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The lowest-performing public high schools by test proficiency in California

Across California, 1,052 public high schools are ranked here, ranked by the lowest composite state-assessment proficiency. Encina High leads the list at 4.6%, against a median of 40.0% 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

1,052

California

Best % Proficient

4.6%

Median % Proficient

40.0%

LOWEST PROFICIENCY · CALIFORNIA

#	School	City	District	Level	% FRL	Students	% Proficient
1	Encina High	Sacramento, CA	San Juan Unified	High	87.7%	766	4.6%
2	Kern Workforce 2000 Academy	Bakersfield, CA	Kern High	High	89.0%	491	4.7%
3	Accelerated Charter High	Tulare, CA	Tulare Joint Union High	High	86.2%	152	5.2%
4	Marshall (Thurgood) High	San Francisco, CA	San Francisco Unified	High	78.9%	475	5.9%
5	Fremont High	Oakland, CA	Oakland Unified	High	99.1%	1,166	6.2%
6	Castlemont High	Oakland, CA	Oakland Unified	High	99.0%	719	6.7%
7	Grizzly ChalleNGe Charter	San Luis Obispo, CA	San Luis Obispo County Office of Education	High	84.6%	241	7.0%
8	Trona High	Trona, CA	Trona Joint Unified	High	73.9%	111	7.8%
9	Stockton High	Stockton, CA	Stockton Unified	High	89.5%	191	8.6%
10	Mojave Jr./Sr. High	Mojave, CA	Mojave Unified	High	84.5%	400	8.7%
11	Opportunity Youth Academy	San Jose, CA	Santa Clara County Office of Education	High	69.6%	283	8.9%
12	Mission High	San Francisco, CA	San Francisco Unified	High	62.5%	993	10.9%
13	John F. Kennedy High	Richmond, CA	West Contra Costa Unified	High	59.9%	740	11.3%
14	McClymonds High	Oakland, CA	Oakland Unified	High	96.0%	273	11.6%
15	Ernest Kimme Charter Academy	Vacaville, CA	Vacaville Unified	High	63.4%	194	11.6%
16	Madison Park Academy 6-12	Oakland, CA	Oakland Unified	High	98.4%	676	11.9%
17	Point Arena High	Point Arena, CA	Point Arena Joint Union High	High	48.1%	131	12.7%
18	Shasta County Independent Study	Redding, CA	Shasta County Office of Education	High	74.5%	102	13.3%
19	Barack Obama Global Preparation Academy	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	High	95.2%	293	14.2%
20	Horace Mann UCLA Community	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	High	95.0%	440	14.3%
21	MetWest High	Oakland, CA	Oakland Unified	High	93.7%	237	14.8%
22	Willits High	Willits, CA	Willits Unified	High	50.6%	397	14.8%
23	Tulelake High	Tulelake, CA	Tulelake Basin Joint Unified	High	82.3%	209	15.2%
24	West Shores High	Salton City, CA	Coachella Valley Unified	High	93.8%	503	15.3%
25	Tennyson High	Hayward, CA	Hayward Unified	High	83.9%	1,511	15.3%
26	Rio Vista High	Rio Vista, CA	River Delta Joint Unified	High	71.9%	317	15.4%
27	Delta Charter	Aptos, CA	Santa Cruz City High	High	38.9%	113	15.4%
28	Coliseum College Prep Academy	Oakland, CA	Oakland Unified	High	98.7%	861	16.2%
29	Round Valley High	Covelo, CA	Round Valley Unified	High	88.5%	113	16.2%
30	George Washington Preparatory High	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	High	97.2%	738	16.3%
31	Elsie Allen High	Santa Rosa, CA	Santa Rosa High	High	71.7%	1,029	16.6%
32	Susan Miller Dorsey Senior High	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	High	97.4%	853	16.8%
33	Hamilton	Anza, CA	Hemet Unified	High	81.1%	450	16.9%
34	O'Connell (John) High	San Francisco, CA	San Francisco Unified	High	70.4%	460	17.1%
35	Lower Lake High	Lower Lake, CA	Konocti Unified	High	75.8%	966	17.1%
36	San Lorenzo High	San Lorenzo, CA	San Lorenzo Unified	High	81.5%	1,029	17.3%
37	Rubidoux High	Jurupa Valley, CA	Jurupa Unified	High	88.6%	1,259	17.4%
38	Morningside High	Inglewood, CA	Inglewood Unified	High	93.9%	407	17.5%
39	Hiram W. Johnson High	Sacramento, CA	Sacramento City Unified	High	77.5%	1,682	17.5%
40	Hilda L. Solis Lrng Acad Sch of Tech Business and Ed	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	High	88.8%	170	17.6%
41	Littlerock High	Littlerock, CA	Antelope Valley Union High	High	66.3%	1,507	18.2%
42	La Sierra High	Visalia, CA	Tulare County Office of Education	High	62.8%	191	18.6%
43	Boron Junior-Senior High	Boron, CA	Muroc Joint Unified	High	60.1%	253	18.7%
44	Mira Monte High	Bakersfield, CA	Kern High	High	94.7%	2,048	18.9%
45	Inglewood High	Inglewood, CA	Inglewood Unified	High	92.2%	757	19.0%
46	Antioch High	Antioch, CA	Antioch Unified	High	90.2%	1,776	19.1%
47	Parlier High	Parlier, CA	Parlier Unified	High	94.9%	901	19.1%
48	Lincoln High	San Diego, CA	San Diego Unified	High	89.8%	1,487	19.5%
49	Mesa Verde High	Citrus Heights, CA	San Juan Unified	High	57.7%	894	19.5%
50	Palmdale High	Palmdale, CA	Antelope Valley Union High	High	68.5%	2,208	19.6%

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