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

5,151 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 97.0%, against a median of 39.1% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked
5,151
California
Top % Proficient
97.0%
Median % Proficient
39.1%
HIGHEST PROFICIENCY · CALIFORNIA
#SchoolCityDistrictLevel% FRLStudents% Proficient
1Cold Spring ElementarySanta Barbara, CACold Spring ElementaryElementary5.9%18897.0%
2William Faria ElementaryCupertino, CACupertino UnionElementary12.5%61495.5%
3Murdock-Portal ElementarySan Jose, CACupertino UnionElementary8.5%55195.3%
4Herbert Hoover ElementaryPalo Alto, CAPalo Alto UnifiedElementary6.7%38992.9%
5Covington ElementaryLos Altos, CALos Altos ElementaryElementary8.2%40492.3%
6Arundel ElementarySan Carlos, CASan Carlos ElementaryElementary11.3%38891.9%
7John Muir ElementarySan Jose, CACupertino UnionElementary8.4%55791.9%
8North HillsboroughHillsborough, CAHillsborough City ElementaryElementary2.6%27491.8%
9Beach ElementaryPiedmont, CAPiedmont City UnifiedElementary4.3%32391.7%
10Jack L. Weaver ElementaryLos Alamitos, CALos Alamitos UnifiedElementary10.3%64091.4%
11Wonderland Avenue ElementaryLos Angeles, CALos Angeles UnifiedElementary26.7%43591.1%
12Millikin ElementarySanta Clara, CASanta Clara UnifiedElementary4.2%50491.1%
13Argonaut ElementarySaratoga, CASaratoga Union ElementaryElementary2.5%36790.7%
14Montecito UnionSanta Barbara, CAMontecito Union ElementaryElementary5.1%35390.7%
15Wagner Ranch ElementaryOrinda, CAOrinda UnionElementary1.6%48990.5%
16Springer ElementaryMountain View, CALos Altos ElementaryElementary4.9%36590.4%
17Ocean AirSan Diego, CADel Mar Union ElementaryElementary3.8%45090.3%
18Golden ElementaryPlacentia, CAPlacentia-Yorba Linda UnifiedElementary23.9%83490.3%
19Cornerstone at Pedregal ElementaryRancho Palos Verdes, CAPalos Verdes Peninsula UnifiedElementary8.5%41190.2%
20Central ElementaryBelmont, CABelmont-Redwood Shores ElementaryElementary5.3%43790.1%
21South HillsboroughHillsborough, CAHillsborough City ElementaryElementary5.3%24490.0%
22Palm Crest ElementaryLa Canada, CALa Canada UnifiedElementary4.8%64289.8%
23Ethan B. Allen ElementaryFountain Valley, CAGarden Grove UnifiedElementary51.5%63789.4%
24J. M. Amador ElementaryDublin, CADublin UnifiedElementary7.2%90989.3%
25Third Street ElementaryLos Angeles, CALos Angeles UnifiedElementary51.2%71789.2%
26Happy Valley ElementaryLafayette, CALafayette ElementaryElementary3.2%46389.0%
27Oak Avenue ElementaryLos Altos, CALos Altos ElementaryElementary2.7%33488.9%
28Carver ElementarySan Marino, CASan Marino UnifiedElementary10.8%77788.9%
29Overland Avenue ElementaryLos Angeles, CALos Angeles UnifiedElementary14.0%48588.8%
30Opal Robinson ElementaryManhattan Beach, CAManhattan Beach UnifiedElementary4.3%30388.5%
31Valentine ElementarySan Marino, CASan Marino UnifiedElementary11.3%71188.4%
32Marengo ElementarySouth Pasadena, CASouth Pasadena UnifiedElementary12.6%78388.4%
33Warm Springs ElementaryFremont, CAFremont UnifiedElementary16.7%57488.4%
34Newland (William T.) ElementaryHuntington Beach, CAFountain Valley ElementaryElementary14.1%53188.2%
35Cottonwood CreekDublin, CADublin UnifiedElementary13.0%1,02387.9%
36Monte Vista ElementaryLa Crescenta, CAGlendale UnifiedElementary32.0%72187.7%
37Nelson S. Dilworth ElementarySan Jose, CACupertino UnionElementary19.6%54787.7%
38Sage CanyonSan Diego, CADel Mar Union ElementaryElementary4.2%45787.6%
39Ross ElementaryRoss, CARoss ElementaryElementary0.9%33987.5%
40Soleado ElementaryRancho Palos Verdes, CAPalos Verdes Peninsula UnifiedElementary13.3%44387.4%
41Holmes ElementarySan Diego, CASan Diego UnifiedElementary23.8%49587.2%
42Saratoga ElementarySaratoga, CASaratoga Union ElementaryElementary3.0%29787.2%
43Silver Spur ElementaryRancho Palos Verdes, CAPalos Verdes Peninsula UnifiedElementary3.7%54087.2%
44Aurelia Pennekamp ElementaryManhattan Beach, CAManhattan Beach UnifiedElementary4.9%46987.0%
45Stevenson ElementaryMountain View, CAMountain View WhismanElementary13.4%46187.0%
46Scripps ElementarySan Diego, CASan Diego UnifiedElementary14.5%73387.0%
47Henry P. Mohr ElementaryPleasanton, CAPleasanton UnifiedElementary9.6%49286.8%
48Hoover ElementaryBurlingame, CABurlingame ElementaryElementary5.3%22786.8%
49Creekside ElementaryDanville, CASan Ramon Valley UnifiedElementary7.5%54986.8%
50West HillsboroughHillsborough, CAHillsborough City ElementaryElementary2.5%27586.7%
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