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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
2101	North Valley High	Public	9-12	20083 Olinda Rd.	Anderson	96007	Shasta County	Anderson Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 365-6054	72	5	13.7	73.6%	46 (63.9%)	1 (1.4%)	11 (15.3%)	1 (1.4%)	7 (9.7%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (8.3%)	$18,590			$6,805			$11,785	8.4	11.7	1966	135		060270000197
2102	Potter Valley High	Public	9-12	10401 Main St.	Potter Valley	95469	Mendocino County	Potter Valley Community Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 743-1142	79	6	13.9	51.9%	40 (50.6%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (43.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (3.8%)	$15,239			$1,033			$14,206	8.3	39.7	1240	862		063140004868
2103	Greenwood Academy	Public	9-12	831 Chanslor Ave.	Richmond	94801	Contra Costa County	West Contra Costa Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 231-1402	200	11	17.8	93.5%	9 (4.5%)	48 (24.0%)	126 (63.0%)	5 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.0%)	8 (4.0%)	$7,400			$1,776			$5,624	8.3	9.2	2115	12		063255005031
2104	Teel School in Empire	Public	5-12	5255 1st St.	Empire	95357	Stanislaus County	Stanislaus County Office of Education	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 238-6600	125	13	9.6	81.6%	30 (24.0%)	3 (2.4%)	86 (68.8%)	3 (2.4%)	1 (0.8%)	2 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	$38,036			$9,490			$28,546	8.2	9.3	2107	3		069104111486
2105	Canyon Ridge High	Public	9-12	12850 Muscatel Ave.	Hesperia	92344	San Bernardino County	Hesperia Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 244-6530	218	12	17.5	61.5%	20 (9.2%)	9 (4.1%)	183 (83.9%)	3 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	2 (0.9%)	$50,755			$15,232			$35,523	8.2	10.3	2053	52		060001412100
2106	San Luis High (Continuation)	Public	9-12	125 Seventh St.	Los Banos	93635	Merced County	Los Banos Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 826-8410	82	7	12.3	95.1%	6 (7.3%)	2 (2.4%)	71 (86.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.2%)	2 (2.4%)	$29,872			$4,325			$25,547	8.2	9.9	2075	31		062274003484
2107	Jack London Continuation	Public	9-12	12924 Oxnard St.	Van Nuys	91401	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 756-2794	62	4	14	98.4%	2 (3.2%)	3 (4.8%)	55 (88.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (3.2%)	$31,475			$7,040			$24,435	8.2	12.7	1903	204		062271003146
2108	Valley Atwater Community	Public	6-12	1800 Matthew Ave.	Atwater	95301	Merced County	Merced County Office of Education	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 381-4550	122	8	15.6	94.3%	14 (11.5%)	3 (2.5%)	100 (82.0%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.3%)	$20,948			$1,944			$19,004	8.2	9	2122	14		069102010961
2109	Valley Alternative High (Continuation)	Public	9-12	15430 Shadybend Dr.	Hacienda Heights	91745	Los Angeles County	Hacienda la Puente Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 933-3401	80	11	7.1	91.3%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	80 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$28,508			$1,931			$26,577	8.2	13	1890	219		061632502069
2110	Citrus High (Continuation)	Public	10-12	10760 Cypress	Fontana	92337	San Bernardino County	Fontana Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 357-5300	335	24	14.1	90.7%	9 (2.7%)	10 (3.0%)	307 (91.6%)	4 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	$14,587			$1,346			$13,241	8.1	14.2	1845	265		061392009367

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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:

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA): Transforming Education in America

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