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

This ranking covers the highest-performing public schools in reading in Los Angeles County, California, drawn from 1,612 qualifying public schools. Whitney (Gretchen) High leads the list at 99.2%, against a median of 47.3% 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

1,612

Los Angeles County, California

Top % Proficient (Reading)

99.2%

Median % Proficient (Reading)

47.3%

BEST IN READING · LOS ANGELES COUNTY, CALIFORNIA

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% Proficient (Reading)
1	Whitney (Gretchen) High	Cerritos, CA	ABC Unified	High	1,024	99.2%
2	California Academy of Mathematics and Science	Carson, CA	Long Beach Unified	High	673	98.7%
3	Dr. Richard A. Vladovic Harbor Teacher Preparation Academy	Wilmington, CA	Los Angeles Unified	High	452	98.2%
4	Academy of the Canyons	Santa Clarita, CA	William S. Hart Union High	High	385	96.9%
5	Cornerstone at Pedregal Elementary	Rancho Palos Verdes, CA	Palos Verdes Peninsula Unified	Elementary	411	92.0%
6	Opal Robinson Elementary	Manhattan Beach, CA	Manhattan Beach Unified	Elementary	303	91.4%
7	La Canada High	La Canada, CA	La Canada Unified	High	1,989	91.3%
8	Eunice Sato Academy of Math & Science	Long Beach, CA	Long Beach Unified	High	552	91.1%
9	Overland Avenue Elementary	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	Elementary	485	90.4%
10	Middle College High	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	High	361	90.2%
11	Wonderland Avenue Elementary	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	Elementary	435	90.0%
12	Aurelia Pennekamp Elementary	Manhattan Beach, CA	Manhattan Beach Unified	Elementary	469	89.9%
13	Palos Verdes Peninsula High	Rolling Hills Estates, CA	Palos Verdes Peninsula Unified	High	2,075	89.7%
14	Palm Crest Elementary	La Canada, CA	La Canada Unified	Elementary	642	89.6%
15	Silver Spur Elementary	Rancho Palos Verdes, CA	Palos Verdes Peninsula Unified	Elementary	540	89.5%
16	Bonita High	La Verne, CA	Bonita Unified	High	1,911	89.4%
17	Compton Early College High	Compton, CA	Compton Unified	High	556	89.2%
18	Girls Academic Leadership Acad Dr. Michelle King Sch STEM	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	High	720	89.2%
19	Stevenson Ranch Elementary	Stevenson Ranch, CA	Newhall	Elementary	764	89.0%
20	Carver Elementary	San Marino, CA	San Marino Unified	Elementary	777	88.8%
21	Willowbrook Middle	Compton, CA	Compton Unified	Middle	304	88.7%
22	Valentine Elementary	San Marino, CA	San Marino Unified	Elementary	711	88.5%
23	La Canada Elementary	La Canada, CA	La Canada Unified	Elementary	633	88.0%
24	Marengo Elementary	South Pasadena, CA	South Pasadena Unified	Elementary	783	87.5%
25	Third Street Elementary	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	Elementary	717	87.4%
26	Monte Vista Elementary	La Crescenta, CA	Glendale Unified	Elementary	721	86.9%
27	Cerritos High	Cerritos, CA	ABC Unified	High	1,996	86.7%
28	Leal (Frank C.) Elementary	Cerritos, CA	ABC Unified	Elementary	774	86.5%
29	Soleado Elementary	Rancho Palos Verdes, CA	Palos Verdes Peninsula Unified	Elementary	443	86.2%
30	Palisades Charter Elementary	Pacific Palisades, CA	Los Angeles Unified	Elementary	408	86.0%
31	Meadows Avenue Elementary	Manhattan Beach, CA	Manhattan Beach Unified	Elementary	407	85.7%
32	Wittmann (Helen) Elementary	Cerritos, CA	ABC Unified	Elementary	561	85.7%
33	Clover Avenue Elementary	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	Elementary	468	85.6%
34	Roscomare Road Elementary	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	Elementary	438	85.6%
35	South Pasadena Senior High	South Pasadena, CA	South Pasadena Unified	High	1,536	85.6%
36	Paradise Canyon Elementary	La Canada, CA	La Canada Unified	Elementary	715	85.5%
37	Arroyo Vista Elementary	South Pasadena, CA	South Pasadena Unified	Elementary	667	85.4%
38	Broadway Elementary	Venice, CA	Los Angeles Unified	Elementary	546	85.3%
39	Franklin Elementary	Santa Monica, CA	Santa Monica-Malibu Unified	Elementary	597	85.3%
40	Franklin Avenue Elementary	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	Elementary	387	85.1%
41	West Ranch High	Valencia, CA	William S. Hart Union High	High	1,777	85.1%
42	North High	Torrance, CA	Torrance Unified	High	1,812	85.0%
43	Ridgecrest Intermediate	Rancho Palos Verdes, CA	Palos Verdes Peninsula Unified	Middle	881	84.9%
44	Lanai Road Elementary	Encino, CA	Los Angeles Unified	Elementary	566	84.7%
45	Beckford Charter for Enriched Studies	Northridge, CA	Los Angeles Unified	Elementary	588	84.7%
46	Pacific Elementary	Manhattan Beach, CA	Manhattan Beach Unified	Elementary	510	84.6%
47	Hermosa View Elementary	Hermosa Beach, CA	Hermosa Beach City Elementary	Elementary	394	84.5%
48	San Marino High	San Marino, CA	San Marino Unified	High	886	84.5%
49	Grand View Elementary	Manhattan Beach, CA	Manhattan Beach Unified	Elementary	550	84.3%
50	Edison Elementary	Santa Monica, CA	Santa Monica-Malibu Unified	Elementary	404	84.2%

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