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
581	Baldwin Stocker Elementary	Public	K-5	422 West Lemon Ave.	Arcadia	91007	Los Angeles County	Arcadia Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 821-8351	664	25	26.7	32.5%	30 (4.5%)	4 (0.6%)	98 (14.8%)	480 (72.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (7.7%)	$17,092			$2,023			$15,069	91.5	92.5	540	41		060297000224
582	Running Springs Academy	Public	K-8	8670 East Running Springs Dr.	Anaheim	92808	Orange County	Orange Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 281-4512	643	25	25.8	30.0%	205 (31.9%)	9 (1.4%)	192 (29.9%)	154 (24.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	83 (12.9%)	$16,139			$1,182			$14,957	91.4	93.5	476	106		062865008246
583	Temescal Valley Elementary	Public	K-6	22950 Claystone Ave.	Corona	92883	Riverside County	Corona-Norco Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 736-7110	832	32	26	64.4%	262 (31.5%)	43 (5.2%)	351 (42.2%)	116 (13.9%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	56 (6.7%)	$15,960			$750			$15,210	91.4	90.9	639	56		060985011245
584	Valencia Valley Elementary	Public	K-6	23601 Carrizo Dr.	Valencia	91355	Los Angeles County	Newhall	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 291-4060	738	30	24.6	33.1%	341 (46.2%)	9 (1.2%)	231 (31.3%)	70 (9.5%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	83 (11.2%)	$14,454			$935			$13,519	91.4	90.1	698	114		062718009410
585	Oak Chan Elementary	Public	K-5	101 Prewett Dr.	Folsom	95630	Sacramento County	Folsom-Cordova Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 294-9155	437	20	21.3	11.2%	263 (60.2%)	2 (0.5%)	60 (13.7%)	48 (11.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	63 (14.4%)	$22,404			$843			$21,561	91.4	93.7	449	136		061389009542
586	La Costa Meadows Elementary	Public	K-5	6889 El Fuerte St.	Carlsbad	92009	San Diego County	San Marcos Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 290-2121	725	31	23.6	17.1%	470 (64.8%)	2 (0.3%)	131 (18.1%)	41 (5.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	80 (11.0%)	$16,972			$1,014			$15,958	91.4	91.3	622	36		063488008974
587	Ocean Beach Elementary	Public	K-4	4741 Santa Monica Ave.	San Diego	92107	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 223-1631	432	18	23.9	49.5%	232 (53.7%)	17 (3.9%)	124 (28.7%)	5 (1.2%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (12.0%)	$21,254			$2,887			$18,367	91.4	95.4	315	272		063432005530
588	Myford Elementary	Public	K-5	3181 Trevino Dr.	Irvine	92602	Orange County	Tustin Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 734-1875	542	21	26.4	38.2%	109 (20.1%)	5 (0.9%)	140 (25.8%)	219 (40.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	67 (12.4%)	$14,914			$1,785			$13,129	91.4	92.7	523	65		064015008758
589	Coronado Village Elementary	Public	K-5	600 Sixth St.	Coronado	92118	San Diego County	Coronado Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 522-8919	774	31	24.6	15.8%	442 (57.1%)	15 (1.9%)	210 (27.1%)	8 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	99 (12.8%)								91.4	94.1	425	164		060987001070
590	Sierra Madre Elementary	Public	K-5	141 West Highland Ave.	Sierra Madre	91024	Los Angeles County	Pasadena Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 396-5890	652	27	24.2	29.8%	291 (44.6%)	11 (1.7%)	156 (23.9%)	70 (10.7%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	122 (18.7%)	$25,085			$3,831			$21,254	91.3	92.5	537	53		062994004687

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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.