Best Schools for Asian Students in California (2026)

These are the California public schools where asian students scored highest on the state reading and math tests, ranked by the average of the two proficiency rates. Only schools with at least 20 tested asian students are included. The list reflects how students in this group perform at each school; it is not a ranking of schools by their demographic makeup.

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Elementary schools

#	School	Reading	Math	Tested	Overall Repit grade
1	Jack L. Weaver Elementary Los Alamitos	98%	98%	133	A+
2	Broadway Elementary Venice	98%	98%	83	A+
3	Wonderland Avenue Elementary Los Angeles	98%	98%	100	A+
4	Silver Spur Elementary Rancho Palos Verdes	98%	98%	66	B
5	Williams Elementary San Jose	98%	98%	203	A
6	Graystone Elementary San Jose	98%	98%	172	A+
7	Carver Elementary San Marino	98%	98%	196	A+
8	Valentine Elementary San Marino	98%	98%	163	A+
9	Argonaut Elementary Saratoga	98%	98%	144	A+
10	Juana Briones Elementary Palo Alto	95%	98%	60	A+
11	William Faria Elementary Cupertino	95%	97%	342	A+
12	Aurelia Pennekamp Elementary Manhattan Beach	95%	95%	60	A+
13	Pacific Elementary Manhattan Beach	95%	95%	33	A+
14	Arma J. Shull Elementary San Dimas	95%	95%	44	B+
15	Canyon Vista Elementary Aliso Viejo	95%	95%	51	A+
16	Pacific Rim Elementary Carlsbad	95%	95%	49	A
17	Aviara Oaks Elementary Carlsbad	95%	95%	31	A+
18	Lang Ranch Thousand Oaks	95%	95%	56	A+
19	Env Acad of Research Tech and Earth Scis Newbury Park	95%	95%	35	A+
20	Lucas Valley Elementary San Rafael	95%	95%	33	B+
21	Caryn Elementary Alta Loma	95%	95%	51	A
22	Riverview STEM Elementary Rancho Cordova	95%	95%	47	A
23	Burton Valley Elementary Lafayette	95%	95%	55	A
24	Richard Henry Lee Elementary Los Alamitos	95%	95%	54	A+
25	Francis Hopkinson Elementary Los Alamitos	95%	95%	33	B

Middle schools

#	School	Reading	Math	Tested	Overall Repit grade
1	Ocean Air San Diego	98%	98%	174	A+
2	Manchester Gate Fresno	98%	98%	80	B+
3	Elkhorn Stockton	98%	98%	118	A
4	Oak Avenue Elementary Los Altos	98%	98%	102	A+
5	Joaquin Moraga Intermediate Moraga	98%	98%	110	A
6	Woodsboro Elementary Anaheim	98%	98%	111	A+
7	North Star Academy Redwood City	98%	98%	117	A+
8	Union Middle San Jose	98%	98%	275	A+
9	Joaquin Miller Middle San Jose	95%	96%	1043	A+
10	William Hopkins Middle Fremont	96%	95%	920	A+
11	Kraemer Middle Placentia	96%	95%	347	A+
12	Valley View Elementary Rocklin	95%	95%	43	A+
13	Garretson Elementary Corona	95%	95%	39	B
14	Willma Cavitt Junior High Granite Bay	95%	95%	44	A+
15	Villa Park Elementary Villa Park	95%	95%	53	B
16	Golden Elementary Placentia	95%	95%	314	A+
17	Austin Creek Elementary Santa Rosa	95%	95%	35	B
18	Central Middle San Carlos	95%	95%	44	A+
19	San Jose Charter Academy West Covina	98%	92%	127	A
20	Yu Ming Charter Oakland	92%	98%	115	B
21	Bullis Charter Los Altos	92%	98%	290	A+
22	Steindorf STEAM K-8 Magnet San Jose	92%	98%	112	A
23	Los Coyotes Elementary La Palma	98%	92%	187	A+
24	Los Cerritos Middle Thousand Oaks	92%	98%	113	A
25	Carmel Del Mar Elementary San Diego	92%	98%	89	A+

High schools

#	School	Reading	Math	Tested	Overall Repit grade
1	Whitney (Gretchen) High Cerritos	100%	100%	373	A+
2	Oxford Academy Cypress	100%	98%	424	A+
3	Science Academy STEM Magnet North Hollywood	98%	98%	87	A+
4	Saratoga High Saratoga	98%	98%	215	A+
5	Riverside STEM Academy Riverside	98%	98%	100	A+
6	Mission San Jose High Fremont	96%	95%	432	A+
7	Mira Costa High Manhattan Beach	95%	95%	52	A+
8	Acalanes High Lafayette	95%	95%	31	A+
9	Campolindo High Moraga	95%	95%	38	A+
10	California Academy of Mathematics and Science Carson	95%	95%	59	A+
11	Academy of the Canyons Santa Clarita	95%	95%	45	A+
12	Dougherty Valley High San Ramon	97%	93%	591	A+
13	Granite Bay High Granite Bay	98%	92%	77	A+
14	Oak Park High Oak Park	98%	92%	75	A+
15	Lynbrook High San Jose	94%	95%	377	A+
16	Troy High Fullerton	95%	94%	341	A+
17	Folsom High Folsom	98%	87%	122	A+
18	Clovis North High Fresno	98%	87%	110	A+
19	Monte Vista High Danville	98%	87%	140	A+
20	Western Sierra Collegiate Academy Rocklin	98%	87%	74	A+
21	OCSA Santa Ana	92%	92%	215	A+
22	La Canada High La Canada	92%	92%	293	A+
23	Palo Alto High Palo Alto	92%	92%	101	A+
24	Del Norte High San Diego	92%	92%	212	A+
25	Lowell High San Francisco	95%	89%	405	A+

Source: U.S. Department of Education EDFacts (state assessment results by student group) via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Small schools report results as ranges; we use the midpoint. Methodology

Best Schools for Asian Students in California (2026)

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