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 2,228 high schools with statewide performance data, or roughly 1 out of every 68 high schools.
Just 22,936 students are enrolled in those schools, out of 2,060,983 high school students statewide. That is 1.1%, or about 1 in 90 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.
Wilmington • Los Angeles Unified | Yes | 65.5% | 100.0% | 93.0% |
Cerritos • ABC Unified | Yes | 31.6% | 99.0% | 99.0% |
Cypress • Anaheim Union High | Yes | 50.0% | 98.9% | 96.7% |
North Hollywood • Los Angeles Unified | Yes | 36.2% | 98.8% | 99.4% |
Alameda • Alameda Unified | Yes | 45.5% | 97.7% | 79.1% |
Long Beach • Long Beach Unified | Yes | 26.8% | 97.6% | 78.7% |
Grass Valley • Nevada Joint Union High | Yes | 21.3% | 96.5% | 93.1% |
Fresno • Fresno Unified | Yes | 21.3% | 96.5% | 84.2% |
El Cajon • Grossmont Union High | Yes | 27.0% | 96.3% | 51.9% |
Oxnard • Oxnard Union High | Yes | 79.4% | 95.8% | 56.3% |
Piedmont • Piedmont City Unified | No | 3.5% | 95.3% | 79.3% |
Reedley • Kings Canyon Joint Unified | No | 71.0% | 95.1% | 55.7% |
Santa Clarita • William S. Hart Union High | Yes | 16.4% | 94.8% | 82.5% |
South Gate • Los Angeles Unified | No | 85.7% | 94.2% | 48.3% |
Orinda • Acalanes Union High | No | 4.7% | 94.0% | 72.4% |
Carson • Long Beach Unified | Yes | 37.4% | 93.8% | 90.7% |
Fresno • Clovis Unified | No | 28.0% | 93.8% | 68.1% |
Lancaster • Antelope Valley Union High | No | 58.1% | 93.8% | 66.7% |
Fair Oaks • San Juan Unified | No | 39.8% | 93.8% | 40.0% |
Norco • Corona-Norco Unified | Yes | 59.2% | 93.6% | 57.6% |
San Jose • Fremont Union High | No | 6.5% | 93.5% | 89.1% |
San Francisco • San Francisco Unified | Yes | 42.5% | 93.4% | 87.3% |
Los Angeles • Los Angeles Unified | Yes | 95.9% | 93.3% | 26.7% |
San Bernardino • San Bernardino City Unified | No | 91.1% | 93.1% | 63.9% |
Rohnert Park • Cotati-Rohnert Park Unified | No | 28.0% | 92.9% | 85.7% |
Stockton • Lodi Unified | Yes | 53.6% | 92.8% | 61.5% |
Gilroy • Gilroy Unified | Yes | 42.1% | 92.1% | 85.5% |
San Diego • San Dieguito Union High | No | 11.8% | 91.9% | 85.7% |
Visalia • Tulare County Office of Education | No | 37.5% | 91.5% | 67.2% |
Santa Ana • Santa Ana Unified | No | 87.1% | 90.7% | 62.0% |
Nipomo • Lucia Mar Unified | No | 50.3% | 90.5% | 41.9% |
Saratoga • Los Gatos-Saratoga Union High | No | 3.4% | 90.2% | 84.9% |
Stockton • Stockton Unified | Yes | 64.5% | 90.0% | 59.1% |
How this list works
This list uses 2026 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.
