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
2161	SLVUSD Charter	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	325 Marion Ave.	Ben Lomond	95005	Santa Cruz County	San Lorenzo Valley Unified	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 335-0932	301	12	25.7	20.6%	227 (75.4%)	4 (1.3%)	34 (11.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (11.6%)	$17,567			$718			$16,849	58.1	69.7	1607	554		063474002797
2162	Lincoln Elementary	Public	K-5	1175 East 11th St.	Long Beach	90813	Los Angeles County	Long Beach Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 599-5005	742	31	23.8	88.9%	17 (2.3%)	61 (8.2%)	595 (80.2%)	53 (7.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	15 (2.0%)	$19,534			$3,819			$15,715	58.1	47.4	2707	545		062250002735
2163	San Pascual Elementary Sci Technical Engr Arts And Math (STEAM) Magnet	Public	K-5	815 San Pascual Ave.	Los Angeles	90042	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 255-8354	249	11	22.6	76.3%	17 (6.8%)	7 (2.8%)	199 (79.9%)	13 (5.2%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.8%)	$24,604			$4,842			$19,762	58.1	50	2557	394		062271003329
2164	Foothill Elementary	Public	K-6	2601 South Buena Vista Ave.	Corona	92882	Riverside County	Corona-Norco Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 736-3441	640	27	23.7	70.6%	170 (26.6%)	36 (5.6%)	333 (52.0%)	74 (11.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (4.2%)	$22,929			$3,071			$19,858	58.1	47.4	2709	545		060985009354
2165	Cabrillo Avenue Elementary	Public	K-5	732 South Cabrillo Ave.	San Pedro	90731	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 832-6446	303	16	18.9	92.4%	5 (1.7%)	27 (8.9%)	252 (83.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (5.9%)	$32,041			$5,700			$26,341	58	32.2	3761	1596		062271002882
2166	Monte Vista Elementary	Public	K-6	1615 West Eldred Ave.	West Covina	91790	Los Angeles County	West Covina Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 939-4830	448	19	23.9	85.5%	6 (1.3%)	9 (2.0%)	346 (77.2%)	77 (17.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	9 (2.0%)	$20,417			$1,978			$18,439	58	75.4	1352	814		064200006882
2167	Skyridge Elementary	Public	K-8	800 Perkins Way	Auburn	95603	Placer County	Auburn Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 885-7019	461	23	19.7	49.2%	345 (74.8%)	0 (0.0%)	82 (17.8%)	4 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	7 (1.5%)	22 (4.8%)	$14,777			$806			$13,971	58	55.2	2276	109		060348009709
2168	One Hundred Twenty-Second Street Elementary	Public	K-5	405 East 122nd St.	Los Angeles	90061	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 757-8117	574	29	19.7	96.0%	3 (0.5%)	74 (12.9%)	472 (82.2%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (3.8%)	$22,940			$4,394			$18,546	58	44.1	2912	744		062271003251
2169	Signal Hill Elementary	Public	K-5	2285 Walnut Ave.	Signal Hill	90755	Los Angeles County	Long Beach Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 426-8170	599	23	26.6	86.1%	10 (1.7%)	84 (14.0%)	343 (57.3%)	130 (21.7%)	2 (0.3%)	4 (0.7%)	26 (4.3%)	$22,451			$4,335			$18,116	58	64.2	1866	303		062250002757
2170	Malloch Elementary	Public	K-6	2251 West Morris Ave.	Fresno	93711	Fresno County	Fresno Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 451-4530	495	24	20.8	52.7%	159 (32.1%)	47 (9.5%)	234 (47.3%)	18 (3.6%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	34 (6.9%)	$16,993			$2,257			$14,736	58	57.9	2154	16		061455001750

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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.