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
5792	Hall District Elementary	Public	K-6	300 Sill Rd.	Watsonville	95076	Monterey County	Pajaro Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 728-6371	470	22	21.7	94.0%	17 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	450 (95.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)								6.6	6.6	5825	33		062949004543
5793	Alexander Hamilton Elementary	Public	K-8	2245 East 11th St.	Stockton	95206	San Joaquin County	Stockton Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 933-7395	599	28	21.6	87.3%	13 (2.2%)	46 (7.7%)	466 (77.8%)	44 (7.3%)	3 (0.5%)	3 (0.5%)	23 (3.8%)	$15,282			$3,910			$11,372	6.6	8.8	5741	52		063801011783
5794	Lowell Elementary	Public	K-5	625 South Seventh St.	San Jose	95112	Santa Clara County	San Jose Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 535-6243	261	12	21.4	85.1%	6 (2.3%)	1 (0.4%)	240 (92.0%)	11 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.1%)	$22,447			$1,069			$21,378	6.6	7.7	5784	10		063459005728
5795	Tamarisk Elementary	Public	K-5	1843 East Ave. Q5	Palmdale	93550	Los Angeles County	Palmdale Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 225-9647	664	25	26.2	93.4%	25 (3.8%)	165 (24.8%)	446 (67.2%)	3 (0.5%)	6 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (2.9%)	$19,723			$3,053			$16,670	6.6	11.2	5606	189		062958004576
5796	Amesti Elementary	Public	K-5	25 Amesti Rd.	Watsonville	95076	Santa Cruz County	Pajaro Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 728-6250	431	24	18.3	95.6%	16 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	409 (94.9%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)								6.6	8	5772	24		062949004534
5797	Manhattan Place Elementary	Public	K-5	1850 West 96th St.	Los Angeles	90047	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 756-1308	218	13	16.7	95.4%	2 (0.9%)	104 (47.7%)	93 (42.7%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	3 (1.4%)	14 (6.4%)	$54,234			$12,502			$41,732	6.6	6.3	5830	33		062271003161
5798	Revere (Paul) Elementary	Public	K-8	555 Tompkins Ave.	San Francisco	94110	San Francisco County	San Francisco Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 695-5656	453	25	18.4	72.2%	7 (1.5%)	34 (7.5%)	349 (77.0%)	27 (6.0%)	5 (1.1%)	3 (0.7%)	28 (6.2%)	$24,570			$2,496			$22,074	6.4	6	5839	41		063441005654
5799	Lockwood STEAM Academy Elementary	Public	K-5	6701 International Blvd.	Oakland	94621	Alameda County	Oakland Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 879-2123	678	28	24.6	99.3%	55 (8.1%)	120 (17.7%)	451 (66.5%)	21 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (4.6%)	$24,473			$3,907			$20,566	6.4	6.1	5834	35		062805012058
5800	Owens Valley Elementary	Public	K-8	202 South Clay St.	Independence	93526	Inyo County	Owens Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 878-2405	76	6	12.8	47.4%	18 (23.7%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (40.8%)	2 (2.6%)	13 (17.1%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (15.8%)	$40,708			$1,454			$39,254	6.3	28.4	4079	1721		062919007097
5801	Phoenix Elementary Academy Community Day	Public	1-6	3335 North Arthur Ave.	Fresno	93705	Fresno County	Fresno Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 248-7500	28	8	3.5	100.0%	4 (14.3%)	5 (17.9%)	18 (64.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$127,673			$11,820			$115,853	6.3			(n/a)		061455010490

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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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