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California schools ranked by test score

Latest CAASPP year (2023-24). 1,049 schools with reported English Language Arts scores. State average: 47.6%.
RankSchoolLevelEnglish Language Artsvs state
501Biggs High
Biggs · Biggs Unified
High56.3%+8.6pp
502Mission Hills High
San Marcos · San Marcos Unified
High56.1%+8.5pp
503Fred C. Beyer High
Modesto · Modesto City High
High56.1%+8.4pp
504Fallbrook High
Fallbrook · Fallbrook Union High
High56.0%+8.4pp
505Southwest High
El Centro · Central Union High
High56.0%+8.4pp
506Morse High
San Diego · San Diego Unified
High56.0%+8.4pp
507Liberty High
Winchester · Perris Union High
High55.9%+8.3pp
508Vanden High
Fairfield · Travis Unified
High55.9%+8.3pp
509Novato High
Novato · Novato Unified
High55.9%+8.2pp
510Willow Glen High
San Jose · San Jose Unified
High55.9%+8.2pp
511Petaluma High
Petaluma · Petaluma Joint Union High
High55.8%+8.2pp
512Porterville High
Porterville · Porterville Unified
High55.8%+8.2pp
513Leuzinger High
Lawndale · Centinela Valley Union High
High55.8%+8.2pp
514Yuba City High
Yuba City · Yuba City Unified
High55.7%+8.1pp
515Temescal Canyon High
Lake Elsinore · Lake Elsinore Unified
High55.7%+8.1pp
516Chatsworth Charter High
Chatsworth · Los Angeles Unified
High55.6%+8.0pp
517San Rafael High
San Rafael · San Rafael City High
High55.6%+8.0pp
518Santa Rosa High
Santa Rosa · Santa Rosa High
High55.6%+8.0pp
519Baldwin Park High
Baldwin Park · Baldwin Park Unified
High55.6%+7.9pp
520Bassett Senior High
La Puente · Bassett Unified
High55.6%+7.9pp
521San Diego SCPA
San Diego · San Diego Unified
High55.5%+7.8pp
522Gilroy High
Gilroy · Gilroy Unified
High55.4%+7.8pp
523Rancho Verde High
Moreno Valley · Val Verde Unified
High55.4%+7.8pp
524Central Valley High
Ceres · Ceres Unified
High55.4%+7.8pp
525Henry J. Kaiser High
Fontana · Fontana Unified
High55.4%+7.7pp
526McFarland High School Early College
McFarland · McFarland Unified
High55.3%+7.7pp
527Mariposa County High
Mariposa · Mariposa County Unified
High55.3%+7.7pp
528Oak Grove High
San Jose · East Side Union High
High55.3%+7.7pp
529Escalon High
Escalon · Escalon Unified
High55.2%+7.6pp
530Visalia Charter Independent Study
Visalia · Visalia Unified
High55.2%+7.6pp
531Bret Harte Union High
Angels Camp · Bret Harte Union High
High55.1%+7.5pp
532Yerba Buena High
San Jose · East Side Union High
High55.1%+7.5pp
533Winters High
Winters · Winters Joint Unified
High55.0%+7.4pp
534Cordova High
Rancho Cordova · Folsom-Cordova Unified
High55.0%+7.3pp
535Tehachapi High
Tehachapi · Tehachapi Unified
High54.9%+7.3pp
536Oakdale High
Oakdale · Oakdale Joint Unified
High54.9%+7.3pp
537University High School Charter
Los Angeles · Los Angeles Unified
High54.8%+7.2pp
538Desert Hot Springs High
Desert Hot Springs · Palm Springs Unified
High54.8%+7.1pp
539Elk Grove High
Elk Grove · Elk Grove Unified
High54.7%+7.1pp
540Laguna Creek High
Elk Grove · Elk Grove Unified
High54.7%+7.1pp
541Norte Vista High
Riverside · Alvord Unified
High54.7%+7.1pp
542Calistoga Junior/Senior High
Calistoga · Calistoga Joint Unified
High54.7%+7.1pp
543Del Mar High
San Jose · Campbell Union High
High54.7%+7.1pp
544Ventura High
Ventura · Ventura Unified
High54.7%+7.1pp
545Chaffey High
Ontario · Chaffey Joint Union High
High54.7%+7.0pp
546Mammoth High
Mammoth Lakes · Mammoth Unified
High54.5%+6.9pp
547Orange Vista High
Perris · Val Verde Unified
High54.5%+6.9pp
548Vintage High
Napa · Napa Valley Unified
High54.5%+6.9pp
549Van Nuys Senior High
Van Nuys · Los Angeles Unified
High54.3%+6.7pp
550Azusa High
Azusa · Azusa Unified
High54.3%+6.7pp
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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.