Top ranked high schools in California
See which high schools in California clear 90% reading proficiency, with math scores, low-income share, and magnet/selective context.
Only 33 high schools in California clear 90% reading proficiency.
That is just 1.5% of the 2,180 high schools with statewide performance data, or roughly 1 out of every 66 high schools.
Just 24,872 students are enrolled in those schools, out of 2,037,186 high school students statewide. That is 1.2%, or about 1 in 82 high school students.
Top ranked high schools in California
These high schools all clear 90% reading proficiency in California. Use the table to compare low-income share, reading, math, and whether the school is source-backed as magnet or selective admissions.
Grass Valley • Nevada Joint Union High | Yes | 21.3% | 100.0% | 88.9% |
Moorpark • Moorpark Unified | No | 13.2% | 100.0% | 81.0% |
Cerritos • ABC Unified | Yes | 31.6% | 99.2% | 98.0% |
Carson • Long Beach Unified | Yes | 37.4% | 98.7% | 94.9% |
Stockton • Lodi Unified | Yes | 53.6% | 98.7% | 74.7% |
Gilroy • Gilroy Unified | Yes | 42.1% | 98.6% | 86.1% |
Cypress • Anaheim Union High | Yes | 50.0% | 98.5% | 94.4% |
Wilmington • Los Angeles Unified | Yes | 65.5% | 98.2% | 78.7% |
North Hollywood • Los Angeles Unified | Yes | 36.2% | 97.9% | 97.6% |
Fresno • Fresno Unified | Yes | 21.3% | 97.5% | 75.8% |
Santa Ana • Santa Ana Unified | No | 87.1% | 97.0% | 53.5% |
Santa Clarita • William S. Hart Union High | Yes | 16.4% | 96.9% | 77.5% |
Piedmont • Piedmont City Unified | No | 3.5% | 95.8% | 80.7% |
Norco • Corona-Norco Unified | Yes | 59.2% | 95.3% | 53.6% |
Costa Mesa • Newport-Mesa Unified | No | 65.0% | 95.0% | 75.0% |
San Pablo • West Contra Costa Unified | No | 65.0% | 94.2% | 59.4% |
Alameda • Alameda Unified | Yes | 45.5% | 94.0% | 74.0% |
Fremont • Fremont Unified | No | 18.1% | 93.8% | 88.8% |
Stockton • Stockton Unified | Yes | 64.5% | 93.5% | 61.7% |
El Cajon • Grossmont Union High | Yes | 27.0% | 93.3% | 86.7% |
Sacramento • Sacramento City Unified | Yes | 45.3% | 93.1% | 72.5% |
San Diego • San Dieguito Union High | No | 11.8% | 92.9% | 86.4% |
Oxnard • Oxnard Union High | Yes | 79.4% | 92.5% | 60.0% |
Rohnert Park • Cotati-Rohnert Park Unified | No | 28.0% | 92.0% | 69.0% |
San Jose • Fremont Union High | No | 6.5% | 92.0% | 92.7% |
Oak Park • Oak Park Unified | No | 12.7% | 91.6% | 75.0% |
Fresno • Clovis Unified | No | 28.0% | 91.3% | 67.3% |
La Canada • La Canada Unified | No | 4.7% | 91.3% | 83.1% |
Long Beach • Long Beach Unified | Yes | 26.8% | 91.1% | 85.7% |
Victorville • Victor Valley Union High | Yes | 75.2% | 91.0% | 70.4% |
Strathmore • Porterville Unified | Yes | 73.1% | 90.2% | 51.6% |
Los Angeles • Los Angeles Unified | Yes | 88.6% | 90.2% | 69.6% |
Redwood City • San Mateo Union High | No | 7.2% | 90.1% | 63.3% |
How this list works
This list uses 2025 California state test results. It includes non-virtual high 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.
