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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
51Sage CanyonSan DiegoDel Mar Union ElementaryElementary4.2%45788.4%
52Cottonwood CreekDublinDublin UnifiedElementary13.0%1,02388.4%
53West HillsboroughHillsboroughHillsborough City ElementaryElementary2.5%27588.4%
54Warm Springs ElementaryFremontFremont UnifiedElementary16.7%57488.4%
55Creekside ElementaryDanvilleSan Ramon Valley UnifiedElementary7.5%54988.3%
56Sunset ElementarySan FranciscoSan Francisco UnifiedElementary33.6%40288.2%
57Mission San Jose HighFremontFremont UnifiedHigh18.0%1,79488.2%
58Lucille M. Nixon ElementaryStanfordPalo Alto UnifiedElementary6.0%35088.2%
59Rancho Vista ElementaryRolling Hills EstatesPalos Verdes Peninsula UnifiedElementary14.0%32988.1%
60Chin (John Yehall) ElementarySan FranciscoSan Francisco UnifiedElementary75.5%23388.1%
61Marengo ElementarySouth PasadenaSouth Pasadena UnifiedElementary12.6%78388.0%
62Hoover ElementaryBurlingameBurlingame ElementaryElementary5.3%22787.9%
63Opal Robinson ElementaryManhattan BeachManhattan Beach UnifiedElementary4.3%30387.9%
64Silver Spur ElementaryRancho Palos VerdesPalos Verdes Peninsula UnifiedElementary3.7%54087.7%
65Nelson S. Dilworth ElementarySan JoseCupertino UnionElementary19.6%54787.7%
66R. Roger Rowe ElementaryRancho Santa FeRancho Santa Fe ElementaryElementary5.4%31687.6%
67Scripps ElementarySan DiegoSan Diego UnifiedElementary14.5%73387.5%
68Soleado ElementaryRancho Palos VerdesPalos Verdes Peninsula UnifiedElementary13.3%44387.5%
69Accelerated Achievement AcademyHollisterHollisterMiddle47.7%15187.4%
70Carmel Creek ElementarySan DiegoSolana Beach ElementaryElementary14.2%31787.3%
71Redwood MiddleSaratogaSaratoga Union ElementaryMiddle2.5%70987.3%
72Canyon Crest AcademySan DiegoSan Dieguito Union HighHigh11.4%2,14787.2%
73Overland Avenue ElementaryLos AngelesLos Angeles UnifiedElementary14.0%48587.1%
74Newland (William T.) ElementaryHuntington BeachFountain Valley ElementaryElementary14.1%53187.1%
75Ruth Acty ElementaryBerkeleyBerkeley UnifiedElementary23.7%41087.1%
76Wildwood ElementaryPiedmontPiedmont City UnifiedElementary3.8%29187.0%
77C. B. Eaton ElementaryCupertinoCupertino UnionElementary15.7%48987.0%
78Abraham Lincoln ElementaryCupertinoCupertino UnionElementary14.4%66286.8%
79John Baldwin ElementaryDanvilleSan Ramon Valley UnifiedElementary2.5%43986.8%
80Saratoga ElementarySaratogaSaratoga Union ElementaryElementary3.0%29786.7%
81Los Coyotes ElementaryLa PalmaCentralia ElementaryElementary38.2%56886.6%
82Tamalpais Valley ElementaryMill ValleyMill Valley ElementaryElementary5.4%36886.6%
83Sam H. Lawson MiddleCupertinoCupertino UnionMiddle15.2%84186.6%
84Pacific Rim ElementaryCarlsbadCarlsbad UnifiedElementary17.4%64286.5%
85Gardner Bullis ElementaryLos Altos HillsLos Altos ElementaryElementary1.9%31386.5%
86Solana Pacific ElementarySan DiegoSolana Beach ElementaryMiddle14.1%37586.4%
87Saratoga HighSaratogaLos Gatos-Saratoga Union HighHigh3.4%1,16186.4%
88Glorietta ElementaryOrindaOrinda UnionElementary1.8%44586.4%
89Chinese Immersion School at DeAvilaSan FranciscoSan Francisco UnifiedElementary36.4%40786.3%
90Poinsettia ElementaryCarlsbadCarlsbad UnifiedElementary28.9%48186.3%
91Piedmont HighPiedmontPiedmont City UnifiedHigh3.5%73386.2%
92La Jolla ElementaryLa JollaSan Diego UnifiedElementary19.1%56686.0%
93Santiago Hills ElementaryIrvineIrvine UnifiedElementary12.4%54885.9%
94Georgina P. Blach Junior HighLos AltosLos Altos ElementaryMiddle4.4%38885.8%
95Dingeman ElementarySan DiegoSan Diego UnifiedElementary17.9%68985.7%
96Mission San Jose ElementaryFremontFremont UnifiedElementary22.9%43685.7%
97Ross ElementaryRossRoss ElementaryElementary0.9%33985.6%
98Huntington MiddleSan MarinoSan Marino UnifiedMiddle14.4%70985.6%
99Del Rey ElementaryOrindaOrinda UnionElementary4.1%43585.4%
100Donald L. Rheem ElementaryMoragaMoraga ElementaryElementary8.4%44185.4%
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