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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
951Edison Middle
Bakersfield · Edison Elementary
Middle29.1%-18.5pp
952Toddy Thomas Middle
Fortuna · Fortuna Elementary
Middle29.1%-18.5pp
953Mark Twain Junior High
Modesto · Modesto City Elementary
Middle29.1%-18.5pp
954Upland Junior High
Upland · Upland Unified
Middle29.0%-18.6pp
955Los Banos Junior High
Los Banos · Los Banos Unified
Middle29.0%-18.6pp
956Enrique Camarena Jr. High
Calexico · Calexico Unified
Middle29.0%-18.6pp
957Portola Middle
Orange · Orange Unified
Middle29.0%-18.6pp
958South Bay Elementary
Eureka · South Bay Union Elementary
Middle29.0%-18.6pp
959Rancho San Justo
Hollister · Hollister
Middle28.9%-18.7pp
960Los Angeles Academy Middle
Los Angeles · Los Angeles Unified
Middle28.9%-18.7pp
961North Monterey County Middle
Castroville · North Monterey County Unified
Middle28.9%-18.7pp
962Fern Bacon Middle
Sacramento · Sacramento City Unified
Middle28.9%-18.8pp
963Harden Middle
Salinas · Salinas Union High
Middle28.8%-18.9pp
964Alder Middle
Fontana · Fontana Unified
Middle28.7%-18.9pp
965Grandview College Preparatory Academy
Valinda · Hacienda la Puente Unified
Middle28.7%-18.9pp
966Desert Willow Fine Arts Sci and Tech Magnet Acad
Palmdale · Palmdale Elementary
Middle28.7%-18.9pp
967Fortuna Middle
Fortuna · Fortuna Elementary
Middle28.6%-19.0pp
968Rancho Viejo Middle
Hemet · Hemet Unified
Middle28.6%-19.0pp
969Firebaugh Middle
Firebaugh · Firebaugh-Las Deltas Unified
Middle28.6%-19.0pp
970Woodlake Valley Middle
Woodlake · Woodlake Unified
Middle28.6%-19.0pp
971Cesar Chavez Middle
Lynwood · Lynwood Unified
Middle28.6%-19.1pp
972North Park Academy of the Arts
Pico Rivera · El Rancho Unified
Middle28.5%-19.1pp
973Wilson Middle
San Diego · San Diego Unified
Middle28.5%-19.1pp
974Maze Middle
Hollister · Hollister
Middle28.5%-19.1pp
975Fred L. Thompson Junior High
Bakersfield · Panama-Buena Vista Union
Middle28.4%-19.2pp
976Altimira Middle
Sonoma · Sonoma Valley Unified
Middle28.4%-19.2pp
977Compton Junior High
Bakersfield · Bakersfield City
Middle28.4%-19.2pp
978Nellie N. Coffman Middle
Cathedral City · Palm Springs Unified
Middle28.4%-19.2pp
979Benjamin Franklin Intermediate
Colma · Jefferson Elementary
Middle28.4%-19.2pp
980Elsinore Middle
Lake Elsinore · Lake Elsinore Unified
Middle28.4%-19.3pp
981Yuba Gardens Intermediate
Olivehurst · Marysville Joint Unified
Middle28.3%-19.3pp
982Monroe Middle
San Jose · Campbell Union
Middle28.3%-19.4pp
983Simons Middle
Pomona · Pomona Unified
Middle28.2%-19.4pp
984Pomolita Middle
Ukiah · Ukiah Unified
Middle28.2%-19.4pp
985Jackson Street Elementary
Yreka · Yreka Union Elementary
Middle28.1%-19.5pp
986Landmark Middle
Moreno Valley · Moreno Valley Unified
Middle28.1%-19.5pp
987Pleasant Valley Middle
Placerville · Gold Oak Union Elementary
Middle28.0%-19.6pp
988Quail Valley Middle
Phelan · Snowline Joint Unified
Middle27.9%-19.7pp
989Denair Middle
Denair · Denair Unified
Middle27.9%-19.7pp
990Charles Blackstock Junior High
Oxnard · Hueneme Elementary
Middle27.9%-19.7pp
991Millennial Tech Middle
San Diego · San Diego Unified
Middle27.9%-19.7pp
992Dartmouth Middle
Hemet · Hemet Unified
Middle27.9%-19.7pp
993Dr. Julian Nava Learning Academy
Los Angeles · Los Angeles Unified
Middle27.9%-19.7pp
994Kermit McKenzie Intermediate
Guadalupe · Guadalupe Union Elementary
Middle27.9%-19.7pp
995Modoc Middle
Alturas · Modoc Joint Unified
Middle27.8%-19.8pp
996McKinleyville Middle
McKinleyville · McKinleyville Union Elementary
Middle27.8%-19.8pp
997William Sheppard Middle
San Jose · Alum Rock Union Elementary
Middle27.8%-19.9pp
998Dallas Ranch Middle
Antioch · Antioch Unified
Middle27.7%-19.9pp
999Whaley Middle
Compton · Compton Unified
Middle27.7%-19.9pp
1000Suva Intermediate
Bell Gardens · Montebello Unified
Middle27.7%-19.9pp
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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.