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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
901Rescue ElementaryRescueRescue Union ElementaryElementary24.5%51969.3%
902Moulton ElementaryLaguna NiguelCapistrano UnifiedElementary30.5%53869.3%
903Torrey Pines HighSan DiegoSan Dieguito Union HighHigh17.7%2,53669.3%
904Mills HighMillbraeSan Mateo Union HighHigh20.3%1,11569.2%
905Lockhurst Drive Charter ElementaryWoodland HillsLos Angeles UnifiedElementary31.7%43869.2%
906Horace Mann ElementaryBeverly HillsBeverly Hills UnifiedElementary29.6%57869.2%
907Buchanan HighClovisClovis UnifiedHigh35.2%2,55169.2%
908Sequoia ElementaryPleasant HillMt. Diablo UnifiedElementary22.7%59469.2%
909Theodore Judah ElementaryFolsomFolsom-Cordova UnifiedElementary32.3%60069.2%
910Ocean View ElementaryWhittierEast Whittier City ElementaryElementary51.2%66869.2%
911Plaza VistaIrvineIrvine UnifiedElementary20.2%83569.1%
912Abraham Lincoln ElementaryCorona Del MarNewport-Mesa UnifiedElementary35.1%33669.1%
913Caryn ElementaryAlta LomaEtiwanda ElementaryElementary24.1%55369.1%
914Delevan Drive ElementaryLos AngelesLos Angeles UnifiedElementary39.1%48369.1%
915South HighTorranceTorrance UnifiedHigh22.4%1,73469.1%
916Sunset Ranch ElementaryRocklinRocklin UnifiedElementary19.9%55469.1%
917Glen A. Wilson HighHacienda HeightsHacienda la Puente UnifiedHigh65.2%1,45669.1%
918Clovis West HighFresnoClovis UnifiedHigh47.8%2,18469.1%
919Bert M. Lynn MiddleTorranceTorrance UnifiedMiddle33.0%61269.1%
920Aragon HighSan MateoSan Mateo Union HighHigh16.8%1,65869.0%
921Alta Sierra IntermediateClovisClovis UnifiedMiddle39.4%1,37469.0%
922Williams (Spencer V.) ElementaryDowneyDowney UnifiedElementary76.2%73669.0%
923Martin Luther King MiddleBerkeleyBerkeley UnifiedMiddle32.5%85169.0%
924Brisbane ElementaryBrisbaneBrisbane ElementaryElementary16.9%20769.0%
925Herman (Leonard) IntermediateSan JoseOak Grove ElementaryMiddle31.1%72369.0%
926Granite Bay HighGranite BayRoseville Joint Union HighHigh25.0%2,03669.0%
927Bethany ElementaryMountain HouseLammersville Joint UnifiedElementary16.1%76869.0%
928Valencia HighValenciaWilliam S. Hart Union HighHigh12.7%2,28668.9%
929Brook Knoll ElementarySanta CruzScotts Valley UnifiedElementary13.9%49868.9%
930Tierrasanta ElementarySan DiegoSan Diego UnifiedElementary31.2%50068.9%
931Paul Revere Charter MiddleLos AngelesLos Angeles UnifiedMiddle31.5%1,71568.9%
932Tierra Linda ElementaryCamarilloPleasant ValleyElementary24.3%50268.9%
933Sunset Lane ElementaryFullertonFullerton ElementaryElementary41.9%70068.9%
934Grant K-8San DiegoSan Diego UnifiedElementary29.7%74368.9%
935Bragg ElementaryCerritosABC UnifiedElementary58.0%60268.9%
936Topeka Charter School for Advanced StudiesNorthridgeLos Angeles UnifiedElementary44.1%61068.9%
937Meyers ElementarySouth Lake TahoeLake Tahoe UnifiedElementary27.2%33468.9%
938William Brooks ElementaryEl Dorado HillsBuckeye Union ElementaryElementary12.6%37268.8%
939Cesar Chavez ElementaryDavisDavis Joint UnifiedElementary22.5%51068.8%
940Lupin Hill ElementaryCalabasasLas Virgenes UnifiedElementary34.9%46468.8%
941Concordia ElementarySan ClementeCapistrano UnifiedElementary25.7%53368.8%
942Morning Creek ElementarySan DiegoPoway UnifiedElementary21.1%53168.8%
943Edison ElementaryOntarioOntario-MontclairElementary72.8%73668.7%
944Mary Fay Pendleton ElementaryOceansideFallbrook Union ElementaryElementary55.2%82068.7%
945Spring Valley ElementaryMillbraeMillbrae ElementaryElementary17.6%37568.6%
946Doyle ElementarySan DiegoSan Diego UnifiedElementary41.8%60368.6%
947Los Ranchos ElementarySan Luis ObispoSan Luis Coastal UnifiedElementary23.6%52168.6%
948West Hollywood ElementaryWest HollywoodLos Angeles UnifiedElementary48.2%31368.6%
949Hawthorne Math and Science AcademyHawthorneHawthorneHigh83.1%56768.6%
950Susan B. Anthony ElementaryCoronaCorona-Norco UnifiedElementary54.6%82268.5%
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