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
851	Brightwood Elementary	Public	K-8	1701 Brightwood St.	Monterey Park	91754	Los Angeles County	Alhambra Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 943-3360	804	33	24.2	31.3%	11 (1.4%)	7 (0.9%)	295 (36.7%)	444 (55.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	45 (5.6%)	$12,435			$931			$11,504	86.5	90.4	678	173		060015310934
852	Brisbane Elementary	Public	K-5	500 San Bruno Ave.	Brisbane	94005	San Mateo County	Brisbane Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 467-0120	207	12	17.2	16.9%	50 (24.2%)	2 (1.0%)	59 (28.5%)	62 (30.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (16.4%)	$26,902			$532			$26,370	86.4	90.7	657	195		060606000541
853	Braddock Drive Elementary	Public	K-5	4711 Inglewood Blvd.	Culver City	90230	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 391-6707	541	26	20.8	59.7%	40 (7.4%)	28 (5.2%)	193 (35.7%)	163 (30.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	116 (21.4%)	$21,171			$3,975			$17,196	86.4	90.3	690	163		062271002860
854	Longley Way Elementary	Public	K-5	2601 Longley Way	Arcadia	91007	Los Angeles County	Arcadia Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 821-8357	541	23	23.5	30.3%	26 (4.8%)	4 (0.7%)	102 (18.9%)	367 (67.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	41 (7.6%)	$17,367			$2,018			$15,349	86.4	92.7	522	332		060297000233
855	McKinley Elementary	Public	K-5	1025 14th St.	San Francisco	94114	San Francisco County	San Francisco Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 241-6300	294	14	21	28.2%	127 (43.2%)	20 (6.8%)	59 (20.1%)	23 (7.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	65 (22.1%)	$22,443			$1,444			$20,999	86.4	83.9	998	143		063441005647
856	Pomelo Community Charter	Public, Charter	K-5	7633 March Ave.	West Hills	91304	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 887-9700	612	28	21.8	31.7%	248 (40.5%)	22 (3.6%)	146 (23.9%)	80 (13.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	115 (18.8%)	$20,501			$2,526			$17,975	86.4	77.9	1248	392		062271003286
857	Gussie M. Baker Elementary	Public	K-5	4845 Bucknall Rd.	San Jose	95130	Santa Clara County	Moreland	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 874-3200	400	20	20	19.0%	69 (17.3%)	15 (3.8%)	94 (23.5%)	153 (38.3%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	67 (16.8%)	$15,739			$1,426			$14,313	86.4	90.9	641	216		062577003857
858	Big Sur Charter	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	304 Foam St.	Monterey	93940	Monterey County	Big Sur Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 324-4573	101	5	20.2	27.7%	48 (47.5%)	4 (4.0%)	33 (32.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.0%)	15 (14.9%)	$13,810			$138			$13,672	86.4			(n/a)		060246912240
859	Glenwood Elementary	Public	K-5	25 Castlewood Dr.	San Rafael	94901	Marin County	San Rafael City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 485-2430	315	15	21	23.5%	198 (62.9%)	4 (1.3%)	60 (19.0%)	13 (4.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (12.4%)	$19,211			$1,729			$17,482	86.4	87.2	855	4		063509005935
860	Cayucos Elementary	Public	K-8	301 Cayucos Dr.	Cayucos	93430	San Luis Obispo County	Cayucos Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 995-3694	185	15	12.6	23.2%	116 (62.7%)	1 (0.5%)	51 (27.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (9.2%)	$27,472			$1,205			$26,267	86.4	80	1152	292		060784007271

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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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Educational resources:

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State-Administered Standardized Tests: A Comprehensive Guide

SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the California Department of Education.