Best Elementary Schools in California

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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
661	Cloverly Elementary	Public	4-6	5476 Cloverly Ave.	Temple City	91780	Los Angeles County	Temple City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 548-5092	460	15	30.6	43.7%	13 (2.8%)	1 (0.2%)	108 (23.5%)	323 (70.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.3%)	$16,542			$1,470			$15,072	89.9	92.5	536	125		063898006534
662	Discovery Charter	Public, Charter	K-8	1100 Camino Biscay	Chula Vista	91910	San Diego County	Discovery Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 656-0797	945	39	24.2	31.4%	77 (8.1%)	21 (2.2%)	651 (68.9%)	125 (13.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	69 (7.3%)	$13,119			$266			$12,853	89.9	87.2	853	191		060229002633
663	Chaparral Elementary	Public	K-5	17250 Tannin Dr.	Poway	92064	San Diego County	Poway Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(858) 485-0042	858	36	23.7	10.3%	422 (49.2%)	8 (0.9%)	116 (13.5%)	201 (23.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	110 (12.8%)	$15,605			$634			$14,971	89.9	93.3	485	178		063153004885
664	Oak Hills Elementary	Public	K-5	1010 Kanan Rd.	Oak Park	91377	Ventura County	Oak Park Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 707-4224	523	22	23.7	12.4%	271 (51.8%)	4 (0.8%)	67 (12.8%)	135 (25.8%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	43 (8.2%)	$15,663			$1,211			$14,452	89.9	93.5	474	190		062785009415
665	Walt Disney Elementary	Public	K-5	3250 Pine Valley Rd.	San Ramon	94583	Contra Costa County	San Ramon Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 479-3900	523	23	23	9.0%	139 (26.6%)	10 (1.9%)	61 (11.7%)	247 (47.2%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	62 (11.9%)	$15,900			$343			$15,557	89.9	87.9	821	156		063513005961
666	Monterey Highlands Elementary	Public	K-8	400 Casuda Canyon Dr.	Monterey Park	91754	Los Angeles County	Alhambra Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 570-6220	917	39	23.8	35.1%	21 (2.3%)	4 (0.4%)	309 (33.7%)	529 (57.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	53 (5.8%)	$11,641			$994			$10,647	89.9	92.5	539	127		060015310941
667	Emerson Elementary	Public	K-5	2800 Forest Ave.	Berkeley	94705	Alameda County	Berkeley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 644-6890	283	13	21.7	29.7%	128 (45.2%)	47 (16.6%)	42 (14.8%)	21 (7.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (15.2%)	$24,973			$820			$24,153	89.8	92.8	511	156		060474000436
668	Eagle Canyon Elementary	Public	K-6	13435 Eagle Canyon Dr.	Chino Hills	91709	San Bernardino County	Chino Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 590-2707	631	24	26.2	61.3%	70 (11.1%)	11 (1.7%)	210 (33.3%)	294 (46.6%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.5%)	42 (6.7%)								89.8	92.5	542	126		060846009125
669	Juliet Morris Elementary	Public	K-6	9952 Graham St.	Cypress	90630	Orange County	Cypress Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 220-6995	562	21	26.7	43.2%	109 (19.4%)	9 (1.6%)	152 (27.0%)	243 (43.2%)	2 (0.4%)	5 (0.9%)	42 (7.5%)	$18,949			$1,442			$17,507	89.8	91.9	579	90		061044009129
670	Temecula Preparatory	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	35777 Abelia St.	Winchester	92596	Riverside County	Temecula Preparatory District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 926-6776	1,086	54	20.1	15.7%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$12,020			$408			$11,612	89.8	86.7	879	209		060208408564

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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.