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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
351Bernal Intermediate
San Jose · Oak Grove Elementary
Middle56.3%+8.6pp
352Salmon Creek School - A Charter
Occidental · Harmony Union Elementary
Middle56.3%+8.6pp
353Frances Ellen Watkins Harper Junior High
Davis · Davis Joint Unified
Middle56.1%+8.5pp
354Edward Harris Jr. Middle
Elk Grove · Elk Grove Unified
Middle56.1%+8.5pp
355Martinez Junior High
Martinez · Martinez Unified
Middle56.0%+8.4pp
356Claremont Middle
Oakland · Oakland Unified
Middle55.9%+8.3pp
357Fruitvale Junior High
Bakersfield · Fruitvale Elementary
Middle55.9%+8.3pp
358Amelia Earhart Middle
Riverside · Riverside Unified
Middle55.6%+7.9pp
359Robert L. McCaffrey Middle
Galt · Galt Joint Union Elementary
Middle55.5%+7.9pp
360Almond Tree Middle
Delano · Delano Union Elementary
Middle55.5%+7.9pp
361New Brighton Middle
Capitola · Soquel Union Elementary
Middle55.5%+7.8pp
362Ingrid B. Lacy Middle
Pacifica · Pacifica
Middle55.4%+7.8pp
363Warner Middle
Westminster · Westminster
Middle55.3%+7.7pp
364Jane Addams Middle
Lawndale · Lawndale Elementary
Middle55.2%+7.6pp
365Hewes Middle
Santa Ana · Tustin Unified
Middle55.1%+7.5pp
366Woodcrest Junior High
Ontario · Chino Valley Unified
Middle55.0%+7.4pp
367Hillview Middle
Whittier · East Whittier City Elementary
Middle54.9%+7.3pp
368Rincon Valley Middle
Santa Rosa · Santa Rosa High
Middle54.8%+7.2pp
369Green Valley Middle
Fairfield · Fairfield-Suisun Unified
Middle54.7%+7.1pp
370Shivela Middle
Murrieta · Murrieta Valley Unified
Middle54.7%+7.1pp
371Griffiths (Gordon) Middle
Downey · Downey Unified
Middle54.7%+7.1pp
372Hillsdale Middle
El Cajon · Cajon Valley Union
Middle54.6%+6.9pp
373Luther Burbank Middle
Burbank · Burbank Unified
Middle54.6%+6.9pp
374Norris Middle
Bakersfield · Norris Elementary
Middle54.5%+6.9pp
375Stonecreek Junior High
Bakersfield · Panama-Buena Vista Union
Middle54.5%+6.9pp
376Juan Cabrillo Middle
Santa Clara · Santa Clara Unified
Middle54.5%+6.9pp
377Palm Desert Charter Middle
Palm Desert · Desert Sands Unified
Middle54.4%+6.8pp
378Ladera Vista Junior High School of the Arts
Fullerton · Fullerton Elementary
Middle54.2%+6.6pp
379Spring View Middle
Huntington Beach · Ocean View
Middle54.1%+6.5pp
380Stauffer (Mary R.) Middle
Downey · Downey Unified
Middle54.1%+6.5pp
381Evergreen Middle
Cottonwood · Evergreen Union
Middle54.1%+6.5pp
382Stephens Middle
Long Beach · Long Beach Unified
Middle54.1%+6.4pp
383Robert Louis Stevenson Intermediate
St. Helena · Saint Helena Unified
Middle54.0%+6.4pp
384Woodland Park Middle
San Marcos · San Marcos Unified
Middle53.9%+6.2pp
385Grace Yokley Junior High
Ontario · Mountain View Elementary
Middle53.9%+6.2pp
386Longfellow Arts and Technology Middle
Berkeley · Berkeley Unified
Middle53.8%+6.2pp
387Navelencia Middle
Reedley · Kings Canyon Joint Unified
Middle53.7%+6.1pp
388Ruth Musser Middle
Rancho Cucamonga · Central Elementary
Middle53.7%+6.0pp
389Castaic Middle
Castaic · Castaic Union
Middle53.6%+6.0pp
390Goleta Valley Junior High
Goleta · Santa Barbara Unified
Middle53.5%+5.9pp
391Citrus Hills Intermediate
Corona · Corona-Norco Unified
Middle53.5%+5.9pp
392Bancroft Middle
Long Beach · Long Beach Unified
Middle53.1%+5.5pp
393Hickman Middle
Hickman · Hickman Community Charter
Middle53.1%+5.5pp
394Joseph Kerr Middle
Elk Grove · Elk Grove Unified
Middle53.1%+5.5pp
395Rio Bravo-Greeley Elementary
Bakersfield · Rio Bravo-Greeley Union Elementary
Middle53.1%+5.5pp
396Pioneer Middle
Hanford · Pioneer Union Elementary
Middle52.9%+5.3pp
397Will C. Wood Middle
Alameda · Alameda Unified
Middle52.7%+5.1pp
398Cabrillo Middle
Ventura · Ventura Unified
Middle52.7%+5.1pp
399Judkins Middle
Pismo Beach · Lucia Mar Unified
Middle52.6%+5.0pp
400Los Nietos Middle
Los Nietos · Los Nietos
Middle52.6%+5.0pp
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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.