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
801	Beach Park Elementary	Public	K-5	1058 Shell Blvd.	Foster City	94404	San Mateo County	San Mateo-Foster City	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 312-7490	347	15	23.1	14.7%	70 (20.2%)	3 (0.9%)	60 (17.3%)	175 (50.4%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.9%)	35 (10.1%)	$20,987			$2,341			$18,646	87.5	88.6	776	25		063492014504
802	Round Meadow Elementary	Public	K-5	5151 Round Meadow Rd.	Calabasas	91302	Los Angeles County	Las Virgenes Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 883-6750	513	21	24.4	22.2%	348 (67.8%)	11 (2.1%)	64 (12.5%)	35 (6.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	55 (10.7%)	$19,150			$551			$18,599	87.5	91.6	602	200		062100002524
803	Brookside	Public	K-8	2962 Brookside Rd.	Stockton	95219	San Joaquin County	Lincoln Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 953-8641	768	34	22.4	47.7%	170 (22.1%)	61 (7.9%)	266 (34.6%)	194 (25.3%)	3 (0.4%)	2 (0.3%)	71 (9.2%)	$13,092			$688			$12,404	87.4	80	1154	351		062169002775
804	Madison Elementary	Public	K-5	2200 MacKay Ln.	Redondo Beach	90278	Los Angeles County	Redondo Beach Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 798-8623	476	19	25	27.1%	181 (38.0%)	14 (2.9%)	133 (27.9%)	69 (14.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	78 (16.4%)	$14,788			$1,220			$13,568	87.4	88.1	812	8		060003204958
805	Horace Mann Elementary	Public	K-5	501 East Acacia Ave.	Glendale	91205	Los Angeles County	Glendale Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 246-2421	672	28	24	62.5%	428 (63.7%)	2 (0.3%)	183 (27.2%)	52 (7.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	6 (0.9%)	$16,734			$1,300			$15,434	87.4	88.8	760	45		061524001938
806	Hickory Elementary	Public	K-5	2800 West 227th St.	Torrance	90505	Los Angeles County	Torrance Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 533-4672	847	32	26.4	25.6%	96 (11.3%)	22 (2.6%)	190 (22.4%)	439 (51.8%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	99 (11.7%)	$15,596			$525			$15,071	87.4	91.1	632	174		063942006559
807	Wilder's Preparatory Academy Charter	Public, Charter	K-5	830 North La Brea Ave.	Inglewood	90302	Los Angeles County	Wilder's Preparatory Academy Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 671-5578	426	11	38.4	72.1%	5 (1.2%)	345 (81.0%)	62 (14.6%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.8%)	$16,659			$1,962			$14,697	87.4	88.1	807			060244911296
808	Orange County Classical Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	4100 East Walnut Ave.	Orange	92869	Orange County	Orange County Classical Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(657) 223-9420	740	34	21.7	17.8%	276 (37.3%)	7 (0.9%)	132 (17.8%)	291 (39.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (4.6%)	$13,778			$537			$13,241	87.3	91.2	627	181		060253514484
809	Brookvale Elementary	Public	K-5	3400 Nicolet Ave.	Fremont	94536	Alameda County	Fremont Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 797-5940	428	18	23.7	29.2%	49 (11.4%)	12 (2.8%)	66 (15.4%)	276 (64.5%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	21 (4.9%)	$17,031			$1,214			$15,817	87.3	93.4	483	326		061440001658
810	Oak Ridge Elementary	Public	K-6	15452 Valle Vista Dr.	Chino Hills	91709	San Bernardino County	Chino Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 591-1239	521	20	26.1		86 (16.5%)	16 (3.1%)	197 (37.8%)	170 (32.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (10.0%)								87.2	84.9	953	143		060846009348

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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.