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
391	Lilienthal (Claire) Elementary	Public	K-8	3630 Divisadero St.	San Francisco	94123	San Francisco County	San Francisco Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 749-3516	673	30	22.1	23.2%	177 (26.3%)	50 (7.4%)	86 (12.8%)	199 (29.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	159 (23.6%)	$20,796			$1,568			$19,228	94.1	96.8	183	208		063441007841
392	Dublin Elementary	Public	K-5	7997 Vomac Rd.	Dublin	94568	Alameda County	Dublin Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 833-1204	802	31	25.7	13.1%	137 (17.1%)	11 (1.4%)	113 (14.1%)	430 (53.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	110 (13.7%)	$15,087			$1,150			$13,937	94.1	95.7	290	102		060001906929
393	Sunol Glen Elementary	Public	K-8	11601 Main St.	Sunol	94586	Alameda County	Sunol Glen Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 862-2026	240	13	18.9	9.6%	78 (32.5%)	1 (0.4%)	38 (15.8%)	92 (38.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	30 (12.5%)	$17,803			$242			$17,561	94.1	93.8	447	54		060002109291
394	Hidden Trails Elementary	Public	K-6	2250 Ridgeview Dr.	Chino Hills	91709	San Bernardino County	Chino Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 597-0288	569	24	23.9	55.9%	36 (6.3%)	10 (1.8%)	92 (16.2%)	393 (69.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	37 (6.5%)								94	97.4	128	266		060846005036
395	Berkeley Arts Magnet at Whittier	Public	K-5	1645 Milvia St.	Berkeley	94709	Alameda County	Berkeley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 644-6225	407	19	21.4	29.2%	190 (46.7%)	37 (9.1%)	58 (14.3%)	39 (9.6%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	81 (19.9%)	$21,556			$472			$21,084	94	94.5	385	10		060474000431
396	Mt. Washington Elementary	Public	K-6	3981 San Rafael Ave.	Los Angeles	90065	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 225-8320	430	18	23.8	18.1%	175 (40.7%)	3 (0.7%)	93 (21.6%)	41 (9.5%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	116 (27.0%)	$16,926			$2,436			$14,490	94	92.3	554	158		062271003203
397	L. P. Collins Elementary	Public	K-5	10300 Blaney Ave.	Cupertino	95014	Santa Clara County	Cupertino Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 252-6002	498	23	21.7	17.1%	34 (6.8%)	8 (1.6%)	26 (5.2%)	381 (76.5%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (9.0%)	$17,719			$454			$17,265	94	96.9	176	221		061029008815
398	Torrey Hills	Public	K-6	10830 Calle Mar de Mariposa	San Diego	92130	San Diego County	Del Mar Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(858) 481-4266	389	22	17.6	11.3%	151 (38.8%)	2 (0.5%)	33 (8.5%)	172 (44.2%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (7.5%)	$19,907			$472			$19,435	94	94.4	390	8		061074010627
399	Rancho Romero Elementary	Public	K-5	180 Hemme Ave.	Alamo	94507	Contra Costa County	San Ramon Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 855-5700	469	19	24.6	6.4%	305 (65.0%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (9.4%)	72 (15.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	46 (9.8%)	$15,126			$165			$14,961	94	92	577	178		063513005956
400	Lincoln Elementary	Public	K-5	2223 Plant Ave.	Redondo Beach	90278	Los Angeles County	Redondo Beach Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 798-8646	626	28	22	16.9%	269 (43.0%)	9 (1.4%)	124 (19.8%)	121 (19.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	101 (16.1%)	$14,941			$1,051			$13,890	94	90.6	665	265		060003204957

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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.
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Educational resources:

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

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