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
1141	Clovis Elementary	Public	K-6	1100 Armstrong Ave.	Clovis	93611	Fresno County	Clovis Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 327-6100	709	33	21.4	56.0%	271 (38.2%)	12 (1.7%)	319 (45.0%)	58 (8.2%)	8 (1.1%)	1 (0.1%)	39 (5.5%)	$14,090			$1,299			$12,791	80.5	67.5	1704	563		060903007960
1142	Valley View Charter Prep	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	31400 S Koster Rd.	Tracy	95304	San Joaquin County	Valley View Charter Prep District	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(866) 992-9033	655	23	28.1	30.1%	282 (43.1%)	40 (6.1%)	118 (18.0%)	184 (28.1%)	10 (1.5%)	6 (0.9%)	15 (2.3%)	$12,123			$152			$11,971	80.5	80	1157	15		060247813797
1143	Mather Heights Elementary	Public	K-5	4370 Mather School Rd.	Mather	95655	Sacramento County	Folsom-Cordova Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 294-2440	236	13	18.3	38.1%	89 (37.7%)	7 (3.0%)	63 (26.7%)	33 (14.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	43 (18.2%)	$27,376			$1,377			$25,999	80.4	83.9	1002	141		061389008575
1144	Bay Laurel Elementary	Public	K-5	24740 Paseo Primario	Calabasas	91302	Los Angeles County	Las Virgenes Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 222-9022	480	20	24	17.5%	345 (71.9%)	6 (1.3%)	44 (9.2%)	22 (4.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	63 (13.1%)	$19,017			$547			$18,470	80.4	73.4	1435	291		062100000442
1145	Boulder Creek Elementary	Public	K-5	400 Lomond St.	Boulder Creek	95006	Santa Cruz County	San Lorenzo Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 338-6413	416	21	19.7	29.6%	274 (65.9%)	0 (0.0%)	92 (22.1%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (11.3%)	$17,309			$1,870			$15,439	80.4	68.8	1653	508		063474005861
1146	Vallemar Elementary	Public	K-8	377 Reina del Mar Ave.	Pacifica	94044	San Mateo County	Pacifica	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 738-6655	500	21	23.9	15.6%	202 (40.4%)	3 (0.6%)	137 (27.4%)	68 (13.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	89 (17.8%)	$8,518			$1,493			$7,025	80.4	78.4	1225	79		062046002470
1147	Eastwood Elementary	Public	K-6	13552 University	Westminster	92683	Orange County	Westminster	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 894-7227	542	22	24.6	40.4%	162 (29.9%)	3 (0.6%)	163 (30.1%)	145 (26.8%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	67 (12.4%)	$20,767			$2,285			$18,482	80.3	85.9	909	238		064215006905
1148	Mariposa Elementary	Public	K-5	30800 Palo Alto Dr.	Redlands	92373	San Bernardino County	Redlands Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 794-8620	432	19	22.7	34.3%	180 (41.7%)	12 (2.8%)	148 (34.3%)	37 (8.6%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (12.0%)	$17,764			$2,025			$15,739	80.3	89.1	745	403		063207004940
1149	Wicklund Elementary	Public	K-8	300 East Legacy Dr.	Mountain House	95391	San Joaquin County	Lammersville Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 836-7200	689	31	22	17.6%	96 (13.9%)	38 (5.5%)	142 (20.6%)	352 (51.1%)	6 (0.9%)	6 (0.9%)	49 (7.1%)	$12,357			$231			$12,126	80.1	79.3	1183	34		060141011412
1150	Morris E. Dailey Charter Elementary	Public, Charter	K-5	3135 North Harrison Ave.	Fresno	93704	Fresno County	Fresno Unified	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 248-7060	312	14	22.2	44.9%	77 (24.7%)	14 (4.5%)	173 (55.4%)	20 (6.4%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	26 (8.3%)	$12,901			$360			$12,541	80.1	72.7	1464	314		061455012619

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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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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the California Department of Education.