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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
7151Creekside Elementary
Stockton · Lodi Unified
Elementary18.6%-29.0pp
7152Glen View Elementary
Gilroy · Gilroy Unified
Elementary18.6%-29.0pp
7153Mariposa Elementary
Lancaster · Lancaster Elementary
Elementary18.6%-29.0pp
7154Johnston Cooper Elementary
Vallejo · Vallejo City Unified
Elementary18.6%-29.1pp
7155Wilson Elementary
Fresno · Fresno Unified
Elementary18.6%-29.1pp
7156West Creek Elementary
Victorville · Adelanto Elementary
Elementary18.5%-29.1pp
7157Aynesworth Elementary
Fresno · Fresno Unified
Elementary18.5%-29.1pp
7158Wells Middle
Riverside · Alvord Unified
Middle18.5%-29.1pp
7159Alice Birney Elementary
Colton · Colton Joint Unified
Elementary18.5%-29.1pp
7160Linda Vista Elementary
San Diego · San Diego Unified
Elementary18.5%-29.1pp
7161Carson Elementary
San Diego · San Diego Unified
Elementary18.5%-29.1pp
7162McKinna Elementary
Oxnard · Oxnard
Elementary18.5%-29.1pp
7163Harte (Bret) Elementary
San Francisco · San Francisco Unified
Elementary18.4%-29.2pp
7164Julia C. Lathrop Intermediate
Santa Ana · Santa Ana Unified
Middle18.4%-29.2pp
7165Monte Vista Elementary
Lancaster · Lancaster Elementary
Elementary18.4%-29.2pp
7166New Jerusalem
Tracy · New Jerusalem Elementary
Elementary18.4%-29.2pp
7167Harriette Kirschen Elementary
Modesto · Modesto City Elementary
Elementary18.4%-29.2pp
7168Monte Vista Middle
San Jacinto · San Jacinto Unified
Middle18.4%-29.2pp
7169Rowland Elementary
Rowland Heights · Rowland Unified
Elementary18.4%-29.2pp
7170Selma Olinder Elementary
San Jose · San Jose Unified
Elementary18.4%-29.2pp
7171Pinacate Middle
Perris · Perris Union High
Middle18.4%-29.2pp
7172Kimball Elementary
Antioch · Antioch Unified
Elementary18.4%-29.2pp
7173Ball Junior High
Anaheim · Anaheim Union High
Middle18.4%-29.3pp
7174Dingle Elementary
Woodland · Woodland Joint Unified
Elementary18.3%-29.3pp
7175Coarsegold Elementary
Coarsegold · Yosemite Unified
Elementary18.3%-29.3pp
7176International Community Elementary
Oakland · Oakland Unified
Elementary18.3%-29.3pp
7177San Pasqual Valley Elementary
Winterhaven · San Pasqual Valley Unified
Elementary18.3%-29.3pp
7178Arroyo Seco Academy
Greenfield · Greenfield Union Elementary
Elementary18.3%-29.3pp
7179Pulliam Elementary
Stockton · Stockton Unified
Elementary18.3%-29.3pp
7180Eastman Avenue Elementary
Los Angeles · Los Angeles Unified
Elementary18.3%-29.3pp
7181West Park Elementary
Fresno · West Park Elementary
Elementary18.3%-29.3pp
7182Sun Terrace Elementary
Concord · Mt. Diablo Unified
Elementary18.2%-29.4pp
7183Cedar Lane Elementary
Olivehurst · Marysville Joint Unified
Elementary18.2%-29.4pp
7184Cole Elementary
Highland · San Bernardino City Unified
Elementary18.2%-29.4pp
7185Indio Middle
Indio · Desert Sands Unified
Middle18.2%-29.4pp
7186Ponderosa Elementary
Anaheim · Anaheim Elementary
Elementary18.2%-29.4pp
7187Fort Miller Middle
Fresno · Fresno Unified
Middle18.1%-29.5pp
7188Nicholas Elementary
Sacramento · Sacramento City Unified
Elementary18.1%-29.5pp
7189Newmark Elementary
San Bernardino · San Bernardino City Unified
Elementary18.1%-29.5pp
7190Hillcrest Drive Elementary
Los Angeles · Los Angeles Unified
Elementary18.1%-29.5pp
7191LEAD Elementary
San Mateo · San Mateo-Foster City
Elementary18.1%-29.6pp
7192Maricopa Elementary
Maricopa · Maricopa Unified
Elementary18.1%-29.6pp
7193Lincoln Elementary
Manteca · Manteca Unified
Elementary18.0%-29.6pp
7194Park Avenue Elementary
Yuba City · Yuba City Unified
Elementary18.0%-29.6pp
7195Helen M. Lehman Elementary
Santa Rosa · Santa Rosa Elementary
Elementary18.0%-29.6pp
7196Wilhelmina Henry Elementary
Stockton · Stockton Unified
Elementary18.0%-29.6pp
7197Irwin Academy of Performing Arts
Victorville · Victor Elementary
Elementary18.0%-29.6pp
7198Barton Elementary
San Bernardino · San Bernardino City Unified
Elementary18.0%-29.6pp
7199Machado Elementary
Lake Elsinore · Lake Elsinore Unified
Elementary17.9%-29.7pp
7200Sycamore Junior High
Anaheim · Anaheim Union High
Middle17.9%-29.7pp
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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.