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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
1231	Delta Charter Online	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	31400 South Koster Rd.	Tracy	95304	San Joaquin County	New Jerusalem Elementary	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(209) 830-6363	282	12	23	57.4%	74 (26.2%)	16 (5.7%)	143 (50.7%)	27 (9.6%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.7%)	19 (6.7%)	$15,992			$504			$15,488	41.2	31.9	1452	221		062703014183
1232	Nava College Preparatory Academy	Public	9-12	1319 East 41st St.	Los Angeles	90011	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 235-6800	598	34	17.8	99.2%	6 (1.0%)	18 (3.0%)	572 (95.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	$20,152			$3,988			$16,164	41.2	40.9	1223	9		062271013737
1233	Weston Ranch High	Public	9-12	4606 McCuen Ave.	Stockton	95206	San Joaquin County	Manteca Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 938-6245	1,164	60	19.4	72.6%	44 (3.8%)	192 (16.5%)	627 (53.9%)	227 (19.5%)	5 (0.4%)	24 (2.1%)	42 (3.6%)	$18,206			$2,101			$16,105	41.1	44.5	1134	99		062361011321
1234	Citrus Hill High	Public	9-12	18150 Wood Rd.	Perris	92570	Riverside County	Val Verde Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 490-0400	1,630	81	20	91.6%	56 (3.4%)	56 (3.4%)	1,491 (91.5%)	8 (0.5%)	3 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (1.0%)	$22,215			$1,186			$21,029	41.1	46.2	1092	142		069113511047
1235	Academy of Careers and Exploration	Public, Charter	7-12	13943 Rivers Edge Rd.	Helendale	92342	San Bernardino County	Helendale Elementary	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 952-1266	285	15	19.4	45.3%	96 (33.7%)	17 (6.0%)	150 (52.6%)	8 (2.8%)	2 (0.7%)	2 (0.7%)	10 (3.5%)	$30,225			$3,155			$27,070	41.1	55.6	865	370		061686012368
1236	West High	Public	9-12	1200 New Stine Rd.	Bakersfield	93309	Kern County	Kern High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 832-2822	2,159	79	27.4	91.1%	147 (6.8%)	220 (10.2%)	1,627 (75.4%)	29 (1.3%)	15 (0.7%)	3 (0.1%)	115 (5.3%)	$18,039			$2,144			$15,895	41.1	33.2	1421	185		061954002356
1237	Excelsior Charter	Public, Charter	7-12	18422 Bear Valley Rd. Bldg. 11	Victorville	92395	San Bernardino County	Excelsior Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 245-4262	2,170	94	22.9	72.3%	496 (22.9%)	195 (9.0%)	1,311 (60.4%)	24 (1.1%)	11 (0.5%)	6 (0.3%)	115 (5.3%)	$16,552			$624			$15,928	41.1	37.9	1295	58		060231305058
1238	Granite Hills High	Public	9-12	1701 East Putnam Ave.	Porterville	93257	Tulare County	Porterville Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 782-7075	1,206	55	22	95.6%	70 (5.8%)	8 (0.7%)	1,088 (90.2%)	10 (0.8%)	9 (0.7%)	8 (0.7%)	11 (0.9%)	$20,604			$2,035			$18,569	41	48.2	1053	185		060006408426
1239	Oscar De La Hoya Animo Charter High	Public, Charter	9-12	1114 South Lorena St.	Los Angeles	90023	Los Angeles County	Oscar De La Hoya Animo Charter High District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 780-1259	515	28	18.4	95.5%	11 (2.1%)	2 (0.4%)	494 (95.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.0%)	$25,771			$3,879			$21,892	41	50.3	991	248		060223511313
1240	Serrano High	Public	9-12	9292 Sheep Creek Rd.	Phelan	92329	San Bernardino County	Snowline Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 868-3222	2,163	100	21.7	57.9%	559 (25.8%)	102 (4.7%)	1,352 (62.5%)	31 (1.4%)	11 (0.5%)	6 (0.3%)	97 (4.5%)	$16,824			$2,898			$13,926	40.9	49.5	1012	228		063697007876

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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:

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

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

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