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
3481	Freedom Crest Elementary	Public	K-5	29282 Menifee Rd.	Menifee	92584	Riverside County	Menifee Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 679-5285	707	29	24.3	74.4%	136 (19.2%)	35 (5.0%)	426 (60.3%)	32 (4.5%)	3 (0.4%)	9 (1.3%)	66 (9.3%)	$16,043			$1,185			$14,858	36.1	32.5	3732	251		062454011185
3482	Megan Cope Elementary	Public	K-5	2550 Via La Sierra Ln.	San Jacinto	92582	Riverside County	San Jacinto Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 654-6069	756	33	22.9	87.2%	49 (6.5%)	63 (8.3%)	581 (76.9%)	21 (2.8%)	3 (0.4%)	3 (0.4%)	36 (4.8%)	$11,763			$536			$11,227	36.1	29	4025	543		063444012563
3483	Seventy-Fifth Street Elementary	Public	K-6	142 West 75th St.	Los Angeles	90003	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 971-8885	752	41	18.3	96.8%	16 (2.1%)	73 (9.7%)	650 (86.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (1.6%)	$27,624			$5,295			$22,329	36	22	4683	1200		062271003345
3484	Paso Verde	Public	K-8	5240 PV Scholars Ln.	Sacramento	95835	Sacramento County	Natomas Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 567-5810	897	39	23.2	52.4%	134 (14.9%)	170 (19.0%)	246 (27.4%)	204 (22.7%)	4 (0.4%)	5 (0.6%)	134 (14.9%)	$14,160			$1,689			$12,471	36	58	2146	1338		060003614188
3485	Jamul Elementary	Public	K-5	14567 Lyons Valley Rd.	Jamul	91935	San Diego County	Jamul-Dulzura Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 669-7800	386	16	24.1	45.9%	105 (27.2%)	6 (1.6%)	242 (62.7%)	6 (1.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (5.7%)	$16,837			$2,220			$14,617	36	32.5	3738	253		061873002273
3486	Puente Charter	Public, Charter	K-5	501 South Boyle Ave.	Los Angeles	90033	Los Angeles County	Puente Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 780-2961	300	14	21.4	84.3%	2 (0.7%)	2 (0.7%)	296 (98.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$20,296			$1,304			$18,992	36	64.4	1860	1626		060245510525
3487	Maxson Elementary	Public	K-6	12380 Felipe St.	El Monte	91732	Los Angeles County	Mountain View Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 652-4500	433	22	19.8	82.0%	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	393 (90.8%)	35 (8.1%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$28,171			$6,647			$21,524	36	33.7	3621	134		062619003916
3488	Dr. Ernest Garcia Elementary	Public	K-5	1390 West Randall Ave.	Colton	92324	San Bernardino County	Rialto Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 421-7620	608	24	25.1	77.0%	14 (2.3%)	24 (3.9%)	550 (90.5%)	9 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	9 (1.5%)	$19,816			$3,828			$15,988	36	41.1	3124	364		063237003848
3489	Lu Sutton Elementary	Public	K-5	1800 Center Rd.	Novato	94947	Marin County	Novato Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 897-3196	367	17	21.5		83 (22.6%)	7 (1.9%)	251 (68.4%)	6 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (5.4%)	$27,732			$3,367			$24,365	36	38.9	3239	250		062772004188
3490	Parkview Elementary	Public	K-6	330 Bluefield Dr.	San Jose	95136	Santa Clara County	Oak Grove Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 226-4655	549	21	26.1	64.5%	25 (4.6%)	15 (2.7%)	391 (71.2%)	96 (17.5%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	19 (3.5%)	$15,532			$1,098			$14,434	36	33.6	3631	141		062781004219

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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.