Best Elementary Schools in California

A teacher high-fives a student in a classroom.

Find the best California elementary schools with SchoolDigger.com! Focused on test scores for accurate rankings, our user-friendly site simplifies your search. Empower your decisions by exploring top-rated schools, only on SchoolDigger.com - the ultimate guide to K-12 schools!

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 10, 2024.

Be the first to know when we post new test scores and rankings!

School															Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2018)							Ranking (2024 vs 2023)
ID	Rank (of 5862)	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 (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Rank (2023)	Rank Change from 2023	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)
060003204960	261	Tulita Elementary	Public	K-5	1520 Prospect Ave.	Redondo Beach	90277	Los Angeles County	Redondo Beach Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 798-8628	444	20	22.2	15.8%	216 (48.6%)	5 (1.1%)	89 (20.0%)	57 (12.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	76 (17.1%)	$10,019							96	95.2	343	82
061074001189	262	Del Mar Heights Elementary	Public	K-6	13555 Boquita Dr.	Del Mar	92014	San Diego County	Del Mar Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(858) 755-9367	277	16	17.3	10.5%	171 (61.7%)	2 (0.7%)	38 (13.7%)	38 (13.7%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (9.7%)	$13,154							96	98.8	35	227
062250002715	263	Gant Elementary	Public	K-5	1854 Britton Dr.	Long Beach	90815	Los Angeles County	Long Beach Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 430-3384	663	25	27	29.6%	214 (32.3%)	36 (5.4%)	210 (31.7%)	98 (14.8%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.6%)	101 (15.2%)	$9,080							96	94.9	356	93
061455008843	264	Manchester Gate	Public	2-6	2307 East Dakota Ave.	Fresno	93726	Fresno County	Fresno Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 248-7220	670	24	27.5	74.2%	107 (16.0%)	42 (6.3%)	391 (58.4%)	93 (13.9%)	3 (0.4%)	3 (0.4%)	30 (4.5%)	$6,669							96	96.2	258	6
060181305868	265	Bellevue-Santa Fe Charter	Public, Charter	K-6	1401 San Luis Bay Dr.	San Luis Obispo	93405	San Luis Obispo County	Bellevue-Santa Fe Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 595-7169	164	7	23.4	15.9%	131 (79.9%)	1 (0.6%)	15 (9.1%)	8 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (5.5%)								96	94.1	425	160
061440001691	266	Warwick Elementary	Public	K-5	3375 Warwick Rd.	Fremont	94555	Alameda County	Fremont Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 793-8660	732	27	26.7	22.4%	50 (6.8%)	15 (2.0%)	82 (11.2%)	531 (72.5%)	6 (0.8%)	7 (1.0%)	41 (5.6%)	$7,017							96	97.1	176	90
063513009631	267	Golden View Elementary	Public	K-5	5025 Canyon Crest Dr.	San Ramon	94582	Contra Costa County	San Ramon Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 855-2700	672	33	20.6	9.2%	183 (27.2%)	9 (1.3%)	67 (10.0%)	362 (53.9%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (7.0%)	$6,527							96	97.1	182	85
060964010454	268	Sycamore Canyon	Public	K-8	4601 Via Rio	Newbury Park	91320	Ventura County	Conejo Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 498-1573	954	43	22	5.9%	516 (54.1%)	6 (0.6%)	114 (11.9%)	232 (24.3%)	3 (0.3%)	4 (0.4%)	79 (8.3%)	$6,353							96	96.2	257	11
063942006577	269	Towers Elementary	Public	K-5	5600 Towers St.	Torrance	90503	Los Angeles County	Torrance Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 533-4535	608	24	25.5	24.3%	181 (29.8%)	5 (0.8%)	126 (20.7%)	206 (33.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	88 (14.5%)	$5,272							95.9	94.3	406	137
063513007082	270	Tassajara Hills Elementary	Public	K-5	4675 Camino Tassajara Rd.	Danville	94506	Contra Costa County	San Ramon Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 855-7800	512	23	22.4	11.1%	147 (28.7%)	6 (1.2%)	63 (12.3%)	235 (45.9%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.6%)	57 (11.1%)	$7,510							95.9	96.1	264	6

Sign up for updates!

Be the first to know when we update our rankings!

Other SchoolDigger ranking lists for California

Elementary Schools Middle Schools High Schools Districts Cities

New! SchoolDigger ranking lists for CA student subgroups:

Female Students Male Students Asian Students African American Students Hispanic Students White Students Multi-racial Students English Language Learner Students Special Education Students Low Socio Economic Status Students Migrant Students Homeless Students Military Connected Students

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 10, 2024, 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:

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

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.