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
141	Torrey Pines Elementary	Public	K-5	8350 Cliffridge Ave.	La Jolla	92037	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 605-3700	465	19	24.4	16.8%	217 (46.7%)	0 (0.0%)	83 (17.8%)	102 (21.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	63 (13.5%)	$18,674			$2,289			$16,385	97.2	98	80	61		063432005561
142	Maple Hill Elementary	Public	K-5	1350 Maple Hill Rd.	Diamond Bar	91765	Los Angeles County	Walnut Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 861-6224	556	21	27.1	27.3%	15 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	70 (12.6%)	445 (80.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	24 (4.3%)	$14,023			$521			$13,502	97.1	97.1	155	13		064128006839
143	Laurel Elementary	Public	K-5	95 Edge Rd.	Atherton	94027	San Mateo County	Menlo Park City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 324-0186	658	37	17.6	12.6%	259 (39.4%)	6 (0.9%)	148 (22.5%)	149 (22.6%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.2%)	88 (13.4%)	$27,486			$407			$27,079	97.1	96.7	195	52		062457003684
144	Franklin Elementary	Public	K-5	2385 Trousdale Dr.	Burlingame	94010	San Mateo County	Burlingame Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 259-3850	357	14	25.3	17.1%	64 (17.9%)	5 (1.4%)	30 (8.4%)	198 (55.5%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	58 (16.2%)	$15,848			$784			$15,064	97.1	96.5	219	75		060648000582
145	Garfield Elementary	Public	K-6	2200 Freshwater Rd.	Eureka	95503	Humboldt County	Garfield Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 442-5471	73	4	18.2	27.4%	60 (82.2%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (9.6%)	1 (1.4%)	1 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (5.5%)								97.1	94.2	416	271		061491001890
146	Warner Avenue Elementary	Public	K-5	615 Holmby Ave.	Los Angeles	90024	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 475-5893	545	24	22.7	12.8%	373 (68.4%)	14 (2.6%)	30 (5.5%)	52 (9.5%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	74 (13.6%)	$15,785			$1,800			$13,985	97	96.3	240	94		062271003443
147	Richard Henry Lee Elementary	Public	K-5	11481 Foster Rd.	Los Alamitos	90720	Orange County	Los Alamitos Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 799-4540	603	23	26.2	19.1%	193 (32.0%)	8 (1.3%)	195 (32.3%)	118 (19.6%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.5%)	84 (13.9%)	$14,309			$517			$13,792	97	97.3	138	9		062259000794
148	Montclaire Elementary	Public	K-5	1160 St. Joseph Ave.	Los Altos	94024	Santa Clara County	Cupertino Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 967-9388	442	20	22.2	8.8%	115 (26.0%)	1 (0.2%)	23 (5.2%)	231 (52.3%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	69 (15.6%)	$17,225			$267			$16,958	97	97.6	107	41		061029001143
149	Bird Rock Elementary	Public	K-5	5371 La Jolla Hermosa Ave.	La Jolla	92037	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 605-3500	383	16	23.5	10.7%	274 (71.5%)	1 (0.3%)	42 (11.0%)	12 (3.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (13.8%)	$18,262			$2,545			$15,717	97	93.7	448	299		063432005421
150	John L. Golden Elementary	Public	K-5	12400 Banyan St.	Etiwanda	91739	San Bernardino County	Etiwanda Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 463-9105	916	37	24.6	18.4%	168 (18.3%)	39 (4.3%)	232 (25.3%)	404 (44.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	72 (7.9%)	$12,756			$667			$12,089	97	96.9	171	21		061296010361

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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.