California schools ranked by test score
Latest CAASPP year (2024-25). 5,242 schools with reported English Language Arts scores. State average: 49.4%.
| Rank | School | Level | English Language Arts | vs state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cold Spring Elementary Santa Barbara · Cold Spring Elementary | Elementary | 96.2% | +46.8pp |
| 2 | Arundel Elementary San Carlos · San Carlos Elementary | Elementary | 95.5% | +46.0pp |
| 3 | Murdock-Portal Elementary San Jose · Cupertino Union | Elementary | 94.3% | +44.8pp |
| 4 | North Hillsborough Hillsborough · Hillsborough City Elementary | Elementary | 94.0% | +44.6pp |
| 5 | William Faria Elementary Cupertino · Cupertino Union | Elementary | 93.7% | +44.2pp |
| 6 | Jack L. Weaver Elementary Los Alamitos · Los Alamitos Unified | Elementary | 92.5% | +43.1pp |
| 7 | Country Springs Elementary Chino Hills · Chino Valley Unified | Elementary | 92.4% | +43.0pp |
| 8 | Cornerstone at Pedregal Elementary Rancho Palos Verdes · Palos Verdes Peninsula Unified | Elementary | 92.0% | +42.6pp |
| 9 | Herbert Hoover Elementary Palo Alto · Palo Alto Unified | Elementary | 91.8% | +42.3pp |
| 10 | Opal Robinson Elementary Manhattan Beach · Manhattan Beach Unified | Elementary | 91.4% | +42.0pp |
| 11 | Wagner Ranch Elementary Orinda · Orinda Union | Elementary | 91.1% | +41.7pp |
| 12 | John Muir Elementary San Jose · Cupertino Union | Elementary | 91.1% | +41.7pp |
| 13 | Ethan B. Allen Elementary Fountain Valley · Garden Grove Unified | Elementary | 91.0% | +41.6pp |
| 14 | Montecito Union Santa Barbara · Montecito Union Elementary | Elementary | 90.8% | +41.4pp |
| 15 | Golden Elementary Placentia · Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified | Elementary | 90.5% | +41.1pp |
| 16 | Overland Avenue Elementary Los Angeles · Los Angeles Unified | Elementary | 90.4% | +41.0pp |
| 17 | Juana Briones Elementary Palo Alto · Palo Alto Unified | Elementary | 90.2% | +40.8pp |
| 18 | Millikin Elementary Santa Clara · Santa Clara Unified | Elementary | 90.2% | +40.7pp |
| 19 | Wonderland Avenue Elementary Los Angeles · Los Angeles Unified | Elementary | 90.0% | +40.6pp |
| 20 | Aurelia Pennekamp Elementary Manhattan Beach · Manhattan Beach Unified | Elementary | 89.9% | +40.4pp |
| 21 | Palm Crest Elementary La Canada · La Canada Unified | Elementary | 89.6% | +40.2pp |
| 22 | Silver Spur Elementary Rancho Palos Verdes · Palos Verdes Peninsula Unified | Elementary | 89.5% | +40.1pp |
| 23 | Springer Elementary Mountain View · Los Altos Elementary | Elementary | 89.5% | +40.0pp |
| 24 | Covington Elementary Los Altos · Los Altos Elementary | Elementary | 89.3% | +39.8pp |
| 25 | Pacific Rim Elementary Carlsbad · Carlsbad Unified | Elementary | 89.2% | +39.7pp |
| 26 | Ocean Air San Diego · Del Mar Union Elementary | Elementary | 89.0% | +39.6pp |
| 27 | Wade Thomas Elementary San Anselmo · Ross Valley Elementary | Elementary | 89.0% | +39.6pp |
| 28 | Stevenson Ranch Elementary Stevenson Ranch · Newhall | Elementary | 89.0% | +39.6pp |
| 29 | Happy Valley Elementary Lafayette · Lafayette Elementary | Elementary | 89.0% | +39.6pp |
| 30 | Old Mill Elementary Mill Valley · Mill Valley Elementary | Elementary | 88.9% | +39.5pp |
| 31 | Ross Elementary Ross · Ross Elementary | Elementary | 88.8% | +39.4pp |
| 32 | Carver Elementary San Marino · San Marino Unified | Elementary | 88.8% | +39.4pp |
| 33 | Central Elementary Belmont · Belmont-Redwood Shores Elementary | Elementary | 88.7% | +39.3pp |
| 34 | Robert C. Fisler Elementary Fullerton · Fullerton Elementary | Elementary | 88.6% | +39.1pp |
| 35 | John Baldwin Elementary Danville · San Ramon Valley Unified | Elementary | 88.5% | +39.1pp |
| 36 | J. M. Amador Elementary Dublin · Dublin Unified | Elementary | 88.5% | +39.1pp |
| 37 | Riverview STEM Elementary Rancho Cordova · Folsom-Cordova Unified | Elementary | 88.5% | +39.1pp |
| 38 | Valentine Elementary San Marino · San Marino Unified | Elementary | 88.5% | +39.1pp |
| 39 | Canyon Vista Elementary Aliso Viejo · Capistrano Unified | Elementary | 88.5% | +39.0pp |
| 40 | Del Mar Heights Elementary Del Mar · Del Mar Union Elementary | Elementary | 88.3% | +38.9pp |
| 41 | Warm Springs Elementary Fremont · Fremont Unified | Elementary | 88.2% | +38.8pp |
| 42 | Adobe Bluffs Elementary San Diego · Poway Unified | Elementary | 88.0% | +38.6pp |
| 43 | La Canada Elementary La Canada · La Canada Unified | Elementary | 88.0% | +38.5pp |
| 44 | Cottonwood Creek Dublin · Dublin Unified | Elementary | 87.8% | +38.4pp |
| 45 | Tustin Memorial Elementary Santa Ana · Tustin Unified | Elementary | 87.7% | +38.3pp |
| 46 | Marengo Elementary South Pasadena · South Pasadena Unified | Elementary | 87.5% | +38.1pp |
| 47 | La Jolla Elementary La Jolla · San Diego Unified | Elementary | 87.5% | +38.1pp |
| 48 | Third Street Elementary Los Angeles · Los Angeles Unified | Elementary | 87.4% | +38.0pp |
| 49 | El Camino Creek Elementary Carlsbad · Encinitas Union Elementary | Elementary | 87.4% | +38.0pp |
| 50 | Woodside Elementary Woodside · Woodside Elementary | Elementary | 87.4% | +38.0pp |
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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 2024-25). 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.