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School														Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)							Ranking (2025 vs 2024)					ID
Rank (of 2162)	School	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Disc Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Per Pupil Expenditures: Total	Personnel from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel from Federal Funds	Total from Federal Funds	Personnel from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds	Total from State and Local Funds	Average Standard Score (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Rank (2024)	Rank Change from 2024	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	ID
1691	Wasco Independence High	Public	9-12	1445 Poso Dr.	Wasco	93280	Kern County	Wasco Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 758-7450	109	6	17.6	96.3%	2 (1.8%)	3 (2.8%)	104 (95.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$233,268			$42,445			$190,823	20.1	23.2	1625	66		064143010225
1692	Innovations Academy	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	10886 Gadsten Way	Rancho Cordova	95670	Sacramento County	Folsom-Cordova Unified	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(916) 294-2445	113	9	12.3	58.4%	41 (36.3%)	10 (8.8%)	34 (30.1%)	7 (6.2%)	1 (0.9%)	2 (1.8%)	18 (15.9%)	$30,195			$543			$29,652	20.1	15.5	1805	113		061389014548
1693	Valley Oak Online Learning Academy	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	200 Hinkley Ave.	Oakdale	95361	Stanislaus County	Oakdale Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(209) 847-3097	57	1	63.3	56.1%	30 (52.6%)	1 (1.8%)	24 (42.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.8%)	$14,324			$796			$13,528	20	38.7	1278	415		060006206757
1694	Robertson High (Continuation)	Public	9-12	4455 Seneca Park Ave.	Fremont	94538	Alameda County	Fremont Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 657-9155	169	16	10.4	81.7%	22 (13.0%)	14 (8.3%)	101 (59.8%)	15 (8.9%)	1 (0.6%)	4 (2.4%)	10 (5.9%)	$34,058			$4,871			$29,187	20	22	1651	43		061440001686
1695	Snowline Academy	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	9298 Sheep Creek Rd.	Phelan	92371	San Bernardino County	Snowline Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(760) 868-6277	85	4	19.3	67.1%	26 (30.6%)	4 (4.7%)	45 (52.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (11.8%)	$64,950			$10,072			$54,878	19.8	39.6	1243	452		063697001140
1696	Avalon K-12	Public, Alternative	K-12	200 Falls Canyon Rd.	Avalon	90704	Los Angeles County	Long Beach Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 510-0790	443	26	17.3	58.2%	73 (16.5%)	0 (0.0%)	360 (81.3%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	7 (1.6%)	$27,389			$4,902			$22,487	19.7	23.5	1613	83		062250007299
1697	Valley Vista High	Public	9-12	9600 Dolphin St.	Fountain Valley	92708	Orange County	Huntington Beach Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 964-7766	263	14	18.7	77.2%	71 (27.0%)	2 (0.8%)	157 (59.7%)	24 (9.1%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.0%)	$21,677			$1,660			$20,017	19.7	18.9	1722	25		061806002235
1698	Mojave River Academy - Marble City	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	9723 Sierra Vista Rd.	Phelan	92371	San Bernardino County	Mojave River Academy - Marble City District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 245-3222	259	11	23.7	80.7%	97 (37.5%)	2 (0.8%)	141 (54.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	16 (6.2%)	$12,282			$1,074			$11,208	19.7	18.3	1733	35		060175114291
1699	Independence Charter Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	15350 Riverview Rd.	Helendale	92342	San Bernardino County	Helendale Elementary	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 952-1760	118	5	25.9	61.9%	36 (30.5%)	9 (7.6%)	63 (53.4%)	1 (0.8%)	4 (3.4%)	1 (0.8%)	4 (3.4%)	$44,248			$6,025			$38,223	19.6	51.2	979	720		061686013836
1700	Monte Vista Independent Study	Public	7-12	1003 Presidio Sq.	Costa Mesa	92626	Orange County	Newport-Mesa Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(949) 515-6690	48	9	5.4	66.7%	19 (39.6%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (50.0%)	1 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (8.3%)	$44,736			$701			$44,035	19.6	33.9	1396	304		062724008919

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Schooldigger calculates school rankings based on CAST Science, Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy, Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics test scores released by the California Department of Education.
These rankings were last updated on October 9, 2025, and are based on the most recent test scores available. We update rankings as we receive new test scores from the California Department of Education, usually on a yearly basis.
Our sources of data include the National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education and the California Department of Education.
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Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the California Department of Education.