Best Elementary Schools in California

A teacher high-fives a student in a classroom.

Find the best California elementary schools with SchoolDigger.com! Focused on test scores for accurate rankings, our user-friendly site simplifies your search. Empower your decisions by exploring top-rated schools, only on SchoolDigger.com - the ultimate guide to K-12 schools!

Year after year, SchoolDigger is always the first to publish California test scores and rankings. Other sites use stale test score data that are several years old! Be in the know with the very latest performance metrics.

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.

Be the first to know when we post new test scores and rankings!

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
191	Holmes Elementary	Public	K-5	4902 Mt. Ararat Dr.	San Diego	92111	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 605-4400	495	19	26.3	23.8%	313 (63.2%)	0 (0.0%)	95 (19.2%)	18 (3.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	68 (13.7%)	$18,230			$2,562			$15,668	96.5	98.5	47	144		063432005481
192	Lanai Road Elementary	Public	K-5	4241 Lanai Rd.	Encino	91436	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 788-1590	566	24	23.5	10.4%	429 (75.8%)	18 (3.2%)	47 (8.3%)	47 (8.3%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.7%)	20 (3.5%)	$17,502			$2,460			$15,042	96.5	96.4	224	32		062271003121
193	Grand View Elementary	Public	K-5	455 24th St.	Manhattan Beach	90266	Los Angeles County	Manhattan Beach Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 546-8022	550	22	25	2.0%	361 (65.6%)	2 (0.4%)	63 (11.5%)	48 (8.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	75 (13.6%)	$17,345			$1,457			$15,888	96.5	96.8	187	6		060002503573
194	Roy O. Andersen Elementary	Public	K-6	1900 Port Seabourne Way	Newport Beach	92660	Orange County	Newport-Mesa Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(949) 515-6935	353	16	21.7	9.3%	232 (65.7%)	1 (0.3%)	29 (8.2%)	35 (9.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	56 (15.9%)	$25,311			$1,287			$24,024	96.5	96.5	208	14		062724004104
195	Ivanhoe Elementary	Public	K-5	2828 Herkimer St.	Los Angeles	90039	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 664-0051	426	18	23.6	17.8%	186 (43.7%)	7 (1.6%)	57 (13.4%)	42 (9.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	134 (31.5%)	$16,587			$2,133			$14,454	96.5	92.8	513	318		062271003103
196	Fox Elementary	Public	K-5	3100 Saint James Rd.	Belmont	94002	San Mateo County	Belmont-Redwood Shores Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 637-4850	420	16	25.9	6.2%	94 (22.4%)	4 (1.0%)	36 (8.6%)	202 (48.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	81 (19.3%)	$15,069			$492			$14,577	96.4	97.6	118	78		060453000416
197	Courreges (Roch) Elementary	Public	K-5	18313 Santa Carlotta	Fountain Valley	92708	Orange County	Fountain Valley Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 378-4280	631	24	26.2	19.2%	212 (33.6%)	2 (0.3%)	80 (12.7%)	254 (40.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	82 (13.0%)	$14,273			$731			$13,542	96.4	96.4	232	35		061422001622
198	Evergreen Elementary	Public	K-6	3010 Fowler Rd.	San Jose	95135	Santa Clara County	Evergreen Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 270-4966	528	22	24	15.3%	15 (2.8%)	2 (0.4%)	74 (14.0%)	411 (77.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (4.7%)	$11,946			$507			$11,439	96.4	97.3	140	58		061314001492
199	Walteria Elementary	Public	K-5	24456 Madison St.	Torrance	90505	Los Angeles County	Torrance Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 533-4487	650	25	26.5	16.8%	149 (22.9%)	7 (1.1%)	108 (16.6%)	292 (44.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	94 (14.5%)	$16,202			$549			$15,653	96.4	96.6	201	2		063942006579
200	Top of the World Elementary	Public	K-5	21601 Tree Top Ln.	Laguna Beach	92651	Orange County	Laguna Beach Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(949) 497-7790	536	27	19.8	16.4%	373 (69.6%)	3 (0.6%)	67 (12.5%)	33 (6.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	58 (10.8%)	$31,906			$961			$30,945	96.4	96.8	185	15		062037002456

Sign up for updates!

Be the first to know when we update our rankings!

Other SchoolDigger ranking lists for California

Elementary Schools Middle Schools High Schools Districts Cities

New! SchoolDigger ranking lists for CA student subgroups:

Female Students Male Students Asian Students African American Students Hispanic Students White Students Multi-racial Students Special Education Students Low Socio Economic Status Students Migrant Students Homeless Students Military Connected Students

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.
For more information about our ranking process, please see our Ranking FAQ. Details about our methodology are here.

Educational resources:

Public School Districts and Their Services: A Comprehensive Guide

Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection

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