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
3451	Watsonville Prep	Public, Charter	K-8	407 Main St.	Watsonville	95076	Santa Cruz County	Watsonville Prep District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 217-4883	488	21	23.6	77.0%	5 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	470 (96.3%)	9 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.8%)	$17,474			$1,377			$16,097	36.4	54.6	2313	1138		060249714404
3452	Virtual Academy of International Studies/Humanities	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	19452 Hart St.	Reseda	91335	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(747) 316-2533	665	31	21.6	86.0%	59 (8.9%)	66 (9.9%)	497 (74.7%)	19 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	23 (3.5%)	$18,523			$2,817			$15,706	36.4	30.2	3908	456		062271014631
3453	Irving L. Branch Elementary	Public	3-6	1577 Payne Ave.	Edwards	93523	Kern County	Muroc Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 306-4966	388	17	23.5	17.3%	115 (29.6%)	10 (2.6%)	139 (35.8%)	19 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	104 (26.8%)	$8,157			$426			$7,731	36.4	38	3306	147		062649003999
3454	Crestmore Elementary	Public	K-6	18870 Jurupa Ave.	Bloomington	92316	San Bernardino County	Colton Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 580-5010	586	24	24.4	87.0%	8 (1.4%)	6 (1.0%)	572 (97.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$24,371			$4,516			$19,855	36.3	30.2	3910	456		060939000948
3455	Lemoore Elementary	Public	K-6	573 Bush St.	Lemoore	93245	Kings County	Lemoore Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 924-6820	508	29	17.6	79.5%	60 (11.8%)	8 (1.6%)	385 (75.8%)	16 (3.1%)	11 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (5.5%)	$15,117			$1,405			$13,712	36.3	46.9	2734	721		062136002557
3456	Jenny Oropeza Elementary	Public	K-5	700 Locust Ave.	Long Beach	90813	Los Angeles County	Long Beach Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 436-4420	519	21	24.7	80.2%	12 (2.3%)	63 (12.1%)	393 (75.7%)	26 (5.0%)	2 (0.4%)	4 (0.8%)	19 (3.7%)	$23,976			$5,001			$18,975	36.3	40.5	3150	306		062250009568
3457	Greenville Elementary	Public	K-8	225 Grand St.	Greenville	95947	Plumas County	Plumas Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 284-7195	106	6	16.7	54.7%	51 (48.1%)	1 (0.9%)	18 (17.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (10.4%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (23.6%)	$24,121			$1,628			$22,493	36.3			(n/a)		063117004820
3458	Boronda Elementary	Public	K-6	1114 Fontes Ln.	Salinas	93907	Monterey County	Salinas City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 753-5615	288	13	22.1	42.4%	14 (4.9%)	3 (1.0%)	254 (88.2%)	4 (1.4%)	6 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.4%)								36.3	31.4	3821	363		063393005319
3459	Copperopolis Elementary	Public	K-6	217 School St.	Copperopolis	95228	Calaveras County	Mark Twain Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 782-3500	216	8	27.6	59.7%	149 (69.0%)	1 (0.5%)	55 (25.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	9 (4.2%)	$15,052			$1,095			$13,957	36.3	24.6	4405	946		062397009578
3460	Robert F. Kennedy Elementary	Public	K-6	4010 East Ramboz Dr.	Los Angeles	90063	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 263-9627	170	10	17	92.9%	3 (1.8%)	1 (0.6%)	164 (96.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.2%)	$40,713			$6,632			$34,081	36.3	42.3	3050	410		062271003112

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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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