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
2381	Oak Park Elementary	Public	K-5	14200 Live Oak Ave.	Fontana	92337	San Bernardino County	Fontana Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 357-5690	340	18	19.2	74.1%	26 (7.6%)	12 (3.5%)	291 (85.6%)	9 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	$14,246			$1,168			$13,078	53.7	67.3	1717	664		061392009545
2382	Canyon Crest Elementary	Public	K-5	11851 Cherry Ave.	Fontana	92337	San Bernardino County	Fontana Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 357-5440	420	19	21.8	69.0%	23 (5.5%)	23 (5.5%)	347 (82.6%)	22 (5.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.0%)	$14,455			$1,555			$12,900	53.7	43.4	2971	589		061392001123
2383	Manzanita Public Charter	Public, Charter	K-6	991 Mountain View Blvd.	Vandenberg Afb	93437	Santa Barbara County	Manzanita Public Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 734-5600	483	19	25.4	40.0%	166 (34.4%)	7 (1.4%)	258 (53.4%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	46 (9.5%)	$15,905			$890			$15,015	53.7	61.8	1991	392		060171912214
2384	Chrysalis Charter	Public, Charter	K-8	21945 Old Forty-Four Dr.	Palo Cedro	96073	Shasta County	Chrysalis Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 547-9726	226	11	20.5	38.9%	166 (73.5%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (13.7%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (11.5%)	$12,514			$1,110			$11,404	53.7	61.8	1989	395		060225311800
2385	Webster Elementary	Public	K-5	4801 Elm St.	San Diego	92102	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 362-3000	208	9	23.1	92.3%	6 (2.9%)	61 (29.3%)	112 (53.8%)	15 (7.2%)	3 (1.4%)	1 (0.5%)	10 (4.8%)	$28,070			$5,472			$22,598	53.7	42.1	3064	679		063432005568
2386	Harry Dewey Fundamental Elementary	Public	K-6	7025 Falcon Rd.	Fair Oaks	95628	Sacramento County	San Juan Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 867-2020	408	19	22	44.9%	261 (64.0%)	7 (1.7%)	89 (21.8%)	14 (3.4%)	1 (0.2%)	6 (1.5%)	30 (7.4%)	$19,448			$3,268			$16,180	53.7	48.3	2647	261		063462005773
2387	Burbank Boulevard Elementary	Public	K-5	12215 Albers St.	North Hollywood	91607	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 763-6497	319	15	21.2	81.5%	57 (17.9%)	11 (3.4%)	179 (56.1%)	10 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	62 (19.4%)	$24,016			$3,883			$20,133	53.7	70.1	1588	799		062271002874
2388	Katherine Elementary	Public	K-6	5455 Katherine St.	Simi Valley	93063	Ventura County	Simi Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 520-6780	300	13	23	52.7%	113 (37.7%)	5 (1.7%)	138 (46.0%)	23 (7.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (6.7%)	$14,342			$1,213			$13,129	53.7	58	2149	239		063684006258
2389	San Marino Elementary	Public	K-6	6215 San Rolando Way	Buena Park	90620	Orange County	Centralia Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 228-3280	465	18	25.8	68.4%	50 (10.8%)	12 (2.6%)	263 (56.6%)	112 (24.1%)	4 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	23 (4.9%)	$15,640			$2,421			$13,219	53.6	58.7	2117	272		060807000780
2390	Hart-Ransom Charter	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	3920 Shoemake Ave.	Modesto	95358	Stanislaus County	Hart-Ransom Union Elementary	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(209) 523-0401	0	16	0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								53.6	48.9	2617	227		061665005478

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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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Educational resources:

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

Alternative Schools vs Public Schools: A Comparison

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