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
551	Riviera Elementary	Public	K-5	365 Paseo de Arena	Torrance	90505	Los Angeles County	Torrance Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 533-4460	611	25	24.6	16.5%	286 (46.8%)	9 (1.5%)	118 (19.3%)	89 (14.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	109 (17.8%)	$16,046			$555			$15,491	91.9	93.6	457	94		063942006570
552	Anthony G. Bacich Elementary	Public	K-4	699 Sir Francis Drake Blvd.	Kentfield	94904	Marin County	Kentfield Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 925-2220	526	28	18.9	14.8%	322 (61.2%)	15 (2.9%)	98 (18.6%)	21 (4.0%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	67 (12.7%)	$20,399			$522			$19,877	91.9	91.9	581	29		061938002327
553	Butterfield Ranch Elementary	Public	K-6	6350 Mystic Canyon Dr.	Chino Hills	91709	San Bernardino County	Chino Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 591-0766	607	24	25.2	49.4%	56 (9.2%)	22 (3.6%)	161 (26.5%)	303 (49.9%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (0.8%)	59 (9.7%)								91.9	94	435	118		060846009528
554	Robert E. Willett Elementary	Public	K-6	1207 Sycamore Ln.	Davis	95616	Yolo County	Davis Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 757-5460	506	22	22.9		222 (43.9%)	9 (1.8%)	62 (12.3%)	144 (28.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	66 (13.0%)	$17,218			$981			$16,237	91.9	94.7	366	188		061062001184
555	Pioneer Elementary	Public	K-6	5215 Hamel St.	Davis	95618	Yolo County	Davis Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 757-5480	572	23	24.4	30.1%	204 (35.7%)	30 (5.2%)	90 (15.7%)	170 (29.7%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	74 (12.9%)	$16,647			$874			$15,773	91.9	90.5	668	113		061062001181
556	Dapplegray Elementary	Public	K-5	3011 Palos Verdes Dr. North	Rolling Hills Estates	90274	Los Angeles County	Palos Verdes Peninsula Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 541-3706	639	27	23.6	10.2%	256 (40.1%)	14 (2.2%)	129 (20.2%)	147 (23.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	92 (14.4%)	$14,856			$489			$14,367	91.9	94.6	375	181		062970008039
557	Noddin Elementary	Public	K-5	1755 Gilda Way	San Jose	95124	Santa Clara County	Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 356-2126	500	22	22.7	15.2%	127 (25.4%)	5 (1.0%)	95 (19.0%)	231 (46.2%)	2 (0.4%)	3 (0.6%)	37 (7.4%)	$15,015			$1,140			$13,875	91.9	88.5	785	228		064032006677
558	Encinal Elementary	Public	K-5	195 Encinal Ave.	Atherton	94027	San Mateo County	Menlo Park City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 326-5164	604	39	15.4	15.6%	219 (36.3%)	4 (0.7%)	175 (29.0%)	110 (18.2%)	1 (0.2%)	8 (1.3%)	87 (14.4%)	$28,208			$499			$27,709	91.9	94.3	404	154		062457003682
559	Miller's Hill	Public	4-8	7900 South Shingle Rd.	Shingle Springs	95682	El Dorado County	Latrobe	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 677-0260	77	5	15.4	27.3%	57 (74.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (13.0%)	2 (2.6%)	1 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (9.1%)	$18,377			$318			$18,059	91.9	84.6	963	404		062118008151
560	Irvine Unified School District Virtual Academy	Public, Virtual	K-6	3700 Chaparral Ave.	Irvine	92606	Orange County	Irvine Unified	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(949) 517-1500	58	3	19.4	20.7%	11 (19.0%)	3 (5.2%)	19 (32.8%)	16 (27.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (15.5%)	$20,128			$620			$19,508	91.8	92.5	538	22		068450014558

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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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