California schools ranked by test score
Latest CAASPP year (2023-24). 1,242 schools with reported English Language Arts scores. State average: 47.6%.
| Rank | School | Level | English Language Arts | vs state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 801 | Arrowview Middle San Bernardino · San Bernardino City Unified | Middle | 34.8% | -12.9pp |
| 802 | Bret Harte Middle Hayward · Hayward Unified | Middle | 34.7% | -12.9pp |
| 803 | Hidden Valley Middle Escondido · Escondido Union | Middle | 34.7% | -12.9pp |
| 804 | Cesar Chavez Middle Union City · New Haven Unified | Middle | 34.7% | -13.0pp |
| 805 | Herbert Hoover Middle Merced · Merced City Elementary | Middle | 34.6% | -13.0pp |
| 806 | Eastmont Intermediate Montebello · Montebello Unified | Middle | 34.6% | -13.0pp |
| 807 | Vandenberg Middle Vandenberg Air Force Base · Lompoc Unified | Middle | 34.6% | -13.1pp |
| 808 | Lindbergh STEM Academy Long Beach · Long Beach Unified | Middle | 34.5% | -13.1pp |
| 809 | Tioga Middle Fresno · Fresno Unified | Middle | 34.5% | -13.1pp |
| 810 | Chester W. Nimitz Middle Huntington Park · Los Angeles Unified | Middle | 34.5% | -13.1pp |
| 811 | Riverdale Elementary Riverdale · Riverdale Joint Unified | Middle | 34.5% | -13.1pp |
| 812 | Jack G. Desmond Middle Madera · Madera Unified | Middle | 34.5% | -13.2pp |
| 813 | Kerman Middle Kerman · Kerman Unified | Middle | 34.5% | -13.2pp |
| 814 | Nordhoff Jr. High Ojai · Ojai Unified | Middle | 34.4% | -13.2pp |
| 815 | Farmersville Junior High Farmersville · Farmersville Unified | Middle | 34.3% | -13.3pp |
| 816 | Jurupa Middle Jurupa Valley · Jurupa Unified | Middle | 34.3% | -13.3pp |
| 817 | San Fernando Institute of Applied Media San Fernando · Los Angeles Unified | Middle | 34.3% | -13.3pp |
| 818 | Alpha Technology Middle Elverta · Elverta Joint Elementary | Middle | 34.3% | -13.3pp |
| 819 | La Quinta Middle La Quinta · Desert Sands Unified | Middle | 34.2% | -13.4pp |
| 820 | Terra Cotta Middle Lake Elsinore · Lake Elsinore Unified | Middle | 34.2% | -13.4pp |
| 821 | Delta Vista Middle Oakley · Oakley Union Elementary | Middle | 34.1% | -13.5pp |
| 822 | Isbell Middle Santa Paula · Santa Paula Unified | Middle | 34.1% | -13.5pp |
| 823 | Rio del Valle Middle Oxnard · Rio Elementary | Middle | 34.0% | -13.6pp |
| 824 | Sylvandale Middle San Jose · Franklin-McKinley Elementary | Middle | 34.0% | -13.6pp |
| 825 | Jacobsen Middle Tehachapi · Tehachapi Unified | Middle | 33.9% | -13.7pp |
| 826 | Barbara Spratling Middle Hughson · Keyes Union | Middle | 33.9% | -13.7pp |
| 827 | Dale Junior High Anaheim · Anaheim Union High | Middle | 33.9% | -13.8pp |
| 828 | Loma Vista Middle Riverside · Alvord Unified | Middle | 33.8% | -13.8pp |
| 829 | University Heights Middle Riverside · Riverside Unified | Middle | 33.8% | -13.8pp |
| 830 | Lodi Middle Lodi · Lodi Unified | Middle | 33.8% | -13.9pp |
| 831 | Ocala Middle San Jose · Alum Rock Union Elementary | Middle | 33.6% | -14.0pp |
| 832 | La Cumbre Junior High Santa Barbara · Santa Barbara Unified | Middle | 33.6% | -14.0pp |
| 833 | Palm Middle Moreno Valley · Moreno Valley Unified | Middle | 33.6% | -14.0pp |
| 834 | Mountain View Middle Beaumont · Beaumont Unified | Middle | 33.6% | -14.1pp |
| 835 | Southwest Middle San Diego · Sweetwater Union High | Middle | 33.5% | -14.1pp |
| 836 | Olive Vista Middle Sylmar · Los Angeles Unified | Middle | 33.5% | -14.1pp |
| 837 | Ethan A Chase Middle Menifee · Romoland Elementary | Middle | 33.5% | -14.1pp |
| 838 | Dr. Mildred Dalton Henry Elementary San Bernardino · San Bernardino City Unified | Middle | 33.4% | -14.2pp |
| 839 | Martin Luther King Jr. Junior High Pittsburg · Pittsburg Unified | Middle | 33.4% | -14.2pp |
| 840 | La Contenta Middle Yucca Valley · Morongo Unified | Middle | 33.4% | -14.2pp |
| 841 | Herbert Hoover Middle San Jose · San Jose Unified | Middle | 33.3% | -14.3pp |
| 842 | March Middle Moreno Valley · Val Verde Unified | Middle | 33.3% | -14.3pp |
| 843 | Somerset Middle Modesto · Sylvan Union Elementary | Middle | 33.3% | -14.3pp |
| 844 | Yolo Junior High Newman · Newman-Crows Landing Unified | Middle | 33.3% | -14.3pp |
| 845 | Glacier Point Middle Fresno · Central Unified | Middle | 33.2% | -14.4pp |
| 846 | John Knight Middle Dixon · Dixon Unified | Middle | 33.2% | -14.4pp |
| 847 | Santa Barbara Junior High Santa Barbara · Santa Barbara Unified | Middle | 33.1% | -14.5pp |
| 848 | Glenn Hammond Curtiss Middle Carson · Los Angeles Unified | Middle | 33.0% | -14.6pp |
| 849 | El Tejon Elementary Lebec · El Tejon Unified | Middle | 33.0% | -14.6pp |
| 850 | W. E. Mitchell Middle Rancho Cordova · Folsom-Cordova Unified | Middle | 33.0% | -14.6pp |
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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 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.