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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
351Vista Grande Elementary
Rancho Palos Verdes · Palos Verdes Peninsula Unified
Elementary81.0%+33.4pp
352Tesoro High
Las Flores · Capistrano Unified
High81.0%+33.3pp
353Adaline E. Kent Middle
Kentfield · Kentfield Elementary
Middle81.0%+33.3pp
354Eastshore Elementary
Irvine · Irvine Unified
Elementary80.9%+33.3pp
355Park Village Elementary
San Diego · Poway Unified
Elementary80.9%+33.3pp
356Huntington Seacliff Elementary
Huntington Beach · Huntington Beach City Elementary
Elementary80.9%+33.3pp
357Oka (Isojiro) Elementary
Huntington Beach · Fountain Valley Elementary
Elementary80.9%+33.3pp
358Kenter Canyon Elementary Charter
Los Angeles · Los Angeles Unified
Elementary80.9%+33.3pp
359Russell Ranch Elementary
Folsom · Folsom-Cordova Unified
Elementary80.9%+33.3pp
360Santa Rosa Technology Magnet
Camarillo · Pleasant Valley
Elementary80.9%+33.3pp
361Cerritos High
Cerritos · ABC Unified
High80.9%+33.2pp
362James Franklin Smith Elementary
San Jose · Evergreen Elementary
Elementary80.8%+33.2pp
363Almond Elementary
Los Altos · Los Altos Elementary
Elementary80.8%+33.2pp
364Berkeley Arts Magnet at Whittier
Berkeley · Berkeley Unified
Elementary80.8%+33.2pp
365Arroyo
San Carlos · San Carlos Elementary
Elementary80.8%+33.2pp
366Deer Canyon Elementary
San Diego · Poway Unified
Elementary80.8%+33.2pp
367Jensen Ranch Elementary
Castro Valley · Castro Valley Unified
Elementary80.8%+33.2pp
368Del Mar Heights Elementary
Del Mar · Del Mar Union Elementary
Elementary80.7%+33.1pp
369Kearny Eng Innov & Design
San Diego · San Diego Unified
High80.7%+33.1pp
370Courreges (Roch) Elementary
Fountain Valley · Fountain Valley Elementary
Elementary80.7%+33.1pp
371Arma J. Shull Elementary
San Dimas · Bonita Unified
Elementary80.7%+33.1pp
372Valley View Elementary
Los Angeles · Los Angeles Unified
Elementary80.7%+33.0pp
373Gant Elementary
Long Beach · Long Beach Unified
Elementary80.6%+33.0pp
374Palo Verde Elementary
Palo Alto · Palo Alto Unified
Elementary80.6%+33.0pp
375Acacia Elementary
Fullerton · Fullerton Elementary
Elementary80.6%+32.9pp
376Fremont Elementary
Long Beach · Long Beach Unified
Elementary80.6%+32.9pp
377Rancho San Joaquin Middle
Irvine · Irvine Unified
Middle80.6%+32.9pp
378Foothill Elementary
Saratoga · Saratoga Union Elementary
Elementary80.5%+32.9pp
379Bathgate Elementary
Mission Viejo · Capistrano Unified
Elementary80.5%+32.9pp
380South Pasadena Middle
South Pasadena · South Pasadena Unified
Middle80.5%+32.9pp
381Peabody (George) Elementary
San Francisco · San Francisco Unified
Elementary80.5%+32.9pp
382John Green Elementary
Dublin · Dublin Unified
Elementary80.5%+32.8pp
383Top of the World Elementary
Laguna Beach · Laguna Beach Unified
Elementary80.4%+32.8pp
384Dana Hills High
Dana Point · Capistrano Unified
High80.4%+32.7pp
385Sunol Glen Elementary
Sunol · Sunol Glen Unified
Elementary80.3%+32.7pp
386Crescenta Valley High
La Crescenta · Glendale Unified
High80.3%+32.7pp
387Brookhaven Elementary
Placentia · Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified
Elementary80.3%+32.7pp
388Cypress Elementary
Newbury Park · Conejo Valley Unified
Elementary80.3%+32.7pp
389Laurelwood Elementary
Santa Clara · Santa Clara Unified
Elementary80.3%+32.6pp
390San Juan Hills High
San Juan Capistrano · Capistrano Unified
High80.3%+32.6pp
391Roy O. Andersen Elementary
Newport Beach · Newport-Mesa Unified
Elementary80.2%+32.6pp
392Sierra Vista Middle
Irvine · Irvine Unified
Middle80.2%+32.6pp
393Franklin Avenue Elementary
Los Angeles · Los Angeles Unified
Elementary80.2%+32.6pp
394Williams Elementary
San Jose · San Jose Unified
Elementary80.2%+32.6pp
395La Quinta High
Westminster · Garden Grove Unified
High80.2%+32.6pp
396Panorama Elementary
Santa Ana · Orange Unified
Elementary80.2%+32.6pp
397Vista del Mar Middle
San Clemente · Capistrano Unified
Middle80.2%+32.5pp
398Canyon View Elementary
Irvine · Irvine Unified
Elementary80.1%+32.5pp
399Walnut Grove Elementary
Pleasanton · Pleasanton Unified
Elementary80.1%+32.5pp
400Laguna Niguel Elementary
Laguna Niguel · Capistrano Unified
Elementary80.1%+32.5pp
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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.