California schools ranked by test score
Latest CAASPP year (2023-24). 7,593 schools with reported English Language Arts scores. State average: 47.6%.
| Rank | School | Level | English Language Arts | vs state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Whitney (Gretchen) High Cerritos · ABC Unified | High | 99.4% | +51.8pp |
| 2 | Cold Spring Elementary Santa Barbara · Cold Spring Elementary | Elementary | 99.0% | +51.4pp |
| 3 | Dr. TJ Owens Gilroy Early College Academy Gilroy · Gilroy Unified | High | 98.6% | +51.0pp |
| 4 | Buckeye Union Mandarin Immersion Charter El Dorado Hills · Buckeye Union Elementary | Combined | 98.4% | +50.8pp |
| 5 | Central Coast New Tech High Nipomo · Lucia Mar Unified | High | 98.3% | +50.7pp |
| 6 | Dr. Richard A. Vladovic Harbor Teacher Preparation Academy Wilmington · Los Angeles Unified | High | 98.2% | +50.6pp |
| 7 | California Academy of Mathematics and Science Carson · Long Beach Unified | High | 97.7% | +50.0pp |
| 8 | Middle College High Stockton · Lodi Unified | High | 97.2% | +49.6pp |
| 9 | Oxford Academy Cypress · Anaheim Union High | High | 96.4% | +48.8pp |
| 10 | Elkhorn Stockton · Lodi Unified | Middle | 96.2% | +48.6pp |
| 11 | Murdock-Portal Elementary San Jose · Cupertino Union | Elementary | 94.8% | +47.1pp |
| 12 | North Star Academy Redwood City · Redwood City Elementary | Middle | 94.7% | +47.1pp |
| 13 | Reedley Middle College High Reedley · Kings Canyon Joint Unified | High | 94.6% | +47.0pp |
| 14 | Covington Elementary Los Altos · Los Altos Elementary | Elementary | 94.6% | +47.0pp |
| 15 | San Marino High San Marino · San Marino Unified | High | 94.5% | +46.9pp |
| 16 | Eunice Sato Academy of Math & Science Long Beach · Long Beach Unified | High | 94.3% | +46.7pp |
| 17 | Clovis North High Fresno · Clovis Unified | High | 94.2% | +46.6pp |
| 18 | Lynbrook High San Jose · Fremont Union High | High | 93.7% | +46.1pp |
| 19 | William Faria Elementary Cupertino · Cupertino Union | Elementary | 93.5% | +45.9pp |
| 20 | West Campus Sacramento · Sacramento City Unified | High | 93.5% | +45.9pp |
| 21 | Piedmont High Piedmont · Piedmont City Unified | High | 93.2% | +45.5pp |
| 22 | Wonderland Avenue Elementary Los Angeles · Los Angeles Unified | Elementary | 92.9% | +45.2pp |
| 23 | Herbert Hoover Elementary Palo Alto · Palo Alto Unified | Elementary | 92.8% | +45.2pp |
| 24 | Beach Elementary Piedmont · Piedmont City Unified | Elementary | 92.5% | +44.9pp |
| 25 | Happy Valley Elementary Lafayette · Lafayette Elementary | Elementary | 92.2% | +44.6pp |
| 26 | Westview High San Diego · Poway Unified | High | 92.0% | +44.4pp |
| 27 | Jack L. Weaver Elementary Los Alamitos · Los Alamitos Unified | Elementary | 92.0% | +44.3pp |
| 28 | Petaluma Accelerated Charter Petaluma · Petaluma Joint Union High | Middle | 92.0% | +44.3pp |
| 29 | Anderson W. Clark Magnet High La Crescenta · Glendale Unified | High | 92.0% | +44.3pp |
| 30 | Canyon Crest Academy San Diego · San Dieguito Union High | High | 91.9% | +44.3pp |
| 31 | Argonaut Elementary Saratoga · Saratoga Union Elementary | Elementary | 91.9% | +44.3pp |
| 32 | Joaquin Miller Middle San Jose · Cupertino Union | Middle | 91.9% | +44.2pp |
| 33 | Millikin Elementary Santa Clara · Santa Clara Unified | Elementary | 91.7% | +44.1pp |
| 34 | Middle College High San Pablo · West Contra Costa Unified | High | 91.7% | +44.1pp |
| 35 | Golden Elementary Placentia · Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified | Elementary | 91.0% | +43.4pp |
| 36 | Palm Crest Elementary La Canada · La Canada Unified | Elementary | 91.0% | +43.4pp |
| 37 | Mission San Jose High Fremont · Fremont Unified | High | 91.0% | +43.4pp |
| 38 | John F. Kennedy Middle Cupertino · Cupertino Union | Middle | 90.8% | +43.2pp |
| 39 | Montecito Union Santa Barbara · Montecito Union Elementary | Elementary | 90.7% | +43.1pp |
| 40 | The High School at Moorpark College Moorpark · Moorpark Unified | High | 90.6% | +43.0pp |
| 41 | North Hillsborough Hillsborough · Hillsborough City Elementary | Elementary | 90.2% | +42.6pp |
| 42 | Pacific Grove High Pacific Grove · Pacific Grove Unified | High | 90.2% | +42.5pp |
| 43 | Wagner Ranch Elementary Orinda · Orinda Union | Elementary | 90.1% | +42.5pp |
| 44 | Ethan B. Allen Elementary Fountain Valley · Garden Grove Unified | Elementary | 90.0% | +42.4pp |
| 45 | Cornerstone at Pedregal Elementary Rancho Palos Verdes · Palos Verdes Peninsula Unified | Elementary | 90.0% | +42.3pp |
| 46 | Cottonwood Creek Dublin · Dublin Unified | Elementary | 89.9% | +42.3pp |
| 47 | Oak Park High Oak Park · Oak Park Unified | High | 89.8% | +42.2pp |
| 48 | Teach Elementary San Luis Obispo · San Luis Coastal Unified | Middle | 89.8% | +42.2pp |
| 49 | Western Center Academy Hemet · Hemet Unified | High | 89.8% | +42.2pp |
| 50 | Poinsettia Elementary Carlsbad · Carlsbad Unified | Elementary | 89.7% | +42.1pp |
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About this ranking
Schools are ranked by the percentage of students who scored at or above the CAASPP % met or exceeded standard threshold on the latest available CAASPP English Language Arts test (school year 2023-24). A higher percentage is better.
Only public schools with a reasonable cohort size are included (at least 30 students tested in this subject), so very small programs and special-purpose centers are filtered out.
The state average shown above is enrollment-weighted: we multiply each school's score by how many of its students tested, sum those across every public school in California, and divide by the total students tested. This way a big school counts more than a tiny one in the typical-student average.