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
841	Magnolia Elementary	Public	K-6	465 West 15th St.	Upland	91786	San Bernardino County	Upland Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 949-7750	506	23	21.9	43.5%	145 (28.7%)	14 (2.8%)	273 (54.0%)	38 (7.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (7.1%)	$18,682			$1,772			$16,910	86.6	81	1112	271		060001609091
842	Joseph Weller Elementary	Public	K-6	345 Boulder Dr.	Milpitas	95035	Santa Clara County	Milpitas Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 635-2876	412	17	24.2	43.7%	8 (1.9%)	3 (0.7%)	69 (16.7%)	299 (72.6%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (7.3%)	$17,350			$1,633			$15,717	86.6	86.3	893	51		062450003676
843	Spreckels Elementary	Public	K-5	6033 Stadium St.	San Diego	92122	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(858) 453-5377	680	25	27.2	35.6%	321 (47.2%)	6 (0.9%)	204 (30.0%)	61 (9.0%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	85 (12.5%)	$19,196			$2,905			$16,291	86.6	86.8	873	30		063432005553
844	Encino Charter Elementary	Public, Charter	K-5	16941 Addison St.	Encino	91316	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 784-1762	529	24	22	40.8%	197 (37.2%)	24 (4.5%)	115 (21.7%)	39 (7.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	152 (28.7%)	$17,095			$2,430			$14,665	86.6	81.7	1085	241		062271002990
845	Quarry Trail Elementary	Public	K-6	810 Lazy Trail Dr.	Rocklin	95765	Placer County	Rocklin Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 630-3300	705	31	22.7	13.6%	289 (41.0%)	3 (0.4%)	142 (20.1%)	148 (21.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)	120 (17.0%)	$18,432			$291			$18,141	86.6	87.9	818	27		060001314609
846	Marshall Pomeroy Elementary	Public	K-6	1505 Escuela Pkwy.	Milpitas	95035	Santa Clara County	Milpitas Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 635-2858	597	24	24.8	27.6%	17 (2.8%)	8 (1.3%)	73 (12.2%)	445 (74.5%)	3 (0.5%)	3 (0.5%)	48 (8.0%)	$15,966			$1,136			$14,830	86.6	88.2	806	40		062450003669
847	Alexander Valley Elementary	Public	K-6	8511 Highway 128	Healdsburg	95448	Sonoma County	Alexander Valley Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 433-1375	111	8	13.9	25.2%	72 (64.9%)	1 (0.9%)	33 (29.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (4.5%)	$23,707			$483			$23,224	86.6	85.4	938	91		060189000064
848	Wolf Canyon Elementary	Public	K-6	1950 Wolf Canyon Loop	Chula Vista	91913	San Diego County	Chula Vista Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 482-8877	954	38	25.1	30.7%	80 (8.4%)	123 (12.9%)	360 (37.7%)	274 (28.7%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (0.9%)	108 (11.3%)	$15,022			$1,562			$13,460	86.5	89.9	705	143		060861011875
849	La Verne Heights Elementary	Public	K-5	1550 Baseline Rd.	La Verne	91750	Los Angeles County	Bonita Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 971-8205	477	19	25.3	29.4%	98 (20.5%)	21 (4.4%)	275 (57.7%)	48 (10.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (7.3%)	$15,254			$643			$14,611	86.5	80.9	1122	273		060561000511
850	Cubberley K-8	Public	K-8	3200 Monogram Ave.	Long Beach	90808	Los Angeles County	Long Beach Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 420-8810	951	39	24.5	26.9%	333 (35.0%)	68 (7.2%)	347 (36.5%)	59 (6.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.3%)	141 (14.8%)	$20,034			$3,450			$16,584	86.5	88.2	803	47		062250002709

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About our rankings:

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.