California schools ranked by test score
Latest CAASPP year (2023-24). 5,249 schools with reported English Language Arts scores. State average: 47.6%.
| Rank | School | Level | English Language Arts | vs state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cold Spring Elementary Santa Barbara · Cold Spring Elementary | Elementary | 99.0% | +51.4pp |
| 2 | Murdock-Portal Elementary San Jose · Cupertino Union | Elementary | 94.8% | +47.1pp |
| 3 | Covington Elementary Los Altos · Los Altos Elementary | Elementary | 94.6% | +47.0pp |
| 4 | William Faria Elementary Cupertino · Cupertino Union | Elementary | 93.5% | +45.9pp |
| 5 | Wonderland Avenue Elementary Los Angeles · Los Angeles Unified | Elementary | 92.9% | +45.2pp |
| 6 | Herbert Hoover Elementary Palo Alto · Palo Alto Unified | Elementary | 92.8% | +45.2pp |
| 7 | Beach Elementary Piedmont · Piedmont City Unified | Elementary | 92.5% | +44.9pp |
| 8 | Happy Valley Elementary Lafayette · Lafayette Elementary | Elementary | 92.2% | +44.6pp |
| 9 | Jack L. Weaver Elementary Los Alamitos · Los Alamitos Unified | Elementary | 92.0% | +44.3pp |
| 10 | Argonaut Elementary Saratoga · Saratoga Union Elementary | Elementary | 91.9% | +44.3pp |
| 11 | Millikin Elementary Santa Clara · Santa Clara Unified | Elementary | 91.7% | +44.1pp |
| 12 | Golden Elementary Placentia · Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified | Elementary | 91.0% | +43.4pp |
| 13 | Palm Crest Elementary La Canada · La Canada Unified | Elementary | 91.0% | +43.4pp |
| 14 | Montecito Union Santa Barbara · Montecito Union Elementary | Elementary | 90.7% | +43.1pp |
| 15 | North Hillsborough Hillsborough · Hillsborough City Elementary | Elementary | 90.2% | +42.6pp |
| 16 | Wagner Ranch Elementary Orinda · Orinda Union | Elementary | 90.1% | +42.5pp |
| 17 | Ethan B. Allen Elementary Fountain Valley · Garden Grove Unified | Elementary | 90.0% | +42.4pp |
| 18 | Cornerstone at Pedregal Elementary Rancho Palos Verdes · Palos Verdes Peninsula Unified | Elementary | 90.0% | +42.3pp |
| 19 | Cottonwood Creek Dublin · Dublin Unified | Elementary | 89.9% | +42.3pp |
| 20 | Poinsettia Elementary Carlsbad · Carlsbad Unified | Elementary | 89.7% | +42.1pp |
| 21 | Oak Avenue Elementary Los Altos · Los Altos Elementary | Elementary | 89.6% | +42.0pp |
| 22 | Rancho Vista Elementary Rolling Hills Estates · Palos Verdes Peninsula Unified | Elementary | 89.3% | +41.7pp |
| 23 | Valentine Elementary San Marino · San Marino Unified | Elementary | 89.3% | +41.7pp |
| 24 | Silver Spur Elementary Rancho Palos Verdes · Palos Verdes Peninsula Unified | Elementary | 89.3% | +41.7pp |
| 25 | Stevenson Elementary Mountain View · Mountain View Whisman | Elementary | 89.3% | +41.7pp |
| 26 | Country Springs Elementary Chino Hills · Chino Valley Unified | Elementary | 89.3% | +41.6pp |
| 27 | Carver Elementary San Marino · San Marino Unified | Elementary | 89.1% | +41.5pp |
| 28 | Ocean Air San Diego · Del Mar Union Elementary | Elementary | 89.1% | +41.5pp |
| 29 | Chin (John Yehall) Elementary San Francisco · San Francisco Unified | Elementary | 89.0% | +41.4pp |
| 30 | Third Street Elementary Los Angeles · Los Angeles Unified | Elementary | 89.0% | +41.4pp |
| 31 | South Hillsborough Hillsborough · Hillsborough City Elementary | Elementary | 88.8% | +41.2pp |
| 32 | West Hillsborough Hillsborough · Hillsborough City Elementary | Elementary | 88.8% | +41.1pp |
| 33 | Lucille M. Nixon Elementary Stanford · Palo Alto Unified | Elementary | 88.6% | +41.0pp |
| 34 | Sage Canyon San Diego · Del Mar Union Elementary | Elementary | 88.5% | +40.8pp |
| 35 | Central Elementary Belmont · Belmont-Redwood Shores Elementary | Elementary | 88.4% | +40.8pp |
| 36 | Pacific Elementary Manhattan Beach · Manhattan Beach Unified | Elementary | 88.2% | +40.6pp |
| 37 | Springer Elementary Mountain View · Los Altos Elementary | Elementary | 88.1% | +40.5pp |
| 38 | Marengo Elementary South Pasadena · South Pasadena Unified | Elementary | 88.1% | +40.5pp |
| 39 | Pacific Rim Elementary Carlsbad · Carlsbad Unified | Elementary | 88.0% | +40.4pp |
| 40 | Arundel Elementary San Carlos · San Carlos Elementary | Elementary | 87.9% | +40.3pp |
| 41 | J. M. Amador Elementary Dublin · Dublin Unified | Elementary | 87.9% | +40.3pp |
| 42 | Loyal Barker Elementary Garden Grove · Garden Grove Unified | Elementary | 87.9% | +40.3pp |
| 43 | Creekside Elementary Danville · San Ramon Valley Unified | Elementary | 87.8% | +40.2pp |
| 44 | Holmes Elementary San Diego · San Diego Unified | Elementary | 87.7% | +40.0pp |
| 45 | John Baldwin Elementary Danville · San Ramon Valley Unified | Elementary | 87.6% | +40.0pp |
| 46 | Stevenson Ranch Elementary Stevenson Ranch · Newhall | Elementary | 87.5% | +39.9pp |
| 47 | Liberty Elementary Fresno · Clovis Unified | Elementary | 87.5% | +39.9pp |
| 48 | Ross Elementary Ross · Ross Elementary | Elementary | 87.5% | +39.8pp |
| 49 | Ruth Acty Elementary Berkeley · Berkeley Unified | Elementary | 87.4% | +39.8pp |
| 50 | Scripps Elementary San Diego · San Diego Unified | Elementary | 87.4% | +39.8pp |
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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.