Top 10 Best Counties for Public Schools in California (2022)
The top ranked counties for public schools in California are listed below (2022).
The ranking below is based on the percentage of schools within a county which have placed in the top 10% of all schools statewide.
A school's overall rank is based on its combined math and reading proficiency test score ranking. Schools are ranked and compared within their own state only.
Statewide Range: 1%
29%
Avg. Statewide: 10%
Top Ranked Counties with Best Public Schools in California (2022)
County
% of Schools in
Top 10% Statewide
Top 10% Statewide
Top Ranked Schools
(Math Proficiency % | Reading Proficiency %)
(Math Proficiency % | Reading Proficiency %)
Rank: #11.
29%
(23 out of 78)
(23 out of 78)
Rank: #22.
27%
(111 out of 411)
(111 out of 411)
- William Faria Elementary School
Rank: #9 of 9,659 (Top 1%)
(Math: 97% | Reading: 95%) - Dr. Tj Owens Gilroy Early College Academy
Rank: #10 of 9,659 (Top 1%)
(Math: 90-94% | Reading: ≥95%) - Lynbrook High School
Rank: #13 of 9,659 (Top 1%)
(Math: 92% | Reading: 94%) - View Full List of Top Ranked Santa Clara County, CA Schools
Rank: #33.
26%
(46 out of 177)
(46 out of 177)
- North Star Academy
Rank: #4 of 9,659 (Top 1%)
(Math: 96% | Reading: 96%) - White Oaks Elementary School
Rank: #15 of 9,659 (Top 1%)
(Math: ≥95% | Reading: 90-94%) - Hoover Elementary School
Rank: #19 of 9,659 (Top 1%)
(Math: 90-94% | Reading: 90-94%) - View Full List of Top Ranked San Mateo County, CA Schools
Rank: #4-54 - 5.
21%
(131 out of 622)
(131 out of 622)
Rank: #4-54 - 5.
21%
(57 out of 269)
(57 out of 269)
- Dougherty Valley High School
Rank: #41 of 9,659 (Top 1%)
(Math: 87% | Reading: 95%) - Del Rey Elementary School
Rank: #50 of 9,659 (Top 1%)
(Math: 85-89% | Reading: 90-94%) - Happy Valley Elementary School
Rank: #68 of 9,659 (Top 1%)
(Math: 89% | Reading: 89%) - View Full List of Top Ranked Contra Costa County, CA Schools
Rank: #66.
17%
(69 out of 398)
(69 out of 398)
- Mission San Jose High School
Rank: #13 of 9,659 (Top 1%)
(Math: 92% | Reading: 94%) - Wildwood Elementary School
Rank: #19 of 9,659 (Top 1%)
(Math: 90-94% | Reading: 90-94%) - William Hopkins Junior High School
Rank: #33 of 9,659 (Top 1%)
(Math: 91% | Reading: 92%) - View Full List of Top Ranked Alameda County, CA Schools
Rank: #77.
16%
(11 out of 68)
(11 out of 68)
Rank: #88.
15%
(115 out of 761)
(115 out of 761)
Rank: #9-109 - 10.
12%
(16 out of 132)
(16 out of 132)
- Chinese Immersion School At Deavila
Rank: #72 of 9,659 (Top 1%)
(Math: 90-94% | Reading: 85-89%) - Lowell High School
Rank: #116 of 9,659 (Top 5%)
(Math: 83% | Reading: 92%) - Peabody (george) Elementary School
Rank: #165 of 9,659 (Top 5%)
(Math: 80-84% | Reading: 85-89%) - View Full List of Top Ranked San Francisco County, CA Schools
Rank: #9-109 - 10.
12%
(13 out of 113)
(13 out of 113)
- Valley View Elementary School
Rank: #225 of 9,659 (Top 5%)
(Math: 81% | Reading: 86%) - Granite Bay High School
Rank: #327 of 9,659 (Top 5%)
(Math: 74% | Reading: 88%) - Franklin Elementary School
Rank: #346 of 9,659 (Top 5%)
(Math: 77% | Reading: 83%) - View Full List of Top Ranked Placer County, CA Schools
Rank: #11-1211 - 12.
9%
(7 out of 81)
(7 out of 81)
- Teach Elementary School
Rank: #19 of 9,659 (Top 1%)
(Math: 90-94% | Reading: 90-94%) - Los Ranchos Elementary School
Rank: #338 of 9,659 (Top 5%)
(Math: 81% | Reading: 81%) - Pleasant Valley Elementary School
Rank: #692 of 9,659 (Top 10%)
(Math: 60-79% | Reading: ≥80%) - View Full List of Top Ranked San Luis Obispo County, CA Schools
Rank: #11-1211 - 12.
9%
(7 out of 79)
(7 out of 79)
- Pacific Collegiate Charter
Rank: #236 of 9,659 (Top 5%)
(Math: 77% | Reading: 89%) - Happy Valley Elementary School
Rank: #259 of 9,659 (Top 5%)
(Math: 75-79% | Reading: 85-89%) - C. T. English Middle School
Rank: #800 of 9,659 (Top 10%)
(Math: 67% | Reading: 79%) - View Full List of Top Ranked Santa Cruz County, CA Schools
Rank: #13-1513 - 15.
8%
(177 out of 2,243)
(177 out of 2,243)
- Whitney (Gretchen) High School
Rank: #1 of 9,659 (Top 1%)
(Math: 98% | Reading: ≥99%) - Millikan Science Technical Engineering And Math (STEM) Magnet
Rank: #1 of 9,659 (Top 1%)
(Math: ≥99% | Reading: 98%) - Academy Of The Canyons
Rank: #10 of 9,659 (Top 1%)
(Math: 90-94% | Reading: ≥95%) - View Full List of Top Ranked Los Angeles County, CA Schools
Rank: #13-1513 - 15.
8%
(18 out of 235)
(18 out of 235)
Rank: #13-1513 - 15.
8%
(5 out of 65)
(5 out of 65)
- Robert E. Willett Elementary School
Rank: #241 of 9,659 (Top 5%)
(Math: 78% | Reading: 87%) - Davis Senior High School
Rank: #454 of 9,659 (Top 5%)
(Math: 74% | Reading: 82%) - Cesar Chavez Elementary School
Rank: #544 of 9,659 (Top 10%)
(Math: 76% | Reading: 79%) - View Full List of Top Ranked Yolo County, CA Schools
Rank: #16-1816 - 18.
6%
(20 out of 344)
(20 out of 344)
Rank: #16-1816 - 18.
6%
(8 out of 125)
(8 out of 125)
- Cold Spring Elementary School
Rank: #19 of 9,659 (Top 1%)
(Math: 90-94% | Reading: 90-94%) - Ballard Elementary School
Rank: #98 of 9,659 (Top 5%)
(Math: 85-89% | Reading: 85-89%) - Montecito Union
Rank: #133 of 9,659 (Top 5%)
(Math: 85% | Reading: 87%) - View Full List of Top Ranked Santa Barbara County, CA Schools
Rank: #16-1816 - 18.
6%
(3 out of 50)
(3 out of 50)
- Donner Trail Elementary School
Rank: #121 of 9,659 (Top 5%)
(Math: 80-89% | Reading: ≥90%) - William & Marian Ghidotti High School
Rank: #121 of 9,659 (Top 5%)
(Math: 80-89% | Reading: ≥90%) - Glenshire Elementary School
Rank: #903 of 9,659 (Top 10%)
(Math: 72% | Reading: 73%) - View Full List of Top Ranked Nevada County, CA Schools
Rank: #19-2019 - 20.
5%
(9 out of 183)
(9 out of 183)
- Petaluma Accelerated Charter
Rank: #6 of 9,659 (Top 1%)
(Math: ≥95% | Reading: ≥95%) - Technology High School
Rank: #113 of 9,659 (Top 5%)
(Math: 80-84% | Reading: ≥95%) - Austin Creek Elementary School
Rank: #216 of 9,659 (Top 5%)
(Math: 85% | Reading: 83%) - View Full List of Top Ranked Sonoma County, CA Schools
Rank: #19-2019 - 20.
5%
(7 out of 151)
(7 out of 151)
- Carmel River Elementary School
Rank: #203 of 9,659 (Top 5%)
(Math: 83% | Reading: 85%) - Robert Down Elementary School
Rank: #555 of 9,659 (Top 10%)
(Math: 75% | Reading: 79%) - Pacific Grove High School
Rank: #678 of 9,659 (Top 10%)
(Math: 65-69% | Reading: 80-84%) - View Full List of Top Ranked Monterey County, CA Schools
Rank: #2121.
4%
(17 out of 383)
(17 out of 383)
- Russell Ranch Elementary School
Rank: #95 of 9,659 (Top 1%)
(Math: 85% | Reading: 89%) - Phoebe A. Hearst Elementary School
Rank: #133 of 9,659 (Top 5%)
(Math: 83% | Reading: 90%) - Sandra J. Gallardo Elementary School
Rank: #162 of 9,659 (Top 5%)
(Math: 85% | Reading: 86%) - View Full List of Top Ranked Sacramento County, CA Schools
Rank: #22-2422 - 24.
3%
(15 out of 550)
(15 out of 550)
- Richardson Prep High School
Rank: #129 of 9,659 (Top 5%)
(Math: 83% | Reading: 91%) - Middle College High School
Rank: #329 of 9,659 (Top 5%)
(Math: 70-74% | Reading: 90-94%) - Grapeland Elementary School
Rank: #346 of 9,659 (Top 5%)
(Math: 77% | Reading: 83%) - View Full List of Top Ranked San Bernardino County, CA Schools
Rank: #22-2422 - 24.
3%
(7 out of 236)
(7 out of 236)
- Elkhorn
Rank: #7 of 9,659 (Top 1%)
(Math: 94% | Reading: 97%) - Middle College High School
Rank: #113 of 9,659 (Top 5%)
(Math: 80-84% | Reading: ≥95%) - Stockton Unified Early College Academy
Rank: #487 of 9,659 (Top 10%)
(Math: 65-69% | Reading: 90-94%) - View Full List of Top Ranked San Joaquin County, CA Schools
Rank: #22-2422 - 24.
3%
(3 out of 88)
(3 out of 88)
Rank: #25-2625 - 26.
2%
(10 out of 506)
(10 out of 506)
- Riverside Stem Academy
Rank: #32 of 9,659 (Top 1%)
(Math: 90% | Reading: 94%) - Western Center Academy
Rank: #256 of 9,659 (Top 5%)
(Math: 76% | Reading: 91%) - Temescal Valley Elementary School
Rank: #449 of 9,659 (Top 5%)
(Math: 76% | Reading: 81%) - View Full List of Top Ranked Riverside County, CA Schools
Rank: #25-2625 - 26.
2%
(3 out of 191)
(3 out of 191)
- Oak Grove Elementary School
Rank: #746 of 9,659 (Top 10%)
(Math: 71% | Reading: 78%) - University Preparatory High School
Rank: #751 of 9,659 (Top 10%)
(Math: 60-69% | Reading: 80-89%) - Harmony Magnet Academy
Rank: #856 of 9,659 (Top 10%)
(Math: 55-59% | Reading: 90-94%) - View Full List of Top Ranked Tulare County, CA Schools
Rank: #2727.
1%
(3 out of 264)
(3 out of 264)
- Downtown Elementary School
Rank: #678 of 9,659 (Top 10%)
(Math: 65-69% | Reading: 80-84%) - Mckittrick Elementary School
Rank: #812 of 9,659 (Top 10%)
(Math: 70-79% | Reading: 70-79%) - Ronald Reagan Elementary School
Rank: #900 of 9,659 (Top 10%)
(Math: 68% | Reading: 76%) - View Full List of Top Ranked Kern County, CA Schools
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