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
4042	Diamond Elementary	Public	K-5	1450 South Center St.	Santa Ana	92704	Orange County	Santa Ana Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 480-8100	367	16	22.9	93.7%	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.5%)	351 (95.6%)	10 (2.7%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$27,832			$858			$26,974	29	24	4464	422		063531005983
4043	Del Sol Academy	Public	K-8	11626 Forsythia St.	Jurupa Valley	91752	Riverside County	Jurupa Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 416-1106	1,213	53	23	52.3%	129 (10.6%)	81 (6.7%)	770 (63.5%)	173 (14.3%)	4 (0.3%)	2 (0.2%)	54 (4.5%)	$19,597			$1,526			$18,071	29	27	4197	154		061926014336
4044	Big Pine Elementary	Public	K-8	500 South Main St.	Big Pine	93513	Inyo County	Big Pine Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 938-2222	121	9	12.8	52.9%	30 (24.8%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (38.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (25.6%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (11.6%)	$36,186			$2,508			$33,678	29	29.8	3945	99		060495000479
4045	Freese Elementary	Public	K-5	8140 Greenlawn Dr.	San Diego	92114	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 344-3100	280	13	21.5	82.1%	11 (3.9%)	41 (14.6%)	160 (57.1%)	45 (16.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.1%)	20 (7.1%)	$26,039			$5,791			$20,248	29	45.7	2814	1231		063432005464
4046	Woodcrest Elementary	Public	K-5	1151 West 109th St.	Los Angeles	90044	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 756-1371	611	30	20.3	98.7%	1 (0.2%)	183 (30.0%)	391 (64.0%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	7 (1.1%)	26 (4.3%)	$24,703			$5,875			$18,828	29	24.7	4391	345		062271003471
4047	Boone Elementary	Public	K-5	7330 Brookhaven Rd.	San Diego	92114	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 344-6000	342	14	24.4	84.2%	11 (3.2%)	41 (12.0%)	215 (62.9%)	48 (14.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (7.6%)	$21,807			$3,835			$17,972	29	21.5	4718	671		063432005423
4048	John Steinbeck Elementary	Public	K-6	3550 North Milburn Ave.	Fresno	93722	Fresno County	Central Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 276-3141	689	25	27.5	85.1%	55 (8.0%)	52 (7.5%)	454 (65.9%)	107 (15.5%)	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	16 (2.3%)								29	29.9	3930	118		060797004485
4049	Flora Arca Mata	Public	K-8	5600 Alexandria Pl.	Stockton	95207	San Joaquin County	Stockton Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 933-7000	487	19	25.1	80.1%	21 (4.3%)	87 (17.9%)	284 (58.3%)	63 (12.9%)	3 (0.6%)	6 (1.2%)	23 (4.7%)	$13,770			$3,001			$10,769	29	22.7	4603	554		063801014471
4050	Brittan Elementary	Public	K-8	2340 Pepper St.	Sutter	95982	Sutter County	Brittan Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 822-5155	539	26	20.5	34.7%	357 (66.2%)	0 (0.0%)	136 (25.2%)	5 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (7.6%)	$12,105			$2,378			$9,727	29	34.2	3591	459		060609000544
4051	Golden Hills Elementary	Public	4-5	2400 Via Canela	Oroville	95966	Butte County	Palermo Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 532-6000	274	10	26.5	84.7%	118 (43.1%)	1 (0.4%)	104 (38.0%)	10 (3.6%)	10 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (11.3%)	$21,168			$1,252			$19,916	29	22.7	4609	558		062954011570

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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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