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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
1771	MERIT Academy	Public	9-12	1600 North Cuyamaca St.	El Cajon	92020	San Diego County	Grossmont Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 956-0600	68	7	9.6	73.5%	28 (41.2%)	7 (10.3%)	28 (41.2%)	2 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.9%)	$42,491			$3,516			$38,975	15.9	11.4	1979	208		061623013711
1772	Butte Valley High	Public	9-12	615 West Third St.	Dorris	96023	Siskiyou County	Butte Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 397-3990	94	7	13.5	76.6%	31 (33.0%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (56.4%)	5 (5.3%)	2 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (3.2%)	$8,560			$1,767			$6,793	15.8	26.5	1565	207		060658000590
1773	Green Valley High	Public	9-12	35948 Susan St.	Yucaipa	92399	San Bernardino County	Yucaipa-Calimesa Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 790-8580	111	8	13.6	74.8%	47 (42.3%)	2 (1.8%)	56 (50.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (4.5%)	$26,019			$3,639			$22,380	15.8	16.3	1778	5		064356007044
1774	Prospect High (Continuation)	Public	9-12	2060 Second St.	Oroville	95965	Butte County	Oroville Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 538-2330	88	9	10.3	89.8%	47 (53.4%)	7 (8.0%)	23 (26.1%)	2 (2.3%)	4 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (4.5%)	$35,070			$2,665			$32,405	15.8	9.2	2117	343		062913004497
1775	Banning Independent Study	Public, Alternative	K-12	1151 West Wilson St.	Banning	92220	Riverside County	Banning Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 922-0268	84	4	19	90.5%	9 (10.7%)	9 (10.7%)	58 (69.0%)	1 (1.2%)	2 (2.4%)	1 (1.2%)	3 (3.6%)	$13,092			$936			$12,156	15.8	20	1701	74		060384008555
1776	Rose City High (Continuation)	Public	9-12	300 Madre St.	Pasadena	91107	Los Angeles County	Pasadena Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 396-5620	113	11	10.4	83.2%	2 (1.8%)	8 (7.1%)	101 (89.4%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.9%)	$34,151			$3,896			$30,255	15.8	13	1891	115		062994004669
1777	Abraham Lincoln Alternative	Public, Alternative	4-12	2800 Rosamond Blvd.	Rosamond	93560	Kern County	Southern Kern Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 256-5090	71	5	14.2	66.2%	17 (23.9%)	6 (8.5%)	45 (63.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (4.2%)	$17,519			$1,253			$16,266	15.8	21.9	1656	121		063762002045
1778	Stoney Point Continuation	Public	9-12	10010 de Soto Ave.	Chatsworth	91311	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 678-3491	105	9	11.5	94.3%	12 (11.4%)	3 (2.9%)	84 (80.0%)	3 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.9%)	$25,378			$5,380			$19,998	15.7	14.5	1834	56		062271003376
1779	Pueblo de Los Angeles Continuation	Public	9-12	3921 Selig Pl.	Los Angeles	90031	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 223-3258	80	4	19.8	97.5%	1 (1.3%)	3 (3.8%)	76 (95.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$25,236			$5,048			$20,188	15.7	12.8	1900	121		062271003292
1780	Yuba County Career Preparatory Charter	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	1104 E St.	Marysville	95901	Yuba County	Yuba County Office of Education	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 749-4000	250	14	17.6	89.6%	90 (36.0%)	5 (2.0%)	110 (44.0%)	4 (1.6%)	9 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (10.8%)	$24,552			$1,905			$22,647	15.7	23.3	1622	158		069104805572

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