2026 data report

Math proficiency (% met/exceeded) in California public schools

Statewide trends and county leaderboards for math proficiency (% met/exceeded), sourced directly from CDE SARC. Higher is better.

From CDE SARC, cycles 22-23, 23-24, 24-25. Last refreshed 2026-05-15.

Statewide trend

Median (plum line) and p25–p75 band (mist), all California public schools per cycle.

Best 25 counties — Math proficiency (% met/exceeded)

  1. 1Placer51.0
  2. 2Santa Clara49.0
  3. 3Marin47.0
  4. 4Orange47.0
  5. 5San Mateo46.0
  6. 6Trinity40.0
  7. 7Nevada36.5
  8. 8Mono35.0
  9. 9San Luis Obispo34.5
  10. 10San Francisco34.0
  11. 11San Diego33.0
  12. 12Santa Cruz33.0
  13. 13Los Angeles31.0
  14. 14Ventura31.0
  15. 15Shasta30.0
  16. 16Humboldt29.0
  17. 17Yolo29.0
  18. 18Inyo28.0
  19. 19Sonoma28.0
  20. 20Sutter27.5
  21. 21Fresno26.0
  22. 22Santa Barbara26.0
  23. 23Tuolumne26.0
  24. 24Kings25.0
  25. 25Napa25.0

Worst 25 counties — Math proficiency (% met/exceeded)

  1. 1Lake10.0
  2. 2Modoc13.0
  3. 3Mendocino15.0
  4. 4Glenn16.0
  5. 5Lassen16.0
  6. 6Madera19.0
  7. 7Kern19.5
  8. 8Tehama19.5
  9. 9Merced20.0
  10. 10Monterey20.0
  11. 11San Joaquin21.0
  12. 12Mariposa22.0
  13. 13San Bernardino22.0
  14. 14Tulare22.0
  15. 15Stanislaus22.5
  16. 16Plumas23.0
  17. 17Riverside24.0
  18. 18San Benito24.0
  19. 19Solano24.0
  20. 20Yuba24.0
  21. 21Imperial24.5
  22. 22Kings25.0
  23. 23Napa25.0
  24. 24Sacramento25.0
  25. 25Siskiyou25.0

How we score this

Every California public school's raw number is mapped to a 0–10 score using the absolute anchor table below — no peer-relative ranking.

Math proficiency (% met/exceeded)

Higher is better

Column: SMATH_Y1

PercentileRaw valueScore
5th10
50th295
95th7510

Values between the 5th and 95th percentile are linearly interpolated. Outside that range, scores clamp at 0 or 10.

Read the full methodology →