Best Elementary Schools in California for Male Students

Check out our new feature available only on SchoolDigger: rankings for different groups of students in California!

Every year, the California Department of Education shares test results for various student groups in each school. We use these results to find out which schools do best for each group and list them from the best to the worst.

Additionally, we also compare the performance of the subgroup to the performance of the school as a whole. This makes it easy to see if, for example, Male students are overperforming or underperforming their peers in each school.

Year after year, SchoolDigger is always the first to publish California test scores and rankings. Other sites use stale test score data that are several years old! Be in the know with the very latest performance metrics.

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 (Male vs All Students - 2025)					ID
Rank (of 5628)	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	Statewide Rank Percentile (Male)	Statewide Rank Percentile (All Students)	Rank Percentile Difference from All Students	SchoolDigger Rating (Male)	SchoolDigger Rating (All Students)	ID
1	Buckeye Union Mandarin Immersion Charter	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	7701 Silva Valley Pkwy.	El Dorado Hills	95762	El Dorado County	Buckeye Union Elementary	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 933-9746	180	12	15.4	8.9%	29 (16.1%)	1 (0.6%)	10 (5.6%)	94 (52.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (25.6%)								100.0%	100.0%	0.00%			060627014309
2	North Hillsborough	Public	K-5	545 Eucalyptus Ave.	Hillsborough	94010	San Mateo County	Hillsborough City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 347-4175	274	20	14	2.6%	140 (51.1%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (7.7%)	87 (31.8%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	24 (8.8%)	$29,641			$682			$28,959	100.0%	99.9%	0.10%			061719009853
3	Murdock-Portal Elementary	Public	K-5	1188 Wunderlich Dr.	San Jose	95129	Santa Clara County	Cupertino Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 973-8191	551	23	24.1	8.5%	6 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.7%)	479 (86.9%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	60 (10.9%)	$15,563			$305			$15,258	99.9%	99.9%	0.01%			061029005406
4	Bullis Charter	Public, Charter	K-8	102 West Portola Ave.	Los Altos	94022	Santa Clara County	Bullis Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 947-4100	997	69	14.4	5.1%	154 (15.4%)	5 (0.5%)	49 (4.9%)	646 (64.8%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	142 (14.2%)	$12,492			$35			$12,457	99.9%	100.0%	0.04%			060241511442
5	Cold Spring Elementary	Public	K-6	2243 Sycamore Canyon Rd.	Santa Barbara	93108	Santa Barbara County	Cold Spring Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 969-2678	188	14	13.6	5.9%	149 (79.3%)	1 (0.5%)	10 (5.3%)	2 (1.1%)	2 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (12.8%)								99.9%	99.9%	0.04%			060927000939
6	Elkhorn	Public	4-8	10505 North Davis Rd.	Stockton	95209	San Joaquin County	Lodi Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 953-8312	263	10	25.8	44.5%	38 (14.4%)	18 (6.8%)	61 (23.2%)	122 (46.4%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	22 (8.4%)	$15,280			$2,095			$13,185	99.9%	99.9%	0.01%			062223007743
7	William Faria Elementary	Public	K-5	10155 Barbara Ln.	Cupertino	95014	Santa Clara County	Cupertino Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 252-0706	614	25	24.5	12.5%	11 (1.8%)	3 (0.5%)	2 (0.3%)	557 (90.7%)	7 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (5.5%)	$13,787			$206			$13,581	99.9%	99.9%	0.04%			061029001133
8	North Star Academy	Public	3-8	400 Duane St.	Redwood City	94062	San Mateo County	Redwood City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 482-2411	527	20	25.9	8.7%	261 (49.5%)	0 (0.0%)	70 (13.3%)	108 (20.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	87 (16.5%)	$19,422			$2,234			$17,188	99.9%	99.9%	0.04%			063213007422
9	Millikin Elementary	Public	K-5	615 Hobart Terrace	Santa Clara	95051	Santa Clara County	Santa Clara Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 423-1800	504	22	22.9	4.2%	21 (4.2%)	7 (1.4%)	7 (1.4%)	447 (88.7%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (3.8%)	$25,798			$774			$25,024	99.8%	99.8%	0.06%			063543006044
10	John Muir Elementary	Public	K-5	6560 Hanover Dr.	San Jose	95129	Santa Clara County	Cupertino Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 252-5265	557	22	25.5	8.4%	7 (1.3%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.5%)	436 (78.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	109 (19.6%)	$15,240			$244			$14,996	99.8%	99.8%	0.01%			061029001144

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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.
For more information about our ranking process, please see our Ranking FAQ. Details about our methodology are here.

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.