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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
351Crocker/Riverside ElementarySacramentoSacramento City UnifiedElementary14.7%63178.9%
352Lincoln ElementaryBurlingameBurlingame ElementaryElementary13.5%41578.9%
353Redwood Shores ElementaryRedwood CityBelmont-Redwood Shores ElementaryElementary8.2%40478.8%
354Lydiksen ElementaryPleasantonPleasanton UnifiedElementary7.2%58678.8%
355Los Perales ElementaryMoragaMoraga ElementaryElementary2.5%36678.8%
356D. J. Sedgwick ElementaryCupertinoCupertino UnionElementary27.0%40778.8%
357Irvington HighFremontFremont UnifiedHigh24.7%2,15778.8%
358Donlon ElementaryPleasantonPleasanton UnifiedElementary10.4%70078.8%
359Cleveland ElementaryLakewoodLong Beach UnifiedElementary28.7%45078.8%
360Monterey Hills ElementarySouth PasadenaSouth Pasadena UnifiedElementary14.4%57078.8%
361Kelly ElementaryCarlsbadCarlsbad UnifiedElementary20.9%44978.8%
362Del Mar Hills ElementaryDel MarDel Mar Union ElementaryElementary9.4%22478.7%
363Lila Bringhurst ElementaryFremontFremont UnifiedElementary26.6%1,08378.7%
364Cipriani ElementaryBelmontBelmont-Redwood Shores ElementaryElementary8.9%47178.7%
365Mesa Verde MiddleSan DiegoPoway UnifiedMiddle11.2%1,17878.7%
366Alta Vista ElementaryLos GatosUnion ElementaryElementary6.8%58478.7%
367John M. Horner MiddleFremontFremont UnifiedMiddle23.2%1,57478.7%
368Acacia ElementaryFullertonFullerton ElementaryElementary33.3%66178.7%
369Pacific SkySan DiegoDel Mar Union ElementaryElementary11.1%36878.6%
370Oak Mesa ElementaryLa VerneBonita UnifiedElementary24.2%58278.6%
371Rossmoor ElementaryLos AlamitosLos Alamitos UnifiedElementary18.0%54078.5%
372Monte Verde ElementarySan BrunoSouth San Francisco UnifiedElementary21.9%51778.5%
373McKinley ElementarySan DiegoSan Diego UnifiedElementary27.4%58878.5%
374Christa McAuliffeSaratogaCupertino UnionElementary9.8%35878.5%
375Legacy Magnet AcademyTustinTustin UnifiedHigh32.5%96478.5%
376Mill Valley MiddleMill ValleyMill Valley ElementaryMiddle6.2%72178.4%
377New Traditions ElementarySan FranciscoSan Francisco UnifiedElementary22.8%25978.4%
378La MariposaCamarilloPleasant ValleyElementary28.1%60178.3%
379South Pointe MiddleWalnutWalnut Valley UnifiedMiddle25.0%97978.3%
380Mabel Mattos ElementaryMilpitasMilpitas UnifiedElementary15.1%74678.3%
381Valley View ElementaryLa CrescentaGlendale UnifiedElementary39.3%46178.3%
382Francis Hopkinson ElementaryLos AlamitosLos Alamitos UnifiedElementary11.7%64278.3%
383Panorama ElementarySanta AnaOrange UnifiedElementary33.3%40878.2%
384Curtner ElementaryMilpitasMilpitas UnifiedElementary23.5%66378.2%
385Evelyn Costa ElementaryMountain HouseLammersville Joint UnifiedElementary6.2%61278.2%
386Arroyo ElementarySanta AnaTustin UnifiedElementary14.5%58578.2%
387Marshall MiddleSan DiegoSan Diego UnifiedMiddle21.7%1,39078.2%
388Lawton AlternativeSan FranciscoSan Francisco UnifiedElementary57.8%60078.2%
389Chaboya MiddleSan JoseEvergreen ElementaryMiddle16.4%81578.2%
390Marquez CharterPacific PalisadesLos Angeles UnifiedElementary16.6%31478.1%
391Leonard G. Westhoff ElementaryWalnutWalnut Valley UnifiedElementary20.3%65478.1%
392Walter Hays ElementaryPalo AltoPalo Alto UnifiedElementary17.0%30578.1%
393Austin Creek ElementarySanta RosaRincon Valley Union ElementaryElementary16.4%36678.0%
394Washington Open ElementarySanta ClaraSanta Clara UnifiedElementary8.2%35278.0%
395Carlton ElementarySan JoseUnion ElementaryElementary5.3%65678.0%
396Stone Ranch ElementarySan DiegoPoway UnifiedElementary9.8%69278.0%
397Kensington ElementaryKensingtonWest Contra Costa UnifiedElementary14.2%47378.0%
398Arnold Adreani ElementarySacramentoElk Grove UnifiedElementary35.4%94478.0%
399Marvin ElementarySan DiegoSan Diego UnifiedElementary28.4%54377.9%
400Fairmont ElementaryYorba LindaPlacentia-Yorba Linda UnifiedElementary23.2%79477.9%
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