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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
491	Clayton Valley Charter High	Public, Charter	9-12	1101 Alberta Way	Concord	94521	Contra Costa County	Clayton Valley Charter High District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 682-7474	2,373	94	25.1	22.3%	477 (20.1%)	68 (2.9%)	694 (29.2%)	257 (10.8%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.2%)	868 (36.6%)	$15,001			$1,248			$13,753	75.3	88.9	252	239		060234203940
492	Pacific Crest Academy	Public, Virtual, Charter	9-12	6540 Koki Ln.	El Dorado	95623	El Dorado County	El Dorado Union High	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(530) 622-6212	117	5	23.9	21.4%	78 (66.7%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (17.9%)	6 (5.1%)	4 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (6.0%)	$20,252			$671			$19,581	75.2	95.1	106	386		061207010478
493	Stockton Collegiate International Secondary	Public, Charter	6-12	400 E. Main St.	Stockton	95202	San Joaquin County	Stockton Collegiate International Secondary District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 390-9861	466	17	26.9	47.2%	40 (8.6%)	27 (5.8%)	303 (65.0%)	56 (12.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	39 (8.4%)	$15,409			$622			$14,787	75.2	63.7	681	188		060179212547
494	Sonora High	Public	9-12	401 South Palm St.	La Habra	90631	Orange County	Fullerton Joint Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 266-2003	1,779	75	23.8	66.5%	220 (12.4%)	21 (1.2%)	1,317 (74.0%)	173 (9.7%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.1%)	43 (2.4%)	$17,428			$991			$16,437	75.2	81.6	384	110		061476001814
495	Martin Luther King Junior High	Public	9-12	9301 Wood Rd.	Riverside	92508	Riverside County	Riverside Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 789-5690	2,699	112	24	54.7%	828 (30.7%)	217 (8.0%)	1,212 (44.9%)	302 (11.2%)	4 (0.1%)	7 (0.3%)	124 (4.6%)	$16,638			$866			$15,772	75	81.7	381	114		063315008268
496	Terra Nova High	Public	9-12	1450 Terra Nova Blvd.	Pacifica	94044	San Mateo County	Jefferson Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 550-7600	740	37	20	14.9%	310 (41.9%)	7 (0.9%)	211 (28.5%)	91 (12.3%)	4 (0.5%)	3 (0.4%)	109 (14.7%)	$23,739			$2,139			$21,600	74.9	73.8	510	14		061893002296
497	Hollywood Senior High	Public	9-12	1521 North Highland Ave.	Los Angeles	90028	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 993-1700	1,025	64	15.9	92.7%	133 (13.0%)	143 (14.0%)	673 (65.7%)	46 (4.5%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	26 (2.5%)	$24,544			$4,991			$19,553	74.9	53.1	930	433		062271003088
498	Nevada Union High	Public	9-12	11761 Ridge Rd.	Grass Valley	95945	Nevada County	Nevada Joint Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 273-4431	1,561	78	20.1	37.0%	1,101 (70.5%)	16 (1.0%)	293 (18.8%)	16 (1.0%)	13 (0.8%)	2 (0.1%)	115 (7.4%)	$22,114			$1,630			$20,484	74.8	73.7	512	14		062688004064
499	John C. Kimball High	Public	9-12	3200 Jaguar Run	Tracy	95377	San Joaquin County	Tracy Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 832-6600	1,587	67	23.5	53.7%	255 (16.1%)	96 (6.0%)	536 (33.8%)	581 (36.6%)	6 (0.4%)	16 (1.0%)	89 (5.6%)	$14,986			$1,040			$13,946	74.6	77.5	446	53		060004712372
500	Moorpark High	Public	9-12	4500 Tierra Rejada Rd.	Moorpark	93021	Ventura County	Moorpark Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 378-6305	1,691	70	24	36.5%	554 (32.8%)	15 (0.9%)	918 (54.3%)	105 (6.2%)	3 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	94 (5.6%)	$15,687			$1,118			$14,569	74.5	69.3	573	73		062569007784

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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.