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
2611	Soquel Elementary	Public	K-5	2700 Porter St.	Soquel	95073	Santa Cruz County	Soquel Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 464-5655	337	15	22	40.1%	132 (39.2%)	6 (1.8%)	160 (47.5%)	14 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	22 (6.5%)	$13,999			$1,422			$12,577	49.7	56.5	2208	403		063729006311
2612	McKevett Elementary	Public	K-6	955 East Pleasant St.	Santa Paula	93060	Ventura County	Santa Paula Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 933-8910	300	14	21.4	87.0%	19 (6.3%)	3 (1.0%)	274 (91.3%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	$23,845			$4,017			$19,828	49.6	41.2	3106	494		060142106110
2613	Compass Charter Schools of San Diego	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	850 Hampshire Rd. Ste. P	Thousand Oaks	91361	Ventura County	Compass Charter Schools of San Diego District	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(855) 937-4227	842	46	18.4	46.2%	290 (34.4%)	29 (3.4%)	427 (50.7%)	18 (2.1%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	73 (8.7%)	$15,364			$1,181			$14,183	49.6	48.1	2655	42		060151713179
2614	Saturn Street Elementary	Public	K-5	5360 Saturn St.	Los Angeles	90019	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 931-1688	277	16	17.3	92.4%	12 (4.3%)	34 (12.3%)	214 (77.3%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (5.8%)	$35,432			$7,381			$28,051	49.6	32.8	3707	1093		062271003337
2615	Emilie Ritchen Elementary	Public	K-5	2200 Cabrillo Way	Oxnard	93030	Ventura County	Oxnard	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 385-1572	445	24	18.5	84.7%	17 (3.8%)	8 (1.8%)	394 (88.5%)	16 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	9 (2.0%)	$21,324			$2,283			$19,041	49.6	34.9	3528	913		062922001855
2616	Valley View Community Elementary	Public	K-6	19414 Sierra Estates Dr.	Newhall	91321	Los Angeles County	Sulphur Springs Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 251-2000	526	23	22.7	73.0%	62 (11.8%)	28 (5.3%)	352 (66.9%)	63 (12.0%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.2%)	$18,181			$820			$17,361	49.6	58.9	2111	505		063822007883
2617	Barbara Benson Elementary	Public	K-5	12712 Elizabeth Way	Tustin	92780	Orange County	Tustin Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 730-7531	313	14	22.3	73.2%	43 (13.7%)	4 (1.3%)	222 (70.9%)	26 (8.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	15 (4.8%)	$16,610			$2,106			$14,504	49.6	64	1877	740		064015000774
2618	Ripona Elementary	Public	K-8	415 East Oregon St.	Ripon	95366	San Joaquin County	Ripon Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 599-4104	473	20	23.3	48.2%	138 (29.2%)	2 (0.4%)	270 (57.1%)	39 (8.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (4.7%)	$13,687			$1,585			$12,102	49.6	49.9	2562	56		063288005113
2619	Palm Innovation Academy	Public	K-5	751 Palm Ave.	Beaumont	92223	Riverside County	Beaumont Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 845-9579	565	21	26.9	87.4%	57 (10.1%)	41 (7.3%)	422 (74.7%)	11 (1.9%)	6 (1.1%)	1 (0.2%)	27 (4.8%)	$21,915			$2,303			$19,612	49.5	38.7	3257	638		060429000388
2620	Gates Street Elementary	Public	K-5	3333 Manitou Ave.	Los Angeles	90031	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 225-9574	450	23	19.5	93.8%	9 (2.0%)	7 (1.6%)	366 (81.3%)	66 (14.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	$27,525			$5,598			$21,927	49.5	46.3	2781	161		062271003039

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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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