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
4212	Sunny Brae Avenue Elementary	Public	K-5	20620 Arminta St.	Winnetka	91306	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 341-0931	448	23	19.4	92.4%	26 (5.8%)	5 (1.1%)	383 (85.5%)	19 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.3%)	$30,653			$6,214			$24,439	27.1	30.1	3918	294		062271003380
4213	Michael D'Arcy Elementary	Public	K-6	11645 Elm Ave.	Fontana	92337	San Bernardino County	Colton Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 580-5018	336	16	20.9	78.3%	9 (2.7%)	46 (13.7%)	264 (78.6%)	16 (4.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$24,612			$4,432			$20,180	27.1	29.8	3946	267		060939006353
4214	Lowell Elementary	Public	K-6	171 North Poplar Ave.	Fresno	93701	Fresno County	Fresno Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 457-3020	325	20	16.2	96.6%	6 (1.8%)	24 (7.4%)	275 (84.6%)	12 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.5%)	$22,311			$2,608			$19,703	27.1	29	4014	200		061455001749
4215	Santa Rosa Road Academic Academy	Public	K-5	8655 Santa Rosa Rd.	Atascadero	93422	San Luis Obispo County	Atascadero Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 462-4290	377	19	19.8	70.3%	135 (35.8%)	9 (2.4%)	187 (49.6%)	13 (3.4%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	31 (8.2%)	$16,191			$1,991			$14,200	27	36	3440	775		060330000255
4216	Val Verde Elementary	Public	K-6	2656 Indian Ave.	Perris	92571	Riverside County	Val Verde Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 940-8550	693	35	19.8	90.3%	21 (3.0%)	42 (6.1%)	608 (87.7%)	11 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	10 (1.4%)	$22,924			$2,094			$20,830	27	25.1	4357	141		069113510286
4217	Joseph A. Gascon Elementary	Public	K-5	630 South Leonard St.	Los Angeles	90022	Los Angeles County	Montebello Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 721-2025	513	25	20.3	87.5%	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	508 (99.0%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$15,172			$1,130			$14,042	27	22.5	4634	417		062547003794
4218	Lassalette	Public	K-5	14333 Lassalette St.	La Puente	91744	Los Angeles County	Hacienda la Puente Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 933-3000	279	12	23.2	77.4%	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.7%)	252 (90.3%)	20 (7.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	3 (1.1%)	$20,556			$1,704			$18,852	27	31.4	3817	401		061632502051
4219	Coldwater Canyon Elementary	Public	K-5	6850 Coldwater Canyon Ave.	North Hollywood	91605	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 765-6634	570	27	21.1	95.3%	31 (5.4%)	8 (1.4%)	478 (83.9%)	8 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (7.9%)	$25,319			$5,061			$20,258	27	33.8	3610	609		062271002928
4220	Jefferson Elementary	Public	K-5	1522 West Adams St.	Santa Ana	92704	Orange County	Santa Ana Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 431-3800	616	30	20.4	83.6%	12 (1.9%)	10 (1.6%)	560 (90.9%)	26 (4.2%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.6%)	$27,105			$1,169			$25,936	27	36	3436	784		063531005991
4221	Alpha Elementary	Public	K-6	900 Stadium Rd.	Madera	93637	Madera County	Madera Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 661-4101	735	35	20.8	92.1%	18 (2.4%)	13 (1.8%)	659 (89.7%)	12 (1.6%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (3.9%)	$19,033			$3,171			$15,862	27	28.5	4065	156		062334009397

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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.