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California schools ranked by test score

Latest CAASPP year (2023-24). 7,593 schools with reported English Language Arts scores. State average: 47.6%.
RankSchoolLevelEnglish Language Artsvs state
5051Sixth Avenue Elementary
Los Angeles · Los Angeles Unified
Elementary34.8%-12.8pp
5052Liberty Boulevard Elementary
South Gate · Los Angeles Unified
Elementary34.8%-12.8pp
5053Mountain Vista Elementary
Indio · Coachella Valley Unified
Elementary34.8%-12.8pp
5054John H. Nuffer Elementary
Norwalk · Norwalk-La Mirada Unified
Elementary34.8%-12.8pp
5055Malabar Street Elementary
Los Angeles · Los Angeles Unified
Elementary34.8%-12.8pp
5056Maxwell Middle
Maxwell · Maxwell Unified
Middle34.8%-12.8pp
5057Riverview Middle
Rio Vista · River Delta Joint Unified
Middle34.8%-12.8pp
5058Skycrest Elementary
Citrus Heights · San Juan Unified
Elementary34.8%-12.8pp
5059Chemawa Middle
Riverside · Riverside Unified
Middle34.8%-12.8pp
5060Arrowview Middle
San Bernardino · San Bernardino City Unified
Middle34.8%-12.9pp
5061Bret Harte Middle
Hayward · Hayward Unified
Middle34.7%-12.9pp
5062Oneonta Elementary
Imperial Beach · South Bay Union
Elementary34.7%-12.9pp
5063Avondale Elementary
Spring Valley · La Mesa-Spring Valley
Elementary34.7%-12.9pp
5064Harding Elementary
Bakersfield · Bakersfield City
Elementary34.7%-12.9pp
5065Indian Creek Elementary
Placerville · Mother Lode Union Elementary
Elementary34.7%-12.9pp
5066Martin Van Buren Elementary
Indio · Desert Sands Unified
Elementary34.7%-12.9pp
5067Merritt Trace Elementary
San Jose · San Jose Unified
Elementary34.7%-12.9pp
5068Hidden Valley Middle
Escondido · Escondido Union
Middle34.7%-12.9pp
5069Jack London Elementary
Santa Rosa · Piner-Olivet Union Elementary
Elementary34.7%-12.9pp
5070Roseland Elementary
Santa Rosa · Roseland
Elementary34.7%-12.9pp
5071Westlake Elementary
Daly City · Jefferson Elementary
Elementary34.7%-12.9pp
5072George Washington Elementary
Hanford · Hanford Elementary
Elementary34.7%-12.9pp
5073Planada Elementary
Planada · Planada Elementary
Elementary34.7%-12.9pp
5074Nevada Avenue Elementary
West Hills · Los Angeles Unified
Elementary34.7%-12.9pp
5075Dickison Elementary
Compton · Compton Unified
Elementary34.7%-12.9pp
5076Romoland Elementary
Romoland · Romoland Elementary
Elementary34.7%-12.9pp
5077Carlos Santana Arts Academy
North Hills · Los Angeles Unified
Elementary34.7%-13.0pp
5078Cesar Chavez Middle
Union City · New Haven Unified
Middle34.7%-13.0pp
5079Loara Elementary
Anaheim · Anaheim Elementary
Elementary34.7%-13.0pp
5080El Nido Elementary
El Nido · El Nido Elementary
Elementary34.6%-13.0pp
5081Iron House Elementary
Oakley · Oakley Union Elementary
Elementary34.6%-13.0pp
5082Janesville Elementary
Janesville · Janesville Union Elementary
Elementary34.6%-13.0pp
5083M. Robert Adkison Elementary
Modesto · Ceres Unified
Elementary34.6%-13.0pp
5084San Miguel Elementary
South Gate · Los Angeles Unified
Elementary34.6%-13.0pp
5085Del Lago Elementary
Mission Viejo · Saddleback Valley Unified
Elementary34.6%-13.0pp
5086Herbert Hoover Middle
Merced · Merced City Elementary
Middle34.6%-13.0pp
5087Herrick Avenue Elementary
Sylmar · Los Angeles Unified
Elementary34.6%-13.0pp
5088Melvin Avenue Elementary
Reseda · Los Angeles Unified
Elementary34.6%-13.0pp
5089Van Nuys Elementary
Van Nuys · Los Angeles Unified
Elementary34.6%-13.0pp
5090Weigand Avenue Elementary
Los Angeles · Los Angeles Unified
Elementary34.6%-13.0pp
5091Browns Elementary
Rio Oso · Browns Elementary
Elementary34.6%-13.0pp
5092Eastmont Intermediate
Montebello · Montebello Unified
Middle34.6%-13.0pp
5093McCord Elementary
Orange Cove · Kings Canyon Joint Unified
Elementary34.6%-13.1pp
5094Vandenberg Middle
Vandenberg Air Force Base · Lompoc Unified
Middle34.6%-13.1pp
5095Cesar Chavez Elementary
Calexico · Calexico Unified
Elementary34.5%-13.1pp
5096Jordan High
Long Beach · Long Beach Unified
High34.5%-13.1pp
5097Lorin A. Eden Elementary
Hayward · Hayward Unified
Elementary34.5%-13.1pp
5098Lindbergh STEM Academy
Long Beach · Long Beach Unified
Middle34.5%-13.1pp
5099Alianza Charter
Watsonville · Pajaro Valley Unified
Elementary34.5%-13.1pp
5100Tioga Middle
Fresno · Fresno Unified
Middle34.5%-13.1pp
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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.