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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
371	Mira Mesa High	Public	9-12	10510 Marauder Way	San Diego	92126	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(858) 566-2262	2,187	86	25.3	57.1%	232 (10.6%)	100 (4.6%)	569 (26.0%)	992 (45.4%)	8 (0.4%)	11 (0.5%)	274 (12.5%)	$17,168			$2,530			$14,638	82.4	90.8	202	169		063432005520
372	Mt. SAC Early College Academy at West Covina	Public	9-12	2226 East Rio Verde Dr.	West Covina	91791	Los Angeles County	West Covina Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 332-7217	264	12	21.4	65.9%	6 (2.3%)	6 (2.3%)	198 (75.0%)	46 (17.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	7 (2.7%)	$21,661			$1,471			$20,190	82.3	81.6	382	10		064200014238
373	Mission Vista Academy	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	1440 Beaumont Ave	Beaumont	92223	Riverside County	Mission Vista Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(951) 456-1981	6,724	210	31.9	42.6%	2,789 (41.5%)	185 (2.8%)	3,046 (45.3%)	187 (2.8%)	21 (0.3%)	36 (0.5%)	455 (6.8%)	$13,119			$577			$12,542	82.3	64	675	302		060251314419
374	Rosemead High	Public	9-12	9063 East Mission Dr.	Rosemead	91770	Los Angeles County	El Monte Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 286-3141	1,691	74	22.9	85.8%	16 (0.9%)	9 (0.5%)	855 (50.6%)	792 (46.8%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (0.7%)	$25,318			$6,571			$18,747	82.3	89.1	249	125		061212001366
375	Orthopaedic Hospital	Public	9-12	300 West 23rd St.	Los Angeles	90007	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(213) 765-2088	653	36	18.1	93.1%	14 (2.1%)	9 (1.4%)	596 (91.3%)	20 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.1%)	$20,793			$3,605			$17,188	82.3	74.1	503	128		062271010861
376	Tamiscal High (Alternative)	Public	9-12	305 Doherty Dr.	Larkspur	94939	Marin County	Tamalpais Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 945-3750	124	11	11.1	16.9%	81 (65.3%)	4 (3.2%)	13 (10.5%)	14 (11.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (8.9%)	$30,572			$347			$30,225	82.3	33.9	1397	1021		063879010109
377	John A. Rowland High	Public	9-12	2000 South Otterbein St.	Rowland Heights	91748	Los Angeles County	Rowland Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 965-3448	2,016	83	24.3	68.1%	49 (2.4%)	32 (1.6%)	922 (45.7%)	953 (47.3%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.2%)	53 (2.6%)	$15,346			$871			$14,475	82.2	86.5	295	82		063375005204
378	Steele Canyon High	Public, Charter	9-12	12440 Campo Rd.	Spring Valley	91978	San Diego County	Steele Canyon High District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 660-3550	2,198	91	24.2	49.9%	675 (30.7%)	115 (5.2%)	1,148 (52.2%)	57 (2.6%)	3 (0.1%)	5 (0.2%)	183 (8.3%)	$14,649			$2,447			$12,202	82.2	89.4	243	135		060183808594
379	Arcata High	Public	9-12	1720 M St.	Arcata	95521	Humboldt County	Northern Humboldt Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 825-2400	1,007	53	19	40.3%	628 (62.4%)	15 (1.5%)	183 (18.2%)	31 (3.1%)	34 (3.4%)	2 (0.2%)	108 (10.7%)	$19,047			$4,327			$14,720	82.2	82.4	366	13		060303000238
380	Francisco Bravo Medical Magnet High	Public	9-12	1200 North Cornwell St.	Los Angeles	90033	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 227-4400	1,497	73	20.4	81.2%	39 (2.6%)	26 (1.7%)	1,250 (83.5%)	137 (9.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.1%)	43 (2.9%)	$19,515			$3,566			$15,949	82.1	89	251	129		062271010240

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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:

State-Administered Standardized Tests: A Comprehensive Guide

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.