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The highest-performing public schools in reading in Los Angeles, California

This ranking covers the highest-performing public schools in reading in Los Angeles, California, drawn from 325 qualifying public schools. Overland Avenue Elementary leads the list at 90.4%, against a median of 39.6% 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

325

Los Angeles, California

Top % Proficient (Reading)

90.4%

Median % Proficient (Reading)

39.6%

BEST IN READING · LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% Proficient (Reading)
1	Overland Avenue Elementary	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	Elementary	485	90.4%
2	Middle College High	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	High	361	90.2%
3	Wonderland Avenue Elementary	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	Elementary	435	90.0%
4	Girls Academic Leadership Acad Dr. Michelle King Sch STEM	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	High	720	89.2%
5	Third Street Elementary	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	Elementary	717	87.4%
6	Clover Avenue Elementary	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	Elementary	468	85.6%
7	Roscomare Road Elementary	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	Elementary	438	85.6%
8	Franklin Avenue Elementary	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	Elementary	387	85.1%
9	Community Magnet Charter Elementary	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	Elementary	425	83.8%
10	Warner Avenue Elementary	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	Elementary	545	83.5%
11	Dahlia Heights Elementary	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	Elementary	410	82.7%
12	Richland Avenue Elementary	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	Elementary	280	82.2%
13	Ivanhoe Elementary	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	Elementary	426	82.2%
14	Kentwood Elementary	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	Elementary	352	81.6%
15	Castle Heights Elementary	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	Elementary	501	80.5%
16	Kenter Canyon Elementary Charter	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	Elementary	453	80.0%
17	Mar Vista Elementary	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	Elementary	590	79.9%
18	Mt. Washington Elementary	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	Elementary	430	78.7%
19	Clifford Street Elementary Math & Technology Magnet	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	Elementary	128	78.3%
20	Short Avenue Elementary	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	Elementary	414	77.0%
21	Westwood Charter Elementary	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	Elementary	670	76.2%
22	Canfield Avenue Elementary	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	Elementary	285	75.2%
23	Hollywood Senior High	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	High	1,025	74.6%
24	Fairburn Avenue Elementary	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	Elementary	466	74.4%
25	Paul Revere Charter Middle	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	Middle	1,715	73.7%
26	Delevan Drive Elementary	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	Elementary	483	73.5%
27	Eagle Rock Elementary	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	Elementary	755	72.4%
28	Melrose Avenue Elementary	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	Elementary	419	72.4%
29	Open Charter Magnet	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	Elementary	390	72.1%
30	Solano Avenue Elementary	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	Elementary	198	70.6%
31	Richard Riordan Primary Center	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	Elementary	136	70.3%
32	Hoover Street Elementary	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	Elementary	551	69.8%
33	Early College Academy-LA Trade Tech College	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	High	272	69.6%
34	Venice Senior High	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	High	2,293	69.0%
35	Woodrow Wilson Senior High	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	High	1,260	67.3%
36	Rockdale Visual & Performing Arts Magnet	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	Elementary	325	66.9%
37	Eagle Rock High	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	High	2,031	66.0%
38	Micheltorena Street Elementary	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	Elementary	388	65.4%
39	School of Business and Tourism at Contreras Learning Complex	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	High	392	65.4%
40	Multnomah Street Elementary	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	Elementary	322	65.0%
41	Hancock Park Elementary	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	Elementary	589	64.3%
42	Ramon C. Cortines School of Visual and Performing Arts	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	High	1,102	64.3%
43	Abraham Lincoln Senior High	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	High	913	64.1%
44	Allesandro Elementary	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	Elementary	267	63.5%
45	John Burroughs Middle	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	Middle	1,302	63.3%
46	John Marshall Senior High	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	High	1,842	62.9%
47	James A. Garfield Senior High	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	High	2,237	62.3%
48	Valley View Elementary	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	Elementary	151	60.9%
49	Alexander Hamilton Senior High	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	High	2,055	60.8%
50	Sierra Vista Elementary	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	Elementary	164	60.6%

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