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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
851Washington ElementaryRedondo BeachRedondo Beach UnifiedElementary18.0%77670.1%
852First Avenue MiddleArcadiaArcadia UnifiedMiddle32.7%77170.1%
853Yorba Linda MiddleYorba LindaPlacentia-Yorba Linda UnifiedMiddle34.1%81870.1%
854Edna Batey ElementaryElk GroveElk Grove UnifiedElementary40.5%78670.0%
855Marian Bergeson ElementaryLaguna NiguelCapistrano UnifiedElementary29.8%42370.0%
856Cosumnes River ElementarySloughhouseElk Grove UnifiedElementary26.6%35070.0%
857Olympus Junior HighRosevilleEureka UnionMiddle19.1%43969.9%
858Walnut Canyon ElementaryMoorparkMoorpark UnifiedElementary27.8%48669.9%
859Bernice Ayer MiddleSan ClementeCapistrano UnifiedMiddle39.4%91969.9%
860Flora Vista ElementaryEncinitasEncinitas Union ElementaryElementary13.3%37769.8%
861Eastwood ElementaryIrvineIrvine UnifiedElementary15.6%64769.8%
862Sinsheimer ElementarySan Luis ObispoSan Luis Coastal UnifiedElementary26.4%40169.8%
863Marina Village MiddleEl Dorado HillsRescue Union ElementaryMiddle12.9%75069.8%
864Solis ParkIrvineIrvine UnifiedElementary15.2%97269.8%
865North Davis ElementaryDavisDavis Joint UnifiedElementary27.2%55269.7%
866Juliet Morris ElementaryCypressCypress ElementaryElementary43.2%56269.7%
867White Hill MiddleFairfaxRoss Valley ElementaryMiddle12.0%60169.7%
868Northwood ElementarySan JoseBerryessa Union ElementaryElementary13.3%45269.7%
869Edith Landels ElementaryMountain ViewMountain View WhismanElementary21.1%39969.7%
870Alamo ElementarySan FranciscoSan Francisco UnifiedElementary40.8%39069.7%
871Heritage ElementaryTustinTustin UnifiedElementary32.5%56769.7%
872Cherrywood ElementarySan JoseBerryessa Union ElementaryElementary24.2%52969.7%
873Charter Montessori Valley View CampusEl Dorado HillsBuckeye Union ElementaryElementary14.5%69269.7%
874Walt Disney ElementarySan RamonSan Ramon Valley UnifiedElementary9.0%52369.7%
875Heinz Kaiser ElementaryCosta MesaNewport-Mesa UnifiedElementary34.9%53969.7%
876Los Cerros MiddleDanvilleSan Ramon Valley UnifiedMiddle5.1%48669.7%
877Pepper Tree ElementaryUplandUpland UnifiedElementary41.2%71969.6%
878Monte Vista ElementarySanta BarbaraHope ElementaryElementary25.8%26769.6%
879Charlotte Wood MiddleDanvilleSan Ramon Valley UnifiedMiddle5.2%85369.6%
880College Connection AcademySan JoseFranklin-McKinley ElementaryMiddle65.3%21369.6%
881John Murdy ElementaryGarden GroveGarden Grove UnifiedElementary71.3%68969.6%
882Independent ElementaryCastro ValleyCastro Valley UnifiedElementary28.2%66269.6%
883Tijeras Creek ElementaryRancho Santa MargaritaCapistrano UnifiedElementary21.6%31569.5%
884Roosevelt MiddleSan FranciscoSan Francisco UnifiedMiddle45.4%65769.5%
885Mariposa ElementaryBreaBrea-Olinda UnifiedElementary35.1%50469.5%
886Yerba Buena ElementaryAgoura HillsLas Virgenes UnifiedElementary22.6%37269.5%
887Ralph Waldo Emerson Junior HighDavisDavis Joint UnifiedMiddle22.1%52469.5%
888Cragmont ElementaryBerkeleyBerkeley UnifiedElementary28.6%29069.5%
889Mt. Diablo ElementaryClaytonMt. Diablo UnifiedElementary21.0%73969.5%
890Mayall Street ElementaryNorth HillsLos Angeles UnifiedElementary65.0%47169.5%
891William Land ElementarySacramentoSacramento City UnifiedElementary49.3%36769.5%
892Alfred B. Nobel Charter MiddleNorthridgeLos Angeles UnifiedMiddle57.1%1,78469.5%
893Nye ElementarySan DiegoSan Diego UnifiedElementary71.7%38569.5%
894Diegueno MiddleEncinitasSan Dieguito Union HighMiddle16.0%73769.4%
895Castle Rock ElementaryDiamond BarWalnut Valley UnifiedElementary26.6%68469.4%
896Sage Creek HighCarlsbadCarlsbad UnifiedHigh29.8%1,28969.3%
897Carver ElementaryLong BeachLong Beach UnifiedElementary28.3%56269.3%
898Phoebe Apperson Hearst ElementaryPleasantonPleasanton UnifiedElementary16.3%46769.3%
899Gregg Anderson AcademyPalmdaleWestside Union ElementaryElementary31.6%89369.3%
900Foothill Ranch ElementaryFoothill RanchSaddleback Valley UnifiedElementary28.4%99069.3%
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