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
871	Brook Knoll Elementary	Public	K-5	151 Brook Knoll Dr.	Santa Cruz	95060	Santa Cruz County	Scotts Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 423-2454	498	22	22.4	13.9%	332 (66.7%)	3 (0.6%)	75 (15.1%)	31 (6.2%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	50 (10.0%)	$14,904			$984			$13,920	86.2	90.4	680	191		060004306172
872	Montclair Elementary	Public	K-5	1757 Mountain Blvd.	Oakland	94611	Alameda County	Oakland Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 879-3143	547	24	22.7	35.5%	165 (30.2%)	63 (11.5%)	123 (22.5%)	64 (11.7%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	129 (23.6%)	$23,792			$3,534			$20,258	86.1	88.6	773	99		062805004302
873	Vinewood Elementary	Public	K-6	1600 West Tokay St.	Lodi	95242	San Joaquin County	Lodi Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 331-7445	543	21	25.8	47.1%	268 (49.4%)	6 (1.1%)	187 (34.4%)	52 (9.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (5.5%)	$15,868			$2,117			$13,751	86.1	85.6	926	53		062223002669
874	Meadow Green Elementary	Public	K-6	12025 South Grovedale Dr.	Whittier	90604	Los Angeles County	Lowell Joint	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 902-4241	470	19	24.7	58.3%	75 (16.0%)	11 (2.3%)	328 (69.8%)	43 (9.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.8%)	$17,041			$2,021			$15,020	86.1	79.7	1166	292		062301003510
875	Point Fermin Elementary	Public	K-5	3333 Kerckhoff Ave.	San Pedro	90731	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 832-2649	304	14	21.7	61.2%	53 (17.4%)	21 (6.9%)	183 (60.2%)	13 (4.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (10.9%)	$21,117			$2,822			$18,295	86	72.6	1467	592		062271003285
876	Potrero Heights Elementary	Public	K-5	8026 East Hill Dr.	Rosemead	91770	Los Angeles County	Montebello Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 307-7010	380	17	22.5	57.9%	8 (2.1%)	2 (0.5%)	228 (60.0%)	129 (33.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.4%)	$13,738			$866			$12,872	86	83.5	1017	141		062547003806
877	Malcolm X Elementary	Public	K-5	1731 Prince St.	Berkeley	94703	Alameda County	Berkeley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 644-6313	469	23	20.3	31.6%	198 (42.2%)	74 (15.8%)	71 (15.1%)	39 (8.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	83 (17.7%)	$25,419			$748			$24,671	86	85.7	920	43		060474000447
878	Capri Elementary	Public	K-6	941 Capri Rd.	Encinitas	92024	San Diego County	Encinitas Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 944-4360	613	25	24.5	26.1%	338 (55.1%)	1 (0.2%)	194 (31.6%)	18 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	62 (10.1%)	$17,186			$675			$16,511	86	89.5	726	152		061275001433
879	Chaparral Elementary	Public	K-6	451 Chaparral Dr.	Claremont	91711	Los Angeles County	Claremont Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 398-0305	648	25	25.9	29.6%	190 (29.3%)	10 (1.5%)	239 (36.9%)	113 (17.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	95 (14.7%)	$16,136			$1,227			$14,909	86	86.1	902	23		060876000886
880	Cobblestone Elementary	Public	K-6	5740 Cobblestone Dr.	Rocklin	95765	Placer County	Rocklin Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 632-0140	372	18	21.2	31.2%	205 (55.1%)	0 (0.0%)	70 (18.8%)	49 (13.2%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (12.1%)	$14,410			$595			$13,815	86	86.2	894	14		060001310270

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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:

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

State-Administered Standardized Tests: A Comprehensive Guide

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