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2024–25 school spending dataJul 1, 2026

2024–25 attendance dataMar 13, 2026

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2024–25 dropout rates & graduation ratesNov 14, 2025

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Top 10 Elementary Schools in California

Rank	School	City
1^st	Buckeye Union Mandarin Immersion Charter	El Dorado Hills
2^nd	Bullis Charter	Los Altos
3^rd	Cold Spring Elementary	Santa Barbara
4^th	Murdock-Portal Elementary	San Jose
5^th	William Faria Elementary	Cupertino
6^th	North Star Academy	Redwood City
7^th	Elkhorn	Stockton
8^th	North Hillsborough	Hillsborough
9^th	Balboa Gifted/High Ability Magnet Elementary	Northridge
10^th	Herbert Hoover Elementary	Palo Alto

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Top 10 Middle Schools in California

Rank	School	City
1^st	Whitney (Gretchen) High	Cerritos
2^nd	Science Academy STEM Magnet	North Hollywood
3^rd	Oxford Academy	Cypress
4^th	North Star Academy	Redwood City
5^th	Bullis Charter	Los Altos
6^th	Elkhorn	Stockton
7^th	Robert C. Fisler Elementary	Fullerton
8^th	Cottonwood Creek	Dublin
9^th	John F. Kennedy Middle	Cupertino
10^th	Yu Ming Charter	Oakland

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Top 10 High Schools in California

Rank	School	City
1^st	Whitney (Gretchen) High	Cerritos
2^nd	Riverside STEM Academy	Riverside
3^rd	William & Marian Ghidotti High	Grass Valley
4^th	California Academy of Mathematics and Science	Carson
5^th	Oxford Academy	Cypress
6^th	Dr. TJ Owens Gilroy Early College Academy	Gilroy
7^th	Renaissance Arts Academy	Los Angeles
8^th	Science Academy STEM Magnet	North Hollywood
9^th	The High School at Moorpark College	Moorpark
10^th	Middle College High	Stockton

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District Name	Number of Schools	CA California District Rank	City	County
Los Angeles Unified	1018	791^st	Los Angeles	Los Angeles County
San Diego Unified	222	577^th	San Diego	San Diego County
San Francisco Unified	127	679^th	San Francisco	San Francisco County
Oakland Unified	123	1194^th	Oakland	Alameda County
Fresno Unified	111	1061^st	Fresno	Fresno County
Long Beach Unified	86	606^th	Long Beach	Los Angeles County
San Bernardino City Unified	86	1200^th	San Bernardino	San Bernardino County
Sacramento City Unified	83	982^nd	Sacramento	Sacramento County
San Juan Unified	80	999^th	Carmichael	Sacramento County
Elk Grove Unified	68	562^nd	Elk Grove	Sacramento County

District Name	Number of Schools	CA California District Rank	City	County
Cold Spring Elementary	1	1^st	Santa Barbara	Santa Barbara County
Bullis Charter District	1	2^nd	Los Altos	Santa Clara County
Montecito Union Elementary	1	3^rd	Santa Barbara	Santa Barbara County
Ross Elementary	1	4^th	Ross	Marin County
University High District	1	5^th	Fresno	Fresno County
College Preparatory Middle District	1	6^th	Spring Valley	San Diego County
La Canada Unified	4	7^th	La Canada	Los Angeles County
Creekside Charter District	1	8^th	Olympic Valley	Placer County
San Marino Unified	4	9^th	San Marino	Los Angeles County
Orinda Union	5	10^th	Orinda	Contra Costa County

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Cities in California

Largest California Cities
Top 10 CA California Cities

City	Number of Schools	CA California City Rank
Los Angeles	994	493^rd
San Diego	423	347^th
San Jose	372	430^th
Sacramento	283	628^th
San Francisco	277	412^th
Fresno	227	571^st
Oakland	212	657^th
Bakersfield	180	635^th
Stockton	163	734^th
Riverside	119	584^th

City	Number of Schools	CA California City Rank
Ross	2	1^st
La Canada	4	2^nd
Olympic Valley	5	3^rd
San Marino	6	4^th
Los Altos Hills	4	5^th
Portola Valley	5	6^th
Orinda	9	7^th
Hillsborough	9	8^th
Rancho Santa Fe	7	9^th
Studio City	6	10^th

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