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

This ranking covers the highest-performing public high schools in reading in Los Angeles County, California, drawn from 229 qualifying public high schools. Whitney (Gretchen) High leads the list at 99.2%, against a median of 57.8% 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

229

Los Angeles County, California

Top % Proficient (Reading)

99.2%

Median % Proficient (Reading)

57.8%

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	La Canada High	La Canada, CA	La Canada Unified	High	1,989	91.3%
6	Eunice Sato Academy of Math & Science	Long Beach, CA	Long Beach Unified	High	552	91.1%
7	Middle College High	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	High	361	90.2%
8	Palos Verdes Peninsula High	Rolling Hills Estates, CA	Palos Verdes Peninsula Unified	High	2,075	89.7%
9	Bonita High	La Verne, CA	Bonita Unified	High	1,911	89.4%
10	Compton Early College High	Compton, CA	Compton Unified	High	556	89.2%
11	Girls Academic Leadership Acad Dr. Michelle King Sch STEM	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	High	720	89.2%
12	Cerritos High	Cerritos, CA	ABC Unified	High	1,996	86.7%
13	South Pasadena Senior High	South Pasadena, CA	South Pasadena Unified	High	1,536	85.6%
14	West Ranch High	Valencia, CA	William S. Hart Union High	High	1,777	85.1%
15	North High	Torrance, CA	Torrance Unified	High	1,812	85.0%
16	San Marino High	San Marino, CA	San Marino Unified	High	886	84.5%
17	Valencia High	Valencia, CA	William S. Hart Union High	High	2,286	84.1%
18	Anderson W. Clark Magnet High	La Crescenta, CA	Glendale Unified	High	1,136	83.7%
19	Santa Monica High	Santa Monica, CA	Santa Monica-Malibu Unified	High	2,588	83.3%
20	Ernest S. McBride Sr. High	Long Beach, CA	Long Beach Unified	High	682	82.9%
21	El Segundo High	El Segundo, CA	El Segundo Unified	High	1,232	82.4%
22	Hawthorne Math and Science Academy	Hawthorne, CA	Hawthorne	High	567	82.2%
23	Saugus High	Saugus, CA	William S. Hart Union High	High	2,317	81.9%
24	Mira Costa High	Manhattan Beach, CA	Manhattan Beach Unified	High	2,473	81.2%
25	Crescenta Valley High	La Crescenta, CA	Glendale Unified	High	2,624	80.3%
26	Torrance High	Torrance, CA	Torrance Unified	High	1,879	79.8%
27	Walnut High	Walnut, CA	Walnut Valley Unified	High	2,148	79.0%
28	Canyon High	Canyon Country, CA	William S. Hart Union High	High	1,952	78.8%
29	City Honors International Preparatory High	Inglewood, CA	Inglewood Unified	High	331	78.3%
30	Glen A. Wilson High	Hacienda Heights, CA	Hacienda la Puente Unified	High	1,456	78.2%
31	Palos Verdes High	Palos Verdes Estates, CA	Palos Verdes Peninsula Unified	High	1,484	77.7%
32	West High	Torrance, CA	Torrance Unified	High	1,775	77.6%
33	Burroughs High	Burbank, CA	Burbank Unified	High	2,283	77.4%
34	Diamond Bar High	Diamond Bar, CA	Walnut Valley Unified	High	2,563	76.3%
35	Claremont High	Claremont, CA	Claremont Unified	High	2,065	76.1%
36	San Dimas High	San Dimas, CA	Bonita Unified	High	1,235	76.1%
37	South High	Torrance, CA	Torrance Unified	High	1,734	75.6%
38	Mark Keppel High	Alhambra, CA	Alhambra Unified	High	2,201	75.0%
39	Hollywood Senior High	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	High	1,025	74.6%
40	Castaic High	Castaic, CA	William S. Hart Union High	High	1,159	74.4%
41	Redondo Union High	Redondo Beach, CA	Redondo Beach Unified	High	2,921	74.1%
42	Temple City High	Temple City, CA	Temple City Unified	High	1,779	74.1%
43	Warren (Earl) High	Downey, CA	Downey Unified	High	3,609	72.7%
44	Glendora High	Glendora, CA	Glendora Unified	High	2,069	71.9%
45	North Hollywood Senior High	North Hollywood, CA	Los Angeles Unified	High	2,444	71.6%
46	La Serna High	Whittier, CA	Whittier Union High	High	2,372	71.3%
47	California High	Whittier, CA	Whittier Union High	High	2,261	70.9%
48	Academy of Medical Arts at Carson High	Carson, CA	Los Angeles Unified	High	438	70.6%
49	La Mirada High	La Mirada, CA	Norwalk-La Mirada Unified	High	1,726	70.6%
50	Rosemead High	Rosemead, CA	El Monte Union High	High	1,691	70.0%

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