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California schools ranked by test score

Latest CAASPP year (2024-25). 1,238 schools with reported English Language Arts scores. State average: 49.4%.
RankSchoolLevelEnglish Language Artsvs state
1Elkhorn
Stockton · Lodi Unified
Middle95.3%+45.9pp
2North Star Academy
Redwood City · Redwood City Elementary
Middle94.7%+45.2pp
3Accelerated Achievement Academy
Hollister · Hollister
Middle92.2%+42.7pp
4Santa Rosa Accelerated Charter
Santa Rosa · Santa Rosa High
Middle91.4%+42.0pp
5John F. Kennedy Middle
Cupertino · Cupertino Union
Middle91.0%+41.6pp
6Teach Elementary
San Luis Obispo · San Luis Coastal Unified
Middle90.5%+41.1pp
7Joaquin Miller Middle
San Jose · Cupertino Union
Middle89.8%+40.3pp
8Redwood Middle
Saratoga · Saratoga Union Elementary
Middle89.0%+39.5pp
9Willowbrook Middle
Compton · Compton Unified
Middle88.7%+39.3pp
10Solana Pacific Elementary
San Diego · Solana Beach Elementary
Middle88.3%+38.9pp
11Ralston Intermediate
Belmont · Belmont-Redwood Shores Elementary
Middle88.2%+38.8pp
12Georgina P. Blach Junior High
Los Altos · Los Altos Elementary
Middle88.1%+38.7pp
13Ellen Fletcher Middle
Palo Alto · Palo Alto Unified
Middle87.8%+38.3pp
14Orinda Intermediate
Orinda · Orinda Union
Middle87.6%+38.2pp
15Ardis G. Egan Junior High
Los Altos · Los Altos Elementary
Middle87.6%+38.2pp
16Tierra Linda Middle
San Carlos · San Carlos Elementary
Middle87.2%+37.7pp
17Sam H. Lawson Middle
Cupertino · Cupertino Union
Middle87.0%+37.5pp
18Jane Lathrop Stanford Middle
Palo Alto · Palo Alto Unified
Middle86.8%+37.4pp
19Central Middle
San Carlos · San Carlos Elementary
Middle86.7%+37.2pp
20William Hopkins Middle
Fremont · Fremont Unified
Middle86.5%+37.1pp
21Corte Madera
Portola Valley · Portola Valley Elementary
Middle86.5%+37.1pp
22Richardson PREP HI Middle
San Bernardino · San Bernardino City Unified
Middle86.4%+36.9pp
23Petaluma Accelerated Charter
Petaluma · Petaluma Joint Union High
Middle86.2%+36.8pp
24Edison Computech
Fresno · Fresno Unified
Middle85.8%+36.3pp
25Pacific Trails Middle
San Diego · San Dieguito Union High
Middle85.7%+36.3pp
26Windemere Ranch Middle
San Ramon · San Ramon Valley Unified
Middle85.4%+35.9pp
27R. Roger Rowe Middle
Rancho Santa Fe · Rancho Santa Fe Elementary
Middle85.2%+35.8pp
28Harvest Park Middle
Pleasanton · Pleasanton Unified
Middle85.2%+35.7pp
29Ridgecrest Intermediate
Rancho Palos Verdes · Palos Verdes Peninsula Unified
Middle84.9%+35.5pp
30Gale Ranch Middle
San Ramon · San Ramon Valley Unified
Middle84.7%+35.3pp
31Fulton (Harry C.) Middle
Fountain Valley · Fountain Valley Elementary
Middle84.5%+35.1pp
32Piedmont Middle
Piedmont · Piedmont City Unified
Middle84.4%+35.0pp
33La Entrada Middle
Menlo Park · Las Lomitas Elementary
Middle84.1%+34.7pp
34Carmenita Middle
Cerritos · ABC Unified
Middle84.1%+34.6pp
35Del Mar Middle
Tiburon · Reed Union Elementary
Middle83.8%+34.4pp
36Eleanor Murray Fallon
Dublin · Dublin Unified
Middle83.7%+34.3pp
37Warren E. Hyde Middle
Cupertino · Cupertino Union
Middle83.6%+34.1pp
38Granite Ridge Intermediate
Fresno · Clovis Unified
Middle83.5%+34.1pp
39Colonel Joseph C. Rodriguez PREP Academy
San Bernardino · San Bernardino City Unified
Middle83.5%+34.1pp
40Union Middle
San Jose · Union Elementary
Middle83.3%+33.9pp
41Joaquin Moraga Intermediate
Moraga · Moraga Elementary
Middle83.2%+33.8pp
42South Pasadena Middle
South Pasadena · South Pasadena Unified
Middle83.1%+33.7pp
43Huntington Middle
San Marino · San Marino Unified
Middle83.1%+33.7pp
44Pine Valley Middle
San Ramon · San Ramon Valley Unified
Middle83.0%+33.5pp
45Arroyo Vista Middle
Rancho Santa Margarita · Capistrano Unified
Middle82.9%+33.4pp
46Chaparral Middle
Diamond Bar · Walnut Valley Unified
Middle82.8%+33.4pp
47Marshall Middle
San Diego · San Diego Unified
Middle82.7%+33.3pp
48Ladera Ranch Middle
Ladera Ranch · Capistrano Unified
Middle82.3%+32.9pp
49College Connection Academy
San Jose · Franklin-McKinley Elementary
Middle82.2%+32.8pp
50Carmel Valley Middle
San Diego · San Dieguito Union High
Middle82.0%+32.6pp
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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.