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
2311	Golden Empire Elementary	Public	K-6	9045 Canberra Dr.	Sacramento	95826	Sacramento County	Sacramento City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 395-4580	438	19	22.9	62.3%	98 (22.4%)	50 (11.4%)	175 (40.0%)	53 (12.1%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (1.1%)	56 (12.8%)	$20,822			$3,231			$17,591	55	46.9	2739	428		063384005245
2312	Cutten Elementary	Public	3-6	4182 Walnut Dr.	Eureka	95503	Humboldt County	Cutten Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 441-3900	288	13	22.1	44.8%	169 (58.7%)	1 (0.3%)	46 (16.0%)	12 (4.2%)	10 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (17.4%)	$8,807			$1,944			$6,863	55	69.1	1634	678		061038001163
2313	Newberry Springs Elementary	Public	K-5	33713 Newberry Rd.	Newberry Springs	92365	San Bernardino County	Silver Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 257-3211	106	7	14.3	87.7%	43 (40.6%)	1 (0.9%)	51 (48.1%)	4 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (6.6%)	$29,660			$2,528			$27,132	55	49.8	2564	251		063682007255
2314	Guajome Park Academy Charter	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	2000 North Santa Fe Ave.	Vista	92083	San Diego County	Guajome Park Academy Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 631-8500	1,355	72	18.7	75.4%	203 (15.0%)	10 (0.7%)	1,003 (74.0%)	33 (2.4%)	5 (0.4%)	2 (0.1%)	95 (7.0%)	$16,515			$2,438			$14,077	54.9	53.3	2386	72		060170503964
2315	Shirley Avenue Elementary	Public	K-5	19452 Hart St.	Reseda	91335	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 342-6183	410	21	19.5	92.4%	38 (9.3%)	5 (1.2%)	323 (78.8%)	27 (6.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.1%)	$24,455			$4,449			$20,006	54.9	34	3602	1287		062271003352
2316	Turtle Bay	Public	K-8	1330 Arboretum Dr.	Redding	96003	Shasta County	Redding Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 225-0035	692	32	21.6	73.6%	421 (60.8%)	10 (1.4%)	125 (18.1%)	15 (2.2%)	16 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	103 (14.9%)	$15,225			$163			$15,062	54.9	52.7	2414	98		063204009182
2317	Rice Canyon Elementary	Public	K-5	29535 Westwind Dr.	Lake Elsinore	92530	Riverside County	Lake Elsinore Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 471-2184	596	27	21.9	70.5%	129 (21.6%)	15 (2.5%)	403 (67.6%)	27 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	21 (3.5%)	$16,802			$2,058			$14,744	54.9	55.7	2254	63		060002710352
2318	Hazel Strauch Elementary	Public	K-6	3141 Northstead Dr.	Sacramento	95833	Sacramento County	Twin Rivers Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 566-2745	650	24	26.9	86.6%	28 (4.3%)	73 (11.2%)	431 (66.3%)	48 (7.4%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (3.1%)	50 (7.7%)	$17,610			$2,978			$14,632	54.9	53.1	2396	78		060133204153
2319	Crossroads Elementary	Public	K-5	5800 Saxon Way	Riverbank	95367	Stanislaus County	Sylvan Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 869-2100	752	32	23.5	61.2%	195 (25.9%)	8 (1.1%)	416 (55.3%)	58 (7.7%)	6 (0.8%)	9 (1.2%)	60 (8.0%)	$12,323			$819			$11,504	54.8	51.6	2470	151		063867011851
2320	Madrone Elementary	Public	K-6	4550 Rinconada Dr.	Santa Rosa	95409	Sonoma County	Rincon Valley Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 539-9665	363	19	19.1	44.9%	150 (41.3%)	8 (2.2%)	137 (37.7%)	16 (4.4%)	1 (0.3%)	5 (1.4%)	45 (12.4%)								54.8	41.2	3114	794		063264005078

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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.