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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
1191	John H. Glenn High	Public	9-12	13520 Shoemaker Ave.	Norwalk	90650	Los Angeles County	Norwalk-La Mirada Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 210-3000	882	48	18.4	74.9%	22 (2.5%)	24 (2.7%)	783 (88.8%)	35 (4.0%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	16 (1.8%)	$28,065			$3,204			$24,861	42.9	43	1168	23		062769004168
1192	Aspire Richmond Ca. College Preparatory Academy	Public, Charter	6-12	3040 Hilltop Mall Rd.	Richmond	94806	Contra Costa County	Aspire Richmond Ca. College Preparatory Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 684-8900	590	24	24.5	85.3%	8 (1.4%)	54 (9.2%)	434 (73.6%)	40 (6.8%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.5%)	49 (8.3%)	$18,213			$1,406			$16,807	42.8	39.1	1262	70		060240313890
1193	Bullard High	Public	9-12	5445 North Palm Ave.	Fresno	93704	Fresno County	Fresno Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 451-4320	2,485	116	21.3	64.9%	536 (21.6%)	235 (9.5%)	1,421 (57.2%)	148 (6.0%)	15 (0.6%)	15 (0.6%)	107 (4.3%)	$18,822			$2,324			$16,498	42.8	44.3	1141	52		061455001711
1194	East Union High	Public	9-12	1700 North Union Rd.	Manteca	95336	San Joaquin County	Manteca Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 858-7270	1,524	78	19.4	62.4%	343 (22.5%)	33 (2.2%)	983 (64.5%)	108 (7.1%)	6 (0.4%)	7 (0.5%)	41 (2.7%)	$17,606			$2,076			$15,530	42.8	44.5	1136	58		062361003577
1195	Santa Barbara Senior High	Public	9-12	700 East Anapamu St.	Santa Barbara	93103	Santa Barbara County	Santa Barbara Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 966-9101	1,924	99	19.4	61.7%	578 (30.0%)	11 (0.6%)	1,201 (62.4%)	32 (1.7%)	9 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	87 (4.5%)	$17,623			$1,328			$16,295	42.7	39.8	1239	44		060141406031
1196	Arvin High	Public	9-12	900 Varsity Rd.	Arvin	93203	Kern County	Kern High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 854-5561	2,653	103	25.8	96.5%	31 (1.2%)	10 (0.4%)	2,569 (96.8%)	4 (0.2%)	2 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (1.4%)	$18,503			$1,975			$16,528	42.5	39.6	1247	51		061954002339
1197	PUC CALS Middle School and Early College High	Public, Charter	6-12	7350 North Figueroa St.	Los Angeles	90041	Los Angeles County	PUC CALS Middle School and Early College High District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(213) 239-0063	265	19	13.9	95.1%	8 (3.0%)	4 (1.5%)	248 (93.6%)	2 (0.8%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	$28,759			$2,256			$26,503	42.5	55.4	868	329		060183310890
1198	Fillmore Senior High	Public	9-12	555 Central Ave.	Fillmore	93015	Ventura County	Fillmore Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 524-6100	1,007	47	21.5	70.9%	39 (3.9%)	1 (0.1%)	947 (94.0%)	8 (0.8%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (0.8%)	$21,636			$1,352			$20,284	42.5	41.4	1209	11		061380001555
1199	Golden West High	Public	9-12	1717 North McAuliff St.	Visalia	93292	Tulare County	Visalia Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 730-7814	2,059	95	21.5	70.7%	259 (12.6%)	18 (0.9%)	1,585 (77.0%)	99 (4.8%)	9 (0.4%)	1 (0.0%)	88 (4.3%)	$19,243			$2,602			$16,641	42.5	37.7	1302	103		064116006792
1200	Aspire Pacific Academy	Public, Charter	6-12	2565 58th St.	Huntington Park	90255	Los Angeles County	Aspire Pacific Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 589-2800	562	15	37	98.0%	4 (0.7%)	4 (0.7%)	508 (90.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (8.2%)	$19,876			$2,555			$17,321	42.5	39.5	1249	49		060166712634

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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

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

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