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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
601Pacheco Elementary
Redding · Pacheco Union Elementary
Middle42.4%-5.2pp
602Petaluma Junior High
Petaluma · Petaluma Joint Union High
Middle42.4%-5.2pp
603Shoreline Middle
Santa Cruz · Live Oak Elementary
Middle42.4%-5.2pp
604Abbott Middle
San Mateo · San Mateo-Foster City
Middle42.3%-5.3pp
605Frank J. Zamboni
Paramount · Paramount Unified
Middle42.3%-5.4pp
606Greenfield Middle
Bakersfield · Greenfield Union
Middle42.1%-5.5pp
607Paramount Park Middle
Paramount · Paramount Unified
Middle42.1%-5.5pp
608Anacapa Middle
Ventura · Ventura Unified
Middle42.1%-5.5pp
609Riverside Meadows Intermediate
Plumas Lake · Plumas Lake Elementary
Middle42.1%-5.5pp
610Martin Luther King Jr. Middle
Hayward · Hayward Unified
Middle42.1%-5.6pp
611J. H. Hull Middle
Torrance · Torrance Unified
Middle42.0%-5.6pp
612Edwin Markham Middle
Placerville · Placerville Union Elementary
Middle42.0%-5.6pp
613Sierra Vista Middle
Covina · Covina-Valley Unified
Middle42.0%-5.6pp
614Christa McAuliffe Middle
Stockton · Lodi Unified
Middle41.9%-5.7pp
615Valley View Middle
Simi Valley · Simi Valley Unified
Middle41.9%-5.7pp
616Virgil Middle
Los Angeles · Los Angeles Unified
Middle41.9%-5.8pp
617California Middle
Sacramento · Sacramento City Unified
Middle41.8%-5.8pp
618Home Street Middle
Bishop · Bishop Unified
Middle41.8%-5.8pp
619Solorsano Middle
Gilroy · Gilroy Unified
Middle41.7%-5.9pp
620Norco Intermediate
Norco · Corona-Norco Unified
Middle41.6%-6.0pp
621Mountain View Middle
Turlock · Chatom Union
Middle41.6%-6.1pp
622Live Oak Middle
Tulare · Tulare City
Middle41.5%-6.1pp
623Newark Middle
Newark · Newark Unified
Middle41.5%-6.1pp
624Matthew Gage Middle
Riverside · Riverside Unified
Middle41.4%-6.2pp
625Mendota Junior High
Mendota · Mendota Unified
Middle41.4%-6.2pp
626Healdsburg Junior High
Healdsburg · Healdsburg Unified
Middle41.4%-6.2pp
627Carpinteria Middle
Carpinteria · Carpinteria Unified
Middle41.3%-6.3pp
628John Glenn Middle School of International Studies
Indio · Desert Sands Unified
Middle41.2%-6.5pp
629Charles W. Tewinkle Middle
Costa Mesa · Newport-Mesa Unified
Middle41.1%-6.5pp
630Riverview Middle
Helendale · Helendale Elementary
Middle41.1%-6.5pp
631Scott Valley Junior High
Fort Jones · Scott Valley Unified
Middle41.0%-6.6pp
632Burton Middle
Porterville · Burton Elementary
Middle41.0%-6.7pp
633Excelsior Middle
Byron · Byron Union Elementary
Middle40.9%-6.7pp
634Pioneer Middle
Porterville · Porterville Unified
Middle40.8%-6.8pp
635Salida Middle School - Vella Campus
Salida · Salida Union Elementary
Middle40.8%-6.8pp
636Walnut Grove Intermediate
West Covina · West Covina Unified
Middle40.8%-6.8pp
637Marvin A. Dutcher Middle
Turlock · Turlock Unified
Middle40.8%-6.9pp
638Bear Valley Middle
Escondido · Escondido Union
Middle40.7%-6.9pp
639Barstow STEM Academy
Barstow · Barstow Unified
Middle40.7%-6.9pp
640El Portal Middle
Escalon · Escalon Unified
Middle40.7%-7.0pp
641Nicolas Junior High
Fullerton · Fullerton Elementary
Middle40.6%-7.0pp
642Lloyd G. Johnson Junior High
Arbuckle · Pierce Joint Unified
Middle40.5%-7.1pp
643Thomas R. Pollicita Middle
Daly City · Jefferson Elementary
Middle40.5%-7.1pp
644Corvallis Middle
Norwalk · Norwalk-La Mirada Unified
Middle40.5%-7.1pp
645Lewis H. Britton Middle
Morgan Hill · Morgan Hill Unified
Middle40.5%-7.1pp
646Adele Harrison Middle
Sonoma · Sonoma Valley Unified
Middle40.5%-7.1pp
647Andrew Carnegie Middle
Carson · Los Angeles Unified
Middle40.5%-7.1pp
648Catherine L. Zane Middle
Eureka · Eureka City Schools
Middle40.4%-7.2pp
649Lennox Middle
Lennox · Lennox
Middle40.3%-7.3pp
650Sisson
Mount Shasta · Mt. Shasta Union Elementary
Middle40.3%-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.