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
3862	Eucalyptus	Public	K-5	12044 South Eucalyptus Ave.	Hawthorne	90250	Los Angeles County	Hawthorne	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 675-3369	709	26	27.8	91.3%	18 (2.5%)	80 (11.3%)	560 (79.0%)	20 (2.8%)	8 (1.1%)	10 (1.4%)	13 (1.8%)	$21,021			$5,000			$16,021	31.2	31.2	3846	16		061668002093
3863	Gerald A. Smith Elementary	Public	K-6	9551 Linden Ave.	Bloomington	92316	San Bernardino County	Colton Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 580-5033	565	25	22.4	86.9%	7 (1.2%)	23 (4.1%)	527 (93.3%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	2 (0.4%)	$24,336			$4,499			$19,837	31.2	25.8	4294	431		060939008127
3864	Andrew Jackson Elementary	Public	K-5	1143 South Nakoma Dr.	Santa Ana	92704	Orange County	Santa Ana Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 431-3700	493	22	22.3	91.1%	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	477 (96.8%)	12 (2.4%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$27,777			$1,255			$26,522	31.1	26.4	4258	394		063531005990
3865	Del Rey Elementary	Public	K-5	1510 Via Sonya	San Lorenzo	94580	Alameda County	San Lorenzo Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 317-5000	373	16	23.3	69.2%	30 (8.0%)	8 (2.1%)	231 (61.9%)	69 (18.5%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.7%)	24 (6.4%)	$21,697			$1,332			$20,365	31.1	35.7	3465	400		063471005850
3866	Glenwood Elementary	Public	K-5	8001 Ledge Ave.	Sun Valley	91352	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 767-6406	189	9	21	92.1%	16 (8.5%)	0 (0.0%)	158 (83.6%)	5 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	9 (4.8%)	$35,893			$7,734			$28,159	31.1	23.3	4546	680		062271003046
3867	Ericson Elementary	Public	K-6	4774 East Yale Ave.	Fresno	93703	Fresno County	Fresno Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 253-6450	722	38	18.8	95.4%	18 (2.5%)	47 (6.5%)	459 (63.6%)	163 (22.6%)	8 (1.1%)	4 (0.6%)	23 (3.2%)	$22,031			$3,018			$19,013	31.1	40.3	3162	705		061455001724
3868	Newman Elementary	Public	K-6	4150 Walnut Ave.	Chino	91710	San Bernardino County	Chino Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 627-9758	427	19	22.1	87.6%	36 (8.4%)	5 (1.2%)	355 (83.1%)	21 (4.9%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	6 (1.4%)								31.1	36	3434	434		060846000845
3869	Vista Springs Charter	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	700 East Bobier Ave.	Vista	92084	San Diego County	Vista Springs Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 252-8800	251	11	23.7	70.1%	40 (15.9%)	6 (2.4%)	186 (74.1%)	2 (0.8%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (6.0%)								31.1	35.9	3446	423		060146314373
3870	Mattie Lou Maxwell	Public	K-6	2613 West Orange Ave.	Anaheim	92804	Orange County	Magnolia Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 527-2217	577	25	23	85.4%	45 (7.8%)	17 (2.9%)	433 (75.0%)	68 (11.8%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.5%)	9 (1.6%)	$21,184			$2,829			$18,355	31.1	34	3600	270		062343003561
3871	James Monroe Elementary	Public	K-6	1819 North Lake St.	Madera	93638	Madera County	Madera Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 674-5679	624	30	20.7	97.1%	9 (1.4%)	5 (0.8%)	602 (96.5%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.8%)	$19,946			$3,442			$16,504	31.1	38.8	3247	624		062334003551

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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.