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California schools ranked by test score

Latest CAASPP year (2023-24). 1,242 schools with reported English Language Arts scores. State average: 47.6%.
RankSchoolLevelEnglish Language Artsvs state
551Dean L. Shively
South El Monte · Valle Lindo Elementary
Middle44.8%-2.8pp
552Berrendos Middle
Red Bluff · Antelope Elementary
Middle44.8%-2.8pp
553Aptos Junior High
Aptos · Pajaro Valley Unified
Middle44.6%-3.0pp
554Ysmael Villegas Middle
Riverside · Alvord Unified
Middle44.4%-3.2pp
555Lawrence E. Jones Middle
Rohnert Park · Cotati-Rohnert Park Unified
Middle44.4%-3.2pp
556James E. Potter Intermediate
Fallbrook · Fallbrook Union Elementary
Middle44.4%-3.3pp
557Johnson Middle
Westminster · Westminster
Middle44.4%-3.3pp
558Lakeview Junior High
Santa Maria · Orcutt Union Elementary
Middle44.3%-3.3pp
559Kathryn Newport Middle
Menifee · Menifee Union
Middle44.3%-3.4pp
560Chaparral Middle
Moorpark · Moorpark Unified
Middle44.3%-3.4pp
561Joan MacQueen Middle
Alpine · Alpine Union Elementary
Middle44.3%-3.4pp
562Lorbeer Middle
Diamond Bar · Pomona Unified
Middle44.2%-3.5pp
563Emilie J. Ross Middle
Hughson · Hughson Unified
Middle44.1%-3.5pp
564Moore Middle
Redlands · Redlands Unified
Middle44.1%-3.5pp
565Waterford Junior
Waterford · Waterford Unified
Middle44.0%-3.6pp
566Herbert H. Cruickshank Middle
Merced · Merced City Elementary
Middle43.9%-3.7pp
567Woodrow Wilson Junior High
Hanford · Hanford Elementary
Middle43.9%-3.7pp
568Washington Middle
Salinas · Salinas Union High
Middle43.9%-3.8pp
569Chipman Junior High
Bakersfield · Bakersfield City
Middle43.8%-3.8pp
570George A. Buljan Middle
Roseville · Roseville City Elementary
Middle43.8%-3.9pp
571Ronald W. Reagan Elementary
Kingsburg · Kingsburg Elementary Charter
Middle43.6%-4.0pp
572Sussman (Edward A.) Middle
Downey · Downey Unified
Middle43.6%-4.0pp
573Douglass Middle
Woodland · Woodland Joint Unified
Middle43.5%-4.1pp
574Oaks Middle
Ontario · Ontario-Montclair
Middle43.4%-4.2pp
575Davis Middle
Compton · Compton Unified
Middle43.4%-4.3pp
576Lewis Flamson Junior High
Paso Robles · Paso Robles Joint Unified
Middle43.4%-4.3pp
577Mesa Middle
Arroyo Grande · Lucia Mar Unified
Middle43.3%-4.3pp
578Los Alisos Intermediate
Mission Viejo · Saddleback Valley Unified
Middle43.2%-4.4pp
579El Sereno Middle
Los Angeles · Los Angeles Unified
Middle43.1%-4.5pp
580Washington Intermediate
Dinuba · Dinuba Unified
Middle43.1%-4.5pp
581Bell Mountain Middle
Menifee · Menifee Union
Middle43.0%-4.6pp
582La Joya Middle
Visalia · Visalia Unified
Middle42.9%-4.7pp
583McKee Middle
Bakersfield · Greenfield Union
Middle42.9%-4.7pp
584Santa Fe Computer Science Magnet
Monrovia · Monrovia Unified
Middle42.9%-4.7pp
585T. R. Smedberg Middle
Sacramento · Elk Grove Unified
Middle42.9%-4.7pp
586De Anza Academy of Technology and the Arts
Ventura · Ventura Unified
Middle42.9%-4.8pp
587Bear River
Wheatland · Wheatland
Middle42.8%-4.8pp
588Kennedy Middle
El Centro · El Centro Elementary
Middle42.8%-4.8pp
589C. E. Utt Middle
Tustin · Tustin Unified
Middle42.8%-4.8pp
590Norwood Junior High
Sacramento · Twin Rivers Unified
Middle42.8%-4.9pp
591Willis Jepson Middle
Vacaville · Vacaville Unified
Middle42.8%-4.9pp
592STEAM Academy @ Burke
Pico Rivera · El Rancho Unified
Middle42.8%-4.9pp
593Unidos Middle
Napa · Napa Valley Unified
Middle42.7%-4.9pp
594Hawthorne Middle
Hawthorne · Hawthorne
Middle42.7%-4.9pp
595Sequoia Middle
Redding · Redding Elementary
Middle42.7%-4.9pp
596Olive Middle
Baldwin Park · Baldwin Park Unified
Middle42.6%-5.0pp
597Vernon Middle
Montclair · Ontario-Montclair
Middle42.6%-5.1pp
598George V. LeyVa Intermediate
San Jose · Evergreen Elementary
Middle42.5%-5.1pp
599Joe Walker Middle
Lancaster · Westside Union Elementary
Middle42.5%-5.1pp
600Foothill Intermediate
Marysville · Marysville Joint Unified
Middle42.4%-5.2pp
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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.