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

Across California, 1,052 public high schools are ranked here, ranked by composite state-assessment proficiency. Whitney (Gretchen) High leads the list at 98.9%, against a median of 40.0% across the ranked schools.

The table below is sortable and filterable, and the full list downloads as a CSV. Figures come from federal NCES enrollment data and, where applicable, state assessment results for 2024-25.

Schools ranked

1,052

California

Top % Proficient

98.9%

Median % Proficient

40.0%

HIGHEST PROFICIENCY · CALIFORNIA

#	School	City	District	Level	% FRL	Students	% Proficient
1	Whitney (Gretchen) High	Cerritos, CA	ABC Unified	High	31.0%	1,024	98.9%
2	California Academy of Mathematics and Science	Carson, CA	Long Beach Unified	High	37.4%	673	96.2%
3	Oxford Academy	Cypress, CA	Anaheim Union High	High	50.0%	1,315	95.4%
4	Lynbrook High	San Jose, CA	Fremont Union High	High	6.5%	1,702	92.7%
5	Dr. TJ Owens Gilroy Early College Academy	Gilroy, CA	Gilroy Unified	High	39.8%	304	91.5%
6	Dr. Richard A. Vladovic Harbor Teacher Preparation Academy	Wilmington, CA	Los Angeles Unified	High	65.5%	452	91.3%
7	Mission San Jose High	Fremont, CA	Fremont Unified	High	18.0%	1,794	89.8%
8	Canyon Crest Academy	San Diego, CA	San Dieguito Union High	High	11.4%	2,147	88.4%
9	Piedmont High	Piedmont, CA	Piedmont City Unified	High	3.5%	733	87.2%
10	Monta Vista High	Cupertino, CA	Fremont Union High	High	6.0%	1,630	86.6%
11	La Canada High	La Canada, CA	La Canada Unified	High	4.7%	1,989	86.3%
12	Middle College High	Stockton, CA	Lodi Unified	High	53.6%	343	86.0%
13	San Marino High	San Marino, CA	San Marino Unified	High	11.5%	886	86.0%
14	Eunice Sato Academy of Math & Science	Long Beach, CA	Long Beach Unified	High	26.8%	552	85.5%
15	Saratoga High	Saratoga, CA	Los Gatos-Saratoga Union High	High	3.4%	1,161	84.5%
16	Cupertino High	Cupertino, CA	Fremont Union High	High	10.2%	1,800	83.3%
17	West Campus	Sacramento, CA	Sacramento City Unified	High	45.3%	907	83.0%
18	Dougherty Valley High	San Ramon, CA	San Ramon Valley Unified	High	8.1%	3,039	82.8%
19	Oak Park High	Oak Park, CA	Oak Park Unified	High	12.4%	1,483	82.3%
20	Miramonte High	Orinda, CA	Acalanes Union High	High	4.6%	1,167	82.2%
21	Henry M. Gunn High	Palo Alto, CA	Palo Alto Unified	High	11.7%	1,643	81.5%
22	Troy High	Fullerton, CA	Fullerton Joint Union High	High	39.7%	2,504	81.2%
23	The High School at Moorpark College	Moorpark, CA	Moorpark Unified	High	13.2%	121	81.2%
24	Palos Verdes Peninsula High	Rolling Hills Estates, CA	Palos Verdes Peninsula Unified	High	11.8%	2,075	81.0%
25	Riverside STEM Academy	Riverside, CA	Riverside Unified	High	53.5%	665	80.8%
26	Anderson W. Clark Magnet High	La Crescenta, CA	Glendale Unified	High	46.7%	1,136	80.2%
27	American High	Fremont, CA	Fremont Unified	High	24.9%	2,618	80.2%
28	Westview High	San Diego, CA	Poway Unified	High	11.9%	2,116	79.8%
29	Del Norte High	San Diego, CA	Poway Unified	High	9.5%	2,557	79.7%
30	Carlmont High	Belmont, CA	Sequoia Union High	High	9.3%	2,360	79.6%
31	Leland High	San Jose, CA	San Jose Unified	High	11.3%	1,471	79.5%
32	Academy of the Canyons	Santa Clarita, CA	William S. Hart Union High	High	15.3%	385	79.5%
33	Clovis North High	Fresno, CA	Clovis Unified	High	28.0%	2,360	79.3%
34	Irvington High	Fremont, CA	Fremont Unified	High	24.7%	2,157	78.8%
35	Legacy Magnet Academy	Tustin, CA	Tustin Unified	High	32.5%	964	78.5%
36	Scripps Ranch High	San Diego, CA	San Diego Unified	High	19.8%	1,890	77.8%
37	Campolindo High	Moraga, CA	Acalanes Union High	High	5.4%	1,340	77.5%
38	Albany High	Albany, CA	Albany City Unified	High	31.0%	1,122	77.3%
39	Lowell High	San Francisco, CA	San Francisco Unified	High	42.5%	2,571	77.3%
40	Girls Academic Leadership Acad Dr. Michelle King Sch STEM	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	High	56.7%	720	76.3%
41	Stockton Early College Academy	Stockton, CA	Stockton Unified	High	64.5%	428	76.2%
42	South Pasadena Senior High	South Pasadena, CA	South Pasadena Unified	High	15.0%	1,536	76.0%
43	University Preparatory	Victorville, CA	Victor Valley Union High	High	74.6%	1,136	75.6%
44	Bonita High	La Verne, CA	Bonita Unified	High	25.6%	1,911	75.5%
45	Amador Valley High	Pleasanton, CA	Pleasanton Unified	High	8.2%	2,583	75.5%
46	University Preparatory High	Visalia, CA	Tulare County Office of Education	High	37.5%	253	75.3%
47	Rancho Campana High	Camarillo, CA	Oxnard Union High	High	38.1%	826	75.3%
48	Evergreen Valley High	San Jose, CA	East Side Union High	High	22.4%	2,703	75.2%
49	Middle College High	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	High	88.6%	361	75.2%
50	Mountain View High	Mountain View, CA	Mountain View-Los Altos Union High	High	12.7%	2,187	75.0%

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