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California schools ranked by test score

Latest CAASPP year (2024-25). 5,242 schools with reported English Language Arts scores. State average: 49.4%.
RankSchoolLevelEnglish Language Artsvs state
5201Highland Community
Oakland · Oakland Unified
Elementary10.5%-38.9pp
5202Lenwood Elementary
Lenwood · Barstow Unified
Elementary10.3%-39.1pp
5203Loma Vista Elementary
Salinas · Salinas City Elementary
Elementary10.3%-39.1pp
5204Steele Lane Elementary
Santa Rosa · Santa Rosa Elementary
Elementary10.1%-39.3pp
5205Crestline Elementary
Barstow · Barstow Unified
Elementary10.1%-39.3pp
5206Carver (George Washington) Elementary
San Francisco · San Francisco Unified
Elementary10.0%-39.4pp
5207Verde Elementary
Richmond · West Contra Costa Unified
Elementary9.9%-39.5pp
5208American Lakes
Sacramento · Natomas Unified
Elementary9.9%-39.5pp
5209Radcliff Elementary
Watsonville · Pajaro Valley Unified
Elementary9.9%-39.5pp
5210Abraham Lincoln Elementary
Santa Rosa · Santa Rosa Elementary
Elementary9.9%-39.6pp
5211Bannon Creek
Sacramento · Natomas Unified
Elementary9.6%-39.8pp
5212Marsh Elementary
Antioch · Antioch Unified
Elementary9.5%-39.9pp
5213Dyer-Kelly Elementary
Sacramento · San Juan Unified
Elementary9.3%-40.1pp
5214Shore Acres Elementary
Bay Point · Mt. Diablo Unified
Elementary9.2%-40.2pp
5215Round Valley Elementary
Covelo · Round Valley Unified
Elementary9.2%-40.2pp
5216Bridges @ Melrose Academy Elementary
Oakland · Oakland Unified
Elementary9.1%-40.3pp
5217Coronado Elementary
Richmond · West Contra Costa Unified
Elementary9.1%-40.3pp
5218Allensworth Elementary
Allensworth · Allensworth Elementary
Elementary9.1%-40.3pp
5219Lincoln Elementary
Richmond · West Contra Costa Unified
Elementary9.0%-40.4pp
5220Fruitvale Elementary
Oakland · Oakland Unified
Elementary9.0%-40.4pp
5221San Pedro Elementary
San Rafael · San Rafael City Elementary
Elementary8.9%-40.5pp
5222Stege Elementary
Richmond · West Contra Costa Unified
Elementary8.9%-40.5pp
5223T. S. MacQuiddy Elementary
Watsonville · Pajaro Valley Unified
Elementary8.7%-40.7pp
5224Martin Luther King Jr. Elementary
Oakland · Oakland Unified
Elementary8.7%-40.7pp
5225Fred T. Korematsu Discovery Academy Elementary
Oakland · Oakland Unified
Elementary8.3%-41.1pp
5226Cesar E. Chavez Elementary
Richmond · West Contra Costa Unified
Elementary8.1%-41.3pp
5227Peres Elementary
Richmond · West Contra Costa Unified
Elementary7.8%-41.6pp
5228Horace Mann Elementary
Oakland · Oakland Unified
Elementary7.8%-41.6pp
5229Loleta Elementary
Loleta · Loleta Union Elementary
Elementary7.3%-42.1pp
5230Manzanita Community Elementary
Oakland · Oakland Unified
Elementary7.2%-42.2pp
5231Adelanto Elementary
Adelanto · Adelanto Elementary
Elementary7.2%-42.2pp
5232Grant Elementary
Richmond · West Contra Costa Unified
Elementary6.7%-42.8pp
5233Los Robles-Ronald McNair Academy
East Palo Alto · Ravenswood City Elementary
Elementary6.5%-42.9pp
5234Belle Haven Elementary
Menlo Park · Ravenswood City Elementary
Elementary6.2%-43.3pp
5235Martin Luther King Jr. Elementary
Richmond · West Contra Costa Unified
Elementary6.1%-43.3pp
5236Brookfield Elementary
Oakland · Oakland Unified
Elementary6.1%-43.4pp
5237East Oakland Pride Elementary
Oakland · Oakland Unified
Elementary5.7%-43.7pp
5238Hoopa Valley Elementary
Hoopa · Klamath-Trinity Joint Unified
Elementary5.6%-43.9pp
5239PACE Academy
Redding · Enterprise Elementary
Elementary5.4%-44.0pp
5240El Dorado Elementary
San Francisco · San Francisco Unified
Elementary4.9%-44.5pp
5241Happy Camp Union Elementary
Happy Camp · Happy Camp Union Elementary
Elementary4.1%-45.3pp
5242Vivian Banks Charter
Pala · Bonsall Unified
Elementary2.3%-47.2pp
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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.