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

Across California, 1,050 public high schools are ranked here, ranked by composite state-assessment proficiency. Whitney (Gretchen) High leads the list at 99.2%, against a median of 39.1% 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

1,050

California

Top % Proficient

99.2%

Median % Proficient

39.1%

HIGHEST PROFICIENCY · CALIFORNIA

#	School	City	District	Level	% FRL	Students	% Proficient
1	Whitney (Gretchen) High	Cerritos, CA	ABC Unified	High	31.0%	1,024	99.2%
2	California Academy of Mathematics and Science	Carson, CA	Long Beach Unified	High	37.4%	673	95.6%
3	Oxford Academy	Cypress, CA	Anaheim Union High	High	50.0%	1,315	94.4%
4	Dr. Richard A. Vladovic Harbor Teacher Preparation Academy	Wilmington, CA	Los Angeles Unified	High	65.5%	452	94.3%
5	Lynbrook High	San Jose, CA	Fremont Union High	High	6.5%	1,702	93.0%
6	San Marino High	San Marino, CA	San Marino Unified	High	11.5%	886	90.8%
7	Dr. TJ Owens Gilroy Early College Academy	Gilroy, CA	Gilroy Unified	High	39.8%	304	90.7%
8	Monta Vista High	Cupertino, CA	Fremont Union High	High	6.0%	1,630	88.7%
9	Mission San Jose High	Fremont, CA	Fremont Unified	High	18.0%	1,794	88.2%
10	Canyon Crest Academy	San Diego, CA	San Dieguito Union High	High	11.4%	2,147	87.2%
11	Saratoga High	Saratoga, CA	Los Gatos-Saratoga Union High	High	3.4%	1,161	86.4%
12	Piedmont High	Piedmont, CA	Piedmont City Unified	High	3.5%	733	86.2%
13	La Canada High	La Canada, CA	La Canada Unified	High	4.7%	1,989	85.3%
14	Middle College High	Stockton, CA	Lodi Unified	High	53.6%	343	85.2%
15	Dougherty Valley High	San Ramon, CA	San Ramon Valley Unified	High	8.1%	3,039	84.0%
16	Cupertino High	Cupertino, CA	Fremont Union High	High	10.2%	1,800	83.6%
17	West Campus	Sacramento, CA	Sacramento City Unified	High	45.3%	907	83.3%
18	Eunice Sato Academy of Math & Science	Long Beach, CA	Long Beach Unified	High	26.8%	552	82.5%
19	Anderson W. Clark Magnet High	La Crescenta, CA	Glendale Unified	High	46.7%	1,136	82.0%
20	Westview High	San Diego, CA	Poway Unified	High	11.9%	2,116	81.9%
21	Oak Park High	Oak Park, CA	Oak Park Unified	High	12.4%	1,483	81.2%
22	Henry M. Gunn High	Palo Alto, CA	Palo Alto Unified	High	11.7%	1,643	80.6%
23	Carlmont High	Belmont, CA	Sequoia Union High	High	9.3%	2,360	80.5%
24	American High	Fremont, CA	Fremont Unified	High	24.9%	2,618	80.2%
25	Miramonte High	Orinda, CA	Acalanes Union High	High	4.6%	1,167	80.2%
26	Del Norte High	San Diego, CA	Poway Unified	High	9.5%	2,557	80.1%
27	Riverside STEM Academy	Riverside, CA	Riverside Unified	High	53.5%	665	80.0%
28	Troy High	Fullerton, CA	Fullerton Joint Union High	High	39.7%	2,504	79.8%
29	Legacy Magnet Academy	Tustin, CA	Tustin Unified	High	32.5%	964	79.8%
30	Palos Verdes Peninsula High	Rolling Hills Estates, CA	Palos Verdes Peninsula Unified	High	11.8%	2,075	79.6%
31	Clovis North High	Fresno, CA	Clovis Unified	High	28.0%	2,360	79.3%
32	Irvington High	Fremont, CA	Fremont Unified	High	24.7%	2,157	79.2%
33	Pacific Grove High	Pacific Grove, CA	Pacific Grove Unified	High	18.7%	552	79.2%
34	Scripps Ranch High	San Diego, CA	San Diego Unified	High	19.8%	1,890	78.5%
35	Leland High	San Jose, CA	San Jose Unified	High	11.3%	1,471	77.8%
36	Acalanes High	Lafayette, CA	Acalanes Union High	High	7.3%	1,256	77.2%
37	Campolindo High	Moraga, CA	Acalanes Union High	High	5.4%	1,340	77.2%
38	Laguna Beach High	Laguna Beach, CA	Laguna Beach Unified	High	17.1%	815	77.1%
39	Albany High	Albany, CA	Albany City Unified	High	31.0%	1,122	76.7%
40	Girls Academic Leadership Acad Dr. Michelle King Sch STEM	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	High	56.7%	720	76.5%
41	South Pasadena Senior High	South Pasadena, CA	South Pasadena Unified	High	15.0%	1,536	76.4%
42	Mountain View High	Mountain View, CA	Mountain View-Los Altos Union High	High	12.7%	2,187	75.6%
43	Evergreen Valley High	San Jose, CA	East Side Union High	High	22.4%	2,703	75.5%
44	Lowell High	San Francisco, CA	San Francisco Unified	High	42.5%	2,571	75.4%
45	Reedley Middle College High	Reedley, CA	Kings Canyon Joint Unified	High	71.0%	255	75.0%
46	Homestead High	Cupertino, CA	Fremont Union High	High	15.9%	2,224	74.9%
47	Stockton Early College Academy	Stockton, CA	Stockton Unified	High	64.5%	428	74.7%
48	Portola High	Irvine, CA	Irvine Unified	High	17.6%	2,693	74.7%
49	Bonita High	La Verne, CA	Bonita Unified	High	25.6%	1,911	74.7%
50	Rancho Campana High	Camarillo, CA	Oxnard Union High	High	38.1%	826	74.5%

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