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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
101	Sage Creek High	Public	9-12	3900 Bobcat Blvd.	Carlsbad	92010	San Diego County	Carlsbad Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 331-6600	1,289	52	24.7	29.8%	622 (48.3%)	15 (1.2%)	330 (25.6%)	173 (13.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	143 (11.1%)	$14,077			$442			$13,635	94.7	97	69	32		060750013058
102	Foothill High	Public	9-12	4375 Foothill Rd.	Pleasanton	94588	Alameda County	Pleasanton Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 461-6600	2,169	97	22.2	8.9%	564 (26.0%)	37 (1.7%)	229 (10.6%)	1,208 (55.7%)	2 (0.1%)	5 (0.2%)	124 (5.7%)	$16,759			$254			$16,505	94.7	95.9	89	13		060002009279
103	Fountain Valley High	Public	9-12	17816 Bushard	Fountain Valley	92708	Orange County	Huntington Beach Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 962-3301	3,171	116	27.3	52.5%	637 (20.1%)	21 (0.7%)	552 (17.4%)	1,786 (56.3%)	4 (0.1%)	17 (0.5%)	153 (4.8%)	$16,891			$1,109			$15,782	94.7	96.2	83	20		061806002228
104	Oak Ridge High	Public	8-12	1120 Harvard Way	El Dorado Hills	95762	El Dorado County	El Dorado Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 933-6980	2,346	92	25.4	9.5%	1,467 (62.5%)	26 (1.1%)	322 (13.7%)	364 (15.5%)	10 (0.4%)	8 (0.3%)	147 (6.3%)	$14,744			$758			$13,986	94.7	89.6	240	136		061207007279
105	California School of the Arts - San Gabriel Valley	Public, Charter	9-12	1401 Highland Ave.	Duarte	91010	Los Angeles County	California School of the Arts - San Gabriel Valley District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(657) 321-4000	974	63	15.5	19.5%	204 (20.9%)	16 (1.6%)	345 (35.4%)	148 (15.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	203 (20.8%)	$20,254			$359			$19,895	94.6	91.5	188	83		060191414083
106	Pacific Grove High	Public	9-12	615 Sunset Dr.	Pacific Grove	93950	Monterey County	Pacific Grove Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 646-6590	552	34	16.4	18.7%	311 (56.3%)	11 (2.0%)	100 (18.1%)	78 (14.1%)	6 (1.1%)	3 (0.5%)	40 (7.2%)	$28,779			$1,095			$27,684	94.6	98.4	29	77		062937004530
107	Umoja International Academy	Public	7-12	5301 N St.	Sacramento	95819	Sacramento County	Sacramento City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 395-5350	412	24	17.2	68.0%	80 (19.4%)	60 (14.6%)	191 (46.4%)	33 (8.0%)	6 (1.5%)	6 (1.5%)	36 (8.7%)	$25,860			$4,020			$21,840	94.5	90.3	217	110		063384005262
108	Hawthorne Math and Science Academy	Public, Charter	9-12	4467 West Broadway	Hawthorne	90250	Los Angeles County	Hawthorne	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 973-8184	567	25	23.1	83.1%	25 (4.4%)	98 (17.3%)	366 (64.6%)	60 (10.6%)	4 (0.7%)	4 (0.7%)	10 (1.8%)	$15,615			$1,359			$14,256	94.5	95	112	4		061668011295
109	Lemoore Middle College High	Public, Charter	9-12	555 College Ave.	Lemoore	93245	Kings County	Lemoore Middle College High District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 925-3552	255	14	18.3	39.6%	79 (31.0%)	6 (2.4%)	129 (50.6%)	22 (8.6%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (5.5%)	$13,446			$2,689			$10,757	94.4	95.9	88	21		060241211607
110	Coronado High	Public	9-12	650 D Ave.	Coronado	92118	San Diego County	Coronado Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 522-8907	999	55	18	14.6%	537 (53.8%)	16 (1.6%)	301 (30.1%)	30 (3.0%)	3 (0.3%)	2 (0.2%)	107 (10.7%)								94.4	89.1	248	138		060987001071
111	Alameda High	Public	9-12	2200 Central Ave.	Alameda	94501	Alameda County	Alameda Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 337-7022	1,868	79	23.5	30.4%	515 (27.6%)	74 (4.0%)	308 (16.5%)	630 (33.7%)	2 (0.1%)	7 (0.4%)	317 (17.0%)	$18,062			$1,487			$16,575	94.4	94.2	127	16		060177000041
112	Santa Monica High	Public	9-12	601 Pico Blvd.	Santa Monica	90405	Los Angeles County	Santa Monica-Malibu Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 395-3204	2,588	130	19.8	35.4%	1,037 (40.1%)	189 (7.3%)	889 (34.4%)	191 (7.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.1%)	266 (10.3%)								94.4	95.7	96	16		063570006102
113	Woodbridge High	Public	9-12	2 Meadowbrook	Irvine	92604	Orange County	Irvine Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(949) 786-1104	2,232	94	23.7	24.5%	737 (33.0%)	54 (2.4%)	321 (14.4%)	862 (38.6%)	4 (0.2%)	11 (0.5%)	239 (10.7%)	$15,333			$453			$14,880	94.3	89.9	231	118		068450007376
114	Santa Susana High	Public	9-12	3570 East Cochran St.	Simi Valley	93063	Ventura County	Simi Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 520-6800	1,033	51	20.3	30.5%	379 (36.7%)	14 (1.4%)	339 (32.8%)	234 (22.7%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	53 (5.1%)	$16,744			$1,224			$15,520	94.3	90.7	208	94		063684006815
115	Foothill Technology High	Public	9-12	100 Day Rd.	Ventura	93003	Ventura County	Ventura Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 289-0023	951	36	26.7	38.8%	426 (44.8%)	4 (0.4%)	371 (39.0%)	91 (9.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	55 (5.8%)	$16,778			$1,252			$15,526	94.3	94.2	125	10		064098008668
116	Walnut High	Public	9-12	400 North Pierre Rd.	Walnut	91789	Los Angeles County	Walnut Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 594-1333	2,148	93	23.1	23.6%	80 (3.7%)	26 (1.2%)	663 (30.9%)	1,264 (58.8%)	2 (0.1%)	18 (0.8%)	94 (4.4%)	$17,407			$765			$16,642	94.2	93.6	141	25		064128006843
117	Los Gatos High	Public	9-12	20 High School Ct.	Los Gatos	95030	Santa Clara County	Los Gatos-Saratoga Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 354-2730	1,914	91	20.9	6.8%	1,024 (53.5%)	6 (0.3%)	231 (12.1%)	331 (17.3%)	4 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	298 (15.6%)	$21,317			$953			$20,364	94.2	96.3	81	36		062280003486
118	Crescenta Valley High	Public	9-12	2900 Community Ave.	La Crescenta	91214	Los Angeles County	Glendale Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 249-5871	2,624	113	23.2	33.0%	1,374 (52.4%)	13 (0.5%)	387 (14.7%)	700 (26.7%)	3 (0.1%)	5 (0.2%)	138 (5.3%)	$16,391			$636			$15,755	94.1	95.7	97	21		061524001923
119	Mira Costa High	Public	9-12	1401 Artesia Blvd.	Manhattan Beach	90266	Los Angeles County	Manhattan Beach Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 318-7337	2,473	100	24.6	7.0%	1,455 (58.8%)	30 (1.2%)	365 (14.8%)	275 (11.1%)	2 (0.1%)	5 (0.2%)	331 (13.4%)	$16,539			$1,267			$15,272	94.1	89.4	245	126		060002506328
120	Amador Valley High	Public	9-12	1155 Santa Rita Rd.	Pleasanton	94566	Alameda County	Pleasanton Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 461-6100	2,583	111	23.3	8.2%	771 (29.8%)	37 (1.4%)	252 (9.8%)	1,369 (53.0%)	2 (0.1%)	6 (0.2%)	145 (5.6%)	$17,116			$254			$16,862	94	94.4	122	2		060002009282
121	Connecting Waters Charter - East Bay	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	703 C St.	Union City	94587	Alameda County	Connecting Waters Charter - East Bay District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 874-1119	540	30	17.9	30.4%	115 (21.3%)	21 (3.9%)	48 (8.9%)	242 (44.8%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	108 (20.0%)	$12,990			$143			$12,847	94	93.3	149	28		060215914091
122	Sunny Hills High	Public	9-12	1801 Lancer Way	Fullerton	92833	Orange County	Fullerton Joint Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 626-4201	2,337	93	25.2	48.5%	229 (9.8%)	32 (1.4%)	793 (33.9%)	1,137 (48.7%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.2%)	139 (5.9%)	$16,024			$945			$15,079	94	92.9	164	42		061476001815
123	Da Vinci Charter Academy	Public, Charter	7-12	1400 East Eighth St.	Davis	95616	Yolo County	Davis Joint Unified	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 757-7154	562	31	18.3	24.7%	315 (56.0%)	14 (2.5%)	121 (21.5%)	40 (7.1%)	5 (0.9%)	2 (0.4%)	55 (9.8%)	$19,140			$874			$18,266	93.9	90.1	220	97		061062012422
124	Vista del Lago High	Public	9-12	1970 Broadstone Pkwy.	Folsom	95630	Sacramento County	Folsom-Cordova Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 294-2410	1,782	73	24.3	7.3%	827 (46.4%)	18 (1.0%)	194 (10.9%)	622 (34.9%)	4 (0.2%)	6 (0.3%)	111 (6.2%)	$18,992			$903			$18,089	93.9	95.2	105	19		061389011932
125	Palos Verdes High	Public	9-12	600 Cloyden Rd.	Palos Verdes Estates	90274	Los Angeles County	Palos Verdes Peninsula Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 378-8471	1,484	66	22.6	8.4%	792 (53.4%)	27 (1.8%)	255 (17.2%)	264 (17.8%)	3 (0.2%)	4 (0.3%)	138 (9.3%)	$17,097			$489			$16,608	93.8	96.9	73	52		062970010532
126	Clovis West High	Public	9-12	1070 East Teague Ave.	Fresno	93720	Fresno County	Clovis Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 327-2000	2,184	106	20.5	47.8%	628 (28.8%)	112 (5.1%)	1,114 (51.0%)	200 (9.2%)	13 (0.6%)	6 (0.3%)	107 (4.9%)	$14,019			$711			$13,308	93.8	94.4	120	6		060903000906
127	Temple City High	Public	9-12	9501 Lemon Ave.	Temple City	91780	Los Angeles County	Temple City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 548-5043	1,779	74	24	35.9%	88 (4.9%)	7 (0.4%)	390 (21.9%)	1,236 (69.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.2%)	52 (2.9%)	$24,626			$2,204			$22,422	93.8	95.2	104	23		063898006540
128	Washington Middle College High	Public, Charter	9-12	637 Todhunder Ave.	West Sacramento	95605	Yolo County	Washington Unified	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 375-7901	171	7	24.1	68.4%	58 (33.9%)	4 (2.3%)	75 (43.9%)	24 (14.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	9 (5.3%)								93.8	97.3	61	67		064158012111
129	Eastlake High	Public	9-12	1120 Eastlake Pkwy.	Chula Vista	91915	San Diego County	Sweetwater Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 397-3800	2,557	107	23.9	22.5%	486 (19.0%)	101 (3.9%)	1,315 (51.4%)	458 (17.9%)	11 (0.4%)	10 (0.4%)	176 (6.9%)								93.7	90	227	98		063864001223
130	SOAR High (Students On Academic Rise)	Public	9-12	3041 West Avenue K	Lancaster	93536	Los Angeles County	Antelope Valley Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 722-6509	670	25	26.6	57.9%	88 (13.1%)	79 (11.8%)	409 (61.0%)	47 (7.0%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	43 (6.4%)	$14,793			$1,689			$13,104	93.5	94.9	115	15		060282011610
131	California High	Public	9-12	9870 Broadmoor Dr.	San Ramon	94583	Contra Costa County	San Ramon Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 803-3200	2,894	117	24.8	8.7%	839 (29.0%)	53 (1.8%)	348 (12.0%)	1,369 (47.3%)	11 (0.4%)	15 (0.5%)	259 (8.9%)	$14,676			$319			$14,357	93.5	91.2	195	64		063513005943
132	Mission Early College High	Public	9-12	3000 Mission College Blvd.	Santa Clara	95054	Santa Clara County	Santa Clara Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 855-5532	183	8	23	31.1%	40 (21.9%)	22 (12.0%)	48 (26.2%)	63 (34.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (5.5%)	$24,723			$535			$24,188	93.5	93.9	135	3		063543014067
133	Laguna Beach High	Public	9-12	625 Park Ave.	Laguna Beach	92651	Orange County	Laguna Beach Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(949) 497-7750	815	47	17.3	17.1%	594 (72.9%)	3 (0.4%)	92 (11.3%)	57 (7.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	67 (8.2%)	$33,789			$855			$32,934	93.4	97.4	57	76		062037002454
134	Alliance Leichtman-Levine Family Foundation Env Sci High	Public, Charter	9-12	2930 Fletcher Dr.	Los Angeles	90065	Los Angeles County	Alliance Leichtman-Levine FAM Foundation Env Sci High Distr	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 739-0560	296	19	15.8	87.2%	9 (3.0%)	3 (1.0%)	265 (89.5%)	14 (4.7%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	$21,579			$2,649			$18,930	93.4	79.3	422	288		060169012342
135	High Technical High Mesa	Public, Charter	9-12	5331 Mt. Alifan	San Diego	92111	San Diego County	High Technical High Mesa District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 795-1810	435	20	21.7	40.5%	165 (37.9%)	16 (3.7%)	169 (38.9%)	64 (14.7%)	2 (0.5%)	4 (0.9%)	15 (3.4%)	$15,213			$609			$14,604	93.4	82.8	361	226		060234114220
136	Design Science Middle College High	Public	9-12	1101 E University Ave	Fresno	93741	Fresno County	Fresno Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 489-2270	243	11	22	63.8%	27 (11.1%)	6 (2.5%)	160 (65.8%)	31 (12.8%)	1 (0.4%)	4 (1.6%)	13 (5.3%)	$17,319			$1,604			$15,715	93.3	95.1	108	28		061455010779
137	San Juan Hills High	Public	9-12	29211 Stallion Ridge	San Juan Capistrano	92675	Orange County	Capistrano Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(949) 234-5900	2,641	114	23.2	38.1%	1,317 (49.9%)	19 (0.7%)	900 (34.1%)	164 (6.2%)	3 (0.1%)	1 (0.0%)	230 (8.7%)	$17,915			$1,173			$16,742	93.3	94	131	6		060744011854
138	San Ramon Valley High	Public	9-12	501 Danville Blvd.	Danville	94526	Contra Costa County	San Ramon Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 552-3000	2,036	90	22.7	5.7%	1,284 (63.1%)	17 (0.8%)	241 (11.8%)	288 (14.1%)	3 (0.1%)	3 (0.1%)	200 (9.8%)	$20,175			$647			$19,528	93.3	93	162	24		063513005957
139	Mission Vista High	Public	9-12	1306 Melrose Dr.	Oceanside	92057	San Diego County	Vista Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 758-6800	1,670	76	21.9	44.1%	659 (39.5%)	37 (2.2%)	673 (40.3%)	126 (7.5%)	6 (0.4%)	8 (0.5%)	147 (8.8%)	$16,114			$1,899			$14,215	93.3	95.5	101	38		064119012341
140	Homestead High	Public	9-12	21370 Homestead Rd.	Cupertino	95014	Santa Clara County	Fremont Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 522-2500	2,224	98	22.6	15.9%	524 (23.6%)	18 (0.8%)	458 (20.6%)	973 (43.8%)	8 (0.4%)	3 (0.1%)	240 (10.8%)	$22,511			$293			$22,218	93.2	96.4	79	61		061443001697
141	Davis School for Independent Study	Public, Alternative	K-12	526 B St.	Davis	95616	Yolo County	Davis Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 757-5333	124	11	11.5	25.0%	72 (58.1%)	4 (3.2%)	15 (12.1%)	13 (10.5%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (12.1%)	$23,569			$874			$22,695	93.2	90.7	206	65		061062010344
142	Buchanan High	Public	9-12	1560 North Minnewawa Ave.	Clovis	93619	Fresno County	Clovis Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 327-3000	2,551	118	21.6	35.2%	1,037 (40.7%)	67 (2.6%)	928 (36.4%)	347 (13.6%)	12 (0.5%)	6 (0.2%)	153 (6.0%)	$13,847			$875			$12,972	93.1	94.2	128	14		060903000367
143	Valencia High	Public	9-12	27801 North Dickason Dr.	Valencia	91355	Los Angeles County	William S. Hart Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 294-1188	2,286	98	23.3	12.7%	961 (42.0%)	110 (4.8%)	567 (24.8%)	508 (22.2%)	3 (0.1%)	3 (0.1%)	131 (5.7%)	$16,169			$695			$15,474	93.1	96.2	82	61		064251003264
144	Branham High	Public	9-12	1570 Branham Ln.	San Jose	95118	Santa Clara County	Campbell Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 626-3407	1,820	84	21.6	31.4%	629 (34.6%)	32 (1.8%)	513 (28.2%)	435 (23.9%)	4 (0.2%)	2 (0.1%)	199 (10.9%)	$19,559			$1,689			$17,870	93.1	90	226	82		060723008350
145	Milpitas High	Public	9-12	1285 Escuela Pkwy.	Milpitas	95035	Santa Clara County	Milpitas Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 635-2800	2,926	136	21.4	44.0%	105 (3.6%)	42 (1.4%)	555 (19.0%)	1,989 (68.0%)	2 (0.1%)	10 (0.3%)	221 (7.6%)	$16,816			$978			$15,838	93	91.5	191	46		062450003666
146	West High	Public	9-12	20401 Victor St.	Torrance	90503	Los Angeles County	Torrance Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 533-4299	1,775	72	24.7	24.7%	366 (20.6%)	96 (5.4%)	458 (25.8%)	655 (36.9%)	5 (0.3%)	6 (0.3%)	189 (10.6%)	$17,219			$523			$16,696	93	92.1	178	32		063942006580
147	Marysville Charter Academy for the Arts	Public, Charter	7-12	1917 B St.	Marysville	95901	Yuba County	Marysville Joint Unified	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 749-6157	366	23	15.9	52.2%	123 (33.6%)	4 (1.1%)	134 (36.6%)	31 (8.5%)	3 (0.8%)	3 (0.8%)	68 (18.6%)	$20,175			$1,412			$18,763	93	93.8	138	9		062409008671
148	Saugus High	Public	9-12	21900 Centurion Way	Saugus	91350	Los Angeles County	William S. Hart Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 297-3900	2,317	95	24.4	17.6%	972 (42.0%)	81 (3.5%)	892 (38.5%)	248 (10.7%)	3 (0.1%)	5 (0.2%)	116 (5.0%)	$14,997			$521			$14,476	92.9	94.5	118	30		064251006961
149	Aliso Niguel High	Public	9-12	28000 Wolverine Way	Aliso Viejo	92656	Orange County	Capistrano Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(949) 831-5590	2,563	109	23.5	33.1%	1,262 (49.2%)	23 (0.9%)	553 (21.6%)	444 (17.3%)	4 (0.2%)	3 (0.1%)	269 (10.5%)	$18,476			$1,170			$17,306	92.9	92.8	167	18		060744002328
150	Central Coast New Technical High	Public	9-12	523 North Thompson Ave.	Nipomo	93444	San Luis Obispo County	Lucia Mar Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 474-3350	318	17	19.1	50.3%	160 (50.3%)	2 (0.6%)	123 (38.7%)	7 (2.2%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (6.0%)	$19,258			$1,810			$17,448	92.9	95.6	99	51		062308013014
151	Preuss School UCSD	Public, Charter	6-12	9500 Gilman Dr.	La Jolla	92093	San Diego County	Preuss School UCSD District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(858) 822-3000	825	43	19.1	90.8%	24 (2.9%)	195 (23.6%)	454 (55.0%)	136 (16.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (1.9%)	$19,531			$5,538			$13,993	92.8	90.8	203	52		060214808303
152	Granite Bay High	Public	9-12	1 Grizzly Way	Granite Bay	95746	Placer County	Roseville Joint Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 786-8676	2,036	86	23.8	25.0%	1,081 (53.1%)	37 (1.8%)	274 (13.5%)	405 (19.9%)	15 (0.7%)	12 (0.6%)	207 (10.2%)	$16,858			$1,217			$15,641	92.8	93.9	137	15		063363006168
153	Portola High	Public	9-12	1001 Cadence	Irvine	92618	Orange County	Irvine Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(949) 936-8200	2,693	102	26.3	17.6%	488 (18.1%)	46 (1.7%)	263 (9.8%)	1,673 (62.1%)	3 (0.1%)	11 (0.4%)	205 (7.6%)	$13,438			$441			$12,997	92.7	95.8	94	59		068450013995
154	Mission Bay High	Public	9-12	2475 Grand Ave.	San Diego	92109	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(858) 536-0136	1,240	61	20.3	44.4%	545 (44.0%)	35 (2.8%)	456 (36.8%)	58 (4.7%)	1 (0.1%)	4 (0.3%)	140 (11.3%)	$19,410			$2,964			$16,446	92.6	86.2	302	148		063432005522
155	Piedmont Hills High	Public	9-12	1377 Piedmont Rd.	San Jose	95132	Santa Clara County	East Side Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 347-3800	1,918	84	22.8	30.1%	93 (4.8%)	22 (1.1%)	544 (28.4%)	1,144 (59.6%)	1 (0.1%)	11 (0.6%)	102 (5.3%)	$17,338			$914			$16,424	92.5	93	160	5		061182001307
156	Lake Balboa College Preparatory Magnet K-12	Public, Alternative	K-12	6701 Balboa Blvd.	Lake Balboa	91406	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 342-6133	590	28	21	76.8%	280 (47.5%)	11 (1.9%)	221 (37.5%)	46 (7.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (5.4%)	$21,461			$3,922			$17,539	92.5	39.9	1237	1081		062271003416
157	South High	Public	9-12	4801 Pacific Coast Hwy.	Torrance	90505	Los Angeles County	Torrance Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 533-4352	1,734	74	23.5	22.4%	460 (26.5%)	33 (1.9%)	407 (23.5%)	659 (38.0%)	4 (0.2%)	6 (0.3%)	165 (9.5%)	$17,292			$549			$16,743	92.4	93.6	142	15		063942006573
158	Mt. Carmel High	Public	9-12	9550 Carmel Mountain Rd.	San Diego	92129	San Diego County	Poway Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(858) 484-1180	1,800	77	23.2	17.4%	659 (36.6%)	55 (3.1%)	360 (20.0%)	470 (26.1%)	2 (0.1%)	5 (0.3%)	249 (13.8%)	$15,556			$652			$14,904	92.4	94.5	119	39		063153004890
159	Ruben S. Ayala High	Public	9-12	14255 Peyton Ave.	Chino Hills	91709	San Bernardino County	Chino Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 627-3584	2,541	98	25.9		339 (13.3%)	59 (2.3%)	988 (38.9%)	1,063 (41.8%)	1 (0.0%)	10 (0.4%)	81 (3.2%)								92.4	92.4	173	14		060846009757
160	Claremont High	Public	9-12	1601 North Indian Hill Blvd.	Claremont	91711	Los Angeles County	Claremont Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 624-9053	2,065	92	22.5	34.5%	592 (28.7%)	76 (3.7%)	896 (43.4%)	320 (15.5%)	5 (0.2%)	3 (0.1%)	164 (7.9%)	$18,081			$1,271			$16,810	92.3	87.7	266	106		060876000887
161	Downtown Business High	Public	9-12	1200 West Colton St.	Los Angeles	90026	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(213) 481-0371	819	46	17.9	81.4%	31 (3.8%)	19 (2.3%)	470 (57.4%)	275 (33.6%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.6%)	19 (2.3%)	$19,219			$2,788			$16,431	92.2	91.6	187	26		062271007757
162	Folsom High	Public	9-12	1655 Iron Point Rd.	Folsom	95630	Sacramento County	Folsom-Cordova Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 294-2400	2,901	118	24.6	21.0%	1,175 (40.5%)	78 (2.7%)	467 (16.1%)	843 (29.1%)	8 (0.3%)	16 (0.6%)	313 (10.8%)	$19,084			$1,015			$18,069	92.1	93.8	139	23		061389001570
163	KIPP San Jose Collegiate	Public, Charter	9-12	1790 Educational Park Dr.	San Jose	95133	Santa Clara County	KIPP San Jose Collegiate District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 937-3752	512	32	15.9	70.9%	3 (0.6%)	3 (0.6%)	345 (67.4%)	158 (30.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	$35,224			$912			$34,312	92.1	90.7	205	42		060204712236
164	Leigh High	Public	9-12	5210 Leigh Ave.	San Jose	95124	Santa Clara County	Campbell Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 626-3405	1,884	77	24.3	18.0%	758 (40.2%)	19 (1.0%)	317 (16.8%)	581 (30.8%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	203 (10.8%)	$19,155			$1,291			$17,864	92.1	94.9	117	47		060723008122
165	Excel Academy Charter	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	1 Technology Dr.	Irvine	92618	Orange County	Excel Academy Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(949) 387-7822	1,069	76	14.1	41.7%	412 (38.5%)	31 (2.9%)	327 (30.6%)	183 (17.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.3%)	113 (10.6%)	$9,574			$626			$8,948	92	90.1	221	56		060250014435
166	Credo High	Public, Charter	9-12	1300 Valley House Dr. Ste. 100	Rohnert Park	94928	Sonoma County	Credo High District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 664-0600	441	32	13.6	28.3%	270 (61.2%)	4 (0.9%)	88 (20.0%)	5 (1.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	59 (13.4%)	$16,679			$469			$16,210	92	93.9	136	30		060226912635
167	Valley View Charter Prep	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	31400 S Koster Rd.	Tracy	95304	San Joaquin County	Valley View Charter Prep District	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(866) 992-9033	655	23	28.1	30.1%	282 (43.1%)	40 (6.1%)	118 (18.0%)	184 (28.1%)	10 (1.5%)	6 (0.9%)	15 (2.3%)	$12,123			$152			$11,971	92	96	86	81		060247813797
168	Rocklin High	Public	9-12	5301 Victory Ln.	Rocklin	95765	Placer County	Rocklin Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 632-1600	1,936	89	21.6	19.9%	1,142 (59.0%)	28 (1.4%)	309 (16.0%)	272 (14.0%)	10 (0.5%)	7 (0.4%)	162 (8.4%)	$14,958			$621			$14,337	91.9	85.8	311	143		060001302405
169	Parkview	Public, Alternative	K-12	2189 North Kraemer Blvd.	Placentia	92870	Orange County	Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 986-7050	259	8	34.2	30.1%	104 (40.2%)	4 (1.5%)	94 (36.3%)	40 (15.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	16 (6.2%)	$18,397			$935			$17,462	91.7	80.3	408	239		063066008754
170	Granada Hills Charter	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	10535 Zelzah Ave.	Granada Hills	91344	Los Angeles County	Granada Hills Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 360-2361	5,927	240	24.6	47.3%	1,353 (22.8%)	243 (4.1%)	2,579 (43.5%)	1,511 (25.5%)	17 (0.3%)	22 (0.4%)	183 (3.1%)	$18,082			$1,467			$16,615	91.6	93	157	13		060220603050
171	Aspire Benjamin Holt College Preparatory Academy	Public, Charter	9-12	3201 East Morada Ln.	Stockton	95212	San Joaquin County	Aspire Benjamin Holt College Preparatory Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 955-1477	694	27	25.6	57.9%	44 (6.3%)	45 (6.5%)	334 (48.1%)	208 (30.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.6%)	58 (8.4%)	$15,096			$1,421			$13,675	91.6	91.4	192	21		060237611341
172	Mt. Everest Academy	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	4350 Mt. Everest Blvd.	San Diego	92117	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(619) 605-8700	232	12	19.1	28.0%	116 (50.0%)	2 (0.9%)	42 (18.1%)	33 (14.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	37 (15.9%)	$23,429			$1,960			$21,469	91.5	96.9	74	98		063432009437
173	Yorba Linda High	Public	9-12	19900 Bastanchury Rd.	Yorba Linda	92886	Orange County	Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 986-7500	1,631	64	25.5	28.0%	636 (39.0%)	18 (1.1%)	348 (21.3%)	533 (32.7%)	4 (0.2%)	6 (0.4%)	84 (5.2%)	$18,587			$963			$17,624	91.5	90.2	219	46		063066012429
174	Washington High	Public	9-12	38442 Fremont Blvd.	Fremont	94536	Alameda County	Fremont Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 505-7300	1,957	81	24.1	36.4%	261 (13.3%)	53 (2.7%)	483 (24.7%)	1,036 (52.9%)	10 (0.5%)	11 (0.6%)	101 (5.2%)	$15,143			$896			$14,247	91.5	88.8	253	79		061440001692
175	San Clemente High	Public	9-12	700 Avenido Pico	San Clemente	92673	Orange County	Capistrano Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(949) 492-4165	2,740	116	23.6	37.6%	1,649 (60.2%)	12 (0.4%)	760 (27.7%)	62 (2.3%)	8 (0.3%)	7 (0.3%)	238 (8.7%)	$17,968			$1,137			$16,831	91.4	88	261	86		060744000701
176	Ernest S. McBride Senior High	Public	9-12	7025 East Parkcrest St.	Long Beach	90808	Los Angeles County	Long Beach Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 425-3539	682	29	23.4	40.3%	118 (17.3%)	51 (7.5%)	388 (56.9%)	77 (11.3%)	1 (0.1%)	7 (1.0%)	40 (5.9%)	$20,610			$3,761			$16,849	91.4	84.7	330	154		062250013105
177	Ocean Grove Charter	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	16900 North Highway Nine	Boulder Creek	95006	Santa Cruz County	Ocean Grove Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 295-3566	3,378	144	23.4	26.7%	1,263 (37.4%)	38 (1.1%)	1,010 (29.9%)	350 (10.4%)	3 (0.1%)	26 (0.8%)	685 (20.3%)	$11,204			$214			$10,990	91.4	84.9	327	150		060147211464
178	Pleasant Grove High	Public	9-12	9531 Bond Rd.	Elk Grove	95624	Sacramento County	Elk Grove Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 686-0230	2,536	113	22.3	33.5%	741 (29.2%)	130 (5.1%)	447 (17.6%)	896 (35.3%)	17 (0.7%)	21 (0.8%)	284 (11.2%)	$14,803			$899			$13,904	91.3	89.2	247	69		061233011067
179	Redwood High	Public	9-12	395 Doherty Dr.	Larkspur	94939	Marin County	Tamalpais Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 924-6200	1,722	89	19.3	8.2%	1,147 (66.6%)	17 (1.0%)	270 (15.7%)	93 (5.4%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.3%)	188 (10.9%)	$22,916			$642			$22,274	91.2	93	155	24		063879006523
180	Redondo Union High	Public	9-12	One Sea Hawk Way	Redondo Beach	90277	Los Angeles County	Redondo Beach Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 798-8665	2,921	115	25.3	18.4%	1,231 (42.1%)	115 (3.9%)	753 (25.8%)	382 (13.1%)	3 (0.1%)	5 (0.2%)	427 (14.6%)	$16,397			$1,068			$15,329	91.1	89.8	235	55		060003206330
181	Grove	Public, Charter	7-12	200 Nevada St.	Redlands	92373	San Bernardino County	Grove District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 798-7831	262	19	13.7	22.5%	121 (46.2%)	11 (4.2%)	77 (29.4%)	26 (9.9%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (9.5%)	$15,102			$150			$14,952	91.1	84.3	339	158		060220108292
182	International Polytechnic High	Public	9-12	3851 West Temple Ave. Bldg. 12	Pomona	91768	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles County Office of Education	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 839-2320	458	22	20.6	26.9%	18 (3.9%)	11 (2.4%)	296 (64.6%)	109 (23.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	21 (4.6%)	$18,086			$1,594			$16,492	91	84.6	332	150		069107804580
183	Las Lomas High	Public	9-12	1460 South Main St.	Walnut Creek	94596	Contra Costa County	Acalanes Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 280-3920	1,577	81	19.4	15.4%	806 (51.1%)	45 (2.9%)	268 (17.0%)	271 (17.2%)	5 (0.3%)	6 (0.4%)	174 (11.0%)	$18,936			$755			$18,181	90.9	92.1	176	7		060165000035
184	Rancho Bernardo High	Public	9-12	13010 Paseo Lucido	San Diego	92128	San Diego County	Poway Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(858) 485-4800	2,210	90	24.4	15.2%	897 (40.6%)	54 (2.4%)	440 (19.9%)	538 (24.3%)	4 (0.2%)	2 (0.1%)	270 (12.2%)	$14,583			$731			$13,852	90.9	95.8	93	91		063153010004
185	Phoenix Charter Academy College View	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	145 Shasta View Dr.	Redding	96003	Shasta County	Phoenix Charter Academy College View District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 222-9280	287	15	18.5	55.4%	207 (72.1%)	1 (0.3%)	45 (15.7%)	8 (2.8%)	9 (3.1%)	1 (0.3%)	16 (5.6%)	$16,217			$597			$15,620	90.9	87	281	96		060257814625
186	San Dieguito High School Academy	Public	9-12	800 Santa Fe Dr.	Encinitas	92024	San Diego County	San Dieguito Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 753-1121	1,843	75	24.4	24.9%	1,125 (61.0%)	7 (0.4%)	466 (25.3%)	74 (4.0%)	4 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	155 (8.4%)	$14,809			$335			$14,474	90.9	92.1	177	9		063438005577
187	Capistrano Valley High	Public	9-12	26301 Via Escolar	Mission Viejo	92692	Orange County	Capistrano Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(949) 364-6100	1,991	91	21.7	40.5%	894 (44.9%)	27 (1.4%)	621 (31.2%)	204 (10.2%)	4 (0.2%)	3 (0.2%)	233 (11.7%)	$18,586			$1,221			$17,365	90.7	87	280	93		060744000685
188	Beaumont Middle College High	Public	10-12	3144 West Westward Ave.	Banning	92220	Riverside County	Beaumont Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 845-1631	68	3	22.5	51.5%	21 (30.9%)	8 (11.8%)	33 (48.5%)	1 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (7.4%)	$36,893			$1,210			$35,683	90.5	81	397	209		060429014610
189	Poway to Palomar Middle College High	Public	11-12	11111 Rancho Bernardo Rd.	San Diego	92127	San Diego County	Poway Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(858) 679-2531	88	2	36.5	19.3%	38 (43.2%)	1 (1.1%)	18 (20.5%)	21 (23.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (10.2%)	$19,341			$454			$18,887	90.5	89.7	237	48		063153014646
190	Torrey Pines High	Public	9-12	3710 Del Mar Heights Rd.	San Diego	92130	San Diego County	San Dieguito Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(858) 755-0125	2,536	101	25.1	17.7%	1,333 (52.6%)	32 (1.3%)	426 (16.8%)	459 (18.1%)	1 (0.0%)	3 (0.1%)	278 (11.0%)	$14,220			$313			$13,907	90.4	95	109	81		063438005579
191	New West Charter	Public, Charter	6-12	1905 Armacost Ave.	Los Angeles	90025	Los Angeles County	New West Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 943-5444	980	53	18.4	18.5%	515 (52.6%)	44 (4.5%)	218 (22.2%)	92 (9.4%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	108 (11.0%)	$15,216			$699			$14,517	90.4	92.4	174	17		060184411208
192	Santa Teresa High	Public	9-12	6150 Snell Rd.	San Jose	95123	Santa Clara County	East Side Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 347-6200	2,134	95	22.4	27.9%	398 (18.7%)	62 (2.9%)	863 (40.4%)	650 (30.5%)	2 (0.1%)	13 (0.6%)	142 (6.7%)	$16,737			$809			$15,928	90.4	85.8	313	121		061182001308
193	Middle College High	Public	9-12	1260 West Esperanza St.	San Bernardino	92410	San Bernardino County	San Bernardino City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 888-4041	269	14	18.8	91.1%	8 (3.0%)	24 (8.9%)	223 (82.9%)	10 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	3 (1.1%)	$26,637			$6,707			$19,930	90.4	97	72	121		063417010366
194	North High	Public	9-12	3620 West 182nd St.	Torrance	90504	Los Angeles County	Torrance Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 533-4412	1,812	69	26.4	44.6%	173 (9.5%)	139 (7.7%)	846 (46.7%)	492 (27.2%)	1 (0.1%)	18 (1.0%)	142 (7.8%)	$17,016			$523			$16,493	90.3	89.6	238	44		063942006568
195	Westlake High	Public	9-12	100 North Lakeview Canyon Rd.	Westlake Village	91362	Ventura County	Conejo Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 497-6711	1,900	80	23.8	17.7%	958 (50.4%)	32 (1.7%)	527 (27.7%)	235 (12.4%)	5 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	139 (7.3%)	$15,563			$1,070			$14,493	90	84.6	333	138		060964001031
196	El Dorado High	Public	9-12	1651 North Valencia Ave.	Placentia	92870	Orange County	Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 986-7580	1,998	80	24.9	35.5%	682 (34.1%)	30 (1.5%)	801 (40.1%)	394 (19.7%)	10 (0.5%)	5 (0.3%)	74 (3.7%)	$17,313			$984			$16,329	90	86.3	299	103		063066004757
197	Etiwanda High	Public	9-12	13500 Victoria St.	Etiwanda	91739	San Bernardino County	Chaffey Joint Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 899-2531	3,446	136	25.3	54.5%	506 (14.7%)	478 (13.9%)	1,787 (51.9%)	461 (13.4%)	12 (0.3%)	10 (0.3%)	187 (5.4%)	$16,175			$885			$15,290	89.9	87.4	272	75		060816008807
198	Mark Keppel High	Public	9-12	501 East Hellman Ave.	Alhambra	91801	Los Angeles County	Alhambra Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 943-6710	2,201	85	26	40.9%	18 (0.8%)	5 (0.2%)	568 (25.8%)	1,381 (62.7%)	1 (0.0%)	2 (0.1%)	223 (10.1%)	$12,114			$1,007			$11,107	89.9	92.9	163	35		060015310930
199	John Adams Academy - Lincoln	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	1797 Bella Breeze Dr.	Lincoln	95648	Placer County	John Adams Academy - Lincoln District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 209-5540	1,392	64	21.8	23.6%	861 (61.9%)	17 (1.2%)	336 (24.1%)	84 (6.0%)	2 (0.1%)	11 (0.8%)	81 (5.8%)	$15,440			$392			$15,048	89.9	53.6	917	718		060198614071
200	Great Oak High	Public	9-12	32555 Deer Hollow Way	Temecula	92592	Riverside County	Temecula Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 294-6450	2,946	118	25	24.6%	1,078 (36.6%)	99 (3.4%)	952 (32.3%)	441 (15.0%)	45 (1.5%)	11 (0.4%)	319 (10.8%)	$14,893			$1,066			$13,827	89.9	90.7	210	10		060002811038

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