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
4092	Lincoln Elementary	Public	K-6	11031 State St.	Lynwood	90262	Los Angeles County	Lynwood Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 603-1518	328	13	25.2	95.4%	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.8%)	321 (97.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								28.5	29.3	3990	102		062316003533
4093	Horace Mann Elementary	Public	K-6	2710 Niles St.	Bakersfield	93306	Kern County	Bakersfield City	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 631-5360	870	41	21.2	95.4%	29 (3.3%)	47 (5.4%)	789 (90.7%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	$20,390			$2,959			$17,431	28.5	22	4675	582		060363000304
4094	Valley View Elementary	Public	K-6	85-270 Valley Rd.	Coachella	92236	Riverside County	Coachella Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 398-4651	603	25	23.9	94.2%	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	599 (99.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$30,427			$1,418			$29,009	28.5	25	4369	275		060907000929
4095	Willow Elementary	Public	K-6	11733 East 205th St.	Lakewood	90715	Los Angeles County	ABC Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 229-7910	346	17	20.3	80.3%	11 (3.2%)	21 (6.1%)	250 (72.3%)	36 (10.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	26 (7.5%)	$19,858			$2,658			$17,200	28.5	27.8	4126	31		060162000030
4096	Rose Avenue Elementary	Public	K-6	1120 Rose Ave.	Modesto	95355	Stanislaus County	Modesto City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 574-8412	561	24	23	74.9%	128 (22.8%)	12 (2.1%)	355 (63.3%)	17 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (8.7%)	$19,753			$2,846			$16,907	28.5	27.2	4183	87		062513003749
4097	Rowell Elementary	Public	K-6	3460 East McKenzie St.	Fresno	93702	Fresno County	Fresno Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 457-3200	555	29	18.9	96.2%	13 (2.3%)	13 (2.3%)	500 (90.1%)	19 (3.4%)	6 (1.1%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.5%)	$18,475			$2,126			$16,349	28.5	26.6	4243	146		061455001763
4098	Valley View Elementary	Public	K-6	3416 Maywood Dr.	Richmond	94803	Contra Costa County	West Contra Costa Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 231-1455	220	10	22	65.0%	44 (20.0%)	29 (13.2%)	86 (39.1%)	38 (17.3%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (9.1%)	$7,693			$1,554			$6,139	28.5	32.7	3721	377		063255005064
4099	Peralta Elementary	Public	K-6	6450 Peralta Pl.	Jurupa Valley	92509	Riverside County	Jurupa Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 222-7701	443	21	21.4	81.5%	32 (7.2%)	8 (1.8%)	380 (85.8%)	10 (2.3%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	9 (2.0%)	$22,787			$2,071			$20,716	28.4	30.1	3920	179		061926006247
4100	Oakhurst Elementary	Public	K-5	49495 Road 427	Oakhurst	93644	Madera County	Bass Lake Joint Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 642-1555	333	18	18.5	81.7%	207 (62.2%)	0 (0.0%)	93 (27.9%)	8 (2.4%)	7 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (5.4%)	$18,891			$3,348			$15,543	28.4	31.4	3816	284		060408009306
4101	Riley Elementary	Public	K-5	1266 North G St.	San Bernardino	92405	San Bernardino County	San Bernardino City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 388-6460	462	22	21	95.9%	5 (1.1%)	30 (6.5%)	423 (91.6%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	$24,258			$4,514			$19,744	28.4	23.7	4493	392		063417005381

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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.