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School	Students/Teachers	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)	Ranking (2025 vs 2024)	ID
901	Tulare Western High	Public	9-12	824 West Maple Ave.	Tulare	93274	Tulare County	Tulare Joint Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 686-8751	1,927	88	21.8	72.7%	224 (11.6%)	25 (1.3%)	1,579 (81.9%)	50 (2.6%)	4 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	36 (1.9%)	$29,809	$28,238	$1,571	56.3	55.2	875	26	063993006620
902	C. K. McClatchy High	Public	9-12	3066 Freeport Blvd.	Sacramento	95818	Sacramento County	Sacramento City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 395-5050	2,569	103	24.9	50.3%	638 (24.8%)	216 (8.4%)	1,095 (42.6%)	318 (12.4%)	13 (0.5%)	38 (1.5%)	249 (9.7%)	$20,860	$17,628	$3,232	56.2	45.9	1103	201	063384005226
903	Val Verde Academy	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	972 Morgan St.	Perris	92571	Riverside County	Val Verde Unified	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(951) 443-2450	151	11	13.8	85.4%	6 (4.0%)	19 (12.6%)	116 (76.8%)	2 (1.3%)	1 (0.7%)	3 (2.0%)	3 (2.0%)	$5,174	$5,150	$24	56.1	24.8	1590	687	069113512749
904	Mountain Oaks	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	150 Old Oak Rd.	San Andreas	95249	Calaveras County	Calaveras County Office of Education	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(888) 686-6257	425	8	50.4	52.5%	297 (69.9%)	1 (0.2%)	85 (20.0%)	3 (0.7%)	9 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (7.1%)	$20,699	$20,628	$71	56.1	57.4	824	80	069100308686
905	Red Bluff High	Public	9-12	1260 Union St.	Red Bluff	96080	Tehama County	Red Bluff Joint Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 529-8710	1,586	83	19	75.6%	836 (52.7%)	19 (1.2%)	588 (37.1%)	28 (1.8%)	40 (2.5%)	5 (0.3%)	62 (3.9%)	$27,406	$25,196	$2,210	56.1	53.8	912	7	063201004923
906	Chawanakee Academy Charter	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	45077 Road 200	O Neals	93645	Madera County	Chawanakee Unified	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 868-4200	187	9	20.6	57.2%	106 (56.7%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (27.3%)	1 (0.5%)	13 (7.0%)	1 (0.5%)	15 (8.0%)	$24,644	$24,644	$00	56	60.3	759	147	060011607170
907	King City High	Public	9-12	720 Broadway St.	King City	93930	Monterey County	South Monterey County Joint Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 385-5461	1,199	54	22.1	82.2%	85 (7.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1,088 (90.7%)	16 (1.3%)	5 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.4%)	$16,158	$5,360	$10,798	56	52.3	944	37	061965002360
908	Wonderful College Prep Academy - Lost Hills	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	14848 Lamberson Ave.	Lost Hills	93249	Kern County	Wonderful College Prep Academy - Lost Hills District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 797-2220	535	35	15.4	87.7%	8 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	522 (97.6%)	4 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)				56	54.6	890	18	060185314168
909	Oakdale High	Public	9-12	739 West G St.	Oakdale	95361	Stanislaus County	Oakdale Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 847-3007	1,563	72	21.6	34.7%	802 (51.3%)	9 (0.6%)	664 (42.5%)	22 (1.4%)	7 (0.4%)	2 (0.1%)	54 (3.5%)	$25,895	$25,274	$621	56	48.7	1033	124	060006204231
910	Chaffey High	Public	9-12	1245 North Euclid Ave.	Ontario	91762	San Bernardino County	Chaffey Joint Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 988-5560	3,127	134	23.3	81.5%	88 (2.8%)	99 (3.2%)	2,777 (88.8%)	80 (2.6%)	18 (0.6%)	8 (0.3%)	55 (1.8%)	$26,501	$25,450	$1,051	55.9	54.3	900	10	060816000791
911	Southwest High	Public	9-12	2001 Ocotillo Dr.	El Centro	92243	Imperial County	Central Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 336-4100	1,846	94	19.5	72.1%	54 (2.9%)	6 (0.3%)	1,760 (95.3%)	19 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.1%)	$27,495	$25,764	$1,731	55.8	61.3	735	176	060801004486
912	Pasadena High	Public	9-12	2925 East Sierra Madre Blvd.	Pasadena	91107	Los Angeles County	Pasadena Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 396-5880	1,303	71	18.2	67.6%	248 (19.0%)	153 (11.7%)	694 (53.3%)	128 (9.8%)	2 (0.2%)	4 (0.3%)	71 (5.4%)	$25,978	$24,438	$1,540	55.8	63.9	677	235	062994004684
913	Ulysses S. Grant Senior High	Public	9-12	13000 Oxnard St.	Van Nuys	91401	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 756-2700	1,774	87	20.3	94.7%	659 (37.1%)	60 (3.4%)	942 (53.1%)	43 (2.4%)	5 (0.3%)	3 (0.2%)	62 (3.5%)	$33,250	$30,538	$2,712	55.8	57.2	828	85	062271003052
914	Fortune	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	6829 Stockton Blvd. Ste. 380	Sacramento	95823	Sacramento County	Fortune District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 273-1030	1,698	93	18.3	79.9%	22 (1.3%)	1,044 (61.5%)	373 (22.0%)	37 (2.2%)	8 (0.5%)	13 (0.8%)	201 (11.8%)				55.7	47.5	1064	150	060243214070
915	South Gate Senior High	Public	9-12	3351 Firestone Blvd.	South Gate	90280	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 568-5600	1,681	90	18.7	93.8%	30 (1.8%)	11 (0.7%)	1,627 (96.8%)	6 (0.4%)	3 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.2%)	$34,434	$31,382	$3,052	55.7	35.4	1358	443	062271003364
916	JCS - Pine Valley	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	28876 Old Highway 80	Pine Valley	91962	San Diego County	JCS - Pine Valley District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 473-1300	184	15	12.4	46.2%	111 (60.3%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (26.1%)	2 (1.1%)	3 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (9.8%)	$31,629	$31,158	$471	55.7			(n/a)	060236614333
917	Enterprise High	Public	9-12	3411 Churn Creek Rd.	Redding	96002	Shasta County	Shasta Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 222-6601	1,148	54	21.2	65.7%	547 (47.6%)	68 (5.9%)	269 (23.4%)	153 (13.3%)	52 (4.5%)	6 (0.5%)	43 (3.7%)	$7,940	$6,040	$1,900	55.7	76.8	462	455	063660006210
918	Stella High Charter Academy	Public, Charter	9-12	1600 W. Imperial Hwy.	Los Angeles	90047	Los Angeles County	Stella High Charter Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(424) 789-8337	555	27	20.2	95.5%	0 (0.0%)	96 (17.3%)	447 (80.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	8 (1.4%)				55.6	53.3	927	9	060153211665
919	Porterville Military Academy	Public, Charter	7-12	900 West Pioneer Ave.	Porterville	93257	Tulare County	Porterville Unified	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 782-7300	255	17	15.3	90.2%	44 (17.3%)	2 (0.8%)	195 (76.5%)	6 (2.4%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	6 (2.4%)	$39,341	$38,250	$1,091	55.6	67.9	598	321	060006414357
920	Covina High	Public	9-12	463 South Hollenbeck Ave.	Covina	91723	Los Angeles County	Covina-Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 974-6020	1,056	51	20.7	72.0%	57 (5.4%)	22 (2.1%)	832 (78.8%)	116 (11.0%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.3%)	20 (1.9%)	$27,561	$24,642	$2,919	55.6	50.2	994	74	061005001093
921	San Rafael High	Public	9-12	150 Third St.	San Rafael	94901	Marin County	San Rafael City High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 485-2330	1,332	67	19.7	72.2%	272 (20.4%)	14 (1.1%)	986 (74.0%)	34 (2.6%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	18 (1.4%)	$28,032	$27,054	$978	55.6	56.9	839	82	063511005938
922	Magnolia Science Academy 4	Public, Charter	6-12	11330 West Graham Pl. B-9	Los Angeles	90064	Los Angeles County	Magnolia Science Academy 4 District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 473-2464	132	8	17.4	89.4%	7 (5.3%)	8 (6.1%)	113 (85.6%)	4 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)				55.6	47.9	1059	137	060167812360
923	Elsinore High	Public	9-12	21800 Canyon Dr.	Wildomar	92595	Riverside County	Lake Elsinore Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 253-7200	1,927	88	21.7	77.7%	374 (19.4%)	90 (4.7%)	1,283 (66.6%)	64 (3.3%)	1 (0.1%)	12 (0.6%)	103 (5.3%)	$23,063	$21,640	$1,423	55.5	38.5	1283	360	060002709489
924	Evergreen Institute of Excellence	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	19500 Learning Way	Cottonwood	96022	Tehama County	Evergreen Union	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 347-3411	184	12	15.3	57.1%	131 (71.2%)	1 (0.5%)	31 (16.8%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (9.2%)	$24,312	$24,312	$00	55.5	33.4	1412	488	061317013933
925	University High School Charter	Public, Charter	9-12	11800 Texas Ave.	Los Angeles	90025	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 914-3500	1,385	74	18.8	72.3%	162 (11.7%)	296 (21.4%)	789 (57.0%)	83 (6.0%)	2 (0.1%)	2 (0.1%)	51 (3.7%)	$35,864	$33,592	$2,272	55.5	59.8	768	157	062271003413
926	Winters High	Public	9-12	101 Grant Ave.	Winters	95694	Yolo County	Winters Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 795-6140	479	28	17.1	61.4%	148 (30.9%)	10 (2.1%)	312 (65.1%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	3 (0.6%)	$24,274	$23,608	$666	55.4	51.9	958	32	064293006986
927	Tulare Union High	Public	9-12	755 East Tulare Ave.	Tulare	93274	Tulare County	Tulare Joint Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 686-4761	1,616	76	21.1	75.3%	202 (12.5%)	57 (3.5%)	1,288 (79.7%)	17 (1.1%)	12 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (2.2%)	$32,446	$30,692	$1,754	55.4	49.2	1020	93	063993006619
928	Envision Academy for Arts & Technology	Public, Charter	6-12	1515 Webster St.	Oakland	94612	Alameda County	Envision Academy for Arts & Technology District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 596-8901	207	12	17.2	73.9%	7 (3.4%)	61 (29.5%)	78 (37.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	58 (28.0%)				55.4	33.1	1424	496	060161410947
929	Colony High	Public	9-12	3850 East Riverside Dr.	Ontario	91761	San Bernardino County	Chaffey Joint Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 930-2929	2,109	81	25.9	69.7%	153 (7.3%)	270 (12.8%)	1,400 (66.4%)	190 (9.0%)	7 (0.3%)	21 (1.0%)	66 (3.1%)	$26,742	$25,796	$946	55.3	61.1	738	191	060816010606
930	Newark Memorial High	Public	9-12	39375 Cedar Blvd.	Newark	94560	Alameda County	Newark Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 818-4300	1,367	53	25.8	38.9%	120 (8.8%)	41 (3.0%)	745 (54.5%)	343 (25.1%)	3 (0.2%)	27 (2.0%)	85 (6.2%)	$21,023	$20,784	$239	55.3	58.9	800	130	062706004085
931	El Cerrito High	Public	9-12	540 Ashbury Ave.	El Cerrito	94530	Contra Costa County	West Contra Costa Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 231-1437	1,460	61	24	39.0%	407 (27.9%)	211 (14.5%)	464 (31.8%)	229 (15.7%)	2 (0.1%)	11 (0.8%)	126 (8.6%)				55.3	69.4	572	359	063255005022
932	Connecting Waters Charter School - Central Valley	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	2000 West Briggsmore Ave.	Modesto	95350	Stanislaus County	Connecting Waters Charter School - Central Valley District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 874-1119	776	44	17.7	53.0%	380 (49.0%)	7 (0.9%)	258 (33.2%)	26 (3.4%)	3 (0.4%)	2 (0.3%)	100 (12.9%)	$23,284	$23,110	$174	55.1	48.5	1040	108	060240614327
933	Latitude 37.8 High	Public, Charter	9-12	1045 Derby Ave.	Oakland	94601	Alameda County	Latitude 37.8 High District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 568-7936	389	26	14.9	70.4%	25 (6.4%)	50 (12.9%)	276 (71.0%)	17 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.3%)	$19,825	$18,764	$1,061	55.1	48.7	1035	102	060151414257
934	Magnolia Science Academy 3	Public, Charter	6-12	1254 East Helmick St.	Carson	90746	Los Angeles County	Magnolia Science Academy 3 District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 637-3806	411	18	22.6	72.5%	1 (0.2%)	174 (42.3%)	224 (54.5%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	9 (2.2%)				55.1	45.2	1118	184	060219412010
935	River Springs Charter	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	27740 Jefferson Ave.	Temecula	92590	Riverside County	River Springs Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 252-8800	7,703	299	25.7	59.2%	2,465 (32.0%)	396 (5.1%)	4,132 (53.6%)	193 (2.5%)	22 (0.3%)	17 (0.2%)	478 (6.2%)				55.1	62.5	708	227	060208911707
936	Minarets High	Public	9-12	45077 Road 200	O Neals	93645	Madera County	Chawanakee Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 868-8689	265	16	16.3	50.9%	150 (56.6%)	0 (0.0%)	65 (24.5%)	1 (0.4%)	21 (7.9%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (10.2%)	$28,068	$27,192	$876	54.7	61.8	722	214	060011612212
937	Animo South Los Angeles Charter	Public, Charter	9-12	11130 Western Ave.	Los Angeles	90047	Los Angeles County	Animo South Los Angeles Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 779-0544	585	30	19.7	96.4%	2 (0.3%)	103 (17.6%)	470 (80.3%)	4 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.7%)				54.7	43.8	1154	217	060243510836
938	El Camino Fundamental High	Public	9-12	4300 El Camino Ave.	Sacramento	95821	Sacramento County	San Juan Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 971-7430	1,226	55	22.2	54.6%	450 (36.7%)	105 (8.6%)	444 (36.2%)	94 (7.7%)	5 (0.4%)	11 (0.9%)	107 (8.7%)	$20,497	$19,288	$1,209	54.6	61.4	730	208	063462005776
939	Ramon C. Cortines School of Visual and Performing Arts	Public	9-12	450 North Grand Ave.	Los Angeles	90012	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(213) 217-8600	1,102	63	17.3	71.5%	167 (15.2%)	68 (6.2%)	769 (69.8%)	59 (5.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (3.4%)	$38,036	$36,108	$1,928	54.4	51.8	961	22	062271012439
940	Options for Youth San Gabriel	Public, Charter	7-12	215 South Mission Dr.	San Gabriel	91776	Los Angeles County	Options for Youth San Gabriel District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 282-0390	244	9	26.6	77.5%	45 (18.4%)	8 (3.3%)	164 (67.2%)	6 (2.5%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (7.4%)				54.4	36.4	1331	391	060239807165
941	Opportunities for Learning - Capistrano	Public, Charter	7-12	31878 Del Obispo St. Ste. 105	San Juan Capistrano	92675	Orange County	Opportunities for Learning - Capistrano District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(949) 248-1282	185	9	20.5	52.4%	80 (43.2%)	3 (1.6%)	59 (31.9%)	11 (5.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (14.1%)				54.4	55.4	867	74	060231111221
942	Northridge Academy High	Public	9-12	9601 Zelzah Ave.	Northridge	91325	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 700-2222	832	48	17.5	85.5%	98 (11.8%)	25 (3.0%)	623 (74.9%)	52 (6.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	33 (4.0%)	$36,445	$33,738	$2,707	54.4	52.6	935	7	062271010862
943	Live Oak High	Public	9-12	2351 Pennington Rd.	Live Oak	95953	Sutter County	Live Oak Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 695-5415	603	31	19.5	71.5%	132 (21.9%)	6 (1.0%)	366 (60.7%)	82 (13.6%)	6 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	10 (1.7%)	$19,340	$18,662	$678	54.3	62.9	698	245	062205002615
944	Tracy High	Public	9-12	315 East 11th St.	Tracy	95376	San Joaquin County	Tracy Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 830-3360	1,739	79	22.1	62.7%	357 (20.5%)	64 (3.7%)	959 (55.1%)	248 (14.3%)	9 (0.5%)	15 (0.9%)	81 (4.7%)	$21,918	$21,526	$392	54.2	54.1	903	41	060004707380
945	Monache High	Public	9-12	960 North Newcomb St.	Porterville	93257	Tulare County	Porterville Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 782-7150	1,855	89	20.7	81.2%	225 (12.1%)	7 (0.4%)	1,475 (79.5%)	85 (4.6%)	15 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (2.6%)	$21,168	$20,074	$1,094	54.1	60.6	751	194	060006404879
946	Elizabeth Learning Center	Public, Alternative	K-12	4811 Elizabeth St.	Cudahy	90201	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 271-3600	1,257	75	16.7	97.5%	18 (1.4%)	4 (0.3%)	1,223 (97.3%)	3 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (0.7%)	$37,331	$34,784	$2,547	54	22	1652	706	062271002983
947	Acalanes Center for Independent Study	Public	9-12	1963 Tice Valley Blvd.	Walnut Creek	94595	Contra Costa County	Acalanes Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 280-3945	61	6	9.5	16.4%	39 (63.9%)	1 (1.6%)	11 (18.0%)	7 (11.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (4.9%)				54	70.7	556	391	060165010751
948	Mission Academy	Public, Virtual, Charter	6-12	43141 Business Center Pkwy Ste	Lancaster	93535	Los Angeles County	Mission Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(844) 788-3965	694	34	20.2	78.2%	142 (20.5%)	51 (7.3%)	420 (60.5%)	17 (2.4%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	48 (6.9%)	$42,536	$42,464	$72	54	32.6	1433	485	060174614230
949	Rancho San Juan High	Public	9-12	1100 Rogge Rd.	Salinas	93906	Monterey County	Salinas Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 273-7700	1,600	77	20.7	84.1%	73 (4.6%)	9 (0.6%)	1,449 (90.6%)	41 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.1%)	26 (1.6%)	$30,245	$28,660	$1,585	54	45.5	1114	165	063398014401
950	Nathaniel Narbonne Senior High	Public	9-12	24300 Western Ave.	Harbor City	90710	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 257-7100	1,549	80	19.3	84.0%	47 (3.0%)	283 (18.3%)	1,067 (68.9%)	87 (5.6%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (1.7%)	39 (2.5%)	$35,725	$32,836	$2,889	54	60.5	756	194	062271003209
951	Sutter Union High	Public	9-12	2665 Acacia St.	Sutter	95982	Sutter County	Sutter Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 822-5161	734	35	21.1	25.3%	450 (61.3%)	2 (0.3%)	196 (26.7%)	29 (4.0%)	6 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (6.9%)	$13,710	$13,180	$530	53.9	51.8	962	11	063861006473
952	Simi Valley High	Public	9-12	5400 Cochran St.	Simi Valley	93063	Ventura County	Simi Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 577-1400	1,910	79	24.1	36.5%	801 (41.9%)	36 (1.9%)	782 (40.9%)	187 (9.8%)	2 (0.1%)	7 (0.4%)	95 (5.0%)	$18,741	$17,938	$803	53.8	53.8	909	43	063684006268
953	Alisal High	Public	9-12	777 Williams Rd.	Salinas	93905	Monterey County	Salinas Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 796-7600	2,742	120	22.9	95.2%	9 (0.3%)	4 (0.1%)	2,685 (97.9%)	31 (1.1%)	2 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (0.3%)	$26,545	$25,058	$1,487	53.8	53.4	921	32	063398005332
954	UCLA Community K-12	Public, Alternative	K-12	700 South Mariposa Ave.	Los Angeles	90005	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(213) 480-3750	887	47	18.8	97.3%	21 (2.4%)	19 (2.1%)	751 (84.7%)	89 (10.0%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	5 (0.6%)	$36,761	$33,010	$3,751	53.8	56.6	846	108	062271012524
955	Mendota High	Public	9-12	1200 Belmont Ave.	Mendota	93640	Fresno County	Mendota Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 655-1993	1,065	48	21.9	97.5%	5 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1,057 (99.2%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	$19,906	$17,748	$2,158	53.7	43.1	1166	211	060002200395
956	Creative Connections Arts Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	7201 Arutas Dr.	North Highlands	95660	Sacramento County	Twin Rivers Unified	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 566-1870	716	33	21.4	78.1%	148 (20.7%)	111 (15.5%)	346 (48.3%)	24 (3.4%)	9 (1.3%)	7 (1.0%)	70 (9.8%)	$30,285	$28,060	$2,225	53.6	53.3	926	30	060133211074
957	Sunset High (Continuation)	Public	9-12	684 Requeza St.	Encinitas	92024	San Diego County	San Dieguito Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 753-3860	87	7	12.4	33.3%	49 (56.3%)	2 (2.3%)	25 (28.7%)	5 (5.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (6.9%)	$18,389	$18,058	$331	53.6	56	854	103	063438005578
958	NOVA Academy - Coachella	Public, Charter	9-12	52-780 Frederick St.	Coachella	92236	Riverside County	NOVA Academy - Coachella District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 569-0948	235	11	22.1	88.5%	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	229 (97.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)				53.6	48.1	1054	96	060204012684
959	Eureka Senior High	Public	9-12	1915 J St.	Eureka	95501	Humboldt County	Eureka City Schools	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 441-2508	1,162	60	19.2	51.1%	532 (45.8%)	21 (1.8%)	306 (26.3%)	104 (9.0%)	45 (3.9%)	22 (1.9%)	131 (11.3%)	$22,657	$21,342	$1,315	53.6	59.7	773	186	060005201477
960	Garey High	Public	9-12	321 West Lexington Ave.	Pomona	91766	Los Angeles County	Pomona Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 397-4451	1,567	75	20.9	91.4%	22 (1.4%)	36 (2.3%)	1,450 (92.5%)	38 (2.4%)	3 (0.2%)	3 (0.2%)	15 (1.0%)	$19,400	$18,140	$1,260	53.6	41.1	1222	262	063132004842
961	East Bay Innovation Academy	Public, Charter	6-12	3400 Malcolm Ave.	Oakland	94605	Alameda County	East Bay Innovation Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 577-9557	451	26	17.6	40.8%	71 (15.7%)	121 (26.8%)	182 (40.4%)	21 (4.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (11.3%)				53.5	88.5	255	706	060219213735
962	Phineas Banning Senior High	Public	9-12	1527 Lakme Ave.	Wilmington	90744	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 847-3700	2,422	139	17.4	91.5%	47 (1.9%)	40 (1.7%)	2,277 (94.0%)	28 (1.2%)	1 (0.0%)	18 (0.7%)	11 (0.5%)	$33,516	$31,248	$2,268	53.5	43	1169	207	062271002838
963	Inderkum High	Public	9-12	2500 New Market Dr.	Sacramento	95835	Sacramento County	Natomas Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 567-5640	2,194	90	24.4	56.0%	274 (12.5%)	469 (21.4%)	621 (28.3%)	534 (24.3%)	10 (0.5%)	30 (1.4%)	255 (11.6%)	$18,151	$16,256	$1,895	53.5	66.2	629	334	060003611084
964	California Military Institute	Public, Charter	5-12	755 North A St.	Perris	92570	Riverside County	Perris Union High	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 443-2731	1,031	43	23.9	89.8%	35 (3.4%)	34 (3.3%)	934 (90.6%)	14 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	12 (1.2%)	$1,128	$04	$1,124	53.4	30.8	1471	507	063021011184
965	Dixon High	Public	9-12	555 College Way	Dixon	95620	Solano County	Dixon Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 693-6330	990	41	23.9	57.7%	233 (23.5%)	19 (1.9%)	618 (62.4%)	37 (3.7%)	8 (0.8%)	9 (0.9%)	64 (6.5%)	$21,515	$20,594	$921	53.3	47.3	1074	109	061128001251
966	Boron Junior-Senior High	Public	7-12	26831 Prospect St.	Boron	93516	Kern County	Muroc Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 762-5121	253	20	12.5	60.1%	96 (37.9%)	28 (11.1%)	111 (43.9%)	1 (0.4%)	4 (1.6%)	2 (0.8%)	11 (4.3%)	$31,320	$30,298	$1,022	53.2	13.7	1860	894	062649003994
967	Fairfax Senior High	Public	9-12	7850 Melrose Ave.	Los Angeles	90046	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 370-1200	1,495	85	17.5	87.4%	165 (11.0%)	197 (13.2%)	873 (58.4%)	213 (14.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	46 (3.1%)	$36,181	$33,596	$2,585	53.1	59.9	765	202	062271002998
968	Alameda Community Learning Center	Public, Charter	6-12	1900 Third St.	Alameda	94501	Alameda County	Alameda Community Learning Center District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 995-4300	362	18	20.6	40.6%	70 (19.3%)	56 (15.5%)	73 (20.2%)	96 (26.5%)	3 (0.8%)	2 (0.6%)	60 (16.6%)				53.1	51.5	972	4	060166408673
969	Hughson High	Public	9-12	7419 East Whitmore Ave.	Hughson	95326	Stanislaus County	Hughson Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 883-0469	859	37	23.5	57.2%	421 (49.0%)	6 (0.7%)	398 (46.3%)	18 (2.1%)	7 (0.8%)	5 (0.6%)	4 (0.5%)	$18,691	$17,196	$1,495	52.9	59.5	780	189	060006002212
970	Hilltop Senior High	Public	9-12	555 Claire Ave.	Chula Vista	91910	San Diego County	Sweetwater Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 476-4200	1,771	81	21.9	77.4%	237 (13.4%)	30 (1.7%)	1,396 (78.8%)	53 (3.0%)	7 (0.4%)	2 (0.1%)	46 (2.6%)	$6,307	$5,050	$1,257	52.9	59.1	792	178	063864006484
971	Escondido High	Public	9-12	1535 North Broadway	Escondido	92026	San Diego County	Escondido Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 291-4000	1,656	90	18.3	82.7%	192 (11.6%)	27 (1.6%)	1,334 (80.6%)	79 (4.8%)	10 (0.6%)	3 (0.2%)	11 (0.7%)	$33,957	$32,606	$1,351	52.9	53.2	928	43	061291001465
972	La Habra High	Public	9-12	801 West Highlander Ave.	La Habra	90631	Orange County	Fullerton Joint Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 266-5200	1,881	80	23.5	65.1%	236 (12.5%)	24 (1.3%)	1,552 (82.5%)	33 (1.8%)	1 (0.1%)	6 (0.3%)	20 (1.1%)	$20,543	$19,776	$767	52.8	62.8	700	272	061476001811
973	KIPP Esperanza High	Public, Charter	9-12	1039 Garden St.	East Palo Alto	94303	San Mateo County	KIPP Esperanza High District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 528-1546	194	19	10.2	95.9%	1 (0.5%)	5 (2.6%)	185 (95.4%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)				52.8	41.1	1220	247	060253314482
974	Magnolia Science Academy	Public, Charter	6-12	18238 Sherman Way	Reseda	91335	Los Angeles County	Magnolia Science Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 609-0507	746	39	19.1	86.2%	29 (3.9%)	7 (0.9%)	661 (88.6%)	43 (5.8%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.7%)				52.7	57.5	823	151	060170610524
975	Central High	Public	9-12	2045 North Dickenson Ave.	Fresno	93723	Fresno County	Central Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 276-5276	625	39	15.9	74.9%	111 (17.8%)	28 (4.5%)	391 (62.6%)	90 (14.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	$31,457	$30,372	$1,085	52.7	61.1	739	236	060797014556
976	Madison High	Public	9-12	4833 Doliva Dr.	San Diego	92117	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(858) 536-0336	780	38	20.3	80.8%	97 (12.4%)	71 (9.1%)	494 (63.3%)	38 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (1.4%)	67 (8.6%)	$28,686	$26,130	$2,556	52.7	39.4	1255	279	063432005509
977	Soc Just Leadership Academy at Esteban E. Torres High #5	Public	9-12	4211 Dozier St.	Los Angeles	90063	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 265-6865	121	12	9.7	95.9%	2 (1.7%)	1 (0.8%)	118 (97.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$57,369	$54,292	$3,077	52.7	57.4	825	152	062271012720
978	Enterprise Alternative	Public, Alternative	K-12	1550 Herndon Ave.	Clovis	93611	Fresno County	Clovis Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 327-1900	50	5	9.8	54.0%	16 (32.0%)	1 (2.0%)	22 (44.0%)	6 (12.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (8.0%)	$18,182	$18,018	$164	52.6	73.6	514	464	060903009760
979	CHAMPS - Charter High School of Arts-Multimedia & Performing	Public, Charter	9-12	6842 Van Nuys Blvd.	Van Nuys	91405	Los Angeles County	CHAMPS - Charter High School of Arts-MULmedia & Perf Distri	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 994-7614	424	28	15.3	59.9%	113 (26.7%)	37 (8.7%)	220 (51.9%)	16 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (5.0%)				52.6	49	1024	45	060158010865
980	Virtual Academy of the Arts & Entertainment	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	1254 East Helmick St.	Carson	90746	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(424) 444-0488	878	43	20.1	87.5%	46 (5.2%)	120 (13.7%)	647 (73.7%)	16 (1.8%)	2 (0.2%)	3 (0.3%)	44 (5.0%)	$29,192	$27,462	$1,730	52.5	44.2	1144	164	062271014635
981	Bellflower High	Public	7-12	15301 South McNab Ave.	Bellflower	90706	Los Angeles County	Bellflower Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 920-1801	1,997	100	19.9	84.2%	59 (3.0%)	225 (11.3%)	1,530 (76.6%)	129 (6.5%)	7 (0.4%)	12 (0.6%)	35 (1.8%)	$22,093	$20,012	$2,081	52.5	53	931	50	060444000396
982	Oak Hills High	Public	9-12	7625 Cataba Rd.	Oak Hills	92344	San Bernardino County	Hesperia Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 244-2283	2,370	110	21.5	53.9%	330 (13.9%)	195 (8.2%)	1,726 (72.8%)	44 (1.9%)	6 (0.3%)	25 (1.1%)	44 (1.9%)	$24,138	$22,618	$1,520	52.4	51.9	959	23	060001412417
983	Wasco High	Public	9-12	1900 Seventh St.	Wasco	93280	Kern County	Wasco Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 758-7400	1,672	78	21.4	87.5%	51 (3.1%)	29 (1.7%)	1,579 (94.4%)	10 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.1%)	$29,261	$28,220	$1,041	52.3	52.7	934	49	064143006849
984	Animo Ralph Bunche Charter High	Public, Charter	9-12	1655 East 27th St.	Los Angeles	90011	Los Angeles County	Animo Ralph Bunche Charter High District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 232-9436	533	29	18.6	96.4%	3 (0.6%)	7 (1.3%)	519 (97.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.8%)				52.3	45.1	1121	137	060189911635
985	University Preparatory Value High	Public, Charter	9-12	1929 West Pico Blvd.	Los Angeles	90006	Los Angeles County	University Preparatory Value High District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(213) 382-1223	493	26	19.1	91.7%	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	474 (96.1%)	11 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.8%)				52.3	54.2	902	83	060208312699
986	Pacheco High	Public	9-12	200 North Ward Rd.	Los Banos	93635	Merced County	Los Banos Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 827-4506	1,725	85	20.3	71.1%	108 (6.3%)	18 (1.0%)	1,548 (89.7%)	28 (1.6%)	3 (0.2%)	7 (0.4%)	12 (0.7%)	$26,345	$24,882	$1,463	52.3	51.7	965	21	062274012432
987	Whitmore Charter High	Public, Charter	9-12	3435 Don Pedro Rd.	Ceres	95307	Stanislaus County	Ceres Unified	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 556-1617	96	5	19.4	54.2%	32 (33.3%)	1 (1.0%)	49 (51.0%)	6 (6.3%)	1 (1.0%)	2 (2.1%)	5 (5.2%)	$26,680	$26,670	$10	52.3	59.6	777	210	060813011488
988	John Swett High	Public	9-12	1098 Pomona St.	Crockett	94525	Contra Costa County	John Swett Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 787-1088	351	19	18.5	74.1%	42 (12.0%)	51 (14.5%)	152 (43.3%)	78 (22.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (7.7%)	$36,466	$35,346	$1,120	52.2	55.9	857	131	061899002302
989	Elevated Digital Learning Academy	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	1201 Lyons Ave.	South Lake Tahoe	96150	El Dorado County	Lake Tahoe Unified	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(530) 541-2850	116	5	22.7	42.2%	75 (64.7%)	3 (2.6%)	29 (25.0%)	2 (1.7%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (4.3%)	$16,027	$15,136	$891	52.1	25	1583	594	062064014516
990	McKinleyville High	Public	9-12	1300 Murray Rd.	McKinleyville	95519	Humboldt County	Northern Humboldt Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 839-6400	566	34	16.7	45.6%	292 (51.6%)	0 (0.0%)	90 (15.9%)	9 (1.6%)	50 (8.8%)	2 (0.4%)	117 (20.7%)	$30,567	$26,708	$3,859	52.1	46.1	1096	106	060303000239
991	Anderson Valley Junior-Senior High	Public	7-12	18200 Mountain View Rd.	Boonville	95415	Mendocino County	Anderson Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 895-3496	192	16	12.3	74.0%	26 (13.5%)	2 (1.0%)	164 (85.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$32,893	$31,888	$1,005	52	46.4	1090	99	060273000199
992	Firebaugh High	Public	9-12	1976 Morris Kyle Dr.	Firebaugh	93622	Fresno County	Firebaugh-Las Deltas Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 659-1415	673	36	18.6	84.2%	9 (1.3%)	1 (0.1%)	660 (98.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	$27,207	$26,088	$1,119	52	54.9	881	111	061384001561
993	Turlock High	Public	9-12	1600 East Canal Dr.	Turlock	95380	Stanislaus County	Turlock Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(350) 206-6400	2,479	119	20.8	58.8%	682 (27.5%)	38 (1.5%)	1,593 (64.3%)	74 (3.0%)	11 (0.4%)	11 (0.4%)	65 (2.6%)	$18,840	$18,152	$688	51.9	48.6	1037	44	060015811505
994	Cesar E. Chavez Learning Acads-Arts/Theatre/Entertain Mag	Public	9-12	1001 Arroyo Ave.	San Fernando	91340	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 837-6428	300	20	15.2	86.0%	15 (5.0%)	12 (4.0%)	266 (88.7%)	3 (1.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	$36,026	$34,000	$2,026	51.9	55.7	859	135	062271012926
995	Baldwin Park High	Public	9-12	3900 North Puente Ave.	Baldwin Park	91706	Los Angeles County	Baldwin Park Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 960-5431	1,260	65	19.3	86.9%	7 (0.6%)	15 (1.2%)	1,157 (91.8%)	71 (5.6%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.4%)	$27,868	$23,760	$4,108	51.8	51.3	975	20	060369000324
996	PUC Early College Academy for Leaders and Scholars (ECALS)	Public, Charter	9-12	2050 San Fernando Rd.	Los Angeles	90065	Los Angeles County	PUC Early College Academy for Leaders and Scholars (ECALS)	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 276-5525	195	13	15.4	93.8%	4 (2.1%)	1 (0.5%)	190 (97.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)				51.8	51	981	15	060213512869
997	Northern United - Siskiyou Charter	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	423 South Broadway	Yreka	96097	Siskiyou County	Northern United - Siskiyou Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 842-4509	136	8	16.7	87.5%	80 (58.8%)	1 (0.7%)	17 (12.5%)	1 (0.7%)	7 (5.1%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (19.1%)	$31,410	$30,912	$498	51.8	38.6	1281	284	060160614256
998	Vintage High	Public	9-12	1375 Trower Ave.	Napa	94558	Napa County	Napa Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 253-3601	1,622	70	23.2	57.8%	630 (38.8%)	10 (0.6%)	899 (55.4%)	25 (1.5%)	6 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	50 (3.1%)	$16,820	$15,810	$1,010	51.8	55.7	863	135	062664004037
999	Del Norte High	Public	9-12	1301 El Dorado St.	Crescent City	95531	Del Norte County	Del Norte County Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 464-0274	918	48	18.9	58.7%	423 (46.1%)	7 (0.8%)	247 (26.9%)	39 (4.2%)	115 (12.5%)	0 (0.0%)	85 (9.3%)	$19,907	$18,658	$1,249	51.7	54.4	898	101	061077001193
1000	Pioneer High	Public	9-12	1400 Pioneer Ave.	Woodland	95776	Yolo County	Woodland Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 406-1148	1,582	78	20.2	71.1%	220 (13.9%)	25 (1.6%)	1,080 (68.3%)	172 (10.9%)	11 (0.7%)	10 (0.6%)	58 (3.7%)	$12,649	$11,790	$859	51.7	49.4	1014	14	064308011380

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