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The highest-performing public elementary schools by test proficiency in California

5,141 public elementary schools in California appear in this ranking of the highest-performing public elementary schools by test proficiency, ranked by composite state-assessment proficiency. Cold Spring Elementary leads the list at 98.5%, against a median of 38.1% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked
5,141
California
Top % Proficient
98.5%
Median % Proficient
38.1%
HIGHEST PROFICIENCY · CALIFORNIA
#SchoolCityDistrictLevel% FRLStudents% Proficient
1Cold Spring ElementarySanta Barbara, CACold Spring ElementaryElementary5.9%18898.5%
2William Faria ElementaryCupertino, CACupertino UnionElementary12.5%61495.6%
3Murdock-Portal ElementarySan Jose, CACupertino UnionElementary8.5%55195.5%
4Covington ElementaryLos Altos, CALos Altos ElementaryElementary8.2%40493.9%
5Beach ElementaryPiedmont, CAPiedmont City UnifiedElementary4.3%32393.6%
6Herbert Hoover ElementaryPalo Alto, CAPalo Alto UnifiedElementary6.7%38993.5%
7Argonaut ElementarySaratoga, CASaratoga Union ElementaryElementary2.5%36792.5%
8Jack L. Weaver ElementaryLos Alamitos, CALos Alamitos UnifiedElementary10.3%64092.2%
9John Muir ElementarySan Jose, CACupertino UnionElementary8.4%55791.6%
10Wonderland Avenue ElementaryLos Angeles, CALos Angeles UnifiedElementary26.7%43591.5%
11Millikin ElementarySanta Clara, CASanta Clara UnifiedElementary4.2%50491.3%
12Golden ElementaryPlacentia, CAPlacentia-Yorba Linda UnifiedElementary23.9%83490.8%
13Palm Crest ElementaryLa Canada, CALa Canada UnifiedElementary4.8%64290.7%
14Springer ElementaryMountain View, CALos Altos ElementaryElementary4.9%36590.6%
15Central ElementaryBelmont, CABelmont-Redwood Shores ElementaryElementary5.3%43790.5%
16Valentine ElementarySan Marino, CASan Marino UnifiedElementary11.3%71190.4%
17Oak Avenue ElementaryLos Altos, CALos Altos ElementaryElementary2.7%33490.3%
18Montecito UnionSanta Barbara, CAMontecito Union ElementaryElementary5.1%35390.3%
19North HillsboroughHillsborough, CAHillsborough City ElementaryElementary2.6%27490.1%
20Ocean AirSan Diego, CADel Mar Union ElementaryElementary3.8%45089.9%
21Stevenson ElementaryMountain View, CAMountain View WhismanElementary13.4%46189.7%
22Carver ElementarySan Marino, CASan Marino UnifiedElementary10.8%77789.7%
23South HillsboroughHillsborough, CAHillsborough City ElementaryElementary5.3%24489.7%
24Arundel ElementarySan Carlos, CASan Carlos ElementaryElementary11.3%38889.6%
25Happy Valley ElementaryLafayette, CALafayette ElementaryElementary3.2%46389.5%
26Wagner Ranch ElementaryOrinda, CAOrinda UnionElementary1.6%48989.5%
27Third Street ElementaryLos Angeles, CALos Angeles UnifiedElementary51.2%71789.4%
28J. M. Amador ElementaryDublin, CADublin UnifiedElementary7.2%90989.2%
29Pacific ElementaryManhattan Beach, CAManhattan Beach UnifiedElementary4.3%51089.1%
30Cornerstone at Pedregal ElementaryRancho Palos Verdes, CAPalos Verdes Peninsula UnifiedElementary8.5%41189.1%
31Ethan B. Allen ElementaryFountain Valley, CAGarden Grove UnifiedElementary51.5%63789.0%
32Monte Vista ElementaryLa Crescenta, CAGlendale UnifiedElementary32.0%72189.0%
33Holmes ElementarySan Diego, CASan Diego UnifiedElementary23.8%49588.8%
34Harold William KolbDublin, CADublin UnifiedElementary15.4%69688.6%
35Cottonwood CreekDublin, CADublin UnifiedElementary13.0%1,02388.4%
36Sage CanyonSan Diego, CADel Mar Union ElementaryElementary4.2%45788.4%
37West HillsboroughHillsborough, CAHillsborough City ElementaryElementary2.5%27588.4%
38Warm Springs ElementaryFremont, CAFremont UnifiedElementary16.7%57488.4%
39Creekside ElementaryDanville, CASan Ramon Valley UnifiedElementary7.5%54988.3%
40Sunset ElementarySan Francisco, CASan Francisco UnifiedElementary33.6%40288.2%
41Lucille M. Nixon ElementaryStanford, CAPalo Alto UnifiedElementary6.0%35088.2%
42Rancho Vista ElementaryRolling Hills Estates, CAPalos Verdes Peninsula UnifiedElementary14.0%32988.1%
43Chin (John Yehall) ElementarySan Francisco, CASan Francisco UnifiedElementary75.5%23388.1%
44Marengo ElementarySouth Pasadena, CASouth Pasadena UnifiedElementary12.6%78388.0%
45Hoover ElementaryBurlingame, CABurlingame ElementaryElementary5.3%22787.9%
46Opal Robinson ElementaryManhattan Beach, CAManhattan Beach UnifiedElementary4.3%30387.9%
47Silver Spur ElementaryRancho Palos Verdes, CAPalos Verdes Peninsula UnifiedElementary3.7%54087.7%
48Nelson S. Dilworth ElementarySan Jose, CACupertino UnionElementary19.6%54787.7%
49R. Roger Rowe ElementaryRancho Santa Fe, CARancho Santa Fe ElementaryElementary5.4%31687.6%
50Scripps ElementarySan Diego, CASan Diego UnifiedElementary14.5%73387.5%
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