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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
1801	Glen View High	Public	9-12	939 East Tenth St.	Beaumont	92223	Riverside County	Beaumont Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 769-8424	130	8	16.6	75.4%	25 (19.2%)	8 (6.2%)	90 (69.2%)	2 (1.5%)	2 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.5%)	$24,637			$2,130			$22,507	15.2	16.2	1781	20		060429008261
1802	Alternatives in Action	Public, Charter	9-12	6221 East 17th St.	Oakland	94621	Alameda County	Alternatives in Action District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 748-4314	106	5	22.1	89.6%	0 (0.0%)	9 (8.5%)	88 (83.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (8.5%)	$22,007			$6,400			$15,607	15.2	13.6	1865	63		060163508674
1803	Chautauqua High (Continuation)	Public	8-12	351 Maple Ln.	Big Bear City	92314	San Bernardino County	Bear Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 585-2521	33	1	39.2	84.8%	16 (48.5%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (48.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (3.0%)								15.1	8.9	2126	323		060423007264
1804	Olive Grove Charter - Lompoc	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	820 North H St. Suites BCD	Lompoc	93436	Santa Barbara County	Olive Grove Charter - Lompoc District	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(805) 623-1111	125	7	18.7	84.0%	25 (20.0%)	0 (0.0%)	91 (72.8%)	1 (0.8%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (4.8%)	$14,389			$3,412			$10,977	15.1	24.7	1593	211		060213214218
1805	Rancho Learning Center (Alternative)	Public, Alternative	K-12	150 South Third Ave.	Arcadia	91006	Los Angeles County	Arcadia Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 821-6629	64	3	20.7	39.1%	13 (20.3%)	3 (4.7%)	21 (32.8%)	21 (32.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (9.4%)	$45,624			$8,227			$37,397	15	22	1650	155		060297009302
1806	Calaveras Hills	Public	9-12	1331 East Calaveras Blvd.	Milpitas	95035	Santa Clara County	Milpitas Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 635-2690	105	9	11.4	74.3%	3 (2.9%)	7 (6.7%)	59 (56.2%)	23 (21.9%)	2 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (10.5%)	$28,683			$2,184			$26,499	15	18.7	1726	80		062450003664
1807	Elm High	Public	9-12	5865 South Clara Ave.	Fresno	93706	Fresno County	Washington Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 495-5690	65	2	32.5	95.4%	2 (3.1%)	2 (3.1%)	59 (90.8%)	1 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.5%)	$15,961			$4,286			$11,675	15	9.7	2089	282		060141512820
1808	Bravo Lake High	Public	9-12	450 W. Sequoia	Woodlake	93286	Tulare County	Woodlake Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 564-8716	19	2	9.1	94.7%	1 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (94.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$29,223			$3,068			$26,155	14.9	8.2	2151	343		060141806997
1809	Keith McCarthy Academy	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	1405 Education Way	Lake Elsinore	92530	Riverside County	Lake Elsinore Unified	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(951) 253-7777	332	18	18.4	78.9%	100 (30.1%)	15 (4.5%)	188 (56.6%)	9 (2.7%)	2 (0.6%)	2 (0.6%)	16 (4.8%)	$15,602			$3,464			$12,138	14.9	20.6	1691	118		060002712094
1810	Central High	Public	9-12	716 East 14th St.	Los Angeles	90021	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(213) 745-1901	242	19	12.6	93.4%	5 (2.1%)	16 (6.6%)	214 (88.4%)	3 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	3 (1.2%)	$27,518			$4,087			$23,431	14.9	10	2074	264		062271002908

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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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