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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
401Serrano Middle
Montclair · Ontario-Montclair
Middle52.4%+4.8pp
402Macy Intermediate
Monterey Park · Montebello Unified
Middle52.2%+4.6pp
403Shorecliffs Middle
San Clemente · Capistrano Unified
Middle52.2%+4.6pp
404Union Hill Middle
Grass Valley · Union Hill Elementary
Middle52.1%+4.5pp
405Vista Magnet Middle School of Technology Science and Math
Vista · Vista Unified
Middle52.1%+4.5pp
406Sandburg Middle
Glendora · Glendora Unified
Middle52.0%+4.4pp
407Eleanor J. Toll Middle
Glendale · Glendale Unified
Middle51.9%+4.3pp
408Mission Hill Middle
Santa Cruz · Santa Cruz City High
Middle51.9%+4.3pp
409Buena Vista Middle
Salinas · Spreckels Union Elementary
Middle51.9%+4.3pp
410Emerson Community Charter
Los Angeles · Los Angeles Unified
Middle51.8%+4.2pp
411Holtville Middle
Holtville · Holtville Unified
Middle51.8%+4.2pp
412Vista Del Mar
San Diego · San Ysidro Elementary
Middle51.8%+4.2pp
413Rafer Johnson Junior High
Kingsburg · Kingsburg Elementary Charter
Middle51.7%+4.1pp
414Westside Preparatory Charter
Rio Linda · Twin Rivers Unified
Middle51.5%+3.9pp
415Farb Middle
San Diego · San Diego Unified
Middle51.5%+3.9pp
416Tevis Junior High
Bakersfield · Panama-Buena Vista Union
Middle51.4%+3.8pp
417Haskell (Pliny Fisk) Middle
Cerritos · ABC Unified
Middle51.4%+3.8pp
418Fred T. Korematsu Middle
El Cerrito · West Contra Costa Unified
Middle51.3%+3.6pp
419Mark Twain Middle
Los Angeles · Los Angeles Unified
Middle51.2%+3.6pp
420Philip Magruder Middle
Torrance · Torrance Unified
Middle51.2%+3.6pp
421Alamitos Intermediate
Garden Grove · Garden Grove Unified
Middle51.1%+3.5pp
422Freshwater Charter Middle
Eureka · Freshwater Elementary
Middle51.1%+3.5pp
423Canyon Lake Middle
Lake Elsinore · Lake Elsinore Unified
Middle51.1%+3.5pp
424Reginald M. Benton Middle
La Mirada · Norwalk-La Mirada Unified
Middle51.1%+3.5pp
425Rio Vista Middle
Fresno · Central Unified
Middle51.0%+3.4pp
426Hollencrest Middle
West Covina · West Covina Unified
Middle51.0%+3.4pp
427Borel Middle
San Mateo · San Mateo-Foster City
Middle50.9%+3.3pp
428Chico Junior High
Chico · Chico Unified
Middle50.9%+3.3pp
429Hillview Middle
Palmdale · Westside Union Elementary
Middle50.8%+3.2pp
430Warren T. Eich Middle
Roseville · Roseville City Elementary
Middle50.8%+3.2pp
431Jefferson Leadership Academies
Long Beach · Long Beach Unified
Middle50.8%+3.1pp
432Wangenheim Middle
San Diego · San Diego Unified
Middle50.7%+3.1pp
433Edna Hill Middle
Brentwood · Brentwood Union
Middle50.6%+3.0pp
434A. M. Thomas Middle
Lost Hills · Lost Hills Union Elementary
Middle50.6%+3.0pp
435Andrew Carnegie Middle
Orangevale · San Juan Unified
Middle50.6%+3.0pp
436Leon H. Ollivier Middle
Bakersfield · Greenfield Union
Middle50.6%+3.0pp
437Gold Trail
Placerville · Gold Trail Union Elementary
Middle50.6%+3.0pp
438Weimar Hills
Weimar · Placer Hills Union Elementary
Middle50.5%+2.9pp
439Dairyland Elementary
Chowchilla · Alview-Dairyland Union Elementary
Middle50.5%+2.9pp
440Sierra Vista Junior High
Canyon Country · William S. Hart Union High
Middle50.4%+2.8pp
441Paul L. Cato Middle
Bakersfield · Bakersfield City
Middle50.3%+2.7pp
442Elizabeth Ustach Middle
Modesto · Sylvan Union Elementary
Middle50.3%+2.6pp
443Quantum Academy
Escondido · Escondido Union
Middle50.2%+2.6pp
444Kenilworth Junior High
Petaluma · Petaluma Joint Union High
Middle50.1%+2.5pp
445West Cottonwood Junior High
Cottonwood · Cottonwood Union Elementary
Middle50.1%+2.5pp
446Templeton Middle
Templeton · Templeton Unified
Middle50.1%+2.5pp
447Bonita Vista Middle
Chula Vista · Sweetwater Union High
Middle50.1%+2.4pp
448William B. Bristow Middle
Brentwood · Brentwood Union
Middle50.0%+2.3pp
449Newton Middle
Hacienda Heights · Hacienda la Puente Unified
Middle49.9%+2.3pp
450Hughes Middle
Long Beach · Long Beach Unified
Middle49.9%+2.3pp
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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.