Best Schools for White Students in California (2026)
These are the California public schools where white 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 white 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 | La Jolla Elementary La Jolla | 98% | 98% | 210 | A+ |
| 2 | Stevens Creek Elementary Cupertino | 95% | 95% | 51 | A+ |
| 3 | Braddock Drive Elementary Culver City | 95% | 95% | 32 | B+ |
| 4 | Gabriela Mistral Elementary Mountain View | 95% | 95% | 38 | A |
| 5 | White Oaks Elementary San Carlos | 95% | 95% | 50 | A+ |
| 6 | Aurelia Pennekamp Elementary Manhattan Beach | 98% | 92% | 125 | A+ |
| 7 | Canyon Charter Elementary Santa Monica | 98% | 92% | 138 | A |
| 8 | Francis Hopkinson Elementary Los Alamitos | 87% | 98% | 178 | B |
| 9 | Del Rey Elementary Orinda | 98% | 87% | 114 | A+ |
| 10 | Opal Robinson Elementary Manhattan Beach | 92% | 92% | 120 | A+ |
| 11 | Hoover Elementary Burlingame | 92% | 92% | 76 | B |
| 12 | Pacific Rim Elementary Carlsbad | 92% | 92% | 276 | A |
| 13 | Naples Elementary Long Beach | 92% | 92% | 99 | A |
| 14 | Roscomare Road Elementary Los Angeles | 92% | 92% | 144 | A+ |
| 15 | Amy Imai Elementary Mountain View | 92% | 92% | 109 | A+ |
| 16 | Silver Spur Elementary Rancho Palos Verdes | 92% | 92% | 141 | B |
| 17 | Beach Elementary Piedmont | 92% | 92% | 63 | A+ |
| 18 | Franklin Elementary Santa Monica | 92% | 92% | 273 | A+ |
| 19 | J. M. Amador Elementary Dublin | 90% | 90% | 27 | A+ |
| 20 | Aspire River Oaks Charter Stockton | 90% | 90% | 20 | C |
| 21 | Noble Elementary San Jose | 90% | 90% | 23 | A+ |
| 22 | Summerland Elementary Summerland | 90% | 90% | 21 | A+ |
| 23 | C. B. Eaton Elementary Cupertino | — | 90% | 19 | A |
| 24 | East Heritage Elementary Fontana | 90% | 90% | 30 | B+ |
| 25 | Cleveland Elementary Oakland | 90% | 90% | 29 | C+ |
Middle schools
| # | School | Reading | Math | Tested | Overall Repit grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Manchester Gate Fresno | 98% | 98% | 147 | B+ |
| 2 | Petaluma Accelerated Charter Petaluma | 98% | 98% | 67 | A+ |
| 3 | North Star Academy Redwood City | 98% | 98% | 251 | A+ |
| 4 | Los Coyotes Elementary La Palma | 95% | 95% | 45 | A+ |
| 5 | Accelerated Achievement Academy Hollister | 95% | 95% | 47 | A+ |
| 6 | Elkhorn Stockton | 95% | 95% | 53 | A |
| 7 | Helen Keller Middle Long Beach | 95% | 95% | 45 | A |
| 8 | Edison Computech Fresno | 98% | 92% | 149 | A+ |
| 9 | Bellevue-Santa Fe Charter San Luis Obispo | 92% | 92% | 69 | A+ |
| 10 | Liberty Elementary Fresno | 92% | 92% | 117 | A+ |
| 11 | McKinley Elementary Petaluma | 92% | 92% | 108 | B |
| 12 | Woodside Elementary Woodside | 92% | 92% | 198 | A+ |
| 13 | Sherman Thomas STEM Academy Madera | 90% | 90% | 23 | A+ |
| 14 | Campbell School of Innovation Campbell | 90% | 90% | 24 | C |
| 15 | Shirakawa (George Sr.) Elementary San Jose | 90% | 90% | 21 | C+ |
| 16 | Akira Yokomi Elementary Fresno | 90% | 90% | 21 | C+ |
| 17 | Raymond Elementary Fullerton | 90% | 90% | 25 | B+ |
| 18 | Sonora Elementary Costa Mesa | 90% | 90% | 20 | B |
| 19 | Piedmont Middle Piedmont | 91% | 89% | 402 | A |
| 20 | San Jose Charter Academy West Covina | 95% | 85% | 38 | A |
| 21 | Hollister Prep Hollister | 95% | 85% | 39 | B+ |
| 22 | Ballard Elementary Solvang | 95% | 85% | 58 | A+ |
| 23 | Robert C. Fisler Elementary Fullerton | 95% | 85% | 32 | A+ |
| 24 | Happy Valley Elementary Santa Cruz | 95% | 85% | 43 | B |
| 25 | Barnard Elementary San Diego | 95% | 85% | 35 | A |
High schools
| # | School | Reading | Math | Tested | Overall Repit grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Science Academy STEM Magnet North Hollywood | 98% | 98% | 101 | A+ |
| 2 | Riverside STEM Academy Riverside | 92% | 92% | 156 | A+ |
| 3 | Academy of the Redwoods Eureka | 90% | 90% | 30 | A+ |
| 4 | Mission San Jose High Fremont | 90% | 90% | 21 | A+ |
| 5 | Lynbrook High San Jose | 90% | 90% | 21 | A+ |
| 6 | Eunice Sato Academy of Math & Science Long Beach | 90% | 90% | 29 | A+ |
| 7 | William & Marian Ghidotti High Grass Valley | 90% | 90% | 27 | A+ |
| 8 | Academy of the Canyons Santa Clarita | 90% | 90% | 27 | A+ |
| 9 | Miramonte High Orinda | 98% | 82% | 194 | A+ |
| 10 | University High Fresno | 95% | 85% | 34 | A+ |
| 11 | Oxford Academy Cypress | 95% | 85% | 54 | A+ |
| 12 | Girls Academic Leadership Acad Dr. Michelle King Sch STEM Los Angeles | 98% | 82% | 114 | A+ |
| 13 | West Campus Sacramento | 95% | 85% | 46 | A+ |
| 14 | Menlo-Atherton High Atherton | 98% | 82% | 234 | A+ |
| 15 | Dougherty Valley High San Ramon | 98% | 77% | 97 | A+ |
| 16 | Campolindo High Moraga | 92% | 82% | 204 | A+ |
| 17 | Camarillo Academy of Progressive Education Camarillo | 87% | 87% | 214 | A+ |
| 18 | Helix High La Mesa | 87% | 87% | 120 | A+ |
| 19 | Western Center Academy Hemet | 92% | 82% | 192 | A+ |
| 20 | Polytechnic High Long Beach | 92% | 82% | 100 | A |
| 21 | Los Altos High Los Altos | 92% | 82% | 177 | A+ |
| 22 | Mountain View High Mountain View | 92% | 82% | 162 | A+ |
| 23 | Henry M. Gunn High Palo Alto | 92% | 82% | 131 | A+ |
| 24 | Lowell High San Francisco | 92% | 82% | 123 | A+ |
| 25 | OCSA Santa Ana | 92% | 80% | 370 | 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