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)
064215006917	3621	Webber Elementary	Public	K-6	14142 Hoover St.	Westminster	92683	Orange County	Westminster	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 894-7288	328	15	21.8	88.7%	12 (3.7%)	4 (1.2%)	183 (55.8%)	114 (34.8%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	12 (3.7%)	$6,560							33.7	30.3	3862	241
060006404875	3622	Vandalia Elementary	Public	K-5	271 East College Ave.	Porterville	93257	Tulare County	Porterville Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 782-7260	549	22	24.9	77.8%	41 (7.5%)	2 (0.4%)	391 (71.2%)	8 (1.5%)	91 (16.6%)	3 (0.5%)	13 (2.4%)	$5,566							33.7	29	3981	359
062004002397	3623	Knightsen Elementary	Public	K-8	1923 Delta Rd.	Knightsen	94548	Contra Costa County	Knightsen Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 625-0073	287	14	20.4	41.5%	127 (44.3%)	1 (0.3%)	139 (48.4%)	3 (1.0%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (5.2%)	$9,897							33.7	46.2	2749	874
060837000822	3624	McManus (John A.) Elementary	Public	K-5	988 East Ave.	Chico	95926	Butte County	Chico Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 891-3128	408	21	19	71.8%	152 (37.3%)	15 (3.7%)	148 (36.3%)	39 (9.6%)	6 (1.5%)	3 (0.7%)	45 (11.0%)	$11,894							33.7	23.9	4463	839
062781004219	3625	Parkview Elementary	Public	K-6	330 Bluefield Dr.	San Jose	95136	Santa Clara County	Oak Grove Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 226-4655	587	22	26.6	56.4%	31 (5.3%)	15 (2.6%)	394 (67.1%)	125 (21.3%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.5%)	17 (2.9%)	$10,609							33.6	39.9	3142	483
062825004371	3626	Pablo Tac School of the Arts	Public	K-5	3535 Hacienda Dr.	Oceanside	92054	San Diego County	Oceanside Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 721-2300	436	21	20.7	78.4%	48 (11.0%)	17 (3.9%)	318 (72.9%)	12 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.4%)	34 (7.8%)	$12,570							33.6	20.1	4840	1214
062046002471	3627	Sunset Ridge Elementary	Public	K-5	340 Inverness Dr.	Pacifica	94044	San Mateo County	Pacifica	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 738-6687	380	18	21	46.1%	78 (20.5%)	7 (1.8%)	136 (35.8%)	90 (23.7%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	67 (17.6%)	$6,124							33.6	35.1	3493	134
061611002011	3628	Grenada Elementary	Public	K-8	516 Shasta Blvd.	Grenada	96038	Siskiyou County	Grenada Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 436-2233	207	11	18.8	53.1%	145 (70.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (15.0%)	2 (1.0%)	9 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (9.7%)	$8,204							33.6	36.7	3386	242
064308008435	3629	Ramon S. Tafoya Elementary	Public	K-6	720 Homestead Way	Woodland	95776	Yolo County	Woodland Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 666-4324	783	30	26.5	80.7%	95 (12.1%)	20 (2.6%)	430 (54.9%)	141 (18.0%)	2 (0.3%)	13 (1.7%)	82 (10.5%)	$5,577							33.6	30.7	3826	197
062910004492	3630	Ophir Elementary	Public	K-5	210 Oakvale Ave.	Oroville	95966	Butte County	Oroville City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 532-3005	441	22	20	69.6%	243 (55.1%)	7 (1.6%)	111 (25.2%)	17 (3.9%)	11 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (11.8%)	$7,575							33.6	41.9	3012	618

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:

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

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

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