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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
1371	Discovery Charter Preparatory #2	Public, Charter	9-12	13570 Eldridge Ave.	Sylmar	91342	Los Angeles County	Discovery Charter Preparatory #2 District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 897-1187	208	10	20.8	81.7%	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	204 (98.1%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	$21,339			$5,426			$15,913	35.5	49.7	1003	368		060225511889
1372	Vallejo High	Public	9-12	840 Nebraska St.	Vallejo	94590	Solano County	Vallejo City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 556-1700	1,146	62	18.3	84.3%	50 (4.4%)	256 (22.3%)	672 (58.6%)	127 (11.1%)	1 (0.1%)	13 (1.1%)	25 (2.2%)	$26,082			$3,447			$22,635	35.5	32.6	1435	63		064074006739
1373	Pivot Charter School North Valley II	Public, Virtual, Charter	6-12	1350 East Ninth St. Ste. 150	Chico	95928	Butte County	Pivot Charter School North Valley II District	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(530) 636-4479	105	5	22.8	65.7%	44 (41.9%)	1 (1.0%)	25 (23.8%)	4 (3.8%)	3 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (24.8%)	$15,208			$912			$14,296	35.4	39	1266	107		060154914363
1374	Santee Education Complex	Public	9-12	1921 South Maple Ave.	Los Angeles	90011	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(213) 763-1000	1,582	80	19.8	93.4%	18 (1.1%)	65 (4.1%)	1,484 (93.8%)	4 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	10 (0.6%)	$23,359			$4,587			$18,772	35.2	38.4	1286	88		062271011626
1375	Thompson Peak Charter	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	995 Paiute Ln.	Susanville	96130	Lassen County	Thompson Peak Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 257-7300	151	10	15.4	62.9%	89 (58.9%)	1 (0.7%)	39 (25.8%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (5.3%)	1 (0.7%)	13 (8.6%)	$19,145			$1,755			$17,390	35.2	45.5	1112	263		060184014096
1376	Lucerne Valley High	Public	9-12	33233 Rabbit Springs Rd.	Lucerne Valley	92356	San Bernardino County	Lucerne Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 248-2124	322	21	15.1	88.2%	108 (33.5%)	5 (1.6%)	199 (61.8%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.5%)	$24,919			$3,127			$21,792	35.2	27.7	1545	169		060001510305
1377	Yucca Valley High	Public	9-12	7600 Sage Ave.	Yucca Valley	92284	San Bernardino County	Morongo Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 365-3391	1,168	57	20.5	61.6%	584 (50.0%)	64 (5.5%)	461 (39.5%)	31 (2.7%)	9 (0.8%)	4 (0.3%)	14 (1.2%)	$17,555			$2,348			$15,207	35.1	44.5	1138	239		062586003895
1378	Fairfield High	Public	9-12	205 East Atlantic Ave.	Fairfield	94533	Solano County	Fairfield-Suisun Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 438-3000	1,605	68	23.7	81.3%	125 (7.8%)	275 (17.1%)	899 (56.0%)	166 (10.3%)	4 (0.2%)	17 (1.1%)	118 (7.4%)	$16,175			$1,170			$15,005	35.1	31.2	1462	84		061336001516
1379	Animo Compton Charter	Public, Charter	6-12	13305 South San Pedro St.	Los Angeles	90061	Los Angeles County	Animo Compton Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 565-1600	372	24	15.6	89.2%	7 (1.9%)	153 (41.1%)	202 (54.3%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.9%)	$32,617			$2,177			$30,440	35.1	15.8	1797	418		060218714269
1380	Anderson New Technology High	Public, Charter	8-12	2098 North St.	Anderson	96007	Shasta County	Anderson Union High	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 365-3100	102	6	16.7	55.9%	70 (68.6%)	1 (1.0%)	17 (16.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.9%)	1 (1.0%)	8 (7.8%)	$19,620			$1,986			$17,634	35	55.3	872	508		060270010671

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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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Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection

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