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The highest-performing public schools in reading in California · page 40

Ranks 1,951–2,000 of the highest-performing public schools in reading in California. Back to page 1.

BEST IN READING · CALIFORNIA

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% Proficient (Reading)
1951	Morrill Middle	San Jose, CA	Berryessa Union Elementary	Middle	665	61.8%
1952	Pioneer High	Whittier, CA	Whittier Union High	High	1,000	61.8%
1953	Segerstrom High	Santa Ana, CA	Santa Ana Unified	High	2,376	61.7%
1954	Colfax High	Colfax, CA	Placer Union High	High	611	61.7%
1955	Marshall Academy of the Arts	Long Beach, CA	Long Beach Unified	Middle	940	61.7%
1956	John Muir Middle	Burbank, CA	Burbank Unified	Middle	1,353	61.7%
1957	Loma Rica Elementary	Marysville, CA	Marysville Joint Unified	Elementary	115	61.7%
1958	Sanger Academy Charter	Sanger, CA	Sanger Unified	Elementary	609	61.6%
1959	White Oak Elementary	Simi Valley, CA	Simi Valley Unified	Elementary	352	61.6%
1960	East Avenue Middle	Livermore, CA	Livermore Valley Joint Unified	Middle	581	61.6%
1961	John Muir Elementary	San Bruno, CA	San Bruno Park Elementary	Elementary	486	61.6%
1962	Mt. Eden High	Hayward, CA	Hayward Unified	High	1,865	61.6%
1963	Norwalk High	Norwalk, CA	Norwalk-La Mirada Unified	High	2,075	61.6%
1964	Scott M. Leaman	Lincoln, CA	Western Placer Unified	Elementary	513	61.6%
1965	El Rancho High	Pico Rivera, CA	El Rancho Unified	High	1,995	61.5%
1966	Ledesma (Rita) Elementary	San Jose, CA	Oak Grove Elementary	Elementary	426	61.5%
1967	Redlands East Valley High	Redlands, CA	Redlands Unified	High	1,845	61.5%
1968	La Madera Elementary	Lake Forest, CA	Saddleback Valley Unified	Elementary	554	61.5%
1969	Wallen L. Andrews	Whittier, CA	Whittier City	Elementary	542	61.5%
1970	Cedarlane Academy	Hacienda Heights, CA	Hacienda la Puente Unified	Elementary	878	61.5%
1971	Birch Grove Intermediate	Newark, CA	Newark Unified	Elementary	289	61.5%
1972	Jefferson Middle	San Gabriel, CA	San Gabriel Unified	Middle	1,013	61.5%
1973	Plymouth Elementary	Monrovia, CA	Monrovia Unified	Elementary	547	61.5%
1974	Gahr (Richard) High	Cerritos, CA	ABC Unified	High	1,631	61.5%
1975	Nordhoff High	Ojai, CA	Ojai Unified	High	576	61.5%
1976	Bowman Charter	Auburn, CA	Ackerman Charter	Elementary	606	61.5%
1977	Fontana A. B. Miller High	Fontana, CA	Fontana Unified	High	1,950	61.5%
1978	River Heights Intermediate	Eastvale, CA	Corona-Norco Unified	Middle	1,203	61.5%
1979	Suisun Valley Elementary	Fairfield, CA	Fairfield-Suisun Unified	Elementary	495	61.5%
1980	Elk Grove Elementary	Elk Grove, CA	Elk Grove Unified	Elementary	839	61.4%
1981	Culver City Middle	Culver City, CA	Culver City Unified	Middle	1,523	61.4%
1982	Ysabel Barnett Elementary	Temecula, CA	Temecula Valley Unified	Elementary	753	61.4%
1983	Alvarado Elementary	Signal Hill, CA	Long Beach Unified	Elementary	390	61.4%
1984	Roosevelt Elementary	San Leandro, CA	San Leandro Unified	Elementary	524	61.4%
1985	Daniel Phelan Language Academy	Whittier, CA	Whittier City	Elementary	507	61.4%
1986	Los Molinos High	Los Molinos, CA	Los Molinos Unified	High	203	61.4%
1987	Ramona High	Ramona, CA	Ramona City Unified	High	1,404	61.4%
1988	La Crescenta Elementary	La Crescenta, CA	Glendale Unified	Elementary	400	61.3%
1989	French Valley Elementary	Winchester, CA	Temecula Valley Unified	Elementary	755	61.3%
1990	Garvey (Richard) Intermediate	Rosemead, CA	Garvey Elementary	Middle	661	61.3%
1991	Vista Grande Elementary	San Diego, CA	San Diego Unified	Elementary	364	61.3%
1992	Vallemar Elementary	Pacifica, CA	Pacifica	Elementary	500	61.3%
1993	Dearborn Elementary Charter Academy	Northridge, CA	Los Angeles Unified	Elementary	527	61.3%
1994	Travis Elementary	Travis AFB, CA	Travis Unified	Elementary	421	61.3%
1995	Santa Ynez Valley Union High	Solvang, CA	Santa Ynez Valley Union High	High	801	61.3%
1996	Merrill F. West High	Tracy, CA	Tracy Joint Unified	High	1,920	61.3%
1997	Longfellow Arts and Technology Middle	Berkeley, CA	Berkeley Unified	Middle	462	61.3%
1998	Ronald W. Reagan Elementary	Sanger, CA	Sanger Unified	Elementary	472	61.3%
1999	Agoura High	Agoura, CA	Las Virgenes Unified	High	1,709	61.2%
2000	Island Elementary	Lemoore, CA	Island Union Elementary	Elementary	395	61.2%

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