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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
151Pleasanton Middle
Pleasanton · Pleasanton Unified
Middle71.3%+23.7pp
152Oak Crest Middle
Encinitas · San Dieguito Union High
Middle71.3%+23.7pp
153Sutter Middle
Folsom · Folsom-Cordova Unified
Middle71.3%+23.7pp
154Sierramont Middle
San Jose · Berryessa Union Elementary
Middle71.2%+23.5pp
155Dorothy McElhinney Middle
Murrieta · Murrieta Valley Unified
Middle70.9%+23.3pp
156Twelve Bridges Middle
Lincoln · Western Placer Unified
Middle70.9%+23.3pp
157Jefferson Middle
Torrance · Torrance Unified
Middle70.7%+23.1pp
158Miwok Middle
Sacramento · Sacramento City Unified
Middle70.7%+23.1pp
159Miller's Hill
Shingle Springs · Latrobe
Middle70.5%+22.9pp
160Bernice Ayer Middle
San Clemente · Capistrano Unified
Middle70.3%+22.7pp
161Dana
San Diego · San Diego Unified
Middle70.2%+22.6pp
162Bert M. Lynn Middle
Torrance · Torrance Unified
Middle70.1%+22.5pp
163Walnut Creek Intermediate
Walnut Creek · Walnut Creek Elementary
Middle69.9%+22.3pp
164Lindero Canyon Middle
Agoura · Las Virgenes Unified
Middle69.8%+22.1pp
165Erle Stanley Gardner Middle
Temecula · Temecula Valley Unified
Middle69.7%+22.1pp
166Talbert (Samuel E.) Middle
Huntington Beach · Fountain Valley Elementary
Middle69.6%+22.0pp
167Charlotte Wood Middle
Danville · San Ramon Valley Unified
Middle69.5%+21.9pp
168Diablo View Middle
Clayton · Mt. Diablo Unified
Middle69.5%+21.9pp
169Kraemer Middle
Placentia · Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified
Middle69.4%+21.8pp
170Carmel Middle
Carmel · Carmel Unified
Middle69.4%+21.8pp
171Granite Oaks Middle
Rocklin · Rocklin Unified
Middle69.4%+21.7pp
172Standley Middle
San Diego · San Diego Unified
Middle69.3%+21.7pp
173Adams Middle
Redondo Beach · Redondo Beach Unified
Middle69.2%+21.6pp
174La Mesa Arts Academy
La Mesa · La Mesa-Spring Valley
Middle69.1%+21.4pp
175Katherine L. Albiani Middle
Elk Grove · Elk Grove Unified
Middle69.0%+21.4pp
176Foothill Middle
Walnut Creek · Mt. Diablo Unified
Middle69.0%+21.4pp
177Tetzlaff (Martin B.) Middle
Cerritos · ABC Unified
Middle68.8%+21.2pp
178Creekside Middle
Castro Valley · Castro Valley Unified
Middle68.8%+21.2pp
179Ralph Waldo Emerson Junior High
Davis · Davis Joint Unified
Middle68.8%+21.2pp
180Malibu Middle
Malibu · Santa Monica-Malibu Unified
Middle68.7%+21.1pp
181Col. J. K. Tuffree Middle
Placentia · Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified
Middle68.7%+21.1pp
182Stone Valley Middle
Alamo · San Ramon Valley Unified
Middle68.7%+21.0pp
183Oliver Wendell Holmes Junior High
Davis · Davis Joint Unified
Middle68.5%+20.9pp
184De Portola Middle
San Diego · San Diego Unified
Middle68.5%+20.9pp
185Twin Hills Charter Middle
Sebastopol · Twin Hills Union Elementary
Middle68.5%+20.9pp
186Challenger Middle
San Diego · San Diego Unified
Middle68.4%+20.8pp
187Calle Mayor Middle
Torrance · Torrance Unified
Middle68.3%+20.7pp
188Taylor Middle
Millbrae · Millbrae Elementary
Middle68.3%+20.7pp
189La Colina Junior High
Santa Barbara · Santa Barbara Unified
Middle68.1%+20.5pp
190Goddard Middle
Glendora · Glendora Unified
Middle68.0%+20.4pp
191Stanford Middle
Long Beach · Long Beach Unified
Middle67.9%+20.3pp
192Diegueno Middle
Encinitas · San Dieguito Union High
Middle67.8%+20.2pp
193Donald S. Jordan Intermediate
Garden Grove · Garden Grove Unified
Middle67.8%+20.2pp
194Laguna Middle
San Luis Obispo · San Luis Coastal Unified
Middle67.7%+20.1pp
195Kastner Intermediate
Fresno · Clovis Unified
Middle67.7%+20.1pp
196Beverly Vista Middle
Beverly Hills · Beverly Hills Unified
Middle67.7%+20.1pp
197Presidio Middle
San Francisco · San Francisco Unified
Middle67.6%+20.0pp
198La Paz Intermediate
Mission Viejo · Saddleback Valley Unified
Middle67.6%+20.0pp
199Sierra Madre Middle
Sierra Madre · Pasadena Unified
Middle67.6%+20.0pp
200Reyburn Intermediate
Clovis · Clovis Unified
Middle67.6%+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.