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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
801Centennial High
Compton · Compton Unified
High43.3%-4.3pp
802La Puente High
La Puente · Hacienda la Puente Unified
High43.3%-4.3pp
803South Fork High
Miranda · Southern Humboldt Joint Unified
High43.2%-4.4pp
804Golden Sierra Junior Senior High
Garden Valley · Black Oak Mine Unified
High43.2%-4.4pp
805Gustine High
Gustine · Gustine Unified
High43.2%-4.4pp
806Montgomery High
Santa Rosa · Santa Rosa High
High43.2%-4.5pp
807Cabrillo High
Lompoc · Lompoc Unified
High43.0%-4.6pp
808Santa Ana High
Santa Ana · Santa Ana Unified
High42.9%-4.7pp
809Merced High
Merced · Merced Union High
High42.9%-4.7pp
810LIFE Academy
Oakland · Oakland Unified
High42.9%-4.8pp
811Mountain Empire High
Pine Valley · Mountain Empire Unified
High42.9%-4.8pp
812Atwater High
Atwater · Merced Union High
High42.7%-4.9pp
813Adelanto High
Adelanto · Victor Valley Union High
High42.6%-5.0pp
814Bloomington High
Bloomington · Colton Joint Unified
High42.5%-5.1pp
815Valley View High
Moreno Valley · Moreno Valley Unified
High42.4%-5.2pp
816Desert Mirage High
Thermal · Coachella Valley Unified
High42.3%-5.3pp
817Chula Vista Senior High
Chula Vista · Sweetwater Union High
High42.2%-5.4pp
818Academies of the Antelope Valley
Quartz Hill · Antelope Valley Union High
High42.1%-5.5pp
819Orange Glen High
Escondido · Escondido Union High
High41.9%-5.7pp
820Communication and Tech at Diego Rivera Lrng Complex
Los Angeles · Los Angeles Unified
High41.9%-5.7pp
821Artesia High
Lakewood · ABC Unified
High41.9%-5.7pp
822Jurupa Valley High
Jurupa Valley · Jurupa Unified
High41.9%-5.7pp
823South Gate Senior High
South Gate · Los Angeles Unified
High41.8%-5.8pp
824Sylmar Charter High
Sylmar · Los Angeles Unified
High41.7%-5.9pp
825Highland High
Palmdale · Antelope Valley Union High
High41.7%-5.9pp
826Hoover High
San Diego · San Diego Unified
High41.6%-6.0pp
827Fairfield High
Fairfield · Fairfield-Suisun Unified
High41.5%-6.1pp
828George Washington Carver School of Arts and Science
Sacramento · Sacramento City Unified
High41.5%-6.2pp
829Orland High
Orland · Orland Joint Unified
High41.5%-6.2pp
830Grace M. Davis High
Modesto · Modesto City High
High41.4%-6.2pp
831Esparto High
Esparto · Esparto Unified
High41.3%-6.3pp
832Marco Antonio Firebaugh High
Lynwood · Lynwood Unified
High41.2%-6.4pp
833Perris High
Perris · Perris Union High
High41.1%-6.5pp
834San Jose High
San Jose · San Jose Unified
High41.1%-6.5pp
835Anaheim High
Anaheim · Anaheim Union High
High41.1%-6.6pp
836Apple Valley High
Apple Valley · Apple Valley Unified
High41.0%-6.6pp
837Edgewood High
West Covina · West Covina Unified
High41.0%-6.6pp
838Bell Gardens High
Bell Gardens · Montebello Unified
High40.8%-6.8pp
839Williams Junior/Senior High
Williams · Williams Unified
High40.8%-6.8pp
840Del Oro High
Bakersfield · Kern High
High40.8%-6.8pp
841Moreno Valley High
Moreno Valley · Moreno Valley Unified
High40.8%-6.8pp
842Tahquitz High
Hemet · Hemet Unified
High40.8%-6.9pp
843Elsinore High
Wildomar · Lake Elsinore Unified
High40.6%-7.0pp
844John F. Kennedy High
Sacramento · Sacramento City Unified
High40.6%-7.0pp
845Carpinteria Senior High
Carpinteria · Carpinteria Unified
High40.6%-7.0pp
846William Workman High
City Of Industry · Hacienda la Puente Unified
High40.4%-7.2pp
847Natomas High
Sacramento · Natomas Unified
High40.4%-7.2pp
848Pacific High
San Bernardino · San Bernardino City Unified
High40.4%-7.2pp
849Portola Junior/Senior High
Portola · Plumas Unified
High40.4%-7.2pp
850Geyserville New Tech Academy
Geyserville · Geyserville Unified
High40.4%-7.3pp
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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.