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District rankings · Highest proficiency

California: the highest-performing school districts

530 districts

California public school districts ranked by enrollment-weighted state-assessment proficiency across the district. Districts need at least 2 schools and 500 students to qualify.

#DistrictStateSchoolsStudents% Proficient
1Saratoga Union ElementaryCA41,65187.5%
2San Marino UnifiedCA43,08387.0%
3Hillsborough City ElementaryCA41,23986.3%
4La Canada UnifiedCA43,97986.1%
5Orinda UnionCA52,59085.7%
6Los Altos ElementaryCA93,36885.4%
7Piedmont City UnifiedCA62,44784.8%
8Cupertino UnionCA2313,52682.8%
9Del Mar Union ElementaryCA93,49681.7%
10Lafayette ElementaryCA63,23081.5%
11Mill Valley ElementaryCA62,30981.3%
12San Carlos ElementaryCA82,87581.0%
13Solana Beach ElementaryCA72,61981.0%
14South Pasadena UnifiedCA54,65280.4%
15Palo Alto UnifiedCA2010,18779.3%
16Menlo Park City ElementaryCA42,68279.2%
17Moraga ElementaryCA41,80578.9%
18Palos Verdes Peninsula UnifiedCA1710,13178.6%
19Oak Park UnifiedCA74,43778.3%
20Belmont-Redwood Shores ElementaryCA73,91478.2%
21Los Gatos Union ElementaryCA52,77577.9%
22Fountain Valley ElementaryCA106,01077.2%
23Dublin UnifiedCA1512,75076.9%
24Manhattan Beach UnifiedCA75,88776.9%
25Fremont Union HighCA69,42276.8%
26Larkspur-Corte MaderaCA31,16675.7%
27Pleasanton UnifiedCA1613,30275.5%
28Laguna Beach UnifiedCA42,27975.0%
29San Ramon Valley UnifiedCA3628,55475.0%
30Union ElementaryCA85,37674.6%
31Ross Valley ElementaryCA51,67974.5%
32Acalanes Union HighCA55,40173.8%
33El Segundo UnifiedCA53,46273.6%
34Walnut Valley UnifiedCA1513,99273.5%
35Burlingame ElementaryCA73,37673.1%
36Albany City UnifiedCA63,68472.5%
37Lammersville Joint UnifiedCA97,94572.5%
38San Dieguito Union HighCA1012,02671.6%
39Fremont UnifiedCA4333,07371.4%
40Irvine UnifiedCA4437,94871.2%
41Eureka UnionCA73,45570.9%
42Redondo Beach UnifiedCA149,45470.5%
43Poway UnifiedCA3934,25970.4%
44Los Alamitos UnifiedCA98,70270.2%
45Carmel UnifiedCA62,15270.1%
46Arcadia UnifiedCA119,06169.9%
47Encinitas Union ElementaryCA94,29869.4%
48Huntington Beach City ElementaryCA84,56069.4%
49Walnut Creek ElementaryCA73,59769.3%
50Coronado UnifiedCA42,75769.0%

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