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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
831	Willits Charter	Public, Charter	6-12	1431 South Main St.	Willits	95490	Mendocino County	Willits Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 459-5506	123	8	15	69.1%	78 (63.4%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (19.5%)	1 (0.8%)	3 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (9.8%)	$19,064			$3,977			$15,087	59.6			(n/a)		060191608213
832	Da Vinci Connect	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	12501 Isis Ave.	Hawthorne	90250	Los Angeles County	Da Vinci Connect District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 725-5800	923	24	39	43.4%	156 (16.9%)	198 (21.5%)	347 (37.6%)	59 (6.4%)	3 (0.3%)	6 (0.7%)	149 (16.1%)	$13,635			$432			$13,203	59.6	61	746	86		060229313702
833	Herbert Hoover High	Public	9-12	651 Glenwood Rd.	Glendale	91202	Los Angeles County	Glendale Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 242-6801	1,590	71	22.3	54.2%	1,119 (70.4%)	12 (0.8%)	309 (19.4%)	127 (8.0%)	3 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (1.2%)	$16,633			$1,111			$15,522	59.5	53.8	911	78		061524001933
834	Porterville High	Public	9-12	465 West Olive Ave.	Porterville	93257	Tulare County	Porterville Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 782-7210	2,125	86	24.8	88.6%	157 (7.4%)	7 (0.3%)	1,821 (85.7%)	43 (2.0%)	65 (3.1%)	4 (0.2%)	28 (1.3%)	$18,015			$1,935			$16,080	59.5	57.7	819	15		060006404880
835	Lincoln High	Public	9-12	790 J St.	Lincoln	95648	Placer County	Western Placer Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 645-6360	1,184	57	20.8	42.1%	527 (44.5%)	14 (1.2%)	508 (42.9%)	61 (5.2%)	8 (0.7%)	4 (0.3%)	62 (5.2%)	$16,065			$1,525			$14,540	59.5	50.8	982	147		064214006897
836	Gorman Learning Center	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	1826 Orange Tree Ln.	Redlands	92374	San Bernardino County	Gorman Learning Center District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 307-6312	1,185	70	16.8	41.9%	448 (37.8%)	117 (9.9%)	485 (40.9%)	31 (2.6%)	3 (0.3%)	4 (0.3%)	96 (8.1%)	$14,385			$925			$13,460	59.5	57.6	821	15		060211708502
837	iLEAD Online Charter	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	3720 Sierra Hwy.	Acton	93510	Los Angeles County	iLEAD Online Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(661) 644-8701	356	41	8.7	51.7%	99 (27.8%)	58 (16.3%)	122 (34.3%)	18 (5.1%)	2 (0.6%)	2 (0.6%)	50 (14.0%)	$16,895			$770			$16,125	59.4	58.9	799	38		060180614203
838	Woodlake High	Public	9-12	400 West Whitney Ave.	Woodlake	93286	Tulare County	Woodlake Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 564-3307	646	33	19.3	87.0%	74 (11.5%)	2 (0.3%)	562 (87.0%)	4 (0.6%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$19,105			$1,502			$17,603	59.4	59.3	786	52		060141806996
839	Ventura High	Public	9-12	2 North Catalina St.	Ventura	93001	Ventura County	Ventura Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 641-5116	1,939	83	23.4	60.4%	689 (35.5%)	30 (1.5%)	1,082 (55.8%)	37 (1.9%)	5 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	81 (4.2%)	$18,240			$2,125			$16,115	59.3	59.1	793	46		064098006768
840	Escalon High	Public	9-12	1528 East Yosemite Ave.	Escalon	95320	San Joaquin County	Escalon Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 838-7073	815	37	21.7	48.2%	339 (41.6%)	7 (0.9%)	428 (52.5%)	16 (2.0%)	4 (0.5%)	4 (0.5%)	17 (2.1%)	$12,680			$743			$11,937	59.3	49.5	1013	173		061284001448

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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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Educational resources:

Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA): Transforming Education in America

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

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