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School														Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)							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
1101	New Open World Academy K-12	Public, Alternative	K-12	3201 West Eighth St.	Los Angeles	90005	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(213) 480-3700	911	49	18.4	97.6%	24 (2.6%)	32 (3.5%)	799 (87.7%)	42 (4.6%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (1.4%)	$31,528			$28,936			$2,592	46.8	29.1	1512	411		062271012493
1102	Academia Avance Charter	Public, Charter	6-12	115 North Avenue 53	Highland Park	90042	Los Angeles County	Academia Avance Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 230-7270	207	9	22.8	87.4%	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	201 (97.1%)	4 (1.9%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								46.6	43.9	1151	49		060229110895
1103	Hanford High	Public	9-12	120 East Grangeville Blvd.	Hanford	93230	Kings County	Hanford Joint Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 583-5902	1,498	64	23.4	83.6%	251 (16.8%)	58 (3.9%)	1,121 (74.8%)	8 (0.5%)	2 (0.1%)	4 (0.3%)	54 (3.6%)	$19,407			$18,852			$555	46.5	33.1	1423	320		061650002085
1104	South El Monte High	Public	9-12	1001 Durfee Ave.	South El Monte	91733	Los Angeles County	El Monte Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 258-5600	1,125	52	21.5	92.3%	6 (0.5%)	3 (0.3%)	1,060 (94.2%)	53 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	$36,562			$33,746			$2,816	46.5	50.1	996	108		061212000439
1105	Mt. Whitney High	Public	9-12	900 South Conyer St.	Visalia	93277	Tulare County	Visalia Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 730-7602	1,637	75	21.8	74.0%	216 (13.2%)	20 (1.2%)	1,227 (75.0%)	84 (5.1%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	85 (5.2%)	$18,669			$17,032			$1,637	46.4	47	1079	26		064116006801
1106	Manuel Dominguez High	Public	9-12	15301 South San Jose Ave.	Compton	90221	Los Angeles County	Compton Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 630-0142	1,582	72	21.9	91.5%	3 (0.2%)	170 (10.7%)	1,393 (88.1%)	3 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (0.4%)	7 (0.4%)	$20,680			$16,680			$4,000	46.4	52.3	941	165		060962000978
1107	Hollister High	Public	9-12	1220 Monterey St.	Hollister	95023	San Benito County	San Benito High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 637-5831	3,316	144	23	61.6%	517 (15.6%)	20 (0.6%)	2,578 (77.7%)	110 (3.3%)	19 (0.6%)	12 (0.4%)	57 (1.7%)	$28,071			$26,514			$1,557	46.3	58	815	292		063414005344
1108	Fremont Academy of Engineering and Design	Public	7-12	725 West Franklin Ave.	Pomona	91766	Los Angeles County	Pomona Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 397-4521	597	32	18.6	93.1%	4 (0.7%)	6 (1.0%)	560 (93.8%)	21 (3.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.8%)	$28,369			$26,868			$1,501	46.3	45.1	1120	12		063132004840
1109	South High	Public	9-12	1101 Planz Rd.	Bakersfield	93304	Kern County	Kern High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 831-3680	2,107	87	24.3	96.8%	86 (4.1%)	169 (8.0%)	1,769 (84.0%)	19 (0.9%)	9 (0.4%)	2 (0.1%)	52 (2.5%)	$24,619			$22,564			$2,055	46.3	49.1	1023	86		061954002353
1110	Deer Valley High	Public	9-12	4700 Lone Tree Way	Antioch	94531	Contra Costa County	Antioch Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 779-7570	1,812	79	23	82.6%	168 (9.3%)	504 (27.8%)	758 (41.8%)	254 (14.0%)	8 (0.4%)	19 (1.0%)	97 (5.4%)	$24,244			$22,380			$1,864	46.3	40.3	1232	122		060285005724
1111	Desert Junior-Senior High	Public	7-12	1575 Payne Ave.	Edwards	93523	Kern County	Muroc Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 306-4964	497	30	16.4	13.3%	180 (36.2%)	27 (5.4%)	179 (36.0%)	26 (5.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	82 (16.5%)	$18,753			$18,442			$311	46.2	55.3	871	240		062649003995
1112	Matilda Torres High	Public	9-12	16645 Road 26	Madera	93638	Madera County	Madera Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 416-5909	2,017	98	20.4	89.9%	95 (4.7%)	14 (0.7%)	1,856 (92.0%)	21 (1.0%)	6 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (1.0%)	$25,132			$22,658			$2,474	46.2	48.1	1056	56		062334014457
1113	Thomas Downey High	Public	9-12	1000 Coffee Rd.	Modesto	95355	Stanislaus County	Modesto City High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 574-1685	2,192	92	23.8	76.0%	396 (18.1%)	36 (1.6%)	1,514 (69.1%)	46 (2.1%)	7 (0.3%)	8 (0.4%)	185 (8.4%)	$23,476			$21,580			$1,896	46.1	38.8	1272	159		062515003753
1114	Altus Schools Mirus Charter	Public, Charter	7-12	14135 Main St. Ste. 201	Hesperia	92345	San Bernardino County	Altus Schools Mirus Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 947-7100	292	10	29.2	73.6%	61 (20.9%)	10 (3.4%)	202 (69.2%)	3 (1.0%)	5 (1.7%)	1 (0.3%)	10 (3.4%)								46.1	42.3	1186	72		060184711899
1115	Altus Schools Charter School of San Diego	Public, Charter	6-12	10170 Huennekens St.	San Diego	92121	San Diego County	Altus Schools Charter School of San Diego District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(858) 678-2020	1,375	40	34.6	72.9%	303 (22.0%)	107 (7.8%)	810 (58.9%)	39 (2.8%)	9 (0.7%)	3 (0.2%)	95 (6.9%)								46.1	52.2	947	168		060187603939
1116	John W. North High	Public	9-12	1550 West Third St.	Riverside	92507	Riverside County	Riverside Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 788-7311	2,011	88	22.7	87.9%	147 (7.3%)	177 (8.8%)	1,519 (75.5%)	82 (4.1%)	9 (0.4%)	14 (0.7%)	58 (2.9%)	$24,760			$24,004			$756	46	40.1	1235	119		063315005154
1117	El Sereno Alternative Education	Public	9-12	10700 Fair Oaks Blvd.	Fair Oaks	95628	Sacramento County	San Juan Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 971-5060	166	11	15.7	43.4%	89 (53.6%)	7 (4.2%)	44 (26.5%)	4 (2.4%)	1 (0.6%)	1 (0.6%)	16 (9.6%)	$41,195			$39,906			$1,289	45.9	53.3	923	194		063462008192
1118	Palmdale Academy Charter	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	3838 East Ave. R	Palmdale	93550	Los Angeles County	Palmdale Elementary	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 234-4800	989	46	21.3	72.1%	27 (2.7%)	82 (8.3%)	802 (81.1%)	12 (1.2%)	42 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (2.4%)	$33,310			$32,366			$944	45.9	53.7	913	205		062958014567
1119	Scale Leadership Academy - East	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	1880 Compton Ave	Corona	92881	Riverside County	Scale Leadership Academy - East District	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(888) 315-4660	1,261	36	35.4	56.1%	639 (50.7%)	213 (16.9%)	162 (12.8%)	147 (11.7%)	4 (0.3%)	6 (0.5%)	89 (7.1%)	$34,164			$33,988			$176	45.9	36.9	1316	197		060189714356
1120	Ednovate - South LA College Prep	Public, Charter	9-12	9301 South Hoover St.	Los Angeles	90044	Los Angeles County	Ednovate - South LA College Prep District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(213) 377-9377	394	21	18.3	66.8%	4 (1.0%)	57 (14.5%)	324 (82.2%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.0%)	$38,212			$37,136			$1,076	45.9	57	837	283		060254014489
1121	Le Grand High	Public	9-12	12961 East Le Grand Rd.	Le Grand	95333	Merced County	Le Grand Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 389-9400	484	26	18.6	87.2%	29 (6.0%)	1 (0.2%)	446 (92.1%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	$43,759			$40,904			$2,855	45.9	45.8	1105	16		062127002548
1122	Insight @ San Diego	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	50 Moreland Rd.	Simi Valley	93065	Ventura County	Insight @ San Diego District	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(805) 581-0202	231	7	33.9	69.3%	63 (27.3%)	26 (11.3%)	118 (51.1%)	11 (4.8%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	11 (4.8%)								45.8	18.4	1732	610		060152813030
1123	Fall River Junior-Senior High	Public	7-12	44215 Walnut St.	McArthur	96056	Shasta County	Fall River Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 336-5515	226	15	14.9	42.0%	129 (57.1%)	0 (0.0%)	81 (35.8%)	2 (0.9%)	7 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.1%)	$18,490			$17,838			$652	45.8	54.6	891	232		061347001536
1124	Ferndale High	Public	9-12	1231 Main St.	Ferndale	95536	Humboldt County	Ferndale Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 786-5900	145	13	11.3	46.2%	103 (71.0%)	1 (0.7%)	32 (22.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (4.1%)	$41,855			$39,906			$1,949	45.7	53.1	929	195		060003701551
1125	Paramount High	Public	9-12	14429 South Downey Ave.	Paramount	90723	Los Angeles County	Paramount Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 602-6067	3,400	176	19.2	96.7%	28 (0.8%)	192 (5.6%)	3,087 (90.8%)	45 (1.3%)	3 (0.1%)	9 (0.3%)	30 (0.9%)	$17,420			$16,354			$1,066	45.7	36.5	1327	202		062985004653
1126	Oroville High	Public	9-12	1535 Bridge St.	Oroville	95966	Butte County	Oroville Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 538-2320	872	45	19.5	81.8%	350 (40.1%)	44 (5.0%)	154 (17.7%)	209 (24.0%)	47 (5.4%)	9 (1.0%)	57 (6.5%)	$27,402			$25,468			$1,934	45.7	36.6	1323	197		062913004496
1127	Mar Vista Senior High	Public	9-12	505 Elm Ave.	Imperial Beach	91932	San Diego County	Sweetwater Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 628-5700	1,216	55	22.2	76.9%	193 (15.9%)	30 (2.5%)	876 (72.0%)	67 (5.5%)	2 (0.2%)	6 (0.5%)	42 (3.5%)	$6,541			$5,152			$1,389	45.6	50.2	993	134		063864006486
1128	New Technology High	Public	9-12	920 Yount St.	Napa	94559	Napa County	Napa Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 259-8557	365	16	23	64.4%	100 (27.4%)	1 (0.3%)	228 (62.5%)	11 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.9%)	$18,089			$17,176			$913	45.6	54.9	880	248		062664006081
1129	Hilmar High	Public	9-12	7807 North Lander Ave.	Hilmar	95324	Merced County	Hilmar Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 667-5903	696	36	19.3	60.6%	347 (49.9%)	1 (0.1%)	338 (48.6%)	3 (0.4%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)	$22,086			$21,436			$650	45.5	46.4	1089	40		061722002177
1130	Venture Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	2829 Transworld Dr.	Stockton	95206	San Joaquin County	Venture Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 468-5940	1,657	79	21	66.8%	189 (11.4%)	101 (6.1%)	1,201 (72.5%)	87 (5.3%)	2 (0.1%)	7 (0.4%)	70 (4.2%)								45.5	35.7	1346	216		060196310651
1131	Jefferson High	Public	9-12	6996 Mission St.	Daly City	94014	San Mateo County	Jefferson Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 550-7700	1,072	55	19.4	41.1%	41 (3.8%)	23 (2.1%)	544 (50.7%)	402 (37.5%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (1.6%)	40 (3.7%)	$25,422			$23,690			$1,732	45.5	40.3	1231	100		061893002293
1132	LIFE Academy	Public	6-12	2101 35th Ave.	Oakland	94601	Alameda County	Oakland Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 879-1335	436	30	14.5	98.2%	2 (0.5%)	16 (3.7%)	400 (91.7%)	10 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.6%)	$32,005			$28,988			$3,017	45.5	59.2	789	343		062805008676
1133	The Learning Choice Academy - East County	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	4215 Spring St.	La Mesa	91941	San Diego County	The Learning Choice Academy - East County District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 463-8811	466	22	21	58.6%	116 (24.9%)	22 (4.7%)	288 (61.8%)	4 (0.9%)	5 (1.1%)	1 (0.2%)	29 (6.2%)	$33,402			$32,606			$796	45.4	61.4	731	402		060249814437
1134	Reseda Charter High	Public, Charter	6-12	18230 Kittridge St.	Reseda	91335	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 758-3600	1,339	76	17.6	88.3%	171 (12.8%)	44 (3.3%)	1,002 (74.8%)	87 (6.5%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.4%)	30 (2.2%)	$42,692			$39,808			$2,884	45.4	48.9	1026	108		062271003301
1135	John H. Francis Polytechnic	Public	9-12	12431 Roscoe Blvd.	Sun Valley	91352	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 394-3600	2,124	112	18.9	93.5%	86 (4.0%)	22 (1.0%)	1,918 (90.3%)	75 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.0%)	22 (1.0%)	$36,111			$33,550			$2,561	45.3	42.9	1173	38		062271003020
1136	Orosi High	Public	9-12	41815 Road 128	Orosi	93647	Tulare County	Cutler-Orosi Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 528-4731	1,108	58	19.2	96.0%	8 (0.7%)	2 (0.2%)	1,057 (95.4%)	39 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	$25,104			$22,314			$2,790	45.3	52.9	932	204		061035001159
1137	Susan H. Nelson	Public	6-12	32225 Pio Pico Rd.	Temecula	92592	Riverside County	Temecula Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 695-7360	306	12	24.6	35.9%	135 (44.1%)	7 (2.3%)	121 (39.5%)	14 (4.6%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (8.8%)	$17,914			$17,538			$376	45.2	36.1	1338	201		060002810589
1138	Lakeview Leadership Academy	Public	7-12	12484 Tamarisk Rd.	Victorville	92395	San Bernardino County	Victor Valley Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 955-3400	901	50	18.1	82.7%	84 (9.3%)	153 (17.0%)	603 (66.9%)	14 (1.6%)	4 (0.4%)	7 (0.8%)	35 (3.9%)								45.2	43.7	1155	17		063697206781
1139	Freedom High	Public	9-12	1050 Neroly Rd.	Oakley	94561	Contra Costa County	Liberty Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 625-5900	2,460	114	21.5	39.3%	551 (22.4%)	283 (11.5%)	1,237 (50.3%)	239 (9.7%)	6 (0.2%)	9 (0.4%)	126 (5.1%)	$23,202			$22,474			$728	45.1	46.2	1093	46		062160005726
1140	Azusa High	Public	9-12	240 North Cerritos Ave.	Azusa	91702	Los Angeles County	Azusa Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 815-3400	1,609	78	20.5	89.3%	38 (2.4%)	23 (1.4%)	1,463 (90.9%)	60 (3.7%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (1.4%)	$18,020			$16,552			$1,468	45.1	61.5	728	412		060360000268
1141	Public Service Community at Diego Rivera Learning Complex	Public	9-12	6100 South Central Ave.	Los Angeles	90001	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 846-2128	457	24	18.7	98.9%	2 (0.4%)	10 (2.2%)	442 (96.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	$40,240			$35,734			$4,506	45	38.9	1271	130		062271012971
1142	Rim of the World High	Public	9-12	27400 Highway 18	Lake Arrowhead	92352	San Bernardino County	Rim of the World Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 336-2038	860	44	19.6	61.0%	438 (50.9%)	3 (0.3%)	384 (44.7%)	7 (0.8%)	4 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	20 (2.3%)	$25,779			$24,308			$1,471	45	49.5	1011	131		063261005074
1143	Sierra Academy of Expeditionary Learning	Public, Charter	9-12	505 Main St.	Nevada City	95959	Nevada County	Sierra Academy of Expeditionary Learning District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 268-2200	191	14	13.3	47.6%	125 (65.4%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (13.1%)	2 (1.0%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (17.3%)								44.9	80.7	402	741		060202112922
1144	Felicitas and Gonzalo Mendez High	Public	9-12	1200 Plaza Del Sol	Los Angeles	90033	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 981-5400	694	40	17.5	94.5%	12 (1.7%)	8 (1.2%)	670 (96.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	$41,578			$38,624			$2,954	44.8	41.5	1206	62		062271012438
1145	Summit Preparatory Charter High	Public, Charter	9-12	890 Broadway	Redwood City	94063	San Mateo County	Summit Preparatory Charter High District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 556-1110	293	15	19.5	71.7%	22 (7.5%)	3 (1.0%)	242 (82.6%)	12 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.1%)								44.8	62.5	706	439		060228711981
1146	George Washington Carver School of Arts and Science	Public, Charter	9-12	10101 Systems Pkwy.	Sacramento	95827	Sacramento County	Sacramento City Unified	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 395-5266	174	12	13.9	50.6%	70 (40.2%)	16 (9.2%)	61 (35.1%)	3 (1.7%)	2 (1.1%)	2 (1.1%)	15 (8.6%)	$32,978			$29,788			$3,190	44.8	44.8	1127	19		063384011195
1147	Lighthouse Community Charter High	Public, Charter	9-12	444 Hegenberger Rd.	Oakland	94621	Alameda County	Lighthouse Community Charter High District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 562-8225	281	20	14	92.9%	7 (2.5%)	13 (4.6%)	252 (89.7%)	4 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.1%)								44.7	30.5	1478	331		060235610726
1148	Templeton Independent Study High	Public	9-12	964 Old County Rd.	Templeton	93465	San Luis Obispo County	Templeton Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 434-5833	96	4	24.1	34.4%	48 (50.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (35.4%)	1 (1.0%)	2 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (11.5%)	$12,353			$11,366			$987	44.7	37	1315	167		063900007776
1149	Argonaut High	Public	9-12	501 Argonaut Ln.	Jackson	95642	Amador County	Amador County Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 257-7700	593	31	19.1	34.4%	361 (60.9%)	6 (1.0%)	158 (26.6%)	8 (1.3%)	16 (2.7%)	3 (0.5%)	39 (6.6%)	$21,598			$20,664			$934	44.7	63.2	690	459		060245008787
1150	AIMS College Prep High	Public, Charter	9-12	746 Grand Ave.	Oakland	94610	Alameda County	AIMS College Prep High District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 893-8701	386	16	24	63.2%	14 (3.6%)	181 (46.9%)	65 (16.8%)	102 (26.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	23 (6.0%)								44.7	68.4	594	556		060222711563
1151	Insight @ San Joaquin	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	50 Moreland Rd.	Simi Valley	93065	Ventura County	Insight @ San Joaquin District	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(805) 581-0202	313	7	45	76.4%	61 (19.5%)	44 (14.1%)	151 (48.2%)	33 (10.5%)	2 (0.6%)	10 (3.2%)	12 (3.8%)								44.7	29	1514	363		060217113952
1152	River Valley High	Public	9-12	801 El Margarita Rd.	Yuba City	95993	Sutter County	Yuba City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 822-2500	1,695	82	20.5	68.9%	275 (16.2%)	27 (1.6%)	700 (41.3%)	562 (33.2%)	6 (0.4%)	5 (0.3%)	115 (6.8%)	$20,226			$18,274			$1,952	44.6	46.3	1091	61		064347011520
1153	Oxnard High	Public	9-12	3400 West Gonzales Rd.	Oxnard	93036	Ventura County	Oxnard Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 278-2907	2,452	108	22.7	76.1%	116 (4.7%)	38 (1.5%)	2,141 (87.3%)	86 (3.5%)	6 (0.2%)	7 (0.3%)	56 (2.3%)	$27,820			$26,366			$1,454	44.6	43.4	1161	8		062927004520
1154	Ark Independent Studies	Public	6-12	840 North Branciforte Ave.	Santa Cruz	95062	Santa Cruz County	Santa Cruz City High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 429-3898	56	2	27.1	41.1%	25 (44.6%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (50.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (5.4%)	$29,505			$28,920			$585	44.5	67.1	612	542		063560007869
1155	Tokay High	Public	9-12	1111 West Century Blvd.	Lodi	95240	San Joaquin County	Lodi Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 331-7990	2,058	103	19.9	69.3%	370 (18.0%)	32 (1.6%)	1,331 (64.7%)	250 (12.1%)	5 (0.2%)	9 (0.4%)	59 (2.9%)	$19,049			$17,078			$1,971	44.5	44.5	1139	16		062223002665
1156	Holtville High	Public	9-12	755 Olive Ave.	Holtville	92250	Imperial County	Holtville Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 356-2926	516	33	15.5	74.2%	57 (11.0%)	2 (0.4%)	452 (87.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.0%)	$26,247			$25,194			$1,053	44.5	37.7	1303	147		061743002185
1157	Futures High	Public, Charter	9-12	900 Grace Ave.	Sacramento	95838	Sacramento County	Futures High District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 286-1902	469	22	21.2	79.3%	335 (71.4%)	35 (7.5%)	57 (12.2%)	32 (6.8%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.3%)	4 (0.9%)								44.4	40.7	1228	71		060177511070
1158	Herbert Hoover High	Public	9-12	5550 North First St.	Fresno	93710	Fresno County	Fresno Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 451-4000	2,040	109	18.7	83.5%	183 (9.0%)	204 (10.0%)	1,292 (63.3%)	267 (13.1%)	18 (0.9%)	9 (0.4%)	59 (2.9%)	$29,403			$26,406			$2,997	44.4	28.3	1535	377		061455001737
1159	Julian High	Public	9-12	1656 Highway 78	Julian	92036	San Diego County	Julian Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 765-0606	112	7	16	54.5%	46 (41.1%)	4 (3.6%)	50 (44.6%)	1 (0.9%)	3 (2.7%)	1 (0.9%)	7 (6.3%)	$77,010			$75,456			$1,554	44.4	62.2	717	442		061911002305
1160	Lassen High	Public	9-12	1110 Main St.	Susanville	96130	Lassen County	Lassen Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 257-2141	816	40	20.2	34.2%	441 (54.0%)	10 (1.2%)	197 (24.1%)	15 (1.8%)	18 (2.2%)	17 (2.1%)	112 (13.7%)	$26,298			$25,780			$518	44.3	49.6	1010	150		062106002532
1161	Sultana High	Public	9-12	17311 Sultana Ave.	Hesperia	92345	San Bernardino County	Hesperia Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 947-6777	2,098	96	21.8	73.0%	359 (17.1%)	112 (5.3%)	1,562 (74.5%)	25 (1.2%)	5 (0.2%)	5 (0.2%)	30 (1.4%)	$25,691			$24,238			$1,453	44.1	42.1	1188	27		060001405093
1162	Rancho Mirage High	Public	9-12	31001 Rattler Rd.	Rancho Mirage	92270	Riverside County	Palm Springs Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 202-6455	1,401	69	20.4	95.2%	106 (7.6%)	27 (1.9%)	1,155 (82.4%)	67 (4.8%)	8 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	35 (2.5%)	$22,992			$22,124			$868	44.1	50	999	163		062955013149
1163	Borrego Springs High	Public	9-12	2281 Diegueno Rd.	Borrego Springs	92004	San Diego County	Borrego Springs Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 767-5335	108	9	12.3	93.5%	10 (9.3%)	1 (0.9%)	95 (88.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.9%)	$37,796			$35,164			$2,632	44.1	60.6	752	411		060570000518
1164	Sylmar Charter High	Public, Charter	9-12	13050 Borden Ave.	Sylmar	91342	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 833-3700	1,463	77	19	87.1%	29 (2.0%)	19 (1.3%)	1,392 (95.1%)	11 (0.8%)	2 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (0.7%)	$41,151			$38,072			$3,079	44.1	38.1	1289	125		062271003385
1165	La Sierra High	Public	9-12	4145 La Sierra Ave.	Riverside	92505	Riverside County	Alvord Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 358-1725	1,514	72	21	87.9%	104 (6.9%)	69 (4.6%)	1,241 (82.0%)	73 (4.8%)	3 (0.2%)	5 (0.3%)	19 (1.3%)	$27,986			$26,450			$1,536	44.1	47.4	1069	96		060243000134
1166	San Leandro High	Public	9-12	2200 Bancroft Ave.	San Leandro	94577	Alameda County	San Leandro Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 618-4600	2,510	116	21.5	75.3%	159 (6.3%)	307 (12.2%)	1,241 (49.4%)	611 (24.3%)	16 (0.6%)	24 (1.0%)	150 (6.0%)	$23,443			$21,792			$1,651	44.1	51.9	957	209		063468005842
1167	Orange Vista High	Public	9-12	1400 East Orange Ave.	Perris	92571	Riverside County	Val Verde Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 490-4660	2,396	108	22.2	86.6%	82 (3.4%)	257 (10.7%)	1,917 (80.0%)	54 (2.3%)	11 (0.5%)	10 (0.4%)	64 (2.7%)	$18,182			$17,780			$402	44.1	45.3	1116	51		069113513992
1168	Dinuba High	Public	9-12	490 West Kamm Ave.	Dinuba	93618	Tulare County	Dinuba Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 595-7220	2,115	89	23.7	76.5%	99 (4.7%)	8 (0.4%)	1,953 (92.3%)	25 (1.2%)	22 (1.0%)	4 (0.2%)	4 (0.2%)	$17,923			$16,134			$1,789	44	54.7	885	283		060006501242
1169	Shadow Hills High	Public	9-12	39-225 Jefferson St.	Indio	92203	Riverside County	Desert Sands Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 393-5400	1,650	71	23.4	80.1%	130 (7.9%)	23 (1.4%)	1,424 (86.3%)	19 (1.2%)	8 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (2.8%)	$25,778			$23,940			$1,838	44	43.6	1156	13		061111012319
1170	Lakewood High	Public	9-12	4400 Briercrest Ave.	Lakewood	90713	Los Angeles County	Long Beach Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 425-1281	2,305	107	21.4	58.4%	186 (8.1%)	442 (19.2%)	1,281 (55.6%)	246 (10.7%)	2 (0.1%)	53 (2.3%)	94 (4.1%)	$27,540			$25,330			$2,210	44	43.6	1158	12		062250002733
1171	Trinity High	Public	9-12	321 Victory Ln.	Weaverville	96093	Trinity County	Trinity Alps Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 623-6127	289	16	17.7	60.9%	222 (76.8%)	2 (0.7%)	25 (8.7%)	6 (2.1%)	9 (3.1%)	1 (0.3%)	21 (7.3%)	$36,588			$34,988			$1,600	43.8	28.1	1537	366		060133106605
1172	Napa Valley Independent Studies	Public, Alternative	K-12	1600 Myrtle Ave.	Napa	94558	Napa County	Napa Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 259-8577	116	6	18.4	62.9%	31 (26.7%)	2 (1.7%)	74 (63.8%)	8 (6.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$18,895			$17,982			$913	43.8	39.2	1260	88		062664011271
1173	Altus Schools North County	Public, Charter	6-12	200 East Via Rancho Pkwy.	Escondido	92025	San Diego County	Altus Schools North County District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(858) 678-2050	149	5	30.1	76.5%	23 (15.4%)	3 (2.0%)	111 (74.5%)	2 (1.3%)	2 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (4.0%)	$23,166			$21,414			$1,752	43.8	32.8	1428	255		060224814228
1174	Colton High	Public	9-12	777 West Valley Blvd.	Colton	92324	San Bernardino County	Colton Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 580-5005	1,729	89	19.3	90.7%	27 (1.6%)	42 (2.4%)	1,642 (95.0%)	10 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (0.3%)	$35,773			$33,132			$2,641	43.8	48.1	1057	117		060939000946
1175	Nogales High	Public	9-12	401 South Nogales St.	La Puente	91744	Los Angeles County	Rowland Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 965-3437	1,535	78	19.6	82.8%	13 (0.8%)	17 (1.1%)	1,376 (89.6%)	101 (6.6%)	1 (0.1%)	7 (0.5%)	18 (1.2%)	$20,001			$19,468			$533	43.7	41.6	1203	28		063375005207
1176	Rancho Cotate High	Public	9-12	5450 Snyder Ln.	Rohnert Park	94928	Sonoma County	Cotati-Rohnert Park Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 792-4750	1,755	76	23	47.1%	563 (32.1%)	41 (2.3%)	915 (52.1%)	55 (3.1%)	11 (0.6%)	20 (1.1%)	144 (8.2%)	$18,717			$17,986			$731	43.7	39.3	1257	81		060994001081
1177	ICEF View Park Preparatory High	Public, Charter	9-12	5701 South Crenshaw Blvd.	Los Angeles	90043	Los Angeles County	ICEF View Park Preparatory High District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 290-6975	313	17	18.2	96.5%	0 (0.0%)	281 (89.8%)	25 (8.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (1.0%)								43.6	23.3	1621	444		060173111358
1178	Andrew P. Hill High	Public	9-12	3200 Senter Rd.	San Jose	95111	Santa Clara County	East Side Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 347-4100	1,564	73	21.3	67.6%	37 (2.4%)	31 (2.0%)	1,011 (64.6%)	459 (29.3%)	8 (0.5%)	5 (0.3%)	11 (0.7%)	$27,657			$26,942			$715	43.6	46	1102	76		061182001301
1179	Modesto High	Public	9-12	18 H St.	Modesto	95351	Stanislaus County	Modesto City High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 574-1776	2,292	104	22	83.7%	146 (6.4%)	46 (2.0%)	1,767 (77.1%)	168 (7.3%)	5 (0.2%)	10 (0.4%)	150 (6.5%)	$26,578			$24,374			$2,204	43.5	35.1	1367	188		062515003744
1180	Santa Paula High	Public	9-12	404 North Sixth St.	Santa Paula	93060	Ventura County	Santa Paula Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 525-4400	1,494	70	21.4	83.5%	41 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1,437 (96.2%)	6 (0.4%)	3 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	6 (0.4%)	$20,481			$17,844			$2,637	43.4	41.7	1198	18		060142106114
1181	Oakland High	Public	9-12	1023 MacArthur Blvd.	Oakland	94610	Alameda County	Oakland Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 879-2304	1,579	86	18.3	90.2%	53 (3.4%)	324 (20.5%)	604 (38.3%)	480 (30.4%)	6 (0.4%)	5 (0.3%)	101 (6.4%)	$24,567			$22,398			$2,169	43.4	35.6	1349	168		062805004304
1182	Hamilton High	Public	9-12	620 Canal St.	Hamilton City	95951	Glenn County	Hamilton Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 826-3261	306	19	15.7	68.3%	41 (13.4%)	0 (0.0%)	215 (70.3%)	2 (0.7%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (15.0%)	$23,537			$23,424			$113	43.3	39.9	1238	56		060133902078
1183	Merced Scholars Charter	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	1850 Wardrobe Ave. Bldg. H	Merced	95341	Merced County	Merced County Office of Education	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 381-5165	334	20	16.5	79.9%	53 (15.9%)	4 (1.2%)	245 (73.4%)	16 (4.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.6%)	$32,778			$32,322			$456	43.3	32.1	1444	261		069102010960
1184	Arlington High	Public	9-12	2951 Jackson St.	Riverside	92503	Riverside County	Riverside Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 352-8316	1,920	85	22.5	80.9%	258 (13.4%)	78 (4.1%)	1,433 (74.6%)	84 (4.4%)	5 (0.3%)	3 (0.2%)	57 (3.0%)	$26,744			$25,864			$880	43.3	49.4	1016	168		063315005131
1185	Orange Glen High	Public	9-12	2200 Glen Ridge Rd.	Escondido	92027	San Diego County	Escondido Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 291-5000	1,788	94	19.1	89.0%	80 (4.5%)	26 (1.5%)	1,608 (89.9%)	53 (3.0%)	7 (0.4%)	5 (0.3%)	8 (0.4%)	$29,482			$28,278			$1,204	43.2	35.6	1350	165		061291001466
1186	Rosemont High	Public	9-12	9594 Kiefer Blvd.	Sacramento	95827	Sacramento County	Sacramento City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 395-5130	1,485	76	19.6	57.9%	379 (25.5%)	242 (16.3%)	544 (36.6%)	138 (9.3%)	7 (0.5%)	28 (1.9%)	146 (9.8%)	$26,411			$23,220			$3,191	43.2	36.3	1334	148		063384011191
1187	Valley Center High	Public	9-12	31322 Cole Grade Rd.	Valley Center	92082	San Diego County	Valley Center-Pauma Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 751-5500	1,075			61.7%	221 (20.6%)	7 (0.7%)	680 (63.3%)	20 (1.9%)	84 (7.8%)	0 (0.0%)	63 (5.9%)	$35,427			$34,386			$1,041	43.1	55.7	860	327		060006908607
1188	Cordova High	Public	9-12	2239 Chase Dr.	Rancho Cordova	95670	Sacramento County	Folsom-Cordova Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 294-2450	1,944	104	18.6	69.8%	512 (26.3%)	164 (8.4%)	745 (38.3%)	256 (13.2%)	4 (0.2%)	34 (1.7%)	229 (11.8%)	$22,144			$20,984			$1,160	43.1	52.3	945	243		061389001568
1189	Linden High	Public	9-12	18527 East Front St.	Linden	95236	San Joaquin County	Linden Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 887-3073	743	38	19.5	69.3%	216 (29.1%)	2 (0.3%)	489 (65.8%)	15 (2.0%)	14 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (0.9%)	$23,375			$22,490			$885	42.9	52.2	949	240		062181002589
1190	San Jose High	Public	9-12	275 North 24th St.	San Jose	95116	Santa Clara County	San Jose Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 535-6320	874	47	18.6	69.9%	28 (3.2%)	8 (0.9%)	746 (85.4%)	71 (8.1%)	3 (0.3%)	3 (0.3%)	15 (1.7%)	$23,578			$22,480			$1,098	42.9	30.1	1485	295		063459005736
1191	John H. Glenn High	Public	9-12	13520 Shoemaker Ave.	Norwalk	90650	Los Angeles County	Norwalk-La Mirada Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 210-3000	882	48	18.4	74.9%	22 (2.5%)	24 (2.7%)	783 (88.8%)	35 (4.0%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	16 (1.8%)	$36,652			$35,342			$1,310	42.9	43	1168	23		062769004168
1192	Aspire Richmond Ca. College Preparatory Academy	Public, Charter	6-12	3040 Hilltop Mall Rd.	Richmond	94806	Contra Costa County	Aspire Richmond Ca. College Preparatory Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 684-8900	590	24	24.5	85.3%	8 (1.4%)	54 (9.2%)	434 (73.6%)	40 (6.8%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.5%)	49 (8.3%)								42.8	39.1	1262	70		060240313890
1193	Bullard High	Public	9-12	5445 North Palm Ave.	Fresno	93704	Fresno County	Fresno Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 451-4320	2,485	116	21.3	64.9%	536 (21.6%)	235 (9.5%)	1,421 (57.2%)	148 (6.0%)	15 (0.6%)	15 (0.6%)	107 (4.3%)	$25,913			$23,318			$2,595	42.8	44.3	1141	52		061455001711
1194	East Union High	Public	9-12	1700 North Union Rd.	Manteca	95336	San Joaquin County	Manteca Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 858-7270	1,524	78	19.4	62.4%	343 (22.5%)	33 (2.2%)	983 (64.5%)	108 (7.1%)	6 (0.4%)	7 (0.5%)	41 (2.7%)	$22,621			$21,790			$831	42.8	44.5	1136	58		062361003577
1195	Santa Barbara Senior High	Public	9-12	700 East Anapamu St.	Santa Barbara	93103	Santa Barbara County	Santa Barbara Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 966-9101	1,924	99	19.4	61.7%	578 (30.0%)	11 (0.6%)	1,201 (62.4%)	32 (1.7%)	9 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	87 (4.5%)	$23,604			$22,678			$926	42.7	39.8	1239	44		060141406031
1196	Arvin High	Public	9-12	900 Varsity Rd.	Arvin	93203	Kern County	Kern High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 854-5561	2,653	103	25.8	96.5%	31 (1.2%)	10 (0.4%)	2,569 (96.8%)	4 (0.2%)	2 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (1.4%)	$23,508			$21,536			$1,972	42.5	39.6	1247	51		061954002339
1197	PUC CALS Middle School and Early College High	Public, Charter	6-12	7350 North Figueroa St.	Los Angeles	90041	Los Angeles County	PUC CALS Middle School and Early College High District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(213) 239-0063	265	19	13.9	95.1%	8 (3.0%)	4 (1.5%)	248 (93.6%)	2 (0.8%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)								42.5	55.4	868	329		060183310890
1198	Fillmore Senior High	Public	9-12	555 Central Ave.	Fillmore	93015	Ventura County	Fillmore Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 524-6100	1,007	47	21.5	70.9%	39 (3.9%)	1 (0.1%)	947 (94.0%)	8 (0.8%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (0.8%)	$29,594			$28,364			$1,230	42.5	41.4	1209	11		061380001555
1199	Golden West High	Public	9-12	1717 North McAuliff St.	Visalia	93292	Tulare County	Visalia Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 730-7814	2,059	95	21.5	70.7%	259 (12.6%)	18 (0.9%)	1,585 (77.0%)	99 (4.8%)	9 (0.4%)	1 (0.0%)	88 (4.3%)	$16,993			$15,386			$1,607	42.5	37.7	1302	103		064116006792
1200	Aspire Pacific Academy	Public, Charter	6-12	2565 58th St.	Huntington Park	90255	Los Angeles County	Aspire Pacific Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 589-2800	562	15	37	98.0%	4 (0.7%)	4 (0.7%)	508 (90.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (8.2%)								42.5	39.5	1249	49		060166712634

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