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
2591	Marion Mix Elementary	Public	K-6	4730 Laguna Park Dr.	Elk Grove	95758	Sacramento County	Elk Grove Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 509-8877	736	31	23.7	65.6%	93 (12.6%)	94 (12.8%)	241 (32.7%)	195 (26.5%)	4 (0.5%)	25 (3.4%)	84 (11.4%)	$14,865			$1,743			$13,122	50	58.4	2128	463		061233013865
2592	Ascot Avenue Elementary	Public	K-5	1447 East 45th St.	Los Angeles	90011	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 235-3178	610	31	19.6	97.5%	4 (0.7%)	16 (2.6%)	580 (95.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	8 (1.3%)	$23,958			$4,747			$19,211	50	42.3	3051	459		062271002827
2593	Longfellow (Henry W.) Elementary	Public	K-5	1065 East Washington Blvd.	Pasadena	91104	Los Angeles County	Pasadena Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 396-5720	546	23	24.2	74.2%	42 (7.7%)	69 (12.6%)	396 (72.5%)	9 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	27 (4.9%)	$27,809			$5,796			$22,013	50	51.4	2487	106		062994004677
2594	Plainfield Elementary	Public	K-6	20450 County Road 97	Woodland	95695	Yolo County	Woodland Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 662-9301	257	12	21.2	57.2%	110 (42.8%)	0 (0.0%)	119 (46.3%)	7 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (8.2%)	$9,745			$1,099			$8,646	49.9	54	2344	250		064308007006
2595	Grasslands Elementary	Public	K-6	1951 Mission Dr.	Los Banos	93635	Merced County	Los Banos Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 826-2122	884	29	30.4	85.1%	75 (8.5%)	4 (0.5%)	760 (86.0%)	20 (2.3%)	1 (0.1%)	7 (0.8%)	17 (1.9%)	$13,552			$1,586			$11,966	49.9	43.1	2986	391		062274014458
2596	Blossom Valley Elementary	Public	K-5	9863 Oakmont Terr.	El Cajon	92021	San Diego County	Cajon Valley Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 588-3678	533	23	23.6	65.7%	323 (60.6%)	8 (1.5%)	147 (27.6%)	9 (1.7%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	42 (7.9%)	$20,026			$2,193			$17,833	49.9	65.9	1780	816		060681003925
2597	Margaret Pauline Brown Elementary	Public	K-5	305 Eastmoor Ave.	Daly City	94015	San Mateo County	Jefferson Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 991-1243	303	14	21.7	48.2%	32 (10.6%)	4 (1.3%)	112 (37.0%)	133 (43.9%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (1.0%)	18 (5.9%)	$23,178			$2,581			$20,597	49.9	56.5	2209	388		061887002288
2598	Wilson Elementary	Public	K-6	305 East Kamm Ave.	Dinuba	93618	Tulare County	Dinuba Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 595-7370	545	24	22.7	80.7%	13 (2.4%)	2 (0.4%)	523 (96.0%)	4 (0.7%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$20,569			$3,892			$16,677	49.9	54.4	2317	281		060006501241
2599	Brier Elementary	Public	K-5	39201 Sundale Dr.	Fremont	94538	Alameda County	Fremont Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 657-5020	585	22	26.5	53.8%	41 (7.0%)	12 (2.1%)	177 (30.3%)	309 (52.8%)	10 (1.7%)	2 (0.3%)	34 (5.8%)	$14,715			$511			$14,204	49.9	53.4	2375	224		061440001657
2600	Albert Einstein Academies	Public, Charter	K-8	3035 Ash St.	San Diego	92102	San Diego County	Albert Einstein Academies District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 795-1190	1,448	62	23.2	46.0%	385 (26.6%)	36 (2.5%)	902 (62.3%)	23 (1.6%)	2 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	100 (6.9%)	$15,945			$347			$15,598	49.9	62.7	1942	658		060189611766

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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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