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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
51Day Creek Intermediate
Etiwanda · Etiwanda Elementary
Middle81.2%+33.6pp
52Santa Rosa Accelerated Charter
Santa Rosa · Santa Rosa High
Middle81.1%+33.5pp
53John M. Horner Middle
Fremont · Fremont Unified
Middle81.1%+33.5pp
54Adaline E. Kent Middle
Kentfield · Kentfield Elementary
Middle81.0%+33.3pp
55Rancho San Joaquin Middle
Irvine · Irvine Unified
Middle80.6%+32.9pp
56South Pasadena Middle
South Pasadena · South Pasadena Unified
Middle80.5%+32.9pp
57Sierra Vista Middle
Irvine · Irvine Unified
Middle80.2%+32.6pp
58Vista del Mar Middle
San Clemente · Capistrano Unified
Middle80.2%+32.5pp
59Hermosa Valley Elementary
Hermosa Beach · Hermosa Beach City Elementary
Middle80.0%+32.4pp
60Manhattan Beach Middle
Manhattan Beach · Manhattan Beach Unified
Middle80.0%+32.4pp
61Carmenita Middle
Cerritos · ABC Unified
Middle80.0%+32.4pp
62Warren E. Hyde Middle
Cupertino · Cupertino Union
Middle80.0%+32.4pp
63Edison Computech
Fresno · Fresno Unified
Middle79.8%+32.2pp
64Hillview Middle
Menlo Park · Menlo Park City Elementary
Middle79.8%+32.2pp
65Hilton D. Bell Intermediate
Garden Grove · Garden Grove Unified
Middle79.7%+32.1pp
66Fulton (Harry C.) Middle
Fountain Valley · Fountain Valley Elementary
Middle79.7%+32.0pp
67Medea Creek Middle
Oak Park · Oak Park Unified
Middle79.3%+31.7pp
68Oak Valley Middle
San Diego · Poway Unified
Middle79.3%+31.7pp
69Colonel Joseph C. Rodriguez PREP Academy
San Bernardino · San Bernardino City Unified
Middle79.2%+31.6pp
70Frank S. Greene Jr. Middle
Palo Alto · Palo Alto Unified
Middle79.2%+31.6pp
71Lincoln Middle
Santa Monica · Santa Monica-Malibu Unified
Middle79.2%+31.6pp
72Masuda (Kazuo) Middle
Fountain Valley · Fountain Valley Elementary
Middle79.1%+31.5pp
73Raymond J. Fisher Middle
Los Gatos · Los Gatos Union Elementary
Middle79.0%+31.4pp
74Jefferson
Tracy · Jefferson Elementary
Middle79.0%+31.4pp
75Don Juan Avila Middle
Aliso Viejo · Capistrano Unified
Middle78.9%+31.3pp
76Thornton Middle
Fremont · Fremont Unified
Middle78.9%+31.3pp
77Edward J. Richardson Middle
Torrance · Torrance Unified
Middle78.8%+31.2pp
78Sarah McGarvin Intermediate
Westminster · Garden Grove Unified
Middle78.8%+31.2pp
79El Rancho Charter
Anaheim · Orange Unified
Middle78.7%+31.1pp
80M. H. Stanley Middle
Lafayette · Lafayette Elementary
Middle78.7%+31.1pp
81Del Mar Middle
Tiburon · Reed Union Elementary
Middle78.6%+31.0pp
82Rancho Pico Junior High
Stevenson Ranch · William S. Hart Union High
Middle78.3%+30.7pp
83Alta Sierra Intermediate
Clovis · Clovis Unified
Middle78.2%+30.6pp
84Diablo Vista Middle
Danville · San Ramon Valley Unified
Middle78.1%+30.5pp
85Muirlands Middle
La Jolla · San Diego Unified
Middle78.0%+30.4pp
86Thomas Russell Middle
Milpitas · Milpitas Unified
Middle77.8%+30.1pp
87South Pointe Middle
Walnut · Walnut Valley Unified
Middle77.7%+30.1pp
88Las Flores Middle
Las Flores · Capistrano Unified
Middle77.7%+30.1pp
89Esencia Middle
Rancho Mission Viejo · Capistrano Unified
Middle77.7%+30.0pp
90Palos Verdes Intermediate
Palos Verdes Estates · Palos Verdes Peninsula Unified
Middle77.6%+30.0pp
91Rosemont Middle
La Crescenta · Glendale Unified
Middle77.4%+29.8pp
92Lakeside Middle
Irvine · Irvine Unified
Middle77.4%+29.8pp
93White Hill Middle
Fairfax · Ross Valley Elementary
Middle77.3%+29.7pp
94Hall Middle
Larkspur · Larkspur-Corte Madera
Middle77.2%+29.6pp
95Canyon Hills Junior High
Chino Hills · Chino Valley Unified
Middle77.0%+29.4pp
96Giannini (A.P.) Middle
San Francisco · San Francisco Unified
Middle77.0%+29.4pp
97Earl Warren Middle
Solana Beach · San Dieguito Union High
Middle77.0%+29.3pp
98Ridgeview Elementary
Granite Bay · Eureka Union
Middle76.8%+29.1pp
99Pacific Beach Middle
San Diego · San Diego Unified
Middle76.8%+29.1pp
100Willard Middle
Berkeley · Berkeley Unified
Middle76.7%+29.1pp
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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.