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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
1001Colonel Mitchell Paige Middle
La Quinta · Desert Sands Unified
Middle27.6%-20.0pp
1002Ione Junior High
Ione · Amador County Unified
Middle27.6%-20.1pp
1003Amargosa Creek Middle
Lancaster · Lancaster Elementary
Middle27.5%-20.1pp
1004Cardozo Middle
Riverbank · Riverbank Unified
Middle27.5%-20.1pp
1005Raymond A. Villa Fundamental Intermediate
Santa Ana · Santa Ana Unified
Middle27.4%-20.2pp
1006Emerson Middle
Pomona · Pomona Unified
Middle27.4%-20.2pp
1007Washington
Cloverdale · Cloverdale Unified
Middle27.3%-20.3pp
1008Fairfax Junior High
Bakersfield · Fairfax Elementary
Middle27.2%-20.4pp
1009Rio Linda Preparatory Academy
Rio Linda · Twin Rivers Unified
Middle27.2%-20.4pp
1010Julian Junior High
Julian · Julian Union Elementary
Middle27.2%-20.5pp
1011Muwekma Ohlone Middle
San Jose · San Jose Unified
Middle27.1%-20.5pp
1012Rancho Medanos Junior High
Pittsburg · Pittsburg Unified
Middle27.1%-20.5pp
1013Pinon Mesa Middle
Phelan · Snowline Joint Unified
Middle27.1%-20.6pp
1014Crozier (George W.) Junior High
Inglewood · Inglewood Unified
Middle26.9%-20.7pp
1015Audubon Middle
Los Angeles · Los Angeles Unified
Middle26.9%-20.7pp
1016Orchard Academies 2B
Bell · Los Angeles Unified
Middle26.9%-20.7pp
1017Northridge Middle
Northridge · Los Angeles Unified
Middle26.9%-20.7pp
1018San Fernando Middle
San Fernando · Los Angeles Unified
Middle26.8%-20.8pp
1019Hillview Junior High
Pittsburg · Pittsburg Unified
Middle26.8%-20.9pp
1020Cherry Avenue Middle
Tulare · Tulare City
Middle26.8%-20.9pp
1021San Ysidro Middle
San Ysidro · San Ysidro Elementary
Middle26.7%-20.9pp
1022Woodrow Wallace Middle
Lake Isabella · Kernville Union Elementary
Middle26.6%-21.0pp
1023Hogan Middle
Vallejo · Vallejo City Unified
Middle26.6%-21.0pp
1024Knox Middle
San Diego · San Diego Unified
Middle26.6%-21.0pp
1025Gavilan View Middle
Salinas · Santa Rita Union Elementary
Middle26.6%-21.1pp
1026Ocean View Junior High
Oxnard · Ocean View
Middle26.5%-21.1pp
1027Ruth O. Harris Middle
Bloomington · Colton Joint Unified
Middle26.4%-21.2pp
1028McFarland Junior High
McFarland · McFarland Unified
Middle26.4%-21.2pp
1029Silverado Middle
Napa · Napa Valley Unified
Middle26.4%-21.2pp
1030David G. Millen Law and Government Magnet Academy
Palmdale · Palmdale Elementary
Middle26.4%-21.2pp
1031Clark Middle
San Diego · San Diego Unified
Middle26.3%-21.3pp
1032William Jefferson Clinton Middle
Los Angeles · Los Angeles Unified
Middle26.3%-21.3pp
1033Bunche Middle
Compton · Compton Unified
Middle26.3%-21.4pp
1034James Rutter Middle
Sacramento · Elk Grove Unified
Middle26.2%-21.4pp
1035Pinole Middle
Pinole · West Contra Costa Unified
Middle26.2%-21.4pp
1036Katherine Johnson STEM Academy
Los Angeles · Los Angeles Unified
Middle26.1%-21.5pp
1037Davis (Caroline) Intermediate
San Jose · Oak Grove Elementary
Middle26.1%-21.5pp
1038Larrea Middle
Victorville · Victor Valley Union High
Middle26.1%-21.5pp
1039Elizabeth Terronez Middle
Fresno · Fresno Unified
Middle26.1%-21.6pp
1040Willows Intermediate
Willows · Willows Unified
Middle26.0%-21.6pp
1041Carquinez Middle
Crockett · John Swett Unified
Middle26.0%-21.6pp
1042Arcade Middle
Sacramento · San Juan Unified
Middle25.9%-21.7pp
1043Happy Valley Elementary
Anderson · Happy Valley Union Elementary
Middle25.9%-21.8pp
1044Curtis Middle
San Bernardino · San Bernardino City Unified
Middle25.8%-21.8pp
1045Mira Loma Middle
Jurupa Valley · Jurupa Unified
Middle25.8%-21.8pp
1046Joseph Le Conte Middle
Hollywood · Los Angeles Unified
Middle25.8%-21.9pp
1047Thomas A. Edison Middle
Los Angeles · Los Angeles Unified
Middle25.7%-21.9pp
1048Arellanes Junior High
Santa Maria · Santa Maria-Bonita
Middle25.7%-21.9pp
1049Colton Middle
Colton · Colton Joint Unified
Middle25.7%-21.9pp
1050Laton Middle
Laton · Laton Joint Unified
Middle25.6%-22.0pp
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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.