Best Elementary Schools in California

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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
711	Fremont Elementary	Public	K-5	4000 East Fourth St.	Long Beach	90814	Los Angeles County	Long Beach Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 439-6873	451	16	28.9	39.2%	153 (33.9%)	24 (5.3%)	181 (40.1%)	30 (6.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	60 (13.3%)	$17,032			$3,019			$14,013	89	95.3	321	390		062250002714
712	Edith Landels Elementary	Public	K-5	115 West Dana St.	Mountain View	94041	Santa Clara County	Mountain View Whisman	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 526-3520	399	19	21	21.1%	112 (28.1%)	5 (1.3%)	131 (32.8%)	106 (26.6%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	43 (10.8%)	$24,021			$1,456			$22,565	89	92	575	137		062628003926
713	William Brooks Elementary	Public	K-5	3610 Park Dr.	El Dorado Hills	95762	El Dorado County	Buckeye Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 933-6618	372	14	26.5	12.6%	232 (62.4%)	5 (1.3%)	53 (14.2%)	40 (10.8%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	39 (10.5%)								89	91	634	79		060627000550
714	Oak Grove Elementary	Public	K-5	22705 Sanborn	Aliso Viejo	92656	Orange County	Capistrano Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(949) 360-9001	569	24	23.7	32.2%	281 (49.4%)	1 (0.2%)	102 (17.9%)	83 (14.6%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	99 (17.4%)	$17,949			$1,264			$16,685	89	89.4	727	13		060744006094
715	Richard Riordan Primary Center	Public	K-5	5531 Monte Vista St.	Los Angeles	90042	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 551-6822	136	7	19.4	77.9%	10 (7.4%)	1 (0.7%)	113 (83.1%)	4 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (5.9%)	$35,186			$7,865			$27,321	88.9			(n/a)		062271011310
716	Agnes L. Smith Elementary	Public	K-5	770 17th St.	Huntington Beach	92648	Orange County	Huntington Beach City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 536-1469	591	23	25.6	42.0%	292 (49.4%)	3 (0.5%)	155 (26.2%)	43 (7.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	97 (16.4%)	$18,605			$1,261			$17,344	88.9	86.4	889	173		061803002224
717	John Malcom Elementary	Public	K-5	32261 Charles Ave.	Laguna Niguel	92677	Orange County	Capistrano Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(949) 248-0542	553	23	24	24.6%	357 (64.6%)	4 (0.7%)	72 (13.0%)	14 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	106 (19.2%)	$18,769			$1,249			$17,520	88.9	86	907	190		060744003383
718	Morello Park Elementary	Public	K-5	1200 Morello Park Dr.	Martinez	94553	Contra Costa County	Martinez Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 335-5840	496	23	21.3	20.4%	241 (48.6%)	3 (0.6%)	95 (19.2%)	75 (15.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	80 (16.1%)	$14,379			$990			$13,389	88.9	87.4	841	123		062403000178
719	Oak Grove Elementary	Public	K-8	4445 West Ferguson Ave.	Visalia	93291	Tulare County	Visalia Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 622-3105	756	29	25.8	32.5%	227 (30.0%)	4 (0.5%)	378 (50.0%)	94 (12.4%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	49 (6.5%)	$17,894			$2,474			$15,420	88.9	87.3	848	129		064116011529
720	Caryn Elementary	Public	K-5	6290 Sierra Crest View Loop	Alta Loma	91737	San Bernardino County	Etiwanda Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 941-9551	553	23	23.9	24.1%	124 (22.4%)	15 (2.7%)	230 (41.6%)	132 (23.9%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (9.0%)	$13,312			$667			$12,645	88.9	89.6	721	1		061296009365

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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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Educational resources:

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State-Administered Standardized Tests: A Comprehensive Guide

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