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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
1021	Mt. Eden High	Public	9-12	2300 Panama St.	Hayward	94545	Alameda County	Hayward Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 723-3180	1,865	85	21.8	75.0%	47 (2.5%)	119 (6.4%)	1,145 (61.4%)	403 (21.6%)	3 (0.2%)	79 (4.2%)	69 (3.7%)	$22,115			$2,853			$19,262	50.9	53.7	915	106		061674002124
1022	Manteca High	Public	9-12	450 East Yosemite Ave.	Manteca	95336	San Joaquin County	Manteca Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 858-7340	1,907	91	21	67.0%	336 (17.6%)	79 (4.1%)	1,189 (62.3%)	212 (11.1%)	6 (0.3%)	16 (0.8%)	66 (3.5%)	$16,608			$2,080			$14,528	50.9	54.5	894	128		062361003583
1023	Rio Linda High	Public	9-12	6309 Dry Creek Rd.	Rio Linda	95673	Sacramento County	Twin Rivers Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 566-2725	1,594	78	20.3	83.0%	298 (18.7%)	118 (7.4%)	817 (51.3%)	244 (15.3%)	6 (0.4%)	16 (1.0%)	90 (5.6%)	$20,279			$2,960			$17,319	50.6	56.1	853	170		060133201991
1024	Oakland Unity High	Public, Charter	9-12	6038 Brann St.	Oakland	94605	Alameda County	Oakland Unity High District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 635-7170	295	14	21.1	72.9%	15 (5.1%)	26 (8.8%)	247 (83.7%)	3 (1.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	$22,103			$1,574			$20,529	50.6	75.3	479	545		060229211351
1025	Long Valley	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	436-965 Susan Dr.	Doyle	96109	Lassen County	Long Valley District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 827-2395	250	11	22.8	58.0%	170 (68.0%)	8 (3.2%)	47 (18.8%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (8.0%)	$16,779			$1,319			$15,460	50.6	43	1170	145		060229609067
1026	Hesperia High	Public	9-12	9898 Maple Ave.	Hesperia	92345	San Bernardino County	Hesperia Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 244-9898	2,405	106	22.7	77.1%	198 (8.2%)	180 (7.5%)	1,947 (81.0%)	30 (1.2%)	5 (0.2%)	7 (0.3%)	38 (1.6%)	$40,483			$5,881			$34,602	50.6	47.6	1063	37		060001409072
1027	Bishop Union High	Public	9-12	301 North Fowler St.	Bishop	93514	Inyo County	Bishop Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 873-4275	608	33	18.1	39.1%	226 (37.2%)	4 (0.7%)	246 (40.5%)	3 (0.5%)	87 (14.3%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (6.7%)	$17,641			$1,073			$16,568	50.5	45.7	1108	81		060140900491
1028	ARISE High	Public, Charter	9-12	3301 East 12th St. Ste. 205	Oakland	94601	Alameda County	ARISE High District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 436-5487	396	25	15.6	76.5%	1 (0.3%)	13 (3.3%)	373 (94.2%)	7 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	$25,335			$1,981			$23,354	50.5	39.6	1241	213		060246212040
1029	Chino High	Public	9-12	5431 Jefferson Ave.	Chino	91710	San Bernardino County	Chino Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 627-7351	2,077	95	21.8	76.8%	191 (9.2%)	63 (3.0%)	1,622 (78.1%)	159 (7.7%)	2 (0.1%)	3 (0.1%)	36 (1.7%)								50.5	49.4	1017	12		060846000835
1030	Northview High	Public	9-12	1016 West Cypress Ave.	Covina	91722	Los Angeles County	Covina-Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 974-6120	1,247	56	22.4	78.9%	51 (4.1%)	28 (2.2%)	1,074 (86.1%)	73 (5.9%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (1.4%)	$21,854			$2,221			$19,633	50.4	43.8	1152	122		061005001102

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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:

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

Alternative Schools vs Public Schools: A Comparison

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