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
1151	Roger S. Oraze Elementary	Public	K-6	3468 North Armstrong Ave.	Fresno	93727	Fresno County	Clovis Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 327-1700	868	37	23.4	50.1%	194 (22.4%)	22 (2.5%)	295 (34.0%)	293 (33.8%)	6 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	57 (6.6%)	$11,641			$675			$10,966	80.1	84.3	982	169		060903012798
1152	Las Posas Elementary	Public	K-5	75 Calle La Guerra	Camarillo	93010	Ventura County	Pleasant Valley	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 383-5325	455	18	25.2	48.8%	120 (26.4%)	48 (10.5%)	206 (45.3%)	41 (9.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.0%)	31 (6.8%)	$15,257			$1,529			$13,728	80.1	69.1	1630	478		063099004800
1153	Tom Kitayama Elementary	Public	K-5	1959 Sunsprite Dr.	Union City	94587	Alameda County	New Haven Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 475-3982	653	25	26.1	53.3%	38 (5.8%)	20 (3.1%)	202 (30.9%)	325 (49.8%)	6 (0.9%)	9 (1.4%)	53 (8.1%)	$17,254			$1,030			$16,224	80	78.2	1234	81		062691007480
1154	Martha Baldwin Elementary	Public	K-8	900 South Almansor St.	Alhambra	91801	Los Angeles County	Alhambra Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 943-3300	923	36	25.3	45.1%	14 (1.5%)	4 (0.4%)	254 (27.5%)	607 (65.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (4.8%)	$12,128			$1,238			$10,890	80	83.7	1008	146		060015310940
1155	Hancock Park Elementary	Public	K-5	408 South Fairfax Ave.	Los Angeles	90036	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 935-5272	589	26	23	55.5%	187 (31.7%)	53 (9.0%)	105 (17.8%)	192 (32.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (8.8%)	$19,273			$2,610			$16,663	80	85.2	942	213		062271003067
1156	La Paloma Elementary	Public	K-6	300 Heald Ln.	Fallbrook	92028	San Diego County	Fallbrook Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 731-4220	499	23	22.1	78.6%	102 (20.4%)	5 (1.0%)	353 (70.7%)	6 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.0%)	28 (5.6%)	$20,234			$1,592			$18,642	80	72.3	1484	328		061350001541
1157	Aviation Elementary	Public	3-5	5403 West 138th St.	Hawthorne	90250	Los Angeles County	Wiseburn Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 725-2151	439	16	27.8	29.8%	90 (20.5%)	29 (6.6%)	240 (54.7%)	36 (8.2%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.1%)	39 (8.9%)								79.9	83.4	1020	137		060142807146
1158	Robert J. McGarvey Elementary	Public	K-6	4350 Sophistry Dr.	Rancho Cordova	95742	Sacramento County	Elk Grove Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 793-3400	840	34	24.7	38.3%	247 (29.4%)	74 (8.8%)	168 (20.0%)	210 (25.0%)	1 (0.1%)	9 (1.1%)	131 (15.6%)	$15,172			$1,109			$14,063	79.9	85.1	945	213		061233014066
1159	Rancho Elementary	Public	K-5	31530 La Serena Way	Temecula	92591	Riverside County	Temecula Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 695-7150	484	20	24.2	32.0%	204 (42.1%)	11 (2.3%)	197 (40.7%)	33 (6.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	37 (7.6%)	$14,962			$1,057			$13,905	79.9	71.5	1526	367		060002809503
1160	Lincoln Elementary	Public	K-5	225 11th St.	Oakland	94607	Alameda County	Oakland Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 879-5133	664	28	24.1	79.2%	44 (6.6%)	70 (10.5%)	30 (4.5%)	467 (70.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (7.8%)	$24,003			$3,591			$20,412	79.9	87.2	854	306		062805004289

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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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