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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
401Foothill Elementary
Santa Barbara · Goleta Union Elementary
Elementary80.1%+32.5pp
402Hermosa Valley Elementary
Hermosa Beach · Hermosa Beach City Elementary
Middle80.0%+32.4pp
403Lexington Elementary
Los Gatos · Los Gatos Union Elementary
Elementary80.0%+32.4pp
404Manhattan Beach Middle
Manhattan Beach · Manhattan Beach Unified
Middle80.0%+32.4pp
405Topanga Elementary Charter
Topanga · Los Angeles Unified
Elementary80.0%+32.4pp
406Vista del Lago High
Folsom · Folsom-Cordova Unified
High80.0%+32.4pp
407Carmenita Middle
Cerritos · ABC Unified
Middle80.0%+32.4pp
408Warren E. Hyde Middle
Cupertino · Cupertino Union
Middle80.0%+32.4pp
409Vista del Mar Elementary
San Clemente · Capistrano Unified
Elementary80.0%+32.3pp
410Oso Grande Elementary
Ladera Ranch · Capistrano Unified
Elementary79.9%+32.3pp
411Edison Computech
Fresno · Fresno Unified
Middle79.8%+32.2pp
412Monte Verde Elementary
San Bruno · South San Francisco Unified
Elementary79.8%+32.2pp
413Canyon High
Anaheim · Orange Unified
High79.8%+32.2pp
414Valley View Elementary
La Crescenta · Glendale Unified
Elementary79.8%+32.2pp
415Hillview Middle
Menlo Park · Menlo Park City Elementary
Middle79.8%+32.2pp
416McKinley Elementary
San Diego · San Diego Unified
Elementary79.8%+32.2pp
417Bay Farm
Alameda · Alameda Unified
Elementary79.8%+32.2pp
418Cumberland Elementary
Sunnyvale · Sunnyvale
Elementary79.8%+32.2pp
419Daves Avenue Elementary
Los Gatos · Los Gatos Union Elementary
Elementary79.8%+32.2pp
420Los Perales Elementary
Moraga · Moraga Elementary
Elementary79.8%+32.2pp
421Webster Elementary
Malibu · Santa Monica-Malibu Unified
Elementary79.8%+32.2pp
422Ulloa Elementary
San Francisco · San Francisco Unified
Elementary79.8%+32.2pp
423Hilton D. Bell Intermediate
Garden Grove · Garden Grove Unified
Middle79.7%+32.1pp
424Los Alamitos High
Los Alamitos · Los Alamitos Unified
High79.7%+32.1pp
425Fulton (Harry C.) Middle
Fountain Valley · Fountain Valley Elementary
Middle79.7%+32.0pp
426Colfax Charter Elementary
Valley Village · Los Angeles Unified
Elementary79.7%+32.0pp
427Cornell Elementary
Albany · Albany City Unified
Elementary79.7%+32.0pp
428Torrance High
Torrance · Torrance Unified
High79.6%+32.0pp
429Steindorf STEAM K-8 Magnet
San Jose · Cambrian
Elementary79.6%+32.0pp
430Santa Susana High
Simi Valley · Simi Valley Unified
High79.6%+32.0pp
431Oster Elementary
San Jose · Union Elementary
Elementary79.5%+31.9pp
432Lanai Road Elementary
Encino · Los Angeles Unified
Elementary79.5%+31.9pp
433Highland Oaks Elementary
Arcadia · Arcadia Unified
Elementary79.5%+31.9pp
434Mira Mesa High
San Diego · San Diego Unified
High79.5%+31.9pp
435Nohl Canyon Elementary
Anaheim · Orange Unified
Elementary79.5%+31.8pp
436Rancho Bernardo High
San Diego · Poway Unified
High79.4%+31.8pp
437Las Lomitas Elementary
Atherton · Las Lomitas Elementary
Elementary79.4%+31.8pp
438Canyon Vista Elementary
Aliso Viejo · Capistrano Unified
Elementary79.4%+31.8pp
439Medea Creek Middle
Oak Park · Oak Park Unified
Middle79.3%+31.7pp
440James Dougherty Elementary
Dublin · Dublin Unified
Elementary79.3%+31.7pp
441John Sinnott Elementary
Milpitas · Milpitas Unified
Elementary79.3%+31.7pp
442Oak Valley Middle
San Diego · Poway Unified
Middle79.3%+31.7pp
443Dublin High
Dublin · Dublin Unified
High79.3%+31.7pp
444Washington (George) High
San Francisco · San Francisco Unified
High79.3%+31.7pp
445Havens Elementary
Piedmont · Piedmont City Unified
Elementary79.2%+31.6pp
446Laurel Elementary
Atherton · Menlo Park City Elementary
Elementary79.2%+31.6pp
447Ocean Beach Elementary
San Diego · San Diego Unified
Elementary79.2%+31.6pp
448Willow Elementary
Agoura · Las Virgenes Unified
Elementary79.2%+31.6pp
449Green Elementary
San Diego · San Diego Unified
Elementary79.2%+31.6pp
450Colonel Joseph C. Rodriguez PREP Academy
San Bernardino · San Bernardino City Unified
Middle79.2%+31.6pp
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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.