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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
291	Circle of Independent Learning	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	4700 Calaveras Ave.	Fremont	94538	Alameda County	Fremont Unified	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 797-0100	394	17	23.7	46.2%	50 (12.7%)	20 (5.1%)	102 (25.9%)	195 (49.5%)	1 (0.3%)	9 (2.3%)	17 (4.3%)	$22,030			$78			$21,952	85.8	58.9	801	510		061440007479
292	iLEAD Hybrid	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	3720 Sierra Hwy. Ste. A	Acton	93510	Los Angeles County	iLEAD Hybrid District	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(661) 434-1755	3,817	172	22.2	44.4%	1,311 (34.3%)	274 (7.2%)	1,528 (40.0%)	249 (6.5%)	13 (0.3%)	14 (0.4%)	418 (11.0%)	$12,939			$973			$11,966	85.8	83.3	357	65		060248213859
293	Liberty Ranch High	Public	9-12	12945 Marengo Rd.	Galt	95632	Sacramento County	Galt Joint Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 744-4250	899	39	22.8	41.3%	305 (33.9%)	12 (1.3%)	482 (53.6%)	43 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.6%)	51 (5.7%)	$17,304			$1,596			$15,708	85.8	86.6	289	4		061482012403
294	Westmont High	Public	9-12	4805 Westmont Ave.	Campbell	95008	Santa Clara County	Campbell Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 626-3406	1,682	76	22	42.0%	487 (29.0%)	30 (1.8%)	621 (36.9%)	375 (22.3%)	7 (0.4%)	3 (0.2%)	153 (9.1%)	$20,332			$1,355			$18,977	85.7	89.6	239	55		060723000676
295	Sky Mountain Charter	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	4535 Missouri Flat Rd. Ste. 1A	Placerville	95667	El Dorado County	Sky Mountain Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(800) 976-4436	2,511	108	23.3	37.1%	778 (31.0%)	87 (3.5%)	1,036 (41.3%)	152 (6.1%)	3 (0.1%)	6 (0.2%)	447 (17.8%)	$11,737			$595			$11,142	85.7	86.5	294	1		060174311860
296	Tahoe Truckee High	Public	9-12	11725 Donner Pass Rd.	Truckee	96161	Nevada County	Tahoe-Truckee Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 582-2600	907	45	20	28.1%	552 (60.9%)	1 (0.1%)	297 (32.7%)	7 (0.8%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	43 (4.7%)	$30,098			$312			$29,786	85.7	83.4	356	60		063877006520
297	Redwood Coast Montessori	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	1611 Peninsula Dr.	Arcata	95521	Humboldt County	Redwood Coast Montessori District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 832-4194	218	19	11.2	47.7%	134 (61.5%)	1 (0.5%)	28 (12.8%)	4 (1.8%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (19.7%)	$16,128			$318			$15,810	85.6			(n/a)		060192214287
298	Torrance High	Public	9-12	2200 Carson St.	Torrance	90501	Los Angeles County	Torrance Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 533-4396	1,879	75	25	36.4%	281 (15.0%)	81 (4.3%)	833 (44.3%)	518 (27.6%)	1 (0.1%)	6 (0.3%)	158 (8.4%)	$16,482			$522			$15,960	85.6	86.7	286	12		063942006576
299	Canyon High	Public	9-12	19300 West Nadal St.	Canyon Country	91351	Los Angeles County	William S. Hart Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 252-6110	1,952	80	24.3	37.1%	468 (24.0%)	81 (4.1%)	1,259 (64.5%)	97 (5.0%)	2 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	43 (2.2%)	$15,756			$677			$15,079	85.6	74.1	500	201		064251006958
300	John Adams Academy - El Dorado Hills	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	1102 Investment Blvd.	El Dorado Hills	95762	El Dorado County	John Adams Academy - El Dorado Hills District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 780-6800	1,580	76	20.9	16.8%	1,160 (73.4%)	16 (1.0%)	218 (13.8%)	77 (4.9%)	4 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	104 (6.6%)	$14,823			$327			$14,496	85.5	83.4	353	53		060196914072

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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:

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

State-Administered Standardized Tests: A Comprehensive Guide

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