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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
761	Leadership Public Schools - Hayward	Public, Charter	9-12	28000 Calaroga Ave.	Hayward	94545	Alameda County	Leadership Public Schools - Hayward District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 300-1340	573	23	25.2	52.4%	18 (3.1%)	24 (4.2%)	382 (66.7%)	106 (18.5%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (2.8%)	26 (4.5%)	$15,920			$1,485			$14,435	62.1	64.7	658	103		060181510737
762	Redlands eAcademy	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	820 West Stuart Ave.	Redlands	92374	San Bernardino County	Redlands Unified	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(909) 748-6941	151	18	8.3	46.4%	55 (36.4%)	6 (4.0%)	60 (39.7%)	12 (7.9%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (11.3%)	$17,658			$1,622			$16,036	62.1			(n/a)		063207013458
763	Liberty High	Public	9-12	32255 Leon Rd.	Winchester	92596	Riverside County	Perris Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 940-5700	2,537	103	24.7	53.4%	619 (24.4%)	204 (8.0%)	1,176 (46.4%)	258 (10.2%)	6 (0.2%)	8 (0.3%)	266 (10.5%)	$17,870			$1,361			$16,509	62	54.7	886	123		063021014542
764	Union Mine High	Public	9-12	6530 Koki Ln.	El Dorado	95623	El Dorado County	El Dorado Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 621-4003	1,033	49	21.1	37.3%	681 (65.9%)	8 (0.8%)	256 (24.8%)	10 (1.0%)	14 (1.4%)	2 (0.2%)	62 (6.0%)	$17,677			$1,498			$16,179	62	72.6	530	234		061207007957
765	Endeavor Charter	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	777 W. Shaw	Fresno	93704	Fresno County	Endeavor Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 248-0471	333	16	20.8	44.4%	156 (46.8%)	7 (2.1%)	116 (34.8%)	18 (5.4%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.9%)	32 (9.6%)	$12,928			$202			$12,726	62	47.1	1076	311		060253814487
766	Math and Science College Preparatory	Public, Charter	9-12	3202 West Adams Blvd.	Los Angeles	90018	Los Angeles County	Math and Science College Preparatory District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 821-1393	557	30	18.8	63.0%	1 (0.2%)	37 (6.6%)	512 (91.9%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	$24,049			$656			$23,393	61.9	59.9	766			060179813084
767	Los Altos High	Public	9-12	15325 East Los Robles Ave.	Hacienda Heights	91745	Los Angeles County	Hacienda la Puente Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 934-5400	1,592	70	22.6	70.2%	40 (2.5%)	7 (0.4%)	1,427 (89.6%)	92 (5.8%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	22 (1.4%)	$19,216			$1,494			$17,722	61.8	59.5	781	14		061632502053
768	Pioneer High	Public	9-12	10800 Ben Avon	Whittier	90606	Los Angeles County	Whittier Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 698-8121	1,000	53	18.7	87.7%	26 (2.6%)	8 (0.8%)	954 (95.4%)	8 (0.8%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.3%)	$25,474			$958			$24,516	61.8	66.4	626	142		064248006953
769	Morse High	Public	9-12	6905 Skyline Dr.	San Diego	92114	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 510-4700	1,591	72	22	80.1%	32 (2.0%)	194 (12.2%)	795 (50.0%)	442 (27.8%)	3 (0.2%)	18 (1.1%)	106 (6.7%)	$19,296			$3,664			$15,632	61.8	58.5	805	36		063432005526
770	Foshay Learning Center	Public, Alternative	K-12	3751 South Harvard Blvd.	Los Angeles	90018	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 373-2700	1,530	78	19.6	84.7%	10 (0.7%)	194 (12.7%)	1,296 (84.7%)	7 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (1.4%)	$19,610			$3,540			$16,070	61.8	68.9	582	188		062271003017

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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:

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

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.