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
3751	Hillsdale Elementary	Public	K-6	6469 Guthrie Way	North Highlands	95660	Sacramento County	Twin Rivers Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 566-1860	234	11	22.2	87.6%	51 (21.8%)	17 (7.3%)	123 (52.6%)	17 (7.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (11.1%)	$25,202			$4,497			$20,705	32.7	50.9	2516	1235		060133205098
3752	Juarez (Benito) Elementary	Public	K-6	841 South Sunkist St.	Anaheim	92806	Orange County	Anaheim Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 517-8923	581	28	20.7	60.1%	28 (4.8%)	11 (1.9%)	483 (83.1%)	38 (6.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (3.4%)	$20,420			$1,287			$19,133	32.7	33	3682	70		060261000155
3753	Lichen K-8	Public	K-8	8319 Lichen Dr.	Citrus Heights	95621	Sacramento County	San Juan Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 971-5237	498	24	20.3	63.9%	175 (35.1%)	25 (5.0%)	222 (44.6%)	16 (3.2%)	1 (0.2%)	14 (2.8%)	45 (9.0%)	$18,262			$3,453			$14,809	32.6	26.7	4232	479		063462005793
3754	Parkwood Elementary	Public	K-6	1150 E. Pecan Ave.	Madera	93637	Madera County	Madera Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 673-2500	635	32	19.9	96.5%	31 (4.9%)	10 (1.6%)	576 (90.7%)	12 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (0.9%)	$19,022			$3,539			$15,483	32.6	28.8	4040	286		062334012280
3755	Evergreen Avenue Elementary	Public	K-6	2730 Ganahl St.	Los Angeles	90033	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 269-0415	492	25	19.6	95.3%	15 (3.0%)	1 (0.2%)	470 (95.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.2%)	$27,329			$5,201			$22,128	32.6	25.7	4309	554		062271002994
3756	Equitas Academy 5	Public, Charter	K-4	1612 West Pico Blvd.	Los Angeles	90015	Los Angeles County	Equitas Academy 5 District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(213) 201-5936	184	11	17.1	89.7%	1 (0.5%)	3 (1.6%)	168 (91.3%)	6 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.3%)	$20,673			$801			$19,872	32.6	25.4	4327	571		060252214430
3757	Rocketship Redwood City	Public, Charter	K-5	909 Roosevelt Ave	Redwood City	94061	San Mateo County	Rocketship Redwood City District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(877) 806-0920	275	9	32.3	87.6%	6 (2.2%)	2 (0.7%)	260 (94.5%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.5%)	1 (0.4%)	$20,794			$3,694			$17,100	32.6	17.5	5075	1318		060179313923
3758	Clearwater Elementary	Public	K-6	1640 Murrieta Rd.	Perris	92571	Riverside County	Perris Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 423-2016	651	26	25	79.7%	26 (4.0%)	50 (7.7%)	545 (83.7%)	13 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	14 (2.2%)	$19,230			$2,102			$17,128	32.6	34.3	3580	178		063018013981
3759	Lafayette Elementary	Public	K-5	6125 Printwood Way	San Diego	92117	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(858) 987-5000	208	16	13.4	76.0%	49 (23.6%)	7 (3.4%)	123 (59.1%)	8 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	20 (9.6%)	$25,354			$4,383			$20,971	32.6	38.1	3297	462		063432005497
3760	Elim Elementary	Public	3-5	7677 North Lander Ave.	Hilmar	95324	Merced County	Hilmar Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 667-1082	437	21	20.8	63.2%	256 (58.6%)	2 (0.5%)	165 (37.8%)	4 (0.9%)	4 (0.9%)	2 (0.5%)	4 (0.9%)	$16,255			$1,010			$15,245	32.6	33.1	3675	85		061722002176

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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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