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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
251Healdsburg High
Healdsburg · Healdsburg Unified
High69.0%+21.4pp
252Newport Harbor High
Newport Beach · Newport-Mesa Unified
High69.0%+21.4pp
253Verdugo Hills Senior High
Tujunga · Los Angeles Unified
High69.0%+21.4pp
254Centennial High
Bakersfield · Kern High
High69.0%+21.4pp
255Foothill High
Palo Cedro · Shasta Union High
High69.0%+21.4pp
256Central Valley High
Shasta Lake · Gateway Unified
High68.9%+21.3pp
257Citrus Valley High
Redlands · Redlands Unified
High68.9%+21.3pp
258Yorba Linda High
Yorba Linda · Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified
High68.9%+21.3pp
259Pleasant Valley High
Chico · Chico Unified
High68.8%+21.2pp
260Corcoran High
Corcoran · Corcoran Joint Unified
High68.8%+21.2pp
261Corona del Mar High
Newport Beach · Newport-Mesa Unified
High68.7%+21.1pp
262Sci Tech Engr Arts and Math at Legacy High Sch Complex
South Gate · Los Angeles Unified
High68.7%+21.1pp
263Bear River High
Grass Valley · Nevada Joint Union High
High68.7%+21.1pp
264Mount Shasta High
Mount Shasta · Siskiyou Union High
High68.5%+20.9pp
265Placer High
Auburn · Placer Union High
High68.5%+20.9pp
266Dos Pueblos Senior High
Goleta · Santa Barbara Unified
High68.5%+20.9pp
267Polytechnic High
Riverside · Riverside Unified
High68.5%+20.8pp
268Central High
Fresno · Central Unified
High68.4%+20.8pp
269Colfax High
Colfax · Placer Union High
High68.3%+20.7pp
270Linda Esperanza Marquez High B LIBRA Academy
Huntington Park · Los Angeles Unified
High68.3%+20.7pp
271Salinas High
Salinas · Salinas Union High
High68.2%+20.6pp
272Academies of Education and Empowerment at Carson High
Carson · Los Angeles Unified
High68.1%+20.5pp
273Saint Helena High
St. Helena · Saint Helena Unified
High68.1%+20.5pp
274La Jolla High
La Jolla · San Diego Unified
High68.1%+20.4pp
275Silver Valley High
Yermo · Silver Valley Unified
High68.1%+20.4pp
276Huntington Beach High
Huntington Beach · Huntington Beach Union High
High68.0%+20.4pp
277James C. Enochs High
Modesto · Modesto City High
High67.9%+20.3pp
278Middletown High
Middletown · Middletown Unified
High67.9%+20.3pp
279Arcadia High
Arcadia · Arcadia Unified
High67.9%+20.2pp
280Temecula Valley High
Temecula · Temecula Valley Unified
High67.9%+20.2pp
281Fowler High
Fowler · Fowler Unified
High67.8%+20.2pp
282Liberty High
Bakersfield · Kern High
High67.8%+20.2pp
283Santa Teresa High
San Jose · East Side Union High
High67.8%+20.2pp
284Carlsbad High
Carlsbad · Carlsbad Unified
High67.8%+20.2pp
285Berkeley High
Berkeley · Berkeley Unified
High67.5%+19.9pp
286Valhalla High
El Cajon · Grossmont Union High
High67.5%+19.9pp
287Chico High
Chico · Chico Unified
High67.3%+19.6pp
288School of Business and Tourism at Contreras Learning Complex
Los Angeles · Los Angeles Unified
High67.2%+19.6pp
289Woodbridge High
Irvine · Irvine Unified
High67.1%+19.4pp
290California High
San Ramon · San Ramon Valley Unified
High67.0%+19.4pp
291Sonora High
Sonora · Sonora Union High
High67.0%+19.4pp
292El Toro High
Lake Forest · Saddleback Valley Unified
High67.0%+19.3pp
293Segerstrom High
Santa Ana · Santa Ana Unified
High67.0%+19.3pp
294Cosumnes Oaks High
Elk Grove · Elk Grove Unified
High66.8%+19.2pp
295Academy of Medical Arts at Carson High
Carson · Los Angeles Unified
High66.7%+19.1pp
296Kearny School of Biomedical Science and Technology
San Diego · San Diego Unified
High66.7%+19.1pp
297Lincoln (Abraham) High
San Francisco · San Francisco Unified
High66.7%+19.1pp
298Stockdale High
Bakersfield · Kern High
High66.7%+19.1pp
299Downey High
Downey · Downey Unified
High66.6%+19.0pp
300Canyon High
Canyon Country · William S. Hart Union High
High66.6%+19.0pp
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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.