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
4022	Kendall Elementary	Public	K-5	4951 State St.	San Bernardino	92407	San Bernardino County	San Bernardino City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 880-6626	351	18	20	87.7%	18 (5.1%)	36 (10.3%)	272 (77.5%)	9 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	14 (4.0%)	$23,120			$4,665			$18,455	29.2	23.1	4570	548		063417005363
4023	Roosevelt Elementary	Public	K-5	1574 Linden Ave.	Long Beach	90813	Los Angeles County	Long Beach Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 599-3418	785	31	25.7	89.3%	10 (1.3%)	103 (13.1%)	607 (77.3%)	49 (6.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)	13 (1.7%)	$20,453			$4,257			$16,196	29.2	30	3925	98		062250002756
4024	Summerville Elementary	Public	K-8	18451 Carter St.	Tuolumne	95379	Tuolumne County	Summerville Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 928-4291	457	23	19.8	45.1%	292 (63.9%)	1 (0.2%)	75 (16.4%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (10.3%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (9.2%)	$13,126			$4,217			$8,909	29.2	33.1	3670	354		063825006451
4025	Westwood Elementary	Public	K-6	9444 Caywood Dr.	Stockton	95210	San Joaquin County	Lodi Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 953-8333	463	21	22	82.9%	16 (3.5%)	35 (7.6%)	205 (44.3%)	171 (36.9%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.9%)	32 (6.9%)	$17,201			$2,572			$14,629	29.2	32.4	3748	277		062223010315
4026	Aragon Avenue Elementary	Public	K-5	1118 Aragon Ave.	Los Angeles	90065	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 221-5173	205	10	20.5	95.1%	9 (4.4%)	2 (1.0%)	187 (91.2%)	3 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.0%)	$33,039			$7,394			$25,645	29.1	34.7	3547	479		062271002821
4027	Bobbie Smith Elementary	Public	K-5	565 East Hill St.	Long Beach	90806	Los Angeles County	Long Beach Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 595-9466	635	24	27	85.4%	9 (1.4%)	57 (9.0%)	477 (75.1%)	75 (11.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	15 (2.4%)	$22,342			$4,532			$17,810	29.1	29.2	3997	30		062250002704
4028	Alta Loma Elementary	Public	K-5	1745 Vineyard Ave.	Los Angeles	90019	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 939-2113	381	22	17.3	89.8%	12 (3.1%)	42 (11.0%)	309 (81.1%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.9%)	$31,892			$6,322			$25,570	29.1	31.7	3799	229		062271002808
4029	Mary Peacock Elementary	Public	K-5	1720 Arlington	Crescent City	95331	Del Norte County	Del Norte County Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 464-0301	251	13	19.3	62.5%	142 (56.6%)	0 (0.0%)	70 (27.9%)	11 (4.4%)	16 (6.4%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.8%)	$27,349			$2,732			$24,617	29.1	26.7	4238	209		061077005574
4030	Miguel Hidalgo Elementary	Public	K-5	615 South Cesar Chavez St.	Brawley	92227	Imperial County	Brawley Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 344-0431	437	20	21.8	90.4%	4 (0.9%)	2 (0.5%)	428 (97.9%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	$10,714			$1,009			$9,705	29.1	29	4023	7		060579000521
4031	Carl B. Munck Elementary	Public	K-5	11900 Campus Dr.	Oakland	94619	Alameda County	Oakland Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 879-3168	151	9	16.7	81.5%	9 (6.0%)	79 (52.3%)	29 (19.2%)	13 (8.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (13.9%)	$31,220			$5,771			$25,449	29.1	25.6	4318	287		062805004246

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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.