Top ranked elementary schools in California
See which elementary schools in California clear 90% reading proficiency, with math scores, low-income share, and magnet/selective context.
Only 23 elementary schools in California clear 90% reading proficiency.
That is just 0.5% of the 4,839 elementary schools with statewide performance data, or roughly 1 out of every 210 elementary schools.
Just 9,919 students are enrolled in those schools, out of 2,251,595 elementary students statewide. That is 0.4%, or about 1 in 227 elementary students.
Elementary schools in California with 90%+ reading proficiency
These elementary schools all clear 90% reading proficiency in California. That threshold is so rare that the list covers less than half of one percent of the state’s elementary schools.
Santa Barbara • Cold Spring Elementary | No | 5.9% | 96.2% | 95.3% |
San Carlos • San Carlos Elementary | No | 11.3% | 95.5% | 93.2% |
San Jose • Cupertino Union | No | 8.5% | 94.3% | 95.8% |
Hillsborough • Hillsborough City Elementary | No | 2.6% | 94.0% | 93.2% |
Cupertino • Cupertino Union | No | 12.5% | 93.7% | 97.2% |
Northridge • Los Angeles Unified | Yes | 31.1% | 93.6% | 91.2% |
Los Alamitos • Los Alamitos Unified | No | 10.3% | 92.5% | 88.4% |
Chino Hills • Chino Valley Unified | No | 41.5% | 92.4% | 87.1% |
Rancho Palos Verdes • Palos Verdes Peninsula Unified | No | 8.5% | 92.0% | 91.0% |
Palo Alto • Palo Alto Unified | No | 6.7% | 91.8% | 92.8% |
Davis • Davis Joint Unified | No | 18.8% | 91.7% | 66.7% |
Manhattan Beach • Manhattan Beach Unified | No | 4.3% | 91.4% | 87.4% |
Santa Rosa • Santa Rosa High | No | 15.6% | 91.4% | 88.3% |
Orinda • Orinda Union | No | 1.6% | 91.1% | 91.6% |
San Jose • Cupertino Union | No | 8.4% | 91.1% | 93.3% |
Fountain Valley • Garden Grove Unified | No | 51.7% | 91.0% | 88.9% |
Santa Barbara • Montecito Union Elementary | No | 5.1% | 90.8% | 91.6% |
San Luis Obispo • San Luis Coastal Unified | No | 25.4% | 90.5% | 84.7% |
Placentia • Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified | Yes | 25.4% | 90.5% | 89.4% |
Los Angeles • Los Angeles Unified | No | 14.0% | 90.4% | 90.4% |
Palo Alto • Palo Alto Unified | No | 10.8% | 90.2% | 89.3% |
Santa Clara • Santa Clara Unified | No | 4.2% | 90.2% | 91.5% |
Los Angeles • Los Angeles Unified | Yes | 27.1% | 90.0% | 90.8% |
How this list works
This list uses 2025 California state test results. It includes non-virtual elementary schools with both reading and math data, then shows the schools where at least 90% of tested students met or exceeded the reading standard. Reading score breaks ties first, followed by math score. Magnet and selective-admissions labels are shown so families can interpret the results in context.
