9%)	130 (20.3%)	229 (35.8%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	130 (20.3%)	$20,644	$20,322	$322	98.7	99.1	14	14	062259006163
29	Solana Pacific Elementary	Public	4-6	3901 Townsgate Dr.	San Diego	92130	San Diego County	Solana Beach Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(858) 794-4500	375	16	23.4	14.1%	134 (35.7%)	3 (0.8%)	31 (8.3%)	156 (41.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (13.6%)	$30,896	$30,518	$378	98.7	98.5	46	17	063699011397
30	Third Street Elementary	Public	K-5	201 South June St.	Los Angeles	90004	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 939-8337	717	31	23.1	51.2%	197 (27.5%)	19 (2.6%)	75 (10.5%)	331 (46.2%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	93 (13.0%)	$30,422	$29,320	$1,102	98.6	98.7	36	6	062271003394
31	Happy Valley Elementary	Public	K-5	3855 Happy Valley Rd.	Lafayette	94549	Contra Costa County	Lafayette Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 927-3560	463	20	23.1	3.2%	262 (56.6%)	3 (0.6%)	41 (8.9%)	57 (12.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	100 (21.6%)	$17,844	$16,440	$1,404	98.6	98.9	22	9	062031002447
32	Riverview STEM Elementary	Public	K-5	10700 Ambassador Dr.	Rancho Cordova	95670	Sacramento County	Folsom-Cordova Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 294-2435	357	16	22.8	16.5%	105 (29.4%)	6 (1.7%)	68 (19.0%)	122 (34.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	55 (15.4%)	$16,686	$15,970	$716	98.6	97.8	95	63	061389001579
33	Marengo Elementary	Public	K-5	1400 Marengo Ave.	South Pasadena	91030	Los Angeles County	South Pasadena Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 441-5850	783	31	25.2	12.6%	137 (17.5%)	3 (0.4%)	120 (15.3%)	356 (45.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	166 (21.2%)	$16,329	$15,846	$483	98.6	98.3	63	30	063750006333
34	Argonaut Elementary	Public	K-5	13200 Shadow Mountain Rd.	Saratoga	95070	Santa Clara County	Saratoga Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 867-4773	367	16	22.9	2.5%	37 (10.1%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.5%)	271 (73.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (13.6%)	$25,738	$24,616	$1,122	98.5	99.2	8	26	063591006147
35	Country Springs Elementary	Public	K-6	14145 Village Center Dr.	Chino Hills	91709	San Bernardino County	Chino Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 590-8212	588	23	25.2		41 (7.0%)	5 (0.9%)	128 (21.8%)	377 (64.1%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.7%)	33 (5.6%)	$18,290	$17,366	$924	98.5	98.8	30	5	060846003822
36	Central Elementary	Public	K-5	525 Middle Rd.	Belmont	94002	San Mateo County	Belmont-Redwood Shores Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 637-4820	437	17	25.7	5.3%	117 (26.8%)	1 (0.2%)	33 (7.6%)	185 (42.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	101 (23.1%)	$18,281	$17,878	$403	98.5	98.9	20	16	060453000414
37	Warm Springs Elementary	Public	3-5	47370 Warm Springs Blvd.	Fremont	94539	Alameda County	Fremont Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 656-1611	574	22	26.1	16.7%	22 (3.8%)	2 (0.3%)	27 (4.7%)	501 (87.3%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (3.1%)	$19,736	$19,158	$578	98.5	98.6	43	6	061440001690
38	Carver Elementary	Public	K-5	3100 Huntington Dr.	San Marino	91108	Los Angeles County	San Marino Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 299-7080	777	36	21.5	10.8%	103 (13.3%)	4 (0.5%)	50 (6.4%)	520 (66.9%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	98 (12.6%)	$21,346	$21,010	$336	98.5	98.8	31	7	063486005884
39	Oak Avenue Elementary	Public	K-6	1501 Oak Ave.	Los Altos	94024	Santa Clara County	Los Altos Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 237-3900	334	17	20	2.7%	105 (31.4%)	2 (0.6%)	24 (7.2%)	162 (48.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	40 (12.0%)	$29,357	$29,254	$103	98.4	98.8	33	6	062265002788
40	Palm Crest Elementary	Public	K-6	5025 Palm Dr.	La Canada	91011	Los Angeles County	La Canada Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 952-8360	642	28	22.5	4.8%	243 (37.9%)	1 (0.2%)	89 (13.9%)	223 (34.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	86 (13.4%)	$25,743	$25,408	$335	98.3	98.9	21	19	062013009386
41	Soleado Elementary	Public	K-5	27800 Longhill Dr.	Rancho Palos Verdes	90275	Los Angeles County	Palos Verdes Peninsula Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 377-6854	443	20	22.1	13.3%	78 (17.6%)	7 (1.6%)	74 (16.7%)	216 (48.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	67 (15.1%)	$15,209	$15,130	$79	98.3	98.2	64	23	062970004623
42	Carmel Del Mar Elementary	Public	K-6	12345 Carmel Park Dr.	San Diego	92130	San Diego County	Del Mar Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(858) 481-6789	562	25	22.4	10.5%	215 (38.3%)	6 (1.1%)	46 (8.2%)	242 (43.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (9.4%)	$23,807	$23,492	$315	98.3	97.7	96	54	061074001171
43	Teach Elementary	Public	4-6	165 Grand Ave.	San Luis Obispo	93405	San Luis Obispo County	San Luis Coastal Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 596-4100	193	6	32.1	25.4%	135 (69.9%)	3 (1.6%)	15 (7.8%)	15 (7.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (11.9%)	$14,973	$14,468	$505	98.3	99.1	13	30	063480009192
44	Opal Robinson Elementary	Public	K-5	80 Morningside Dr.	Manhattan Beach	90266	Los Angeles County	Manhattan Beach Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 318-5120	303	13	23.3	4.3%	176 (58.1%)	2 (0.7%)	43 (14.2%)	30 (9.9%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.7%)	49 (16.2%)	$21,503	$19,790	$1,713	98.3	98.1	71	27	060002505922
45	South Hillsborough	Public	K-5	303 El Cerrito Ave.	Hillsborough	94010	San Mateo County	Hillsborough City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 344-0303	244	16	14.9	5.3%	106 (43.4%)	1 (0.4%)	21 (8.6%)	81 (33.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (14.3%)	$44,199	$43,648	$551	98.3	98.7	38	7	061719002174
46	Ohlone Elementary	Public	K-5	950 Amarillo Ave.	Palo Alto	94303	Santa Clara County	Palo Alto Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 856-1726	464	21	21.8	8.4%	121 (26.1%)	5 (1.1%)	47 (10.1%)	226 (48.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	65 (14.0%)	$33,819	$31,446	$2,373	98.3	97.8	94	48	062961004592
47	Monte Vista Elementary	Public	K-6	2620 Orange Ave.	La Crescenta	91214	Los Angeles County	Glendale Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 248-2617	721	27	26.7	32.0%	219 (30.4%)	5 (0.7%)	49 (6.8%)	388 (53.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	60 (8.3%)	$16,596	$16,030	$566	98.3	98.8	35	12	061524001940
48	Orchard Hills	Public	K-8	11555 Culver Dr.	Irvine	92602	Orange County	Tustin Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 430-2078	1,373	50	27.5	25.1%	208 (15.1%)	11 (0.8%)	121 (8.8%)	893 (65.0%)	2 (0.1%)	3 (0.2%)	135 (9.8%)	$16,399	$15,468	$931	98.3	97.7	102	54	064015012571
49	Santiago Hills Elementary	Public	K-6	29 Christamon West	Irvine	92620	Orange County	Irvine Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(949) 936-6000	548	19	28.8	12.4%	84 (15.3%)	2 (0.4%)	38 (6.9%)	367 (67.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	55 (10.0%)	$15,457	$15,228	$229	98.3	98.1	73	24	068450007064
50	Creekside Charter	Public, Charter	K-8	1916 Chamonix Pl.	Olympic Valley	96146	Placer County	Creekside Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 581-1036	233	11	21.1	6.9%	181 (77.7%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (4.7%)	4 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (15.9%)				98.2	97.5	124	74	060151112515
51	Silver Spur Elementary	Public	K-5	5500 Ironwood St.	Rancho Palos Verdes	90275	Los Angeles County	Palos Verdes Peninsula Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 378-5011	540	24	22.5	3.7%	288 (53.3%)	3 (0.6%)	65 (12.0%)	100 (18.5%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	81 (15.0%)	$15,487	$15,408	$79	98.2	98.5	51		062970004622
52	Valentine Elementary	Public	K-5	1650 Huntington Dr.	San Marino	91108	Los Angeles County	San Marino Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 299-7090	711	34	20.9	11.3%	131 (18.4%)	2 (0.3%)	53 (7.5%)	428 (60.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	96 (13.5%)	$20,039	$19,702	$337	98.2	98.8	34	18	063486005888
53	Coyote Creek Elementary	Public	K-5	8700 North Gale Ridge Rd.	San Ramon	94582	Contra Costa County	San Ramon Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 855-7300	613	29	20.9	8.5%	54 (8.8%)	9 (1.5%)	39 (6.4%)	455 (74.2%)	7 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (8.0%)	$20,385	$20,194	$191	98.2	97.6	113	60	063513008461
54	Sage Canyon	Public	K-6	5290 Harvest Run Dr.	San Diego	92130	San Diego County	Del Mar Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(858) 481-7844	457	24	19	4.2%	211 (46.2%)	1 (0.2%)	45 (9.8%)	154 (33.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (9.8%)	$29,131	$28,816	$315	98.2	98.6	41	13	061074008591
55	Stevenson Ranch Elementary	Public	K-6	25820 North Carroll Ln.	Stevenson Ranch	91381	Los Angeles County	Newhall	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 291-4070	764	27	28.2	21.9%	227 (29.7%)	24 (3.1%)	166 (21.7%)	236 (30.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	111 (14.5%)	$12,583	$12,394	$189	98.2	98.2	68	13	062718004595
56	Saratoga Elementary	Public	K-5	14592 Oak St.	Saratoga	95070	Santa Clara County	Saratoga Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 867-3476	297	13	22.8	3.0%	96 (32.3%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (12.1%)	107 (36.0%)	3 (1.0%)	1 (0.3%)	54 (18.2%)	$28,168	$27,096	$1,072	98.2	98.5	48	8	063591006151
57	Nelson S. Dilworth Elementary	Public	K-5	1101 Strayer Dr.	San Jose	95129	Santa Clara County	Cupertino Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 253-2850	547	24	22.9	19.6%	37 (6.8%)	3 (0.5%)	23 (4.2%)	434 (79.3%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	48 (8.8%)	$20,430	$20,204	$226	98.2	98.6	44	13	061029001129
58	El Camino Creek Elementary	Public	K-6	7885 Paseo Aliso	Carlsbad	92009	San Diego County	Encinitas Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 943-2051	409	16	25.5	5.1%	306 (74.8%)	1 (0.2%)	38 (9.3%)	15 (3.7%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (11.2%)	$22,157	$21,796	$361	98.2	96.6	203	145	061275008592
59	Del Mar Heights Elementary	Public	K-6	13555 Boquita Dr.	Del Mar	92014	San Diego County	Del Mar Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(858) 755-9367	293	16	18.3	10.2%	172 (58.7%)	3 (1.0%)	36 (12.3%)	40 (13.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (14.3%)	$34,497	$34,182	$315	98.2	96	262	203	061074001189
60	Newland (William T.) Elementary	Public	K-5	8787 Dolphin St.	Huntington Beach	92646	Orange County	Fountain Valley Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 378-4201	531	22	24.1	14.1%	268 (50.5%)	3 (0.6%)	92 (17.3%)	78 (14.7%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	87 (16.4%)	$17,956	$17,228	$728	98.1	97.9	88	28	061422001630
61	Meadows Avenue Elementary	Public	K-5	1200 Meadows Ave.	Manhattan Beach	90266	Los Angeles County	Manhattan Beach Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 546-8033	407	17	23.9	6.4%	206 (50.6%)	3 (0.7%)	63 (15.5%)	68 (16.7%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (1.0%)	62 (15.2%)	$21,590	$19,304	$2,286	98.1	97.7	103	42	060002503575
62	Clover Avenue Elementary	Public	K-5	11020 Clover Ave.	Los Angeles	90034	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 479-7739	468	21	22.2	40.6%	95 (20.3%)	26 (5.6%)	99 (21.2%)	159 (34.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	88 (18.8%)	$30,688	$29,640	$1,048	98.1	97.7	106	44	062271002925
63	Bollinger Canyon Elementary	Public	K-5	2300 Talavera Dr.	San Ramon	94583	Contra Costa County	San Ramon Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 242-3200	492	24	20.9	5.3%	97 (19.7%)	3 (0.6%)	44 (8.9%)	296 (60.2%)	8 (1.6%)	1 (0.2%)	43 (8.7%)	$18,743	$18,220	$523	98.1	95.5	304	241	063513007356
64	Fred E. Weibel Elementary	Public	K-5	45135 South Grimmer Blvd.	Fremont	94539	Alameda County	Fremont Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 651-6958	362	14	25.8	13.3%	26 (7.2%)	1 (0.3%)	19 (5.2%)	282 (77.9%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	32 (8.8%)	$22,385	$21,958	$427	98.1	97.9	86	22	061440009139
65	Del Rey Elementary	Public	K-5	25 El Camino Moraga	Orinda	94563	Contra Costa County	Orinda Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 258-3099	435	20	21.7	4.1%	231 (53.1%)	6 (1.4%)	33 (7.6%)	72 (16.6%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	89 (20.5%)	$25,399	$25,188	$211	98.1	97.9	83	18	062886004470
66	Canyon Vista Elementary	Public	K-5	27800 Oak View Dr.	Aliso Viejo	92656	Orange County	Capistrano Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(949) 234-5941	533	22	24.2	19.7%	291 (54.6%)	0 (0.0%)	65 (12.2%)	87 (16.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	90 (16.9%)	$17,825	$17,038	$787	98.1	94.4	392	326	060744011268
67	Marshall Lane Elementary	Public, Charter	K-5	14114 Marilyn Ln.	Saratoga	95070	Santa Clara County	Campbell Union	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 364-4259	427	18	23.7	11.7%	143 (33.5%)	2 (0.5%)	65 (15.2%)	147 (34.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	67 (15.7%)	$21,847	$20,654	$1,193	98	97	167	100	060720000671
68	Gardner Bullis Elementary	Public	K-6	25890 Fremont Rd.	Los Altos Hills	94022	Santa Clara County	Los Altos Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 559-3200	313	17	18.6	1.9%	144 (46.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (6.4%)	99 (31.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (16.0%)	$27,730	$27,628	$102	98	98.3	62	6	062265011796
69	Tamalpais Valley Elementary	Public	K-5	350 Bell Ln.	Mill Valley	94941	Marin County	Mill Valley Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 389-7731	368	18	20.4	5.4%	270 (73.4%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (8.4%)	12 (3.3%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (14.1%)	$43,855	$43,178	$677	98	98.2	65	4	062487003716
70	Pacific Rim Elementary	Public	K-5	1100 Camino de las Ondas	Carlsbad	92011	San Diego County	Carlsbad Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 331-6200	642	26	24.6	17.4%	410 (63.9%)	3 (0.5%)	106 (16.5%)	54 (8.4%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	67 (10.4%)	$22,946	$22,508	$438	98	98.3	60	10	060750008312
71	Fairmeadow Elementary	Public	K-5	500 East Meadow Dr.	Palo Alto	94306	Santa Clara County	Palo Alto Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 856-0845	425	21	19.9	12.2%	123 (28.9%)	2 (0.5%)	68 (16.0%)	204 (48.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	26 (6.1%)	$36,294	$33,820	$2,474	98	96.8	184	113	062961004585
72	R. Roger Rowe Elementary	Public	K-5	5927 La Granada	Rancho Santa Fe	92067	San Diego County	Rancho Santa Fe Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(858) 756-1141	316	22	14.1	5.4%	220 (69.6%)	1 (0.3%)	37 (11.7%)	28 (8.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (9.2%)	$83,882	$83,228	$654	98	98.3	58	14	063174004910
73	Leal (Frank C.) Elementary	Public	K-6	12920 Droxford St.	Cerritos	90703	Los Angeles County	ABC Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 229-7880	774	30	25.8	35.1%	20 (2.6%)	28 (3.6%)	149 (19.3%)	485 (62.7%)	7 (0.9%)	5 (0.6%)	80 (10.3%)	$23,301	$22,212	$1,089	97.9	98	79	6	060162000021
74	Williams Elementary	Public	K-5	1150 Rajkovich Way	San Jose	95120	Santa Clara County	San Jose Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 535-6196	559	24	23.3	8.2%	139 (24.9%)	2 (0.4%)	42 (7.5%)	311 (55.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	64 (11.4%)	$18,839	$18,414	$425	97.9	97.1	151	77	063459001538
75	La Jolla Elementary	Public	K-5	1111 Marine St.	La Jolla	92037	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 605-3300	566	24	23.5	19.1%	348 (61.5%)	2 (0.4%)	96 (17.0%)	53 (9.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	66 (11.7%)	$23,287	$22,110	$1,177	97.9	98.1	76	1	063432005495
76	Old Mill Elementary	Public	K-5	352 Throckmorton Ave.	Mill Valley	94941	Marin County	Mill Valley Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 389-7727	261	12	21.7	3.8%	183 (70.1%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (5.7%)	7 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	56 (21.5%)	$35,263	$34,764	$499	97.9	97.2	143	67	062487003713
77	Cherry Chase Elementary	Public	K-5	1138 Heatherstone Way	Sunnyvale	94087	Santa Clara County	Sunnyvale	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 522-8200	622	30	20.5	7.2%	148 (23.8%)	3 (0.5%)	66 (10.6%)	340 (54.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	63 (10.1%)	$29,169	$28,100	$1,069	97.9	97.1	159	82	063846006458
78	La Canada Elementary	Public	K-6	4540 Encinas Dr.	La Canada	91011	Los Angeles County	La Canada Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 952-8350	633	25	25.4	6.8%	268 (42.3%)	3 (0.5%)	71 (11.2%)	199 (31.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	91 (14.4%)	$25,055	$25,000	$55	97.9	97.6	115	37	062013002407
79	Henry P. Mohr Elementary	Public	K-5	3300 Dennis Dr.	Pleasanton	94588	Alameda County	Pleasanton Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 426-4256	492	20	24.8	9.6%	63 (12.8%)	8 (1.6%)	17 (3.5%)	370 (75.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	31 (6.3%)	$16,698	$16,472	$226	97.9	97.8	91	12	060002006951
80	Dingeman Elementary	Public	K-5	11840 Scripps Creek Dr.	San Diego	92131	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(858) 549-4437	689	27	25.9	17.9%	123 (17.9%)	11 (1.6%)	49 (7.1%)	438 (63.6%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	65 (9.4%)	$24,163	$22,750	$1,413	97.9	98	78	2	063432005330
81	Scripps Elementary	Public	K-5	11778 Cypress Canyon Rd.	San Diego	92131	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 605-2000	733	26	28.1	14.5%	176 (24.0%)	2 (0.3%)	71 (9.7%)	378 (51.6%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	105 (14.3%)	$21,932	$20,856	$1,076	97.9	98.4	55	26	063432010380
82	Los Coyotes Elementary	Public	K-6	8122 Moody St.	La Palma	90623	Orange County	Centralia Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 228-3260	568	21	27	38.2%	55 (9.7%)	7 (1.2%)	122 (21.5%)	330 (58.1%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	51 (9.0%)	$21,778	$19,940	$1,838	97.9	98.1	75	7	060807000778
83	Paradise Canyon Elementary	Public	K-6	471 Knight Way	La Canada	91011	Los Angeles County	La Canada Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 952-8340	715	29	24.7	4.8%	293 (41.0%)	1 (0.1%)	86 (12.0%)	242 (33.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	93 (13.0%)	$23,281	$23,138	$143	97.9	97.9	84	1	062013002409
84	Meadows Arts and Technology Elementary	Public, Charter	K-5	2000 La Granada Dr.	Thousand Oaks	91362	Ventura County	Meadows Arts and Technology Elementary District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 495-7037	397	17	22.8	5.3%	264 (66.5%)	3 (0.8%)	60 (15.1%)	39 (9.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	29 (7.3%)				97.8	94.6	373	289	060147812541
85	Cottonwood Creek	Public	K-8	2400 Central Pkwy.	Dublin	94568	Alameda County	Dublin Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 833-3333	1,023	45	22.9	13.0%	41 (4.0%)	8 (0.8%)	34 (3.3%)	908 (88.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (3.1%)	$19,557	$18,556	$1,001	97.8	98.9	23	62	060001914370
86	Wade Thomas Elementary	Public	K-5	150 Ross Ave.	San Anselmo	94960	Marin County	Ross Valley Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 454-4603	292	13	22.4	7.2%	216 (74.0%)	2 (0.7%)	33 (11.3%)	9 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (10.3%)	$23,542	$23,212	$330	97.8	93.9	438	352	060000608776
87	Walnut Grove Elementary	Public	K-5	1999 Harvest Rd.	Pleasanton	94566	Alameda County	Pleasanton Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 426-4250	629	23	26.8	5.1%	155 (24.6%)	6 (1.0%)	30 (4.8%)	385 (61.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (8.3%)	$15,994	$15,768	$226	97.8	96.7	196	109	060002009288
88	Glorietta Elementary	Public	K-5	15 Martha Rd.	Orinda	94563	Contra Costa County	Orinda Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 254-8770	445	19	23.4	1.8%	222 (49.9%)	1 (0.2%)	39 (8.8%)	82 (18.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	101 (22.7%)	$23,160	$22,976	$184	97.8	97.9	81	7	062886004471
89	Margaret Landell Elementary	Public	K-6	9739 Denni St.	Cypress	90630	Orange County	Cypress Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 220-6960	662	25	26.4	24.9%	67 (10.1%)	5 (0.8%)	82 (12.4%)	449 (67.8%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	56 (8.5%)	$16,220	$15,264	$956	97.8	96.2	246	157	061044002336
90	Tice Creek	Public	K-8	1847 Newell Ave.	Walnut Creek	94595	Contra Costa County	Walnut Creek Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 746-5515	451	21	21.3	7.5%	200 (44.3%)	7 (1.6%)	50 (11.1%)	99 (22.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	93 (20.6%)	$19,068	$18,354	$714	97.8	97.3	137	47	064125013866
91	Oak Knoll Elementary	Public	K-5	1895 Oak Knoll Ln.	Menlo Park	94025	San Mateo County	Menlo Park City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 854-4433	574	30	18.8	5.7%	329 (57.3%)	4 (0.7%)	60 (10.5%)	90 (15.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	89 (15.5%)	$14,551	$14,396	$155	97.8	97.2	150	59	062457003685
92	John Baldwin Elementary	Public	K-5	741 Brookside Dr.	Danville	94526	Contra Costa County	San Ramon Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 855-5200	439	20	22.3	2.5%	257 (58.5%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (10.9%)	75 (17.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	58 (13.2%)	$20,171	$20,146	$25	97.7	98.4	56	36	063513005949
93	Woodside Elementary	Public	K-8	3195 Woodside Rd.	Woodside	94062	San Mateo County	Woodside Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 851-1571	385	32	11.8	7.3%	241 (62.6%)	6 (1.6%)	68 (17.7%)	24 (6.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (11.9%)	$74,588	$73,978	$610	97.7	96.7	193	100	064314007013
94	Ruth Acty Elementary	Public	K-5	1465 Acton St.	Berkeley	94702	Alameda County	Berkeley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 644-6298	410	19	21.5	23.7%	170 (41.5%)	31 (7.6%)	61 (14.9%)	35 (8.5%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	111 (27.1%)	$24,863	$24,532	$331	97.7	97.9	82	12	060474000441
95	Sleepy Hollow Elementary	Public	K-5	20 Washington Ln.	Orinda	94563	Contra Costa County	Orinda Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 254-8711	399	19	21	5.0%	254 (63.7%)	3 (0.8%)	21 (5.3%)	58 (14.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	62 (15.5%)	$24,638	$24,384	$254	97.7	97.7	99	4	062886004473
96	Chaparral Elementary	Public	K-5	29001 Sienna Pkwy.	Ladera Ranch	92694	Orange County	Capistrano Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(949) 234-5349	604	26	23.2	18.0%	350 (57.9%)	3 (0.5%)	82 (13.6%)	52 (8.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	114 (18.9%)	$19,063	$18,276	$787	97.7	97.4	125	29	060744008751
97	Mission San Jose Elementary	Public	K-5	43545 Bryant St.	Fremont	94539	Alameda County	Fremont Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 656-1200	436	19	22.9	22.9%	11 (2.5%)	3 (0.7%)	21 (4.8%)	374 (85.8%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	23 (5.3%)	$22,026	$20,310	$1,716	97.7	98.1	72	25	061440001677
98	Jerabek Elementary	Public	K-5	10050 Avenida Magnifica	San Diego	92131	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 605-1700	718	27	26.8	16.3%	372 (51.8%)	7 (1.0%)	104 (14.5%)	121 (16.9%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	113 (15.7%)	$23,518	$22,480	$1,038	97.7	97.1	154	56	063432005486
99	Corte Madera	Public	4-8	4575 Alpine Rd.	Portola Valley	94028	San Mateo County	Portola Valley Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 851-1777	252	22	11.3	6.7%	154 (61.1%)	3 (1.2%)	33 (13.1%)	17 (6.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (17.9%)	$51,159	$50,368	$791	97.7	98.2	69	30	063147004881
100	Abraham Lincoln Elementary	Public	K-5	21710 McClellan Rd.	Cupertino	95014	Santa Clara County	Cupertino Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 252-4798	662	27	24.7	14.4%	41 (6.2%)	4 (0.6%)	34 (5.1%)	497 (75.1%)	8 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	78 (11.8%)	$17,864	$17,650	$214	97.7	98.3	61	39	061029001139

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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.
For more information about our ranking process, please see our Ranking FAQ. Details about our methodology are here.

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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.