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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
451Amelia Earhart ElementaryAlamedaAlameda UnifiedElementary22.2%57377.1%
452Point Vicente ElementaryRancho Palos VerdesPalos Verdes Peninsula UnifiedElementary21.3%33477.1%
453Gisler (Robert) ElementaryFountain ValleyFountain Valley ElementaryElementary25.5%47077.0%
454Bret Harte MiddleSan JoseSan Jose UnifiedMiddle11.9%86277.0%
455Palos Verdes IntermediatePalos Verdes EstatesPalos Verdes Peninsula UnifiedMiddle9.4%73577.0%
456Laguna Niguel ElementaryLaguna NiguelCapistrano UnifiedElementary32.9%45677.0%
457Day Creek IntermediateEtiwandaEtiwanda ElementaryMiddle19.8%1,32677.0%
458West Valley ElementarySunnyvaleCupertino UnionElementary15.9%42276.9%
459Discovery ElementarySan MarcosSan Marcos UnifiedElementary17.4%71776.9%
460Richmond Street ElementaryEl SegundoEl Segundo UnifiedElementary10.1%59776.9%
461Jackson ElementaryEl Dorado HillsRescue Union ElementaryElementary11.5%52176.9%
462Joaquin Moraga IntermediateMoragaMoraga ElementaryMiddle6.1%65876.9%
463Academy for Enriched SciencesEncinoLos Angeles UnifiedElementary30.9%29176.8%
464Dry Creek ElementaryClovisClovis UnifiedElementary21.0%93976.8%
465Willowbrook MiddleComptonCompton UnifiedMiddle88.8%30476.8%
466Empire Oaks ElementaryFolsomFolsom-Cordova UnifiedElementary9.6%36676.7%
467Manchester GateFresnoFresno UnifiedElementary73.4%68476.7%
468Ivanhoe ElementaryLos AngelesLos Angeles UnifiedElementary17.8%42676.7%
469Cornell ElementaryAlbanyAlbany City UnifiedElementary25.5%56076.7%
470Edison ElementarySanta MonicaSanta Monica-Malibu UnifiedElementary39.9%40476.6%
471Rose Drive ElementaryYorba LindaPlacentia-Yorba Linda UnifiedElementary37.6%37276.6%
472Portola Hills ElementaryTrabuco CanyonSaddleback Valley UnifiedElementary19.9%80976.6%
473Rancho San Joaquin MiddleIrvineIrvine UnifiedMiddle22.3%86076.6%
474Elliott Ranch ElementaryElk GroveElk Grove UnifiedElementary46.4%59976.5%
475Fairlands ElementaryPleasantonPleasanton UnifiedElementary10.6%67076.5%
476Field (Eugene) ElementaryPasadenaPasadena UnifiedElementary28.7%44976.4%
477Pico Canyon ElementaryStevenson RanchNewhallElementary35.1%85176.4%
478Ashley Falls ElementarySan DiegoDel Mar Union ElementaryElementary6.8%36776.4%
479Frank S. Greene Jr. MiddlePalo AltoPalo Alto UnifiedMiddle16.9%73276.4%
480Dailard ElementarySan DiegoSan Diego UnifiedElementary23.5%56776.4%
481Westwood Charter ElementaryLos AngelesLos Angeles UnifiedElementary19.6%67076.4%
482Brookhaven ElementaryPlacentiaPlacentia-Yorba Linda UnifiedElementary27.4%48276.4%
483Meadows ElementaryValenciaNewhallElementary35.8%72976.3%
484Girls Academic Leadership Acad Dr. Michelle King Sch STEMLos AngelesLos Angeles UnifiedHigh56.7%72076.3%
485Fulton (Harry C.) MiddleFountain ValleyFountain Valley ElementaryMiddle23.1%75376.3%
486Huntington Seacliff ElementaryHuntington BeachHuntington Beach City ElementaryElementary20.0%49576.3%
487Thornton MiddleFremontFremont UnifiedMiddle24.1%1,97276.3%
488James Dougherty ElementaryDublinDublin UnifiedElementary17.1%85676.3%
489Deerfield ElementaryIrvineIrvine UnifiedElementary20.3%61576.3%
490Stockton Early College AcademyStocktonStockton UnifiedHigh64.5%42876.2%
491Lakeside MiddleIrvineIrvine UnifiedMiddle23.4%62976.2%
492Guadalupe ElementarySan JoseUnion ElementaryElementary8.2%53776.2%
493Anza ElementaryTorranceTorrance UnifiedElementary14.8%61376.2%
494Camino Pablo ElementaryMoragaMoraga ElementaryElementary4.4%34076.1%
495John H. Eader ElementaryHuntington BeachHuntington Beach City ElementaryElementary27.9%41676.1%
496Woods (Harold L.) ElementaryClovisClovis UnifiedElementary20.7%66176.1%
497Greenbrook ElementaryDanvilleSan Ramon Valley UnifiedElementary6.6%73276.0%
498M. H. Stanley MiddleLafayetteLafayette ElementaryMiddle5.0%1,11776.0%
499Edna Maguire ElementaryMill ValleyMill Valley ElementaryElementary7.0%39976.0%
500Las Flores ElementaryRancho Santa MargaritaCapistrano UnifiedElementary26.5%32876.0%
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