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
1551	Lassen View Elementary	Public	K-8	10818 Highway 99-E	Los Molinos	96055	Tehama County	Lassen View Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 527-5162	355	14	24.6	49.3%	249 (70.1%)	6 (1.7%)	95 (26.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.1%)	$13,814			$239			$13,575	71.1	67.3	1714	163		062109002533
1552	Robert L. Stevens Elementary	Public	K-6	2345 Giffen Ave.	Santa Rosa	95407	Sonoma County	Wright Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 575-8883	421	18	23.3	80.8%	43 (10.2%)	10 (2.4%)	291 (69.1%)	49 (11.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	25 (5.9%)	$20,865			$1,843			$19,022	71	65.4	1800	248		064320004118
1553	Nordstrom Elementary	Public	K-5	1425 East Dunne Ave.	Morgan Hill	95037	Santa Clara County	Morgan Hill Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 201-6440	645	30	21.5	22.2%	207 (32.1%)	4 (0.6%)	208 (32.2%)	103 (16.0%)	3 (0.5%)	4 (0.6%)	116 (18.0%)	$16,420			$539			$15,881	71	72.9	1451	102		062583003881
1554	Rancho Canada Elementary	Public	K-6	21801 Winding Way	Lake Forest	92630	Orange County	Saddleback Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(949) 768-5252	633	25	25.3	36.3%	252 (39.8%)	9 (1.4%)	187 (29.5%)	119 (18.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	65 (10.3%)	$18,040			$1,363			$16,677	70.9	76.4	1320	234		063386005311
1555	Alvarado Elementary	Public	K-5	1900 East 21st St.	Signal Hill	90755	Los Angeles County	Long Beach Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 591-7477	390	15	26	78.5%	26 (6.7%)	49 (12.6%)	191 (49.0%)	100 (25.6%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	22 (5.6%)	$24,970			$5,219			$19,751	70.9	75.3	1355	200		062250009902
1556	Del Aire Elementary	Public	K-5	12110 Hindry Ave.	Hawthorne	90250	Los Angeles County	Wiseburn Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 725-2100	612	24	25	28.8%	96 (15.7%)	79 (12.9%)	289 (47.2%)	75 (12.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	72 (11.8%)								70.9	74	1413	143		060142806990
1557	John B. Monlux Elementary	Public	K-5	6051 Bellaire Ave.	North Hollywood	91606	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 763-4693	660	30	22	87.7%	439 (66.5%)	6 (0.9%)	165 (25.0%)	20 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	29 (4.4%)	$22,318			$4,100			$18,218	70.9	65.5	1794	237		062271003191
1558	Alamosa Park Elementary	Public	K-5	5130 Alamosa Park Dr.	Oceanside	92057	San Diego County	Vista Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 940-0700	549	24	23.1	48.5%	184 (33.5%)	4 (0.7%)	265 (48.3%)	27 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.1%)	63 (11.5%)	$18,496			$2,542			$15,954	70.9	72.6	1466	92		064119009204
1559	Washington Elementary	Public	K-5	1250 K St.	Reedley	93654	Fresno County	Kings Canyon Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 305-7270	288	13	22.1	92.0%	18 (6.3%)	3 (1.0%)	255 (88.5%)	2 (0.7%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.8%)	$16,879			$748			$16,131	70.9	59.5	2089	530		061970002377
1560	San Gabriel Elementary	Public	K-5	8500 San Gabriel Rd.	Atascadero	93422	San Luis Obispo County	Atascadero Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 462-4340	360	14	25.7	47.5%	187 (51.9%)	11 (3.1%)	112 (31.1%)	10 (2.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (10.6%)	$16,055			$2,552			$13,503	70.9	68.9	1643	83		060330009303

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About our rankings:

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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Educational resources:

State-Administered Standardized Tests: A Comprehensive Guide

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the California Department of Education.