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
261	Castle Heights Elementary	Public	K-5	9755 Cattaraugus Ave.	Los Angeles	90034	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 839-4528	501	22	22.7	32.7%	154 (30.7%)	41 (8.2%)	199 (39.7%)	42 (8.4%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	63 (12.6%)	$19,404			$2,657			$16,747	95.7	96.1	253	8		062271002904
262	Wedgeworth Elementary	Public	K-5	16949 Wedgeworth Dr.	Hacienda Heights	91745	Los Angeles County	Hacienda la Puente Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 933-8100	650	26	25	52.3%	10 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	74 (11.4%)	526 (80.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	38 (5.8%)	$17,835			$1,503			$16,332	95.7	96.7	189	73		061632502070
263	Academy for Enriched Sciences	Public	K-5	17551 Miranda St.	Encino	91316	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 609-8421	291	13	22.3	30.9%	92 (31.6%)	9 (3.1%)	87 (29.9%)	55 (18.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (16.5%)	$22,623			$3,112			$19,511	95.7	92.6	530	267		062271013006
264	Blossom Hill Elementary	Public	K-5	16400 Blossom Hill Rd.	Los Gatos	95032	Santa Clara County	Los Gatos Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 335-2100	530	22	24	7.0%	236 (44.5%)	2 (0.4%)	46 (8.7%)	183 (34.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	62 (11.7%)	$17,125			$851			$16,274	95.7	96	260	4		062283003489
265	Mabel Mattos Elementary	Public	K-6	1750 McCandless Dr.	Milpitas	95035	Santa Clara County	Milpitas Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 635-2852	746	31	24.4	15.1%	46 (6.2%)	9 (1.2%)	43 (5.8%)	592 (79.4%)	6 (0.8%)	1 (0.1%)	49 (6.6%)	$13,118			$761			$12,357	95.7	94.9	352	87		062450014277
266	Birney Elementary	Public	K-5	1600 Green Ln.	Redondo Beach	90278	Los Angeles County	Redondo Beach Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 798-8626	432	16	27	17.6%	161 (37.3%)	21 (4.9%)	88 (20.4%)	82 (19.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	80 (18.5%)	$14,822			$1,051			$13,771	95.7	97.8	92	174		060003204952
267	Castille Elementary	Public	K-5	24042 Via la Coruna	Mission Viejo	92691	Orange County	Capistrano Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(949) 234-5976	482	21	22.9	27.6%	253 (52.5%)	2 (0.4%)	97 (20.1%)	39 (8.1%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	89 (18.5%)	$19,050			$1,306			$17,744	95.7	96.7	194	73		060744000686
268	Lila Bringhurst Elementary	Public	K-5	45051 Wisdom Rd.	Fremont	94538	Alameda County	Fremont Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 490-1205	1,083	42	25.7	26.6%	58 (5.4%)	15 (1.4%)	67 (6.2%)	822 (75.9%)	3 (0.3%)	3 (0.3%)	115 (10.6%)	$13,696			$239			$13,457	95.6	95.6	295	27		061440014601
269	Highland Oaks Elementary	Public	K-5	10 Virginia Dr.	Arcadia	91006	Los Angeles County	Arcadia Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 821-8354	655	28	23.3	19.1%	55 (8.4%)	1 (0.2%)	93 (14.2%)	426 (65.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	78 (11.9%)	$16,930			$1,642			$15,288	95.6	95.4	312	43		060297000230
270	Warwick Elementary	Public	K-5	3375 Warwick Rd.	Fremont	94555	Alameda County	Fremont Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 793-8660	700	26	26.9	27.1%	54 (7.7%)	11 (1.6%)	84 (12.0%)	503 (71.9%)	7 (1.0%)	5 (0.7%)	36 (5.1%)	$14,459			$255			$14,204	95.6	96	266	4		061440001691

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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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