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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
701Loomis Basin CharterLoomisLoomis Union ElementaryElementary9.3%50572.2%
702Oliver Wendell Holmes Junior HighDavisDavis Joint UnifiedMiddle24.5%58872.1%
703Edison ElementarySanta MonicaSanta Monica-Malibu UnifiedElementary39.9%40472.1%
704EsenciaRancho Mission ViejoCapistrano UnifiedElementary17.6%99672.1%
705Green Valley ElementaryDanvilleSan Ramon Valley UnifiedElementary3.1%48472.1%
706Lincoln MiddleSanta MonicaSanta Monica-Malibu UnifiedMiddle29.5%91472.1%
707Palos Verdes HighPalos Verdes EstatesPalos Verdes Peninsula UnifiedHigh8.4%1,48472.1%
708Jonas Salk ElementarySan DiegoSan Diego UnifiedElementary50.3%73272.0%
709Justice Street Academy CharterWest HillsLos Angeles UnifiedElementary41.9%43072.0%
710La Quinta HighWestminsterGarden Grove UnifiedHigh76.2%2,04172.0%
711Yerba Buena ElementaryAgoura HillsLas Virgenes UnifiedElementary22.6%37272.0%
712Baldwin Stocker ElementaryArcadiaArcadia UnifiedElementary32.5%66472.0%
713Genevieve DidionSacramentoSacramento City UnifiedElementary29.2%60972.0%
714Quail Run ElementarySan RamonSan Ramon Valley UnifiedElementary17.5%74472.0%
715Key (Francis Scott) ElementarySan FranciscoSan Francisco UnifiedElementary27.4%55272.0%
716Silva Valley ElementaryEl Dorado HillsBuckeye Union ElementaryElementary10.6%41672.0%
717S. A. Moffett ElementaryHuntington BeachHuntington Beach City ElementaryElementary23.7%41071.9%
718Buena Vista ElementaryCarlsbadCarlsbad UnifiedElementary39.9%28171.9%
719Cloverly ElementaryTemple CityTemple City UnifiedMiddle43.7%46071.9%
720Amador Valley HighPleasantonPleasanton UnifiedHigh8.2%2,58371.9%
721West Ranch HighValenciaWilliam S. Hart Union HighHigh12.5%1,77771.9%
722Mt. Washington ElementaryLos AngelesLos Angeles UnifiedElementary18.1%43071.9%
723Northwood ElementarySan JoseBerryessa Union ElementaryElementary13.3%45271.9%
724The High School at Moorpark CollegeMoorparkMoorpark UnifiedHigh13.2%12171.9%
725Dahlia Heights ElementaryLos AngelesLos Angeles UnifiedElementary23.7%41071.9%
726Vista del Lago HighFolsomFolsom-Cordova UnifiedHigh7.3%1,78271.9%
727Sebastian Questa ElementaryMountain HouseLammersville Joint UnifiedElementary8.2%82271.8%
728Branch ElementaryArroyo GrandeLucia Mar UnifiedElementary35.2%26171.8%
729Murray ElementaryDublinDublin UnifiedElementary17.8%65671.8%
730Arthur E. Wright MiddleCalabasasLas Virgenes UnifiedMiddle29.1%67071.8%
731Westlake ElementaryWestlake VillageConejo Valley UnifiedElementary11.1%51271.8%
732Benchley/Weinberger ElementarySan DiegoSan Diego UnifiedElementary20.0%56071.8%
733Loma Prieta ElementaryLos GatosLoma Prieta Joint Union ElementaryElementary13.5%25971.7%
734Don Juan Avila ElementaryAliso ViejoCapistrano UnifiedElementary26.2%67271.7%
735Round Meadow ElementaryCalabasasLas Virgenes UnifiedElementary22.2%51371.7%
736Walnut Canyon ElementaryMoorparkMoorpark UnifiedElementary27.8%48671.7%
737Riverview ElementaryFresnoClovis UnifiedElementary34.7%70071.7%
738Academy of the CanyonsSanta ClaritaWilliam S. Hart Union HighHigh15.3%38571.7%
739Monte Vista HighDanvilleSan Ramon Valley UnifiedHigh5.4%2,04271.6%
740Country Lane ElementarySan JoseMorelandElementary30.0%44471.6%
741Independent ElementaryCastro ValleyCastro Valley UnifiedElementary28.2%66271.6%
742Hickory ElementaryTorranceTorrance UnifiedElementary25.6%84771.6%
743Brookside ElementarySan AnselmoRoss Valley ElementaryElementary10.4%27871.6%
744Sierra ElementaryRocklinRocklin UnifiedElementary21.3%44571.5%
745Calabash Charter AcademyWoodland HillsLos Angeles UnifiedElementary32.5%40971.5%
746Sierra Madre ElementarySierra MadrePasadena UnifiedElementary29.8%65271.5%
747Merced ElementaryWest CovinaWest Covina UnifiedElementary76.7%61771.5%
748North Davis ElementaryDavisDavis Joint UnifiedElementary27.2%55271.5%
749Rolling Hills MiddleEl Dorado HillsBuckeye Union ElementaryMiddle10.2%77871.5%
750Grattan ElementarySan FranciscoSan Francisco UnifiedElementary13.8%39271.5%
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