CDE data shows that public school test scores in the state are improving. However, they are improving at a prolonged rate. Consequently, it could take up to decades to close the achievement gap. The achievement gap refers to the disparities in academic performance associated with race and class. In this case, the disparities between students of the following subgroups: white, Asian, Latino and Black.
In his paper Closing Achievement Gaps, Paul E. Barton, former Director of the Policy Information Center at Educational Testing Services, highlights the importance of closing the gap. "Closing the gap must be more than a one-front operation," Barton said. "Educators must hold themselves responsible and accountable for improving schools when and where we can. We must recognize that the achievement gap has deep roots".
According to Fresno Unified School District, Elisha Smith Arrillaga, Executive Director of the Education Trust-West, states, "I'd say that these results are really a wake-up call, but the phone's been ringing unanswered on this for years. California can't be complacent with results like these".
It is apparent that systemic changes need to be made in order to overcome the achievement gap of California public schools.
California Elementary Schools: English Met Requirements by Ranking
| Rank | CA Elementary School | School District | City | English Test Results |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paradise Elementary | Paradise Unified | Paradise | 100% |
| 1 | Roberts Ferry Union Elementary | Roberts Ferry Union Elementary | Waterford | 100% |
| 1 | Ponderosa Elementary | Paradise Unified | Paradise | 100% |
| 1 | Pine Ridge | Paradise Unified | Magalia | 100% |
| 1 | Cedarwood Elementary | Paradise Unified | Magalia | 100% |
| 1 | Roberts Ferry Charter School Academy | Roberts Ferry Union Elementary | Waterford | 100% |
| 1 | Alma Fuerte Public | Los Angeles County Office of Education | Altadena | 100% |
| 8 | Lennox Virtual Academy | Lennox | Lennox | 99.4% |
| 9 | Chinese Education Center | San Francisco Unified | San Francisco | 93.6% |
| 10 | Whitmore Elementary | Whitmore Union Elementary | Whitmore | 89.7% |
| 11 | Santa Cruz City Elementary Alternative Education-Monarch | Santa Cruz City Elementary | Santa Cruz | 84.3% |
| 12 | San Geronimo Valley Elementary | Lagunitas Elementary | San Geronimo | 76.6% |
| 13 | Mission Education Center | San Francisco Unified | San Francisco | 66% |
| 14 | La Mesa-Spring Valley Home Independent Study | La Mesa-Spring Valley | La Mesa | 57.9% |
| 15 | John F. Cruikshank Jr. | San Joaquin County Office of Education | Stockton | 53.3% |
| 16 | Santa Monica Alternative (K-8) | Santa Monica-Malibu Unified | Santa Monica | 50% |
| 17 | Harbour Way Elementary Community Day | West Contra Costa Unified | El Sobrante | 45.5% |
| 18 | Christa McAuliffe Elementary | Cupertino Union | Saratoga | 41% |
| 19 | Sunrise (Special Education) | Mt. Diablo Unified | Concord | 40.7% |
| 20 | Columbia Academy | Corning Union Elementary | Corning | 38.5% |
| 20 | Green Point Elementary | Green Point Elementary | Blue Lake | 38.5% |
| 22 | Ocean Alternative Education Center | Live Oak Elementary | Santa Cruz | 34.9% |
| 23 | Stone Bridge | Napa Valley Unified | Napa | 32.8% |
| 24 | Konocti Education Center | Pacifica | Pacifica | 28.1% |
| 25 | Jack Norton Elementary | Klamath-Trinity Joint Unified | Hoopa | 26.3% |
| 26 | Mountain View Learning Academy | Alpine Union Elementary | Alpine | 25.9% |
| 27 | Lagunitas Elementary | Lagunitas Elementary | San Geronimo | 24% |
| 28 | Capistrano Virtual/Home | Capistrano Unified | San Juan Capistrano | 23.2% |
| 29 | Folsom Cordova K-8 Community Charter | Folsom-Cordova Unified | Mather | 21.2% |
| 30 | Roses in Concrete | Oakland Unified | Oakland | 21% |
| 31 | Cajon Valley Home | Cajon Valley Union | El Cajon | 19.7% |
| 32 | Costano Elementary | Ravenswood City Elementary | East Palo Alto | 19.3% |
| 33 | Rafer Johnson | Bakersfield City | Bakersfield | 18.6% |
| 34 | Fort Ross Elementary | Fort Ross Elementary | Cazadero | 18.2% |
| 34 | Seiad Elementary | Seiad Elementary | Seiad Valley | 18.2% |
| 34 | Elkins Elementary | Elkins Elementary | Paskenta | 18.2% |
| 34 | Montgomery Elementary | Montgomery Elementary | Cazadero | 18.2% |
| 38 | Imperial Valley Home School Academy | El Centro Elementary | El Centro | 17.9% |
| 39 | Portola Opportunity | Plumas County Office of Education | Quincy | 16.7% |
| 40 | Yuba Environmental Science Charter Academy | Yuba County Office of Education | Oregon House | 16.1% |
| 41 | Crestwood Street Elementary | Los Angeles Unified | Rancho Palos Verdes | 15.5% |
| 42 | Templeton Home | Templeton Unified | Templeton | 15.2% |
| 43 | Santee Alternative | Santee | Santee | 15% |
| 43 | Washington Elementary | San Diego Unified | San Diego | 15% |
| 45 | Homestead (Alternative) | Ventura Unified | Ventura | 14.7% |
| 46 | Bolinas-Stinson Elementary | Bolinas-Stinson Union | Bolinas | 14.3% |
| 47 | Lancaster Alternative and Virtual Academies | Lancaster Elementary | Lancaster | 14.2% |
| 48 | Gretchen Higgins Elementary | Dixon Unified | Dixon | 14% |
| 48 | University Park Elementary | Irvine Unified | Irvine | 14% |
| 50 | Culverdale Elementary | Irvine Unified | Irvine | 13.9% |
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| 4771 | Bob Holcomb Elementary | San Bernardino City Unified | San Bernardino | 0.3% |
| 4771 | Bertha Taylor Elementary | Oak Grove Elementary | San Jose | 0.3% |
| 4771 | Atherwood Elementary | Simi Valley Unified | Simi Valley | 0.3% |
| 4771 | Nelson Elementary | Clovis Unified | Pinedale | 0.3% |
| 4771 | Orange Elementary | Corona-Norco Unified | Corona | 0.3% |
| 4771 | Loma Vista Elementary | Salinas City Elementary | Salinas | 0.3% |
| 4771 | Leontine Gracey Elementary | Merced City Elementary | Merced | 0.3% |
| 4771 | Bardin Elementary | Alisal Union | Salinas | 0.3% |
| 4771 | Edward Russell Elementary | Garden Grove Unified | Santa Ana | 0.3% |
| 4771 | Luiseno | Lake Elsinore Unified | Corona | 0.3% |
| 4771 | Pershing Elementary | San Juan Unified | Orangevale | 0.3% |
| 4771 | Lincoln Crossing Elementary | Western Placer Unified | Lincoln | 0.3% |
| 4771 | Westfield Elementary | Porterville Unified | Porterville | 0.3% |
| 4771 | Harrison Elementary | Stockton Unified | Stockton | 0.3% |
| 4771 | Katherine Finchy Elementary | Palm Springs Unified | Palm Springs | 0.3% |
| 4771 | Dunsmore Elementary | Glendale Unified | La Crescenta | 0.3% |
| 4771 | Alberta Martone Elementary | Modesto City Elementary | Modesto | 0.3% |
| 4771 | Banyan Elementary | Alta Loma Elementary | Alta Loma | 0.3% |
| 4771 | Cullen Elementary | Glendora Unified | Glendora | 0.3% |
| 4771 | Golden West Elementary | Manteca Unified | Manteca | 0.3% |
| 4771 | Samuel Vaughn Elementary | Ceres Unified | Ceres | 0.3% |
| 4771 | Bryson Avenue Elementary | Los Angeles Unified | South Gate | 0.3% |
| 4771 | Daisy Gibson Elementary | Keppel Union Elementary | Palmdale | 0.3% |
| 4771 | Melrose Elementary | Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified | Placentia | 0.3% |
| 4771 | Hisamatsu Tamura Elementary | Fountain Valley Elementary | Fountain Valley | 0.3% |
| 4771 | Golden Oak Community | Sulphur Springs Union | Santa Clarita | 0.3% |
| 4771 | Genevieve Didion | Sacramento City Unified | Sacramento | 0.3% |
| 4771 | Mariposa Elementary | Ontario-Montclair | Ontario | 0.3% |
| 4771 | Bowman Charter | Ackerman Charter | Auburn | 0.3% |
| 4771 | Yucca Loma Elementary | Apple Valley Unified | Apple Valley | 0.3% |
| 4771 | Russell Ranch Elementary | Folsom-Cordova Unified | Folsom | 0.3% |
| 4771 | Monterey Park Elementary | Salinas City Elementary | Salinas | 0.3% |
| 4771 | Miguel Hidalgo Elementary | Brawley Elementary | Brawley | 0.3% |
| 4771 | Ralph Emerson Elementary | Burbank Unified | Burbank | 0.3% |
| 4771 | Hacienda Science/Environmental Magnet | San Jose Unified | San Jose | 0.3% |
| 4771 | Hoover Elementary | Stockton Unified | Stockton | 0.3% |
| 4771 | Parkway Elementary | Sacramento City Unified | Sacramento | 0.3% |
| 4771 | Caroldale Learning Community | Los Angeles Unified | Carson | 0.3% |
| 4771 | King Elementary | Long Beach Unified | Long Beach | 0.3% |
| 4771 | John C. Fremont Elementary | Merced City Elementary | Merced | 0.3% |
| 4771 | Theodore Judah Elementary | Folsom-Cordova Unified | Folsom | 0.3% |
| 4771 | Mission Elementary | Ontario-Montclair | Ontario | 0.3% |
| 4771 | Audubon K-8 | San Diego Unified | San Diego | 0.3% |
| 4771 | Joseph M. Simas | Hanford Elementary | Hanford | 0.3% |
| 4771 | Ethel M. Evans Elementary | Garden Grove Unified | Garden Grove | 0.3% |
| 4771 | Ruth Grimes Elementary | Colton Joint Unified | Bloomington | 0.3% |
| 4771 | First Street Elementary | Los Angeles Unified | Los Angeles | 0.3% |
| 4771 | Lydiksen Elementary | Pleasanton Unified | Pleasanton | 0.3% |
| 4771 | W.A. Kendrick Elementary | Greenfield Union | Bakersfield | 0.3% |
| 4771 | Riverbank Language Academy | Riverbank Unified | Riverbank | 0.3% |
| 4771 | Joshua Hills Elementary | Palmdale Elementary | Palmdale | 0.3% |
| 4771 | Wilson Elementary | Lynwood Unified | Lynwood | 0.3% |
| 4771 | Valley of Enchantment Elementary | Rim of the World Unified | Crestline | 0.3% |
| 4771 | Miramonte Elementary | Clovis Unified | Clovis | 0.3% |
| 4771 | Garretson Elementary | Corona-Norco Unified | Corona | 0.3% |
| 4771 | Mountain View Elementary | Claremont Unified | Claremont | 0.3% |
| 4771 | Carson Street Elementary | Los Angeles Unified | Carson | 0.3% |
| 4771 | Centennial Elementary | Rosedale Union Elementary | Bakersfield | 0.3% |
| 4771 | Valencia Elementary | Saddleback Valley Unified | Laguna Hills | 0.3% |
| 4771 | Alta Vista Elementary | Union Elementary | Los Gatos | 0.3% |
| 4771 | Lucille Whitehead Intermediate | Waterford Unified | Waterford | 0.3% |
| 4771 | Rio Vista Elementary | Saugus Union | Canyon Country | 0.3% |
| 4771 | Chaparral Hills Elementary | Moreno Valley Unified | Moreno Valley | 0.3% |
| 4771 | Maple Elementary | Fontana Unified | Fontana | 0.3% |
| 4771 | Twila Reid Elementary | Savanna Elementary | Anaheim | 0.3% |
| 4771 | Ranch View Elementary | Mountain View Elementary | Ontario | 0.3% |
| 4771 | Beamer Elementary | Woodland Joint Unified | Woodland | 0.3% |
| 4771 | California Montessori Project-Shingle Springs Campus | Buckeye Union Elementary | Shingle Springs | 0.3% |
| 4771 | The Language Academy of Sacramento | Sacramento City Unified | Sacramento | 0.3% |
| 4771 | Voices College-Bound Language Academy | Franklin-McKinley Elementary | San Jose | 0.3% |
| 4771 | Malabar Street Elementary | Los Angeles Unified | Los Angeles | 0.3% |
| 4771 | Dool Elementary | Calexico Unified | Calexico | 0.3% |
| 4771 | West Fresno Elementary | Washington Unified | Fresno | 0.3% |
| 4771 | Date Elementary | Fontana Unified | Fontana | 0.3% |
| 4771 | George B. Miller Elementary | Centralia Elementary | La Palma | 0.3% |
| 4771 | Eagle Ranch Elementary | Adelanto Elementary | Adelanto | 0.3% |
| 4771 | Mesquite Elementary | Palmdale Elementary | Palmdale | 0.3% |
| 4771 | Schroeder Elementary | Westminster | Huntington Beach | 0.3% |
| 4771 | Celerity Octavia Charter | Los Angeles Unified | Los Angeles | 0.3% |
| 4771 | Patrick Henry Elementary | Anaheim Elementary | Anaheim | 0.3% |
| 4771 | Truman Benedict Elementary | Capistrano Unified | San Clemente | 0.3% |
| 4771 | Valley View Community Elementary | Sulphur Springs Union | Newhall | 0.3% |
| 4771 | Escalona Elementary | Norwalk-La Mirada Unified | La Mirada | 0.3% |
| 4771 | Rio Vista Elementary | Palm Springs Unified | Cathedral City | 0.3% |
| 4771 | Desert Trails Preparatory Academy | San Bernardino County Office of Education | Adelanto | 0.3% |
| 4771 | Cerritos Elementary | ABC Unified | Cerritos | 0.3% |
| 4771 | Frank Ledesma Elementary | Soledad Unified | Soledad | 0.3% |
| 4771 | Callie Kirkpatrick Elementary | Menifee Union Elementary | Menifee | 0.3% |
| 4771 | Liggett Street Elementary | Los Angeles Unified | Panorama City | 0.3% |
| 4771 | Freedom Elementary | Clovis Unified | Clovis | 0.3% |
| 4771 | Riverdale Elementary | Garden Grove Unified | Garden Grove | 0.3% |
| 4771 | Easterby Elementary | Fresno Unified | Fresno | 0.3% |
| 4771 | San Marino Elementary | Centralia Elementary | Buena Park | 0.3% |
| 4771 | Kamala Elementary | Oxnard | Oxnard | 0.3% |
| 4771 | Lowell Elementary | Long Beach Unified | Long Beach | 0.3% |
| 4771 | Sunrise Elementary | Elk Grove Unified | Rancho Cordova | 0.3% |
| 4771 | Hollydale | Paramount Unified | South Gate | 0.3% |
| 4771 | El Portal Elementary | Lowell Joint | La Habra | 0.3% |
| 4771 | Franklin Elementary | Redlands Unified | Redlands | 0.3% |
| 4771 | Downtown Value | Los Angeles Unified | Los Angeles | 0.3% |
| 4771 | Gilroy Prep (a Navigator School) | Gilroy Unified | Gilroy | 0.3% |
| 4771 | Elmer Wood Elementary | Atwater Elementary | Atwater | 0.3% |
| 4771 | Los Coyotes Elementary | Centralia Elementary | La Palma | 0.3% |
| 4771 | Abraham Lincoln | Paramount Unified | Paramount | 0.3% |
| 4771 | Cypress Elementary | San Bernardino City Unified | Highland | 0.3% |
| 4771 | Ezequiel Tafoya Alvarado Academy | Madera Unified | Madera | 0.3% |
| 4771 | Ramona Elementary | Oxnard | Oxnard | 0.3% |
| 4771 | Ridgeview Elementary | Yucaipa-Calimesa Joint Unified | Yucaipa | 0.3% |
| 4771 | Anna Hause Elementary | Beaumont Unified | Beaumont | 0.3% |
| 4771 | ASCEND | Oakland Unified | Oakland | 0.3% |
| 4771 | B. Gale Wilson Elementary | Fairfield-Suisun Unified | Fairfield | 0.3% |
| 4771 | Hollister Prep | Hollister | Hollister | 0.3% |
| 4771 | Temecula Valley Charter | Temecula Valley Unified | Winchester | 0.3% |
| 4771 | Foothill Elementary | Pittsburg Unified | Pittsburg | 0.3% |
| 4771 | Rose Avenue Elementary | Oxnard | Oxnard | 0.3% |
| 4771 | Wildwood Elementary | Yucaipa-Calimesa Joint Unified | Yucaipa | 0.3% |
| 4771 | Joe A. Gonsalves Elementary | ABC Unified | Cerritos | 0.3% |
| 4771 | Hawaiian Avenue Elementary | Los Angeles Unified | Wilmington | 0.3% |
| 4771 | River Oaks Elementary | Galt Joint Union Elementary | Galt | 0.3% |
| 4771 | Highland Academy | Beaumont Unified | Beaumont | 0.3% |
| 4771 | Tweedy Elementary | Los Angeles Unified | South Gate | 0.3% |
| 4771 | Machado Elementary | Lake Elsinore Unified | Lake Elsinore | 0.3% |
| 4771 | Midland Elementary | Moreno Valley Unified | Moreno Valley | 0.3% |
| 4771 | Windmill Springs Elementary | Franklin-McKinley Elementary | San Jose | 0.3% |
| 4771 | Southgate Elementary | Hayward Unified | Hayward | 0.3% |
| 4771 | Spreckels Elementary | Spreckels Union Elementary | Spreckels | 0.3% |
| 4771 | Peggy Heller Elementary | Atwater Elementary | Atwater | 0.3% |
| 4771 | Sierra Linda Elementary | Oxnard | Oxnard | 0.3% |
| 4771 | Clinton Elementary | Garden Grove Unified | Garden Grove | 0.3% |
| 4771 | Robert J. Fite Elementary | Elk Grove Unified | Sacramento | 0.3% |
| 4771 | Pioneer | Delano Union Elementary | Delano | 0.3% |
| 4771 | Vista Grande Elementary | Cajon Valley Union | El Cajon | 0.3% |
| 4771 | Brentwood Science | Los Angeles Unified | Los Angeles | 0.3% |
| 4771 | Deer Canyon Elementary | Alta Loma Elementary | Alta Loma | 0.3% |
| 4771 | Pleasant View Elementary | Pleasant View Elementary | Porterville | 0.3% |
| 4771 | Harvest Valley Elementary | Romoland Elementary | Romoland | 0.3% |
| 4771 | Brookvale Elementary | Fremont Unified | Fremont | 0.3% |
| 4771 | Ulysses Grant Elementary | Colton Joint Unified | Colton | 0.3% |
| 4771 | Catheryn Gates Elementary | Roseville City Elementary | Roseville | 0.3% |
| 4771 | Sycamore Valley Elementary | San Ramon Valley Unified | Danville | 0.3% |
| 4771 | Garfield Elementary | Montebello Unified | Bell Gardens | 0.3% |
| 4771 | H. Clarke Powers Elementary | Loomis Union Elementary | Loomis | 0.3% |
| 4771 | Loma Vista Elementary | Los Angeles Unified | Maywood | 0.3% |
| 4771 | Cielo Vista Charter | Palm Springs Unified | Palm Springs | 0.3% |
| 4771 | Bobier Elementary | Vista Unified | Vista | 0.3% |
| 4771 | Hermosa Elementary | Alta Loma Elementary | Alta Loma | 0.3% |
| 4771 | Loomis Basin Charter | Loomis Union Elementary | Loomis | 0.3% |
| 4918 | Hidden Hills Elementary | San Ramon Valley Unified | San Ramon | 0.2% |
| 4918 | Reagan Elementary | Clovis Unified | Clovis | 0.2% |
| 4918 | Mariana Academy | Apple Valley Unified | Apple Valley | 0.2% |
| 4918 | Valentine Peyton Elementary | Stockton Unified | Stockton | 0.2% |
| 4918 | Endeavor College Preparatory Charter | Los Angeles Unified | Los Angeles | 0.2% |
| 4918 | Frank Paul Elementary | Alisal Union | Salinas | 0.2% |
| 4918 | Alianza Charter | Pajaro Valley Unified | Watsonville | 0.2% |
| 4918 | Silas Bartsch | Kings Canyon Joint Unified | Reedley | 0.2% |
| 4918 | Sundale Elementary | Sundale Union Elementary | Tulare | 0.2% |
| 4918 | Osborn Two-Way Immersion Academy | Turlock Unified | Turlock | 0.2% |
| 4918 | Akira Yokomi Elementary | Fresno Unified | Fresno | 0.2% |
| 4918 | Dos Caminos | Palmdale Elementary | Palmdale | 0.2% |
| 4918 | Horace Mann Elementary | Anaheim Elementary | Anaheim | 0.2% |
| 4918 | Cypress School of the Arts | Hesperia Unified | Hesperia | 0.2% |
| 4918 | Rice Canyon Elementary | Lake Elsinore Unified | Lake Elsinore | 0.2% |
| 4918 | Galileo Academy 101 | Victor Elementary | Victorville | 0.2% |
| 4918 | Valley View Elementary | Westside Union Elementary | Lancaster | 0.2% |
| 4918 | Pico Canyon Elementary | Newhall | Stevenson Ranch | 0.2% |
| 4918 | Golden Elementary | Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified | Placentia | 0.2% |
| 4918 | Teresa Burke Elementary | Wasco Union Elementary | Wasco | 0.2% |
| 4918 | Nestor Language Academy Charter | South Bay Union | San Diego | 0.2% |
| 4918 | John Muir Fundamental Elementary | Santa Ana Unified | Santa Ana | 0.2% |
| 4918 | Ida Redmond Taylor Elementary | Santa Maria-Bonita | Santa Maria | 0.2% |
| 4918 | Muscoy Elementary | San Bernardino City Unified | San Bernardino | 0.2% |
| 4918 | Lincoln Alternative Elementary | Corona-Norco Unified | Corona | 0.2% |
| 4918 | James S. Fugman Elementary | Clovis Unified | Fresno | 0.2% |
| 4918 | Burton Valley Elementary | Lafayette Elementary | Lafayette | 0.2% |
| 4918 | Stevenson Ranch Elementary | Newhall | Stevenson Ranch | 0.2% |
| 4918 | Mesa View Elementary | Romoland Elementary | Romoland | 0.2% |
| 4918 | Balboa Gifted/High Ability Magnet Elementary | Los Angeles Unified | Northridge | 0.2% |
| 4918 | Jim Thorpe Fundamental | Santa Ana Unified | Santa Ana | 0.2% |
| 4918 | Tomas Rivera Elementary | Riverside Unified | Riverside | 0.2% |
| 4918 | Anaverde Hills | Westside Union Elementary | Palmdale | 0.2% |
| 4918 | Cesar E. Chavez Elementary | Montebello Unified | Bell Gardens | 0.2% |
| 4918 | Roger S. Oraze Elementary | Clovis Unified | Fresno | 0.2% |
| 4918 | Benjamin Franklin Elementary | Corona-Norco Unified | Corona | 0.2% |
| 4918 | Smythe Academy of Arts and Sciences | Twin Rivers Unified | Sacramento | 0.2% |
| 4918 | Harte Elementary | Long Beach Unified | Long Beach | 0.2% |
| 4918 | Endeavour Elementary | Fruitvale Elementary | Bakersfield | 0.2% |
| 4918 | Claire Lilienthal Elementary | San Francisco Unified | San Francisco | 0.2% |
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