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
5162	Sherwood Elementary	Public	K-6	110 South Wood St.	Salinas	93905	Monterey County	Salinas City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 753-5650	859	40	21.4	90.2%	7 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	840 (97.8%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.3%)	2 (0.2%)	7 (0.8%)								16.4	15.9	5222	60		063393005329
5163	Maricopa Elementary	Public	K-5	955 Stanislaus St.	Maricopa	93252	Kern County	Maricopa Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 769-8231	133	8	17.7	97.7%	45 (33.8%)	0 (0.0%)	87 (65.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$19,817			$3,554			$16,263	16.3	11.1	5619	456		062382003596
5164	Lugo Elementary	Public	K-6	4345 Pendleton Ave.	Lynwood	90262	Los Angeles County	Lynwood Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 603-1493	318	17	19.2	89.3%	3 (0.9%)	12 (3.8%)	302 (95.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								16.3	15.9	5220	56		062316003535
5165	Kingswood K-8	Public	K-8	5700 Primrose Dr.	Citrus Heights	95610	Sacramento County	San Juan Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 971-5246	546	27	20	81.1%	155 (28.4%)	49 (9.0%)	258 (47.3%)	31 (5.7%)	5 (0.9%)	7 (1.3%)	41 (7.5%)	$18,510			$3,673			$14,837	16.3	16.8	5141	24		063462005788
5166	Wakefield Elementary	Public	K-6	400 South Ave.	Turlock	95380	Stanislaus County	Turlock Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 667-0895	601	29	20.7	78.9%	34 (5.7%)	4 (0.7%)	533 (88.7%)	15 (2.5%)	6 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.5%)	$21,733			$3,254			$18,479	16.3	14.2	5374	208		060015811512
5167	Tranquillity Elementary	Public	K-8	6116 South Daniels	Tranquillity	93668	Fresno County	Golden Plains Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 698-5517	209	13	16.3	88.0%	4 (1.9%)	3 (1.4%)	201 (96.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$20,541			$4,171			$16,370	16.2	13.8	5408	241		069113410218
5168	French Camp Elementary	Public	K-8	241 East Fourth St.	French Camp	95231	San Joaquin County	Manteca Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 938-6370	581	24	24.3	83.8%	42 (7.2%)	7 (1.2%)	514 (88.5%)	5 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	12 (2.1%)	$15,566			$1,744			$13,822	16.2	15.2	5289	121		062361003578
5169	Hamilton Elementary	Public	K-8	277 Capay Ave.	Hamilton City	95951	Glenn County	Hamilton Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 826-3474	393	22	18.1	91.3%	10 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	364 (92.6%)	8 (2.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.3%)	$15,211			$1,019			$14,192	16.2	20.6	4798	371		060133902076
5170	Cucamonga Elementary	Public	K-5	8677 Archibald Ave.	Rancho Cucamonga	91730	San Bernardino County	Cucamonga Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 980-1318	452	24	18.9	82.3%	49 (10.8%)	60 (13.3%)	320 (70.8%)	10 (2.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.7%)	$23,915			$1,852			$22,063	16.2	21.4	4742	428		061630001110
5171	Pacific Avenue Academy of Music	Public	K-6	6110 45th St.	Jurupa Valley	92509	Riverside County	Jurupa Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 222-7877	352	16	22	83.2%	28 (8.0%)	9 (2.6%)	298 (84.7%)	2 (0.6%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.4%)	$27,757			$3,369			$24,388	16.2	19.9	4871	300		061926002316

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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:

Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA): Transforming Education in America

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

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