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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
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

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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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