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
4462	Martin Elementary	Public	K-5	939 West Wilshire	Santa Ana	92707	Orange County	Santa Ana Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 480-8000	443	19	23.2	93.5%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	437 (98.6%)	3 (0.7%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$25,416			$1,006			$24,410	24.4	36.3	3419	1043		063531005996
4463	Rainbow Ridge Elementary	Public	K-5	15950 Indian Ave.	Moreno Valley	92551	Riverside County	Val Verde Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 490-0420	723	34	20.9	87.6%	28 (3.9%)	59 (8.2%)	575 (79.5%)	30 (4.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (4.1%)	$21,026			$2,485			$18,541	24.4	24.4	4424	39		069113510287
4464	Jackson Elementary	Public	K-6	1810 Third St.	Sanger	93657	Fresno County	Sanger Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 524-6180	374	17	22.5	81.6%	21 (5.6%)	1 (0.3%)	338 (90.4%)	11 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	$18,339			$1,297			$17,042	24.4	27.3	4180	284		063525005971
4465	Loren Miller Elementary	Public	K-6	830 West 77th St.	Los Angeles	90044	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 753-4445	601	29	20.7	99.0%	5 (0.8%)	83 (13.8%)	499 (83.0%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.0%)	$25,122			$4,620			$20,502	24.4	25.1	4354	111		062271003186
4466	Lenicia B. Weemes Elementary	Public	K-5	1260 West 36th Pl.	Los Angeles	90007	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 733-9186	394	22	17.9	95.7%	3 (0.8%)	82 (20.8%)	290 (73.6%)	5 (1.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.3%)	$27,706			$6,134			$21,572	24.4	23.5	4528	62		062271003446
4467	Fries Avenue Elementary	Public	K-5	1301 Fries Ave.	Wilmington	90744	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 834-6431	325	18	18	90.2%	3 (0.9%)	7 (2.2%)	294 (90.5%)	6 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	14 (4.3%)	$30,117			$6,109			$24,008	24.4	17.9	5039	572		062271003026
4468	Academy of Innovation	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	26866 San Jacinto St.	Hemet	92544	Riverside County	Hemet Unified	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(951) 765-5193	545	32	17	85.7%	85 (15.6%)	29 (5.3%)	383 (70.3%)	9 (1.7%)	4 (0.7%)	4 (0.7%)	31 (5.7%)	$21,781			$2,127			$19,654	24.4	18	5031	563		061692009555
4469	Park View Elementary	Public	K-6	1500 Alexander St.	Simi Valley	93065	Ventura County	Simi Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 520-6755	319	19	16.3	85.9%	39 (12.2%)	3 (0.9%)	263 (82.4%)	11 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	$16,062			$2,520			$13,542	24.3	22.2	4656	187		063684006263
4470	Levi Bemis Elementary	Public	K-5	774 East Etiwanda Ave.	Rialto	92376	San Bernardino County	Rialto Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 820-7916	566	25	22.6	85.0%	17 (3.0%)	41 (7.2%)	489 (86.4%)	3 (0.5%)	2 (0.4%)	7 (1.2%)	7 (1.2%)	$20,663			$5,239			$15,424	24.3	14.9	5309	839		063237004986
4471	Fletcher Drive Elementary	Public	K-5	3350 Fletcher Dr.	Los Angeles	90065	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 254-5246	156	9	17.3	97.4%	3 (1.9%)	8 (5.1%)	137 (87.8%)	8 (5.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$29,761			$5,541			$24,220	24.3	32.6	3730	741		062271003012

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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.