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The highest-performing public schools in reading in California

7,462 public schools in California appear in this ranking of the highest-performing public schools in reading, ranked by the share of students meeting or exceeding the state reading and writing standard. The High School at Moorpark College leads the list at 100%, against a median of 45.9% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

7,462

California

Top % Proficient (Reading)

100%

Median % Proficient (Reading)

45.9%

BEST IN READING · CALIFORNIA

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% Proficient (Reading)
1	The High School at Moorpark College	Moorpark, CA	Moorpark Unified	High	121	100%
2	Whitney (Gretchen) High	Cerritos, CA	ABC Unified	High	1,024	99.2%
3	Middle College High	Stockton, CA	Lodi Unified	High	343	98.7%
4	California Academy of Mathematics and Science	Carson, CA	Long Beach Unified	High	673	98.7%
5	Dr. TJ Owens Gilroy Early College Academy	Gilroy, CA	Gilroy Unified	High	304	98.6%
6	Oxford Academy	Cypress, CA	Anaheim Union High	High	1,315	98.5%
7	Dr. Richard A. Vladovic Harbor Teacher Preparation Academy	Wilmington, CA	Los Angeles Unified	High	452	98.2%
8	Academy of the Canyons	Santa Clarita, CA	William S. Hart Union High	High	385	96.9%
9	Cold Spring Elementary	Santa Barbara, CA	Cold Spring Elementary	Elementary	188	96.2%
10	Piedmont High	Piedmont, CA	Piedmont City Unified	High	733	95.8%
11	Arundel Elementary	San Carlos, CA	San Carlos Elementary	Elementary	388	95.5%
12	Elkhorn	Stockton, CA	Lodi Unified	Middle	263	95.3%
13	North Star Academy	Redwood City, CA	Redwood City Elementary	Middle	527	94.7%
14	Murdock-Portal Elementary	San Jose, CA	Cupertino Union	Elementary	551	94.3%
15	Middle College High	San Pablo, CA	West Contra Costa Unified	High	294	94.2%
16	North Hillsborough	Hillsborough, CA	Hillsborough City Elementary	Elementary	274	94.0%
17	Mission San Jose High	Fremont, CA	Fremont Unified	High	1,794	93.8%
18	William Faria Elementary	Cupertino, CA	Cupertino Union	Elementary	614	93.7%
19	Stockton Early College Academy	Stockton, CA	Stockton Unified	High	428	93.5%
20	West Campus	Sacramento, CA	Sacramento City Unified	High	907	93.1%
21	Canyon Crest Academy	San Diego, CA	San Dieguito Union High	High	2,147	92.9%
22	Jack L. Weaver Elementary	Los Alamitos, CA	Los Alamitos Unified	Elementary	640	92.5%
23	Country Springs Elementary	Chino Hills, CA	Chino Valley Unified	Elementary	588	92.4%
24	Accelerated Achievement Academy	Hollister, CA	Hollister	Middle	151	92.2%
25	Cornerstone at Pedregal Elementary	Rancho Palos Verdes, CA	Palos Verdes Peninsula Unified	Elementary	411	92.0%
26	Lynbrook High	San Jose, CA	Fremont Union High	High	1,702	92.0%
27	Herbert Hoover Elementary	Palo Alto, CA	Palo Alto Unified	Elementary	389	91.8%
28	Oak Park High	Oak Park, CA	Oak Park Unified	High	1,483	91.6%
29	Opal Robinson Elementary	Manhattan Beach, CA	Manhattan Beach Unified	Elementary	303	91.4%
30	Santa Rosa Accelerated Charter	Santa Rosa, CA	Santa Rosa High	Middle	128	91.4%
31	Clovis North High	Fresno, CA	Clovis Unified	High	2,360	91.3%
32	La Canada High	La Canada, CA	La Canada Unified	High	1,989	91.3%
33	Wagner Ranch Elementary	Orinda, CA	Orinda Union	Elementary	489	91.1%
34	John Muir Elementary	San Jose, CA	Cupertino Union	Elementary	557	91.1%
35	Eunice Sato Academy of Math & Science	Long Beach, CA	Long Beach Unified	High	552	91.1%
36	Ethan B. Allen Elementary	Fountain Valley, CA	Garden Grove Unified	Elementary	637	91.0%
37	John F. Kennedy Middle	Cupertino, CA	Cupertino Union	Middle	880	91.0%
38	University Preparatory	Victorville, CA	Victor Valley Union High	High	1,136	91.0%
39	Montecito Union	Santa Barbara, CA	Montecito Union Elementary	Elementary	353	90.8%
40	Teach Elementary	San Luis Obispo, CA	San Luis Coastal Unified	Middle	193	90.5%
41	Golden Elementary	Placentia, CA	Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified	Elementary	834	90.5%
42	Overland Avenue Elementary	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	Elementary	485	90.4%
43	Harmony Magnet Academy	Strathmore, CA	Porterville Unified	High	509	90.2%
44	Juana Briones Elementary	Palo Alto, CA	Palo Alto Unified	Elementary	260	90.2%
45	Middle College High	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	High	361	90.2%
46	Millikin Elementary	Santa Clara, CA	Santa Clara Unified	Elementary	504	90.2%
47	Wonderland Avenue Elementary	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	Elementary	435	90.0%
48	Tesoro High	Las Flores, CA	Capistrano Unified	High	2,030	89.9%
49	Aurelia Pennekamp Elementary	Manhattan Beach, CA	Manhattan Beach Unified	Elementary	469	89.9%
50	Miramonte High	Orinda, CA	Acalanes Union High	High	1,167	89.8%

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