California schools ranked by test score
Latest CAASPP year (2023-24). 1,049 schools with reported English Language Arts scores. State average: 47.6%.
| Rank | School | Level | English Language Arts | vs state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 151 | Scotts Valley High Scotts Valley · Scotts Valley Unified | High | 75.0% | +27.4pp |
| 152 | Granite Bay High Granite Bay · Roseville Joint Union High | High | 75.0% | +27.3pp |
| 153 | Piedmont Hills High San Jose · East Side Union High | High | 74.9% | +27.3pp |
| 154 | Alta Loma High Alta Loma · Chaffey Joint Union High | High | 74.8% | +27.1pp |
| 155 | Chaparral High Temecula · Temecula Valley Unified | High | 74.8% | +27.1pp |
| 156 | San Lorenzo Valley High Felton · San Lorenzo Valley Unified | High | 74.7% | +27.1pp |
| 157 | Kearny Digital Media & Design San Diego · San Diego Unified | High | 74.7% | +27.1pp |
| 158 | West High Torrance · Torrance Unified | High | 74.5% | +26.9pp |
| 159 | Soquel High Soquel · Santa Cruz City High | High | 74.4% | +26.8pp |
| 160 | Rosemead High Rosemead · El Monte Union High | High | 74.4% | +26.8pp |
| 161 | Odyssey STEM Academy Lakewood · Paramount Unified | High | 74.3% | +26.6pp |
| 162 | University City High San Diego · San Diego Unified | High | 74.3% | +26.6pp |
| 163 | Cypress High Cypress · Anaheim Union High | High | 74.2% | +26.6pp |
| 164 | Branham High San Jose · Campbell Union High | High | 74.2% | +26.6pp |
| 165 | Coronado High Coronado · Coronado Unified | High | 74.2% | +26.6pp |
| 166 | Mountain House High Mountain House · Lammersville Joint Unified | High | 74.0% | +26.4pp |
| 167 | Mt. Carmel High San Diego · Poway Unified | High | 74.0% | +26.4pp |
| 168 | Phillip J Patino School of Entrepreneurship Fresno · Fresno Unified | High | 73.9% | +26.3pp |
| 169 | Santiago High Corona · Corona-Norco Unified | High | 73.9% | +26.3pp |
| 170 | Foothill High Santa Ana · Tustin Unified | High | 73.8% | +26.2pp |
| 171 | Redwood High Larkspur · Tamalpais Union High | High | 73.8% | +26.2pp |
| 172 | Maria Carrillo High Santa Rosa · Santa Rosa High | High | 73.7% | +26.1pp |
| 173 | Eleanor Roosevelt High Eastvale · Corona-Norco Unified | High | 73.7% | +26.0pp |
| 174 | Henry High San Diego · San Diego Unified | High | 73.6% | +26.0pp |
| 175 | La Serna High Whittier · Whittier Union High | High | 73.6% | +26.0pp |
| 176 | Rancho Cucamonga High Rancho Cucamonga · Chaffey Joint Union High | High | 73.5% | +25.9pp |
| 177 | Las Lomas High Walnut Creek · Acalanes Union High | High | 73.4% | +25.8pp |
| 178 | Sanger High Sanger · Sanger Unified | High | 73.4% | +25.7pp |
| 179 | Orange Cove High Orange Cove · Kings Canyon Joint Unified | High | 73.1% | +25.5pp |
| 180 | Milpitas High Milpitas · Milpitas Unified | High | 73.0% | +25.4pp |
| 181 | Templeton High Templeton · Templeton Unified | High | 72.9% | +25.3pp |
| 182 | El Camino High South San Francisco · South San Francisco Unified | High | 72.9% | +25.3pp |
| 183 | Etiwanda High Etiwanda · Chaffey Joint Union High | High | 72.8% | +25.2pp |
| 184 | California High Whittier · Whittier Union High | High | 72.8% | +25.2pp |
| 185 | El Dorado High Placentia · Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified | High | 72.8% | +25.2pp |
| 186 | Mark Keppel High Alhambra · Alhambra Unified | High | 72.8% | +25.1pp |
| 187 | Angelo Rodriguez High Fairfield · Fairfield-Suisun Unified | High | 72.7% | +25.1pp |
| 188 | Santa Clara High Santa Clara · Santa Clara Unified | High | 72.7% | +25.0pp |
| 189 | Redwood High Visalia · Visalia Unified | High | 72.5% | +24.9pp |
| 190 | Ponderosa High Shingle Springs · El Dorado Union High | High | 72.5% | +24.9pp |
| 191 | Claremont High Claremont · Claremont Unified | High | 72.5% | +24.9pp |
| 192 | Morro Bay High Morro Bay · San Luis Coastal Unified | High | 72.4% | +24.8pp |
| 193 | Palo Alto High Palo Alto · Palo Alto Unified | High | 72.3% | +24.7pp |
| 194 | Renaissance High School for the Arts Long Beach · Long Beach Unified | High | 72.3% | +24.7pp |
| 195 | Pioneer High San Jose · San Jose Unified | High | 72.2% | +24.6pp |
| 196 | Sonora High La Habra · Fullerton Joint Union High | High | 72.2% | +24.5pp |
| 197 | Murrieta Mesa High Murrieta · Murrieta Valley Unified | High | 72.1% | +24.5pp |
| 198 | Burroughs High Burbank · Burbank Unified | High | 72.1% | +24.4pp |
| 199 | Menlo-Atherton High Atherton · Sequoia Union High | High | 72.0% | +24.4pp |
| 200 | Washington High Fremont · Fremont Unified | High | 71.9% | +24.3pp |
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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.