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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
951La Costa Meadows Elementary
Carlsbad · San Marcos Unified
Elementary72.0%+24.4pp
952Los Molinos Elementary
Hacienda Heights · Hacienda la Puente Unified
Elementary72.0%+24.3pp
953Pacific Grove Middle
Pacific Grove · Pacific Grove Unified
Middle72.0%+24.3pp
954Shell Beach Elementary
Pismo Beach · Lucia Mar Unified
Elementary72.0%+24.3pp
955Yorba Linda Middle
Yorba Linda · Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified
Middle72.0%+24.3pp
956Carolyn A. Clark Elementary
San Jose · Evergreen Elementary
Elementary71.9%+24.3pp
957C. T. English Middle
Los Gatos · Loma Prieta Joint Union Elementary
Middle71.9%+24.3pp
958Washington High
Fremont · Fremont Unified
High71.9%+24.3pp
959Westlake Elementary
Santa Cruz · Santa Cruz City Elementary
Elementary71.9%+24.2pp
960San Elijo Elementary
San Marcos · San Marcos Unified
Elementary71.8%+24.2pp
961Shasta High
Redding · Shasta Union High
High71.8%+24.2pp
962Barnard Elementary
San Diego · San Diego Unified
Elementary71.8%+24.2pp
963Mission Bay High
San Diego · San Diego Unified
High71.8%+24.2pp
964Country Lane Elementary
San Jose · Moreland
Elementary71.8%+24.2pp
965Altamont Elementary
Mountain House · Lammersville Joint Unified
Elementary71.8%+24.1pp
966Buena Vista Elementary
Walnut Creek · Walnut Creek Elementary
Elementary71.7%+24.1pp
967Edison High
Huntington Beach · Huntington Beach Union High
High71.7%+24.1pp
968Northwood High
Irvine · Irvine Unified
High71.7%+24.1pp
969Rosa Parks Environmental Science
Berkeley · Berkeley Unified
Elementary71.7%+24.1pp
970Sinsheimer Elementary
San Luis Obispo · San Luis Coastal Unified
Elementary71.7%+24.1pp
971Cragmont Elementary
Berkeley · Berkeley Unified
Elementary71.7%+24.1pp
972Agoura High
Agoura · Las Virgenes Unified
High71.7%+24.1pp
973Ada W. Harris Elementary
Cardiff-by-the-Sea · Cardiff Elementary
Elementary71.7%+24.0pp
974Riverview Elementary
Fresno · Clovis Unified
Elementary71.7%+24.0pp
975North Davis Elementary
Davis · Davis Joint Unified
Elementary71.7%+24.0pp
976Richard Henry Dana Middle
Arcadia · Arcadia Unified
Middle71.7%+24.0pp
977Bernardo Heights Middle
San Diego · Poway Unified
Middle71.6%+24.0pp
978Tularcitos Elementary
Carmel Valley · Carmel Unified
Elementary71.6%+24.0pp
979Palm Desert High
Palm Desert · Desert Sands Unified
High71.6%+24.0pp
980Lone Hill Middle
San Dimas · Bonita Unified
Middle71.6%+24.0pp
981Double Peak
San Marcos · San Marcos Unified
Elementary71.6%+23.9pp
982Peters Canyon Elementary
Tustin · Tustin Unified
Elementary71.6%+23.9pp
983Maude B. Davis Elementary
Costa Mesa · Newport-Mesa Unified
Elementary71.5%+23.9pp
984Red Bank Elementary
Clovis · Clovis Unified
Elementary71.5%+23.9pp
985Sierra Madre Elementary
Sierra Madre · Pasadena Unified
Elementary71.5%+23.9pp
986Excelsior Elementary
Garden Grove · Garden Grove Unified
Elementary71.5%+23.9pp
987Robert Frost Middle
Granada Hills · Los Angeles Unified
Middle71.5%+23.9pp
988Parras (Nick G.) Middle
Redondo Beach · Redondo Beach Unified
Middle71.5%+23.8pp
989McPherson Magnet
Orange · Orange Unified
Elementary71.5%+23.8pp
990Arroyo Vista Elementary
Rancho Santa Margarita · Capistrano Unified
Elementary71.4%+23.8pp
991Bird Rock Elementary
La Jolla · San Diego Unified
Elementary71.4%+23.8pp
992Sumac Elementary
Agoura · Las Virgenes Unified
Elementary71.4%+23.8pp
993Booksin Elementary
San Jose · San Jose Unified
Elementary71.4%+23.8pp
994John F. Kennedy High
La Palma · Anaheim Union High
High71.4%+23.8pp
995Los Ranchos Elementary
San Luis Obispo · San Luis Coastal Unified
Elementary71.4%+23.8pp
996Niguel Hills Middle
Laguna Niguel · Capistrano Unified
Middle71.4%+23.8pp
997San Dieguito HS Academy
Encinitas · San Dieguito Union High
High71.4%+23.8pp
998Alamos Elementary
Murrieta · Temecula Valley Unified
Elementary71.4%+23.7pp
999Stevenson (Robert Louis) Elementary
San Francisco · San Francisco Unified
Elementary71.4%+23.7pp
1000Academy for Enriched Sciences
Encino · Los Angeles Unified
Elementary71.3%+23.7pp
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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.