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The highest-performing public middle schools in reading in California

1,227 public middle schools in California appear in this ranking of the highest-performing public middle schools in reading, ranked by the share of students meeting or exceeding the state reading and writing standard. Elkhorn leads the list at 95.3%, against a median of 44.0% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

1,227

California

Top % Proficient (Reading)

95.3%

Median % Proficient (Reading)

44.0%

BEST IN READING · CALIFORNIA

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% Proficient (Reading)
1	Elkhorn	Stockton, CA	Lodi Unified	Middle	263	95.3%
2	North Star Academy	Redwood City, CA	Redwood City Elementary	Middle	527	94.7%
3	Accelerated Achievement Academy	Hollister, CA	Hollister	Middle	151	92.2%
4	Santa Rosa Accelerated Charter	Santa Rosa, CA	Santa Rosa High	Middle	128	91.4%
5	John F. Kennedy Middle	Cupertino, CA	Cupertino Union	Middle	880	91.0%
6	Teach Elementary	San Luis Obispo, CA	San Luis Coastal Unified	Middle	193	90.5%
7	Joaquin Miller Middle	San Jose, CA	Cupertino Union	Middle	1,067	89.8%
8	Redwood Middle	Saratoga, CA	Saratoga Union Elementary	Middle	709	89.0%
9	Willowbrook Middle	Compton, CA	Compton Unified	Middle	304	88.7%
10	Solana Pacific Elementary	San Diego, CA	Solana Beach Elementary	Middle	375	88.3%
11	Ralston Intermediate	Belmont, CA	Belmont-Redwood Shores Elementary	Middle	1,082	88.2%
12	Georgina P. Blach Junior High	Los Altos, CA	Los Altos Elementary	Middle	388	88.1%
13	Ellen Fletcher Middle	Palo Alto, CA	Palo Alto Unified	Middle	572	87.8%
14	Orinda Intermediate	Orinda, CA	Orinda Union	Middle	822	87.6%
15	Ardis G. Egan Junior High	Los Altos, CA	Los Altos Elementary	Middle	517	87.6%
16	Tierra Linda Middle	San Carlos, CA	San Carlos Elementary	Middle	451	87.2%
17	Sam H. Lawson Middle	Cupertino, CA	Cupertino Union	Middle	841	87.0%
18	Jane Lathrop Stanford Middle	Palo Alto, CA	Palo Alto Unified	Middle	1,002	86.8%
19	Central Middle	San Carlos, CA	San Carlos Elementary	Middle	443	86.7%
20	William Hopkins Middle	Fremont, CA	Fremont Unified	Middle	1,424	86.5%
21	Corte Madera	Portola Valley, CA	Portola Valley Elementary	Middle	252	86.5%
22	Richardson PREP HI Middle	San Bernardino, CA	San Bernardino City Unified	Middle	583	86.4%
23	Petaluma Accelerated Charter	Petaluma, CA	Petaluma Joint Union High	Middle	115	86.2%
24	Edison Computech	Fresno, CA	Fresno Unified	Middle	788	85.8%
25	Pacific Trails Middle	San Diego, CA	San Dieguito Union High	Middle	971	85.7%
26	Windemere Ranch Middle	San Ramon, CA	San Ramon Valley Unified	Middle	1,011	85.4%
27	R. Roger Rowe Middle	Rancho Santa Fe, CA	Rancho Santa Fe Elementary	Middle	189	85.2%
28	Harvest Park Middle	Pleasanton, CA	Pleasanton Unified	Middle	1,015	85.2%
29	Ridgecrest Intermediate	Rancho Palos Verdes, CA	Palos Verdes Peninsula Unified	Middle	881	84.9%
30	Gale Ranch Middle	San Ramon, CA	San Ramon Valley Unified	Middle	971	84.7%
31	Fulton (Harry C.) Middle	Fountain Valley, CA	Fountain Valley Elementary	Middle	753	84.5%
32	Piedmont Middle	Piedmont, CA	Piedmont City Unified	Middle	575	84.4%
33	La Entrada Middle	Menlo Park, CA	Las Lomitas Elementary	Middle	612	84.1%
34	Carmenita Middle	Cerritos, CA	ABC Unified	Middle	639	84.1%
35	Del Mar Middle	Tiburon, CA	Reed Union Elementary	Middle	359	83.8%
36	Eleanor Murray Fallon	Dublin, CA	Dublin Unified	Middle	1,683	83.7%
37	Warren E. Hyde Middle	Cupertino, CA	Cupertino Union	Middle	800	83.6%
38	Granite Ridge Intermediate	Fresno, CA	Clovis Unified	Middle	1,167	83.5%
39	Colonel Joseph C. Rodriguez PREP Academy	San Bernardino, CA	San Bernardino City Unified	Middle	640	83.5%
40	Union Middle	San Jose, CA	Union Elementary	Middle	1,068	83.3%
41	Joaquin Moraga Intermediate	Moraga, CA	Moraga Elementary	Middle	658	83.2%
42	South Pasadena Middle	South Pasadena, CA	South Pasadena Unified	Middle	1,096	83.1%
43	Huntington Middle	San Marino, CA	San Marino Unified	Middle	709	83.1%
44	Pine Valley Middle	San Ramon, CA	San Ramon Valley Unified	Middle	973	83.0%
45	Arroyo Vista Middle	Rancho Santa Margarita, CA	Capistrano Unified	Middle	329	82.9%
46	Chaparral Middle	Diamond Bar, CA	Walnut Valley Unified	Middle	1,349	82.8%
47	Marshall Middle	San Diego, CA	San Diego Unified	Middle	1,390	82.7%
48	Ladera Ranch Middle	Ladera Ranch, CA	Capistrano Unified	Middle	1,064	82.3%
49	College Connection Academy	San Jose, CA	Franklin-McKinley Elementary	Middle	213	82.2%
50	Carmel Valley Middle	San Diego, CA	San Dieguito Union High	Middle	697	82.0%

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