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Best Schools · California · Highest proficiency

California public schools by raw proficiency

The traditional ranking: California public schools by combined math + reading proficiency on the state assessment. Best read alongside the BeatsExpectations ranking, which controls for student poverty.

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CALIFORNIA · HIGHEST PROFICIENCY
#SchoolCityDistrictLevel% FRLStudents% Proficient
451Lowell ElementaryLong BeachLong Beach UnifiedElementary23.2%60976.7%
452Albany HighAlbanyAlbany City UnifiedHigh31.0%1,12276.7%
453CoveCorte MaderaLarkspur-Corte MaderaElementary12.7%27576.7%
454Sycamore ElementaryClaremontClaremont UnifiedElementary22.0%35076.7%
455Leonard G. Westhoff ElementaryWalnutWalnut Valley UnifiedElementary20.3%65476.6%
456Coronado Village ElementaryCoronadoCoronado UnifiedElementary15.8%77476.6%
457Del Mar MiddleTiburonReed Union ElementaryMiddle4.7%35976.6%
458Evelyn Costa ElementaryMountain HouseLammersville Joint UnifiedElementary6.2%61276.6%
459Stone Ranch ElementarySan DiegoPoway UnifiedElementary9.8%69276.6%
460Vista Grande ElementaryDanvilleSan Ramon Valley UnifiedElementary4.4%54476.6%
461Dailard ElementarySan DiegoSan Diego UnifiedElementary23.5%56776.5%
462Quail Lake Environmental CharterClovisSanger UnifiedElementary31.2%60376.5%
463Girls Academic Leadership Acad Dr. Michelle King Sch STEMLos AngelesLos Angeles UnifiedHigh56.7%72076.5%
464Guadalupe ElementarySan JoseUnion ElementaryElementary8.2%53776.5%
465Christa McAuliffeSaratogaCupertino UnionElementary9.8%35876.5%
466JeffersonTracyJefferson ElementaryMiddle25.5%38876.5%
467Solana Santa Fe ElementaryRancho Santa FeSolana Beach ElementaryElementary12.3%33476.5%
468Day Creek IntermediateEtiwandaEtiwanda ElementaryMiddle19.8%1,32676.4%
469Greenbrook ElementaryDanvilleSan Ramon Valley UnifiedElementary6.6%73276.4%
470Field (Eugene) ElementaryPasadenaPasadena UnifiedElementary28.7%44976.4%
471South Pasadena Senior HighSouth PasadenaSouth Pasadena UnifiedHigh15.0%1,53676.4%
472Meadows ElementaryValenciaNewhallElementary35.8%72976.4%
473Amelia Earhart ElementaryAlamedaAlameda UnifiedElementary22.2%57376.3%
474Tom Matsumoto ElementarySan JoseEvergreen ElementaryElementary13.3%72776.3%
475Bret Harte MiddleSan JoseSan Jose UnifiedMiddle11.9%86276.3%
476Beechwood ElementaryFullertonFullerton ElementaryElementary28.0%87276.3%
477Live Oak ElementarySan RamonSan Ramon Valley UnifiedElementary9.1%43876.3%
478Frank S. Greene Jr. MiddlePalo AltoPalo Alto UnifiedMiddle16.9%73276.3%
479Garfield ElementaryClovisClovis UnifiedElementary30.7%61076.2%
480Emma C. Smith ElementaryLivermoreLivermore Valley Joint UnifiedElementary4.6%64876.2%
481Palos Verdes IntermediatePalos Verdes EstatesPalos Verdes Peninsula UnifiedMiddle9.4%73576.2%
482Lang RanchThousand OaksConejo Valley UnifiedElementary18.7%72376.2%
483Newport ElementaryNewport BeachNewport-Mesa UnifiedElementary19.8%33976.2%
484Banyan ElementaryNewbury ParkConejo Valley UnifiedElementary29.1%41676.1%
485Skyline ElementarySolana BeachSolana Beach ElementaryElementary17.8%41076.1%
486McKinley ElementarySan DiegoSan Diego UnifiedElementary27.4%58876.1%
487Tularcitos ElementaryCarmel ValleyCarmel UnifiedElementary23.3%44776.1%
488Westwood Charter ElementaryLos AngelesLos Angeles UnifiedElementary19.6%67076.1%
489Frank Otis ElementaryAlamedaAlameda UnifiedElementary22.3%56976.1%
490Rose Drive ElementaryYorba LindaPlacentia-Yorba Linda UnifiedElementary37.6%37276.1%
491North Shoreview MontessoriSan MateoSan Mateo-Foster CityElementary17.5%32576.0%
492Monarch Grove ElementaryLos OsosSan Luis Coastal UnifiedElementary40.7%32476.0%
493De Portola ElementaryMission ViejoSaddleback Valley UnifiedElementary18.0%54076.0%
494Dapplegray ElementaryRolling Hills EstatesPalos Verdes Peninsula UnifiedElementary10.2%63976.0%
495Pico Canyon ElementaryStevenson RanchNewhallElementary35.1%85176.0%
496Richmond Street ElementaryEl SegundoEl Segundo UnifiedElementary10.1%59776.0%
497Hearst ElementarySan DiegoSan Diego UnifiedElementary25.8%52776.0%
498Bathgate ElementaryMission ViejoCapistrano UnifiedElementary31.8%57076.0%
499Folsom Hills ElementaryFolsomFolsom-Cordova UnifiedElementary9.7%49675.9%
500Willow ElementaryAgouraLas Virgenes UnifiedElementary18.2%51075.9%
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