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
2741	Woodrow Wilson Elementary	Public	K-5	43 Miriam St.	Daly City	94014	San Mateo County	Jefferson Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 991-1255	266	12	22.1	61.3%	19 (7.1%)	2 (0.8%)	163 (61.3%)	72 (27.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.1%)	7 (2.6%)	$19,471			$2,611			$16,860	47.3	34.9	3533	792		061887002292
2742	Mt. Woodson Elementary	Public	K-6	17427 Archie Moore Rd.	Ramona	92065	San Diego County	Ramona City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 788-5120	349	14	24.9	67.9%	131 (37.5%)	3 (0.9%)	194 (55.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (6.0%)	$9,315			$2,133			$7,182	47.3	53.2	2391	351		063171009617
2743	Foresthill Divide	Public	3-8	22888 Foresthill Rd.	Foresthill	95631	Placer County	Foresthill Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 367-3782	309	16	18.7	40.1%	240 (77.7%)	3 (1.0%)	50 (16.2%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	12 (3.9%)	$15,625			$2,075			$13,550	47.2	53.9	2350	393		061398001605
2744	Thomas Jefferson Elementary	Public	K-6	10027 East Rose St.	Bellflower	90706	Los Angeles County	Bellflower Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 804-6521	457	18	25	87.3%	23 (5.0%)	70 (15.3%)	301 (65.9%)	38 (8.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (5.3%)	$19,728			$2,487			$17,241	47.2	45.5	2832	88		060444000398
2745	Broad Avenue Elementary	Public	K-5	24815 Broad Ave.	Wilmington	90744	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 835-3118	441	24	18.3	85.3%	4 (0.9%)	11 (2.5%)	395 (89.6%)	18 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	10 (2.3%)	$26,653			$5,548			$21,105	47.2	39.2	3226	481		062271002865
2746	Sutter Creek Elementary	Public	K-6	340 Spanish St.	Sutter Creek	95685	Amador County	Amador County Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 257-7200	387	15	26.6	34.6%	260 (67.2%)	1 (0.3%)	73 (18.9%)	6 (1.6%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (11.1%)	$15,025			$822			$14,203	47.2	47.3	2717	29		060245008793
2747	Richmond Elementary	Public	K-8	700-585 Richmond Rd. East	Susanville	96130	Lassen County	Richmond Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 257-2338	192	10	19.2	21.9%	151 (78.6%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (13.5%)	1 (0.5%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (6.3%)								47.2	42.9	3003	256		063252005005
2748	Shirakawa (George Senior) Elementary	Public	K-8	665 Wool Creek Dr.	San Jose	95112	Santa Clara County	Franklin-McKinley Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 283-6086	508	22	23	82.7%	22 (4.3%)	9 (1.8%)	290 (57.1%)	165 (32.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (4.1%)	$24,789			$3,777			$21,012	47.1	55.7	2249	499		061437008352
2749	Online Academy	Public, Virtual	K-8	1515 South Bon View Ave.	Ontario	91761	San Bernardino County	Ontario-Montclair	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(909) 930-6740	125	8	16.6	92.0%	9 (7.2%)	9 (7.2%)	100 (80.0%)	4 (3.2%)	1 (0.8%)	1 (0.8%)	1 (0.8%)	$28,190			$19,648			$8,542	47.1	43	2994	245		062847014641
2750	Aspire Antonio Maria Lugo Academy	Public, Charter	K-6	6100 Carmelita Ave.	Huntington Park	90255	Los Angeles County	Aspire Antonio Maria Lugo Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 585-1153	407	19	21.3	95.6%	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	387 (95.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.4%)	$22,094			$3,941			$18,153	47.1	37.6	3328	578		060182110891

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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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