California schools ranked by test score
Latest CAASPP year (2024-25). 1,238 schools with reported English Language Arts scores. State average: 49.4%.
| Rank | School | Level | English Language Arts | vs state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 151 | Dorothy McElhinney Middle Murrieta · Murrieta Valley Unified | Middle | 72.8% | +23.3pp |
| 152 | South Lake Middle Irvine · Irvine Unified | Middle | 72.7% | +23.3pp |
| 153 | Isaac L. Sowers Middle Huntington Beach · Huntington Beach City Elementary | Middle | 72.7% | +23.3pp |
| 154 | Standley Middle San Diego · San Diego Unified | Middle | 72.7% | +23.2pp |
| 155 | Foothill Middle Walnut Creek · Mt. Diablo Unified | Middle | 72.6% | +23.1pp |
| 156 | Jefferson Middle Torrance · Torrance Unified | Middle | 72.4% | +23.0pp |
| 157 | Martin Luther King Middle Berkeley · Berkeley Unified | Middle | 72.3% | +22.9pp |
| 158 | De Portola Middle San Diego · San Diego Unified | Middle | 72.3% | +22.8pp |
| 159 | Carmel Middle Carmel · Carmel Unified | Middle | 72.1% | +22.7pp |
| 160 | Oak Crest Middle Encinitas · San Dieguito Union High | Middle | 72.1% | +22.6pp |
| 161 | Sierramont Middle San Jose · Berryessa Union Elementary | Middle | 72.0% | +22.6pp |
| 162 | Aviara Oaks Middle Carlsbad · Carlsbad Unified | Middle | 71.8% | +22.3pp |
| 163 | Twelve Bridges Middle Lincoln · Western Placer Unified | Middle | 71.7% | +22.3pp |
| 164 | Rudecinda Sepulveda Dodson Middle Rancho Palos Verdes · Los Angeles Unified | Middle | 71.7% | +22.3pp |
| 165 | Miwok Middle Sacramento · Sacramento City Unified | Middle | 71.7% | +22.3pp |
| 166 | Baird Middle Fresno · Fresno Unified | Middle | 71.5% | +22.1pp |
| 167 | Aliso Viejo Middle Aliso Viejo · Capistrano Unified | Middle | 71.4% | +22.0pp |
| 168 | Ralph Waldo Emerson Junior High Davis · Davis Joint Unified | Middle | 71.2% | +21.8pp |
| 169 | Lone Hill Middle San Dimas · Bonita Unified | Middle | 71.1% | +21.7pp |
| 170 | Sutter Middle Folsom · Folsom-Cordova Unified | Middle | 71.0% | +21.6pp |
| 171 | Excelsior Elementary Roseville · Eureka Union | Middle | 70.9% | +21.5pp |
| 172 | Dana San Diego · San Diego Unified | Middle | 70.8% | +21.4pp |
| 173 | Rogers Middle Long Beach · Long Beach Unified | Middle | 70.7% | +21.3pp |
| 174 | Pioneer Middle Tustin · Tustin Unified | Middle | 70.6% | +21.2pp |
| 175 | Laguna Middle San Luis Obispo · San Luis Coastal Unified | Middle | 70.5% | +21.0pp |
| 176 | Walnut Creek Intermediate Walnut Creek · Walnut Creek Elementary | Middle | 70.4% | +21.0pp |
| 177 | Granite Oaks Middle Rocklin · Rocklin Unified | Middle | 70.3% | +20.9pp |
| 178 | Adams Middle Redondo Beach · Redondo Beach Unified | Middle | 70.2% | +20.8pp |
| 179 | Los Cerritos Middle Thousand Oaks · Conejo Valley Unified | Middle | 70.2% | +20.8pp |
| 180 | Cloverly Elementary Temple City · Temple City Unified | Middle | 70.1% | +20.7pp |
| 181 | Coronado Middle Coronado · Coronado Unified | Middle | 70.1% | +20.7pp |
| 182 | Robert O. Townsend Junior High Chino Hills · Chino Valley Unified | Middle | 70.1% | +20.7pp |
| 183 | Price Charter Middle San Jose · Cambrian | Middle | 70.1% | +20.7pp |
| 184 | Sharon Christa McAuliffe Middle Los Alamitos · Los Alamitos Unified | Middle | 69.9% | +20.4pp |
| 185 | Dr. Augustine Ramirez Intermediate Eastvale · Corona-Norco Unified | Middle | 69.8% | +20.3pp |
| 186 | Beverly Vista Middle Beverly Hills · Beverly Hills Unified | Middle | 69.7% | +20.3pp |
| 187 | Rancho del Rey Middle Chula Vista · Sweetwater Union High | Middle | 69.7% | +20.2pp |
| 188 | Niguel Hills Middle Laguna Niguel · Capistrano Unified | Middle | 69.6% | +20.2pp |
| 189 | Scotts Valley Middle Scotts Valley · Scotts Valley Unified | Middle | 69.5% | +20.1pp |
| 190 | La Paz Intermediate Mission Viejo · Saddleback Valley Unified | Middle | 69.5% | +20.1pp |
| 191 | Granada Middle Whittier · East Whittier City Elementary | Middle | 69.5% | +20.0pp |
| 192 | Carl Hankey Middle Mission Viejo · Capistrano Unified | Middle | 69.4% | +20.0pp |
| 193 | Gaspar De Portola Charter Middle Tarzana · Los Angeles Unified | Middle | 69.4% | +20.0pp |
| 194 | Quimby Oak Middle San Jose · Evergreen Elementary | Middle | 69.4% | +19.9pp |
| 195 | Katherine L. Albiani Middle Elk Grove · Elk Grove Unified | Middle | 69.3% | +19.9pp |
| 196 | Black Mountain Middle San Diego · Poway Unified | Middle | 69.2% | +19.8pp |
| 197 | Mesa View Middle Huntington Beach · Ocean View | Middle | 69.0% | +19.6pp |
| 198 | La Colina Junior High Santa Barbara · Santa Barbara Unified | Middle | 68.9% | +19.5pp |
| 199 | Helen Keller Middle Long Beach · Long Beach Unified | Middle | 68.8% | +19.4pp |
| 200 | Parras (Nick G.) Middle Redondo Beach · Redondo Beach Unified | Middle | 68.8% | +19.4pp |
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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 2024-25). 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.