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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
7251Ohlone Elementary
Watsonville · Pajaro Valley Unified
Elementary17.2%-30.4pp
7252Columbia Elementary
Fresno · Fresno Unified
Elementary17.2%-30.4pp
7253Jacob Wiens Elementary
Hemet · Hemet Unified
Elementary17.2%-30.4pp
7254Madison Elementary
Stockton · Stockton Unified
Elementary17.2%-30.4pp
7255Smythe Elementary
San Ysidro · San Ysidro Elementary
Elementary17.2%-30.4pp
7256Fremont Elementary
Salinas · Alisal Union
Elementary17.2%-30.5pp
7257Green Tree East Elementary
Victorville · Victor Elementary
Elementary17.1%-30.5pp
7258Vista Colorado Elementary
Needles · Needles Unified
Elementary17.1%-30.5pp
7259Burns Valley
Clearlake · Konocti Unified
Elementary17.1%-30.5pp
7260Reef-Sunset Middle
Avenal · Reef-Sunset Unified
Middle17.1%-30.5pp
7261Stockton High
Stockton · Stockton Unified
High17.1%-30.5pp
7262Space Aeronautics Gateway to Exploration Magnet Academy
Palmdale · Palmdale Elementary
Middle17.1%-30.6pp
7263Trinity Valley Elementary
Willow Creek · Klamath-Trinity Joint Unified
Elementary17.1%-30.6pp
7264Esparto Elementary
Esparto · Esparto Unified
Elementary17.0%-30.6pp
7265Del Vallejo Middle
San Bernardino · San Bernardino City Unified
Middle17.0%-30.6pp
7266Freedom Elementary
Farmersville · Farmersville Unified
Middle17.0%-30.6pp
7267Rim Virtual Academy
Lake Arrowhead · Rim of the World Unified
Combined17.0%-30.6pp
7268Sierra Preparatory Academy
Santa Ana · Santa Ana Unified
Elementary17.0%-30.6pp
7269Washington Elementary
San Jose · San Jose Unified
Elementary17.0%-30.6pp
7270Cottonwood Elementary
Hesperia · Hesperia Unified
Elementary17.0%-30.6pp
7271Fair Oaks Elementary
Pleasant Hill · Mt. Diablo Unified
Elementary17.0%-30.7pp
7272Tamarisk Elementary
Palmdale · Palmdale Elementary
Elementary17.0%-30.7pp
7273Foothill Elementary
Riverside · Alvord Unified
Elementary16.9%-30.7pp
7274McClymonds High
Oakland · Oakland Unified
High16.9%-30.7pp
7275Ranchero Middle
Hesperia · Hesperia Unified
Middle16.9%-30.7pp
7276Bryant Middle
Dos Palos · Dos Palos Oro Loma Joint Unified
Middle16.9%-30.7pp
7277Riverview Middle
Bay Point · Mt. Diablo Unified
Middle16.9%-30.7pp
7278Belshaw Elementary
Antioch · Antioch Unified
Elementary16.9%-30.7pp
7279Harder Elementary
Hayward · Hayward Unified
Elementary16.9%-30.7pp
7280Ann Soldo Elementary
Watsonville · Pajaro Valley Unified
Elementary16.9%-30.8pp
7281Longwood Elementary
Hayward · Hayward Unified
Elementary16.8%-30.8pp
7282Empire Elementary
Empire · Empire Union Elementary
Elementary16.8%-30.8pp
7283Westlake Middle
Oakland · Oakland Unified
Middle16.8%-30.8pp
7284Plainview Academic Charter Academy
Tujunga · Los Angeles Unified
Elementary16.8%-30.8pp
7285Madison Elementary
Pasadena · Pasadena Unified
Elementary16.8%-30.9pp
7286Elsinore Elementary
Lake Elsinore · Lake Elsinore Unified
Elementary16.7%-30.9pp
7287Joshua Hills Elementary
Palmdale · Palmdale Elementary
Elementary16.7%-30.9pp
7288Bear Mountain Elementary
Arvin · Arvin Union
Elementary16.7%-30.9pp
7289Mecca Elementary
Mecca · Coachella Valley Unified
Elementary16.7%-30.9pp
7290Obsidian Middle
Clearlake · Konocti Unified
Middle16.7%-30.9pp
7291Boys Academic Leadership Academy
Los Angeles · Los Angeles Unified
High16.7%-30.9pp
7292EnCompass Academy Elementary
Oakland · Oakland Unified
Elementary16.7%-30.9pp
7293Juniper Elementary
Hesperia · Hesperia Unified
Elementary16.7%-30.9pp
7294Pajaro Middle
Watsonville · Pajaro Valley Unified
Middle16.7%-30.9pp
7295Walter White Elementary
Ceres · Ceres Unified
Elementary16.7%-30.9pp
7296Warner Elementary
Warner Springs · Warner Unified
Elementary16.7%-30.9pp
7297Price Intermediate
Orland · Orland Joint Unified
Middle16.6%-31.0pp
7298Wakefield Elementary
Turlock · Turlock Unified
Elementary16.6%-31.0pp
7299Casa Loma Elementary
Bakersfield · Bakersfield City
Elementary16.6%-31.0pp
7300H. Frank Dominguez Elementary
San Bernardino · San Bernardino City Unified
Elementary16.6%-31.0pp
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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.