Best elementary schools in Sacramento (2025)

Schools classified as elementary by NCES. Ranked by the Success Index (US) from official American data; 100 schools in Sacramento, California. Rank positions shown on each profile are within United States and California.

#	School	Sector	Success Index (US)	Key result	Students
1	Phoebe A. Hearst Elementary Sacramento · Elementary · Grades K–6	Public	82.1 Top 10%	83% Math proficiency	647
2	Crocker/Riverside Elementary Sacramento · Elementary · Grades K–6	Public	80.6 Top 10%	80% Math proficiency	631
3	Arnold Adreani Elementary Sacramento · Elementary · Grades K–6	Public	76.7 Top 25%	81% Math proficiency	944
4	Caleb Greenwood Elementary Sacramento · Elementary · Grades K–6	Public	73.0 Top 25%	66% Math proficiency	536
5	Genevieve Didion Sacramento · Elementary · Grades K–8	Public	68.9 Top 25%	63% Math proficiency	609
6	Mariemont Elementary Sacramento · Elementary · Grades K–5	Public	66.2 Top 50%	62% Math proficiency	589
7	Leonardo Da Vinci Sacramento · Elementary · Grades K–8	Public	64.7 Top 50%	54% Math proficiency	822
8	Theodore Judah Elementary Sacramento · Elementary · Grades K–6	Public	64.7 Top 50%	58% Math proficiency	485
9	David Lubin Elementary Sacramento · Elementary · Grades K–6	Public	61.6 Top 50%	56% Math proficiency	454
10	Natomas Pacific Pathways Prep Elementary Sacramento · Elementary · Grades K–5	Charter	60.5 Top 50%	57% Math proficiency	504
11	James R. Cowan Fundamental Elementary Sacramento · Elementary · Grades K–6	Public	59.3 Top 50%	57% Math proficiency	406
12	William Land Elementary Sacramento · Elementary · Grades K–6	Public	59.0 Top 50%	59% Math proficiency	367
13	Heron Sacramento · Elementary · Grades K–8	Public	58.4 Top 50%	52% Math proficiency	977
14	Sutterville Elementary Sacramento · Elementary · Grades K–6	Public	55.5 Top 50%	47% Math proficiency	408
15	Camellia Elementary Sacramento · Elementary · Grades K–6	Public	54.3 Top 50%	64% Math proficiency	309
16	Heredia-Arriaga Sacramento · Elementary · Grades K–8	Public	53.9 Top 50%	37.2% Free/reduced-price lunch	223
17	Matsuyama Elementary Sacramento · Elementary · Grades K–6	Public	53.7 Top 50%	52% Math proficiency	435
18	Paso Verde Sacramento · Elementary · Grades K–8	Public	52.8 Top 50%	50% Math proficiency	897
19	Pony Express Elementary Sacramento · Elementary · Grades K–6	Public	49.9 Lower 50%	51% Math proficiency	360
20	California Montessori Project - Capitol Campus Sacramento · Elementary · Grades K–8	Charter	49.2 Lower 50%	32% Math proficiency	417
21	Gateway International Sacramento · Elementary · Grades K–8	Charter	46.8 Lower 50%	47% Math proficiency	628
22	Two Rivers Elementary Sacramento · Elementary · Grades K–5	Public	46.8 Lower 50%	48% Math proficiency	612
23	Sierra Oaks K-8 Sacramento · Elementary · Grades K–8	Public	45.5 Lower 50%	43% Math proficiency	614
24	Northlake TK-8 Sacramento · Elementary · Grades K–8	Public	44.6 Lower 50%	48.4% Free/reduced-price lunch	380
25	Capitol Collegiate Academy Sacramento · Elementary · Grades K–8	Charter	43.8 Lower 50%	47% Math proficiency	518
26	Golden Empire Elementary Sacramento · Elementary · Grades K–6	Public	41.6 Lower 50%	40% Math proficiency	438
27	Sol Aureus College Preparatory Sacramento · Elementary · Grades K–8	Charter	41.3 Lower 50%	29% Math proficiency	316
28	Alice Birney Waldorf-Inspired Sacramento · Elementary · Grades K–8	Public	41.1 Lower 50%	25% Math proficiency	476
29	Regency Park Elementary Sacramento · Elementary · Grades K–6	Public	40.5 Lower 50%	48% Math proficiency	619
30	Washington Elementary Sacramento · Elementary · Grades K–6	Public	40.4 Lower 50%	37% Math proficiency	376
31	Hubert H. Bancroft Elementary Sacramento · Elementary · Grades K–6	Public	40.1 Lower 50%	41% Math proficiency	408
32	Yav Pem Suab Academy - Preparing for the Future Charter Sacramento · Elementary · Grades K–6	Charter	40.1 Lower 50%	37% Math proficiency	480
33	Sequoia Elementary Sacramento · Elementary · Grades K–6	Public	39.6 Lower 50%	46% Math proficiency	408
34	Larry G. Meeks Academy Sacramento · Elementary · Grades K–8	Public	37.7 Lower 50%	75.7% Free/reduced-price lunch	169
35	Robert J. Fite Elementary Sacramento · Elementary · Grades K–6	Public	37.5 Lower 50%	41% Math proficiency	674
36	Ridgepoint TK-8 Sacramento · Elementary · Grades K–8	Public	37.2 Lower 50%	48% Math proficiency	650
37	Hazel Strauch Elementary Sacramento · Elementary · Grades K–6	Public	37.0 Lower 50%	48% Math proficiency	650
38	Maeola R. Beitzel Elementary Sacramento · Elementary · Grades K–6	Public	36.1 Lower 50%	40% Math proficiency	888
39	Pioneer TK-8 Sacramento · Elementary · Grades K–8	Public	35.3 Lower 50%	47% Math proficiency	648
40	Del Paso Manor Elementary Sacramento · Elementary · Grades K–6	Public	34.8 Lower 50%	39% Math proficiency	734
41	Barbara Comstock Morse Elementary Sacramento · Elementary · Grades K–6	Public	34.1 Lower 50%	38% Math proficiency	719
42	Witter Ranch Elementary Sacramento · Elementary · Grades K–5	Public	33.6 Lower 50%	41% Math proficiency	621
43	O. W. Erlewine Elementary Sacramento · Elementary · Grades K–6	Public	33.3 Lower 50%	32% Math proficiency	300
44	Mary Tsukamoto Elementary Sacramento · Elementary · Grades K–6	Public	33.2 Lower 50%	37% Math proficiency	989
45	Main Avenue Elementary Sacramento · Elementary · Grades K–6	Public	33.0 Lower 50%	38% Math proficiency	361
46	Growth Public Sacramento · Elementary · Grades K–8	Charter	32.8 Lower 50%	63.3% Free/reduced-price lunch	300
47	The Language Academy of Sacramento Sacramento · Elementary · Grades K–8	Charter	32.8 Lower 50%	36% Math proficiency	615
48	Earl Warren Elementary Sacramento · Elementary · Grades K–6	Public	32.3 Lower 50%	43% Math proficiency	413
49	St. HOPE Public School 7 Sacramento · Elementary · Grades K–8	Charter	32.0 Lower 50%	38% Math proficiency	471
50	Natomas Park Elementary Sacramento · Elementary · Grades K–5	Public	28.7 Lower 50%	34% Math proficiency	745
51	New Hope Charter Sacramento · Elementary · Grades K–8	Charter	28.1 Lower 50%	81.1% Free/reduced-price lunch	164
52	Robla Elementary Sacramento · Elementary · Grades K–6	Public	27.5 Lower 50%	35% Math proficiency	343
53	Frontier Elementary Sacramento · Elementary · Grades K–6	Public	27.0 Lower 50%	39% Math proficiency	379
54	Bell Avenue Elementary Sacramento · Elementary · Grades K–6	Public	26.0 Lower 50%	34% Math proficiency	377
55	Martin Luther King Jr. Sacramento · Elementary · Grades K–6	Public	26.0 Lower 50%	26% Math proficiency	357
56	Elder Creek Elementary Sacramento · Elementary · Grades K–6	Public	25.5 Lower 50%	36% Math proficiency	712
57	H. Allen Hight Elementary Sacramento · Elementary · Grades K–5	Public	25.2 Lower 50%	31% Math proficiency	760
58	Father Keith B. Kenny Sacramento · Elementary · Grades K–6	Public	25.0 Lower 50%	32% Math proficiency	254
59	Isabelle Jackson Elementary Sacramento · Elementary · Grades K–6	Public	24.1 Lower 50%	28% Math proficiency	725
60	Foothill Oaks Elementary Sacramento · Elementary · Grades K–6	Public	23.9 Lower 50%	31% Math proficiency	508
61	John Bidwell Elementary Sacramento · Elementary · Grades K–6	Public	23.4 Lower 50%	27% Math proficiency	262
62	Pasadena Avenue Elementary Sacramento · Elementary · Grades K–5	Public	23.3 Lower 50%	27% Math proficiency	343
63	H. W. Harkness Elementary Sacramento · Elementary · Grades K–6	Public	22.2 Lower 50%	27% Math proficiency	287
64	Prairie Elementary Sacramento · Elementary · Grades K–6	Public	21.8 Lower 50%	29% Math proficiency	858
65	Edward Kemble Elementary Sacramento · Elementary · Grades K–3	Public	21.0 Lower 50%	32% Math proficiency	454
66	Isador Cohen Elementary Sacramento · Elementary · Grades K–6	Public	20.6 Lower 50%	32% Math proficiency	370
67	Anna Kirchgater Elementary Sacramento · Elementary · Grades K–6	Public	20.5 Lower 50%	29% Math proficiency	738
68	Tahoe Elementary Sacramento · Elementary · Grades K–6	Public	20.2 Lower 50%	20% Math proficiency	319
69	Bowling Green Elementary Sacramento · Elementary · Grades K–6	Charter	20.0 Lower 50%	28% Math proficiency	685
70	Smythe Academy of Arts and Sciences Sacramento · Elementary · Grades K–8	Charter	19.7 Lower 50%	27% Math proficiency	1,091
71	Michael J. Castori Elementary Sacramento · Elementary · Grades K–6	Public	19.6 Lower 50%	32% Math proficiency	545
72	A. M. Winn Waldorf-Inspired Sacramento · Elementary · Grades K–8	Public	18.9 Lower 50%	11% Math proficiency	405
73	Jefferson Sacramento · Elementary · Grades K–8	Public	18.8 Lower 50%	28% Math proficiency	735
74	Sierra-Enterprise Elementary Sacramento · Elementary · Grades K–6	Public	18.8 Lower 50%	25% Math proficiency	565
75	Garden Valley Elementary Sacramento · Elementary · Grades K–6	Public	18.5 Lower 50%	28% Math proficiency	365
76	James Marshall Elementary Sacramento · Elementary · Grades K–6	Public	18.5 Lower 50%	20% Math proficiency	337
77	John Reith Elementary Sacramento · Elementary · Grades K–6	Public	18.4 Lower 50%	25% Math proficiency	572
78	Charles E. Mack Elementary Sacramento · Elementary · Grades K–6	Public	18.3 Lower 50%	22% Math proficiency	840
79	Bret Harte Elementary Sacramento · Elementary · Grades K–6	Public	18.2 Lower 50%	12% Math proficiency	173
80	Hagginwood Elementary Sacramento · Elementary · Grades K–6	Public	18.0 Lower 50%	27% Math proficiency	340
81	Union House Elementary Sacramento · Elementary · Grades K–6	Public	18.0 Lower 50%	26% Math proficiency	795
82	Mark Twain Elementary Sacramento · Elementary · Grades K–6	Public	17.7 Lower 50%	22% Math proficiency	263
83	Florin Elementary Sacramento · Elementary · Grades K–6	Public	17.0 Lower 50%	28% Math proficiency	583
84	Aspire Alexander Twilight College Preparatory Academy Sacramento · Elementary · Grades K–5	Charter	16.8 Lower 50%	22% Math proficiency	437
85	Suy:u Elementary Sacramento · Elementary · Grades K–6	Public	16.8 Lower 50%	20% Math proficiency	392
86	David Reese Elementary Sacramento · Elementary · Grades K–6	Public	16.2 Lower 50%	20% Math proficiency	769
87	John Cabrillo Elementary Sacramento · Elementary · Grades K–6	Public	16.2 Lower 50%	18% Math proficiency	382
88	Whitney Avenue Elementary Sacramento · Elementary · Grades K–5	Public	15.8 Lower 50%	22% Math proficiency	411
89	Cottage Elementary Sacramento · Elementary · Grades K–5	Public	15.5 Lower 50%	22% Math proficiency	502
90	Glenwood Elementary Sacramento · Elementary · Grades K–6	Public	15.1 Lower 50%	20% Math proficiency	481
91	Woodlake Elementary Sacramento · Elementary · Grades K–6	Public	14.9 Lower 50%	22% Math proficiency	351
92	Abraham Lincoln Elementary Sacramento · Elementary · Grades K–6	Public	14.6 Lower 50%	22% Math proficiency	498
93	Caroline Wenzel Elementary Sacramento · Elementary · Grades K–6	Public	14.4 Lower 50%	12% Math proficiency	211
94	Hollywood Park Elementary Sacramento · Elementary · Grades K–6	Public	14.2 Lower 50%	12% Math proficiency	268
95	New Joseph Bonnheim (NJB) Community Charter Sacramento · Elementary · Grades K–6	Charter	14.1 Lower 50%	17% Math proficiency	286
96	Greer Elementary Sacramento · Elementary · Grades K–5	Public	13.8 Lower 50%	21% Math proficiency	762
97	D. W. Babcock Elementary Sacramento · Elementary · Grades K–6	Public	13.7 Lower 50%	22% Math proficiency	369
98	Susan B. Anthony Elementary Sacramento · Elementary · Grades K–6	Public	13.6 Lower 50%	18% Math proficiency	329
99	Thomas Edison Language Institute K-8 Sacramento · Elementary · Grades K–8	Public	13.6 Lower 50%	18% Math proficiency	883
100	Samuel Kennedy Elementary Sacramento · Elementary · Grades K–6	Public	13.4 Lower 50%	21% Math proficiency	883

Phoebe A. Hearst Elementary in Sacramento leads the 2025 list of elementary schools in Sacramento with a Success Index (US) of 82.1. Of the 100 schools shown, 86 are public, 14 are charter.

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Frequently asked questions

What is the best elementary school in Sacramento?

Phoebe A. Hearst Elementary in Sacramento, California ranks first among elementary schools in Sacramento with a Success Index (US) of 82.1 out of 100 (Enrollment: 647).

How are elementary schools in Sacramento ranked?

Each school's Success Index (US) combines 4 factors: math proficiency (30%), reading proficiency (30%), community advantage (fewer free/reduced-price lunch) (25%), students per teacher (15%). Each factor is a percentile against schools of the same type across United States. Schools with fewer than 60 students are excluded from rankings.

Are these 2025 rankings official?

No. They are computed by Success Tutoring from official American data (Urban Institute Education Data Portal (NCES CCD, EDFacts); NCES Common Core of Data). States set their own assessments and proficiency cut scores, so proficiency rates are most comparable within a state. Use the state rankings for like-for-like comparisons.