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
1431	Chester W. Nimitz Elementary	Public	K-5	545 East Cheyenne Dr.	Sunnyvale	94087	Santa Clara County	Cupertino Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 736-2180	350	16	21.8	50.6%	46 (13.1%)	10 (2.9%)	134 (38.3%)	122 (34.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	37 (10.6%)	$17,978			$1,147			$16,831	73.8	80.8	1124	307		061029001146
1432	Chatsworth Park Elementary School Urban Planning/Community Development Magnet	Public	K-5	22005 Devonshire St.	Chatsworth	91311	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 341-1371	422	19	22.2	63.0%	75 (17.8%)	20 (4.7%)	198 (46.9%)	83 (19.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (10.9%)	$19,902			$2,957			$16,945	73.7	71.9	1498	66		062271002915
1433	Harbour View Elementary	Public	K-5	4343 Pickwick Cir.	Huntington Beach	92649	Orange County	Ocean View	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 846-6602	677	28	23.7	41.2%	298 (44.0%)	11 (1.6%)	220 (32.5%)	64 (9.5%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	81 (12.0%)	$15,949			$839			$15,110	73.7	83.7	1009	424		062814004333
1434	Pauba Valley Elementary	Public	K-5	33125 Regina Dr.	Temecula	92592	Riverside County	Temecula Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 302-5140	510	22	23.1	47.8%	178 (34.9%)	15 (2.9%)	202 (39.6%)	72 (14.1%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	39 (7.6%)	$16,254			$1,401			$14,853	73.7	77.1	1283	151		060002806276
1435	Vernon City Elementary	Public	K-6	2360 East Vernon Ave.	Los Angeles	90058	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 582-3727	134	7	19.1	95.5%	1 (0.7%)	2 (1.5%)	128 (95.5%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.5%)	$40,139			$7,536			$32,603	73.7	72.7	1461	26		062271003432
1436	Janet L. Young Elementary	Public	K-6	3140 North Locan Ave.	Fresno	93737	Fresno County	Clovis Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 327-0900	647	29	22.4	46.7%	144 (22.3%)	18 (2.8%)	274 (42.3%)	158 (24.4%)	7 (1.1%)	5 (0.8%)	41 (6.3%)	$13,103			$620			$12,483	73.7	68.8	1651	215		060903014491
1437	Harloe Elementary	Public	K-6	901 Fair Oaks Ave.	Arroyo Grande	93420	San Luis Obispo County	Lucia Mar Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 474-3710	619	27	22.5	54.0%	312 (50.4%)	1 (0.2%)	236 (38.1%)	11 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	59 (9.5%)	$17,051			$1,462			$15,589	73.7	76	1336	101		062308003521
1438	Ocean View Hills	Public	K-5	4919 Del Sol Blvd.	San Diego	92154	San Diego County	San Ysidro Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 661-0457	1,020	46	22.1	30.1%	26 (2.5%)	80 (7.8%)	726 (71.2%)	105 (10.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	82 (8.0%)								73.7	65	1819	381		063522010382
1439	James Garfield Elementary	Public	K-6	2535 B St.	Selma	93662	Fresno County	Selma Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 898-6740	229	11	21.7	94.8%	15 (6.6%)	2 (0.9%)	208 (90.8%)	4 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								73.7	61.1	2023	584		063627006183
1440	Northlake Hills Elementary	Public	K-7	32545 Ridge Route Rd.	Castaic	91384	Los Angeles County	Castaic Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 257-4560	556	23	24.1	59.2%	178 (32.0%)	8 (1.4%)	318 (57.2%)	21 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (5.6%)	$14,877			$642			$14,235	73.6	66.4	1759	319		060774011330

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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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