Best Schools for American Indian / Alaska Native Students in California (2026)
These are the California public schools where american indian / alaska native 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 american indian / alaska native 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 | Estudillo Elementary San Jacinto | 35% | 35% | 33 | C |
| 2 | Anderson Heights Elementary Anderson | 30% | 30% | 25 | D |
| 3 | Bonsall Elementary Bonsall | 30% | 30% | 21 | C+ |
| 4 | Bishop Elementary Bishop | 35% | 25% | 60 | C+ |
| 5 | Morris Elementary Mckinleyville | 25% | 25% | 34 | C+ |
| 6 | Bishop Elementary Sunnyvale | 30% | 10% | 22 | C+ |
| 7 | Vista Colorado Elementary Needles | 10% | 30% | 22 | C+ |
| 8 | Bernhard Marks Elementary Dos Palos | 30% | 10% | 21 | C |
| 9 | Blosser Lane Elementary Willits | 15% | 25% | 31 | D |
| 10 | Joe Hamilton Elementary Crescent City | 35% | 5% | 33 | C+ |
| 11 | Valley Center Elementary Valley Center | 25% | 15% | 40 | C |
| 12 | Vandalia Elementary Porterville | 25% | 15% | 44 | C+ |
| 13 | San Pasqual Valley Elementary Winterhaven | 27% | 12% | 84 | D |
| 14 | Richard Bard Elementary Port Hueneme | 10% | 10% | 20 | B+ |
| 15 | Vivian Banks Charter Pala | 10% | 10% | 26 | D |
Middle schools
| # | School | Reading | Math | Tested | Overall Repit grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Parsons Junior High Redding | 50% | 50% | 20 | B |
| 2 | North Fork Elementary North Fork | 50% | 30% | 26 | B |
| 3 | Scott Valley Junior High Fort Jones | 50% | 30% | 26 | D |
| 4 | Cutten Elementary Eureka | 50% | 30% | 28 | C+ |
| 5 | Smith River Elementary Smith River | 50% | 30% | 21 | B |
| 6 | Commodore Stockton Skills Stockton | 50% | 30% | 29 | C+ |
| 7 | Oak Manor Elementary Ukiah | 50% | 30% | 21 | D |
| 8 | Buckeye School of the Arts Redding | 30% | 30% | 27 | D |
| 9 | Joan MacQueen Middle Alpine | 30% | 30% | 20 | B |
| 10 | Diamond Valley Elementary Markleeville | 30% | 30% | 23 | A |
| 11 | Weaverville Elementary Weaverville | 30% | 30% | 20 | C+ |
| 12 | Erle Stanley Gardner Middle Temecula | 30% | 30% | 22 | B+ |
| 13 | Foothill Elementary Prather | 35% | 25% | 60 | C |
| 14 | Jackson Street Elementary Yreka | 32% | 27% | 90 | D |
| 15 | San Pasqual Middle Winterhaven | 37% | 17% | 73 | D |
| 16 | Norman L. Sullivan Middle Bonsall | 35% | 15% | 33 | A |
| 17 | Redwood Elementary Crescent City | 25% | 25% | 55 | B |
| 18 | Crescent Elk Middle Crescent City | 22% | 22% | 76 | D |
| 19 | Burney Elementary Burney | 30% | 10% | 26 | B |
| 20 | Palermo Palermo | 30% | 10% | 22 | D |
| 21 | Sierra Junior High Tollhouse | 30% | 10% | 22 | B |
| 22 | Victory Elementary Stockton | 30% | 10% | 21 | D |
| 23 | Summerville Elementary Tuolumne | 30% | 10% | 25 | C |
| 24 | Big Pine Elementary Big Pine | 30% | 10% | 27 | D |
| 25 | Pauma Elementary Pauma Valley | 30% | 10% | 20 | D |
High schools
| # | School | Reading | Math | Tested | Overall Repit grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | California Virtual Academy @ San Joaquin Simi Valley | 30% | 30% | 20 | C |
| 2 | Del Norte High Crescent City | 50% | 10% | 20 | B |
| 3 | River Springs Charter Temecula | 50% | 10% | 25 | B |
| 4 | Porterville High Porterville | 50% | 10% | 21 | B+ |
| 5 | Hoopa Valley High Hoopa | 35% | 15% | 45 | B |
| 6 | Visions In Education Carmichael | 35% | 15% | 33 | C |
| 7 | California Virtual Academy @ San Diego Simi Valley | 35% | 15% | 32 | C |
| 8 | Oroville High Oroville | 30% | 10% | 21 | A |
| 9 | Valley Center High Valley Center | 30% | 10% | 21 | B+ |
| 10 | Castle Rock Crescent City | 10% | 10% | 22 | D |
| 11 | All Tribes Charter Valley Center | 10% | 10% | 22 | D |
| 12 | California Virtual Academy @ Los Angeles Simi Valley | 15% | 5% | 34 | C |
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