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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
1811	ACCESS County Community	Public, Alternative	K-12	200 Kalmus Dr.	Costa Mesa	92628	Orange County	Orange County Department of Education	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 245-6404	1,315	67	19.6	85.4%	131 (10.0%)	32 (2.4%)	1,036 (78.8%)	47 (3.6%)	6 (0.5%)	7 (0.5%)	51 (3.9%)	$47,579			$8,823			$38,756	14.9	16.3	1779	32		069102410567
1812	Ambassador Phillip V. Sanchez II Public Charter	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	830 Fresno St.	Fresno	93706	Fresno County	Ambassador Phillip V. Sanchez II Public Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 497-9331	261	14	18.6	93.5%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$122,581			$640			$121,941	14.9	16.9	1761	51		060216714206
1813	Mission High	Public	9-12	3750 18th St.	San Francisco	94114	San Francisco County	San Francisco Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 241-6240	993	59	16.7	62.5%	65 (6.5%)	102 (10.3%)	702 (70.7%)	69 (6.9%)	3 (0.3%)	3 (0.3%)	48 (4.8%)	$25,857			$1,958			$23,899	14.9	19.9	1707	106		063441005650
1814	Discovery High	Public	9-12	3401 Fong Ranch Rd.	Sacramento	95834	Sacramento County	Natomas Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 928-5200	130	10	13.1	82.3%	4 (3.1%)	40 (30.8%)	66 (50.8%)	6 (4.6%)	1 (0.8%)	1 (0.8%)	12 (9.2%)	$24,808			$1,490			$23,318	14.7	14.4	1836	22		060003606335
1815	Jordan (June) School for Equity	Public	9-12	325 La Grande Ave.	San Francisco	94112	San Francisco County	San Francisco Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 452-4922	176	13	13.1	70.5%	4 (2.3%)	16 (9.1%)	128 (72.7%)	15 (8.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.3%)	9 (5.1%)	$33,669			$1,175			$32,494	14.7	11.8	1959	144		063441011252
1816	Sanhedrin Alternative	Public	9-12	120 North Main St.	Willits	95490	Mendocino County	Willits Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 459-4801	57	3	16.3	77.2%	24 (42.1%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (29.8%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (8.8%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (17.5%)	$17,426			$1,359			$16,067	14.7			(n/a)		064256014273
1817	Odyssey Continuation	Public	9-12	8693 Dearborn Ave.	South Gate	90280	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 567-5536	100	5	20	94.0%	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.0%)	98 (98.0%)	1 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$30,507			$6,126			$24,381	14.6	10.8	2020	203		062271003235
1818	Moneta Continuation	Public	9-12	17951 South Budlong Ave.	Gardena	90248	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 354-4951	46	3	15.2	100.0%	2 (4.3%)	11 (23.9%)	30 (65.2%)	1 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.2%)	1 (2.2%)	$33,439			$6,680			$26,759	14.6	14.3	1837	19		062271003190
1819	Culver Park High	Public	10-12	4601 Elenda St.	Culver City	90230	Los Angeles County	Culver City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 390-8886	40	3	16	40.0%	7 (17.5%)	6 (15.0%)	24 (60.0%)	1 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (5.0%)	$36,530			$434			$36,096	14.5	14.1	1849	30		061026007691
1820	Logan Memorial Educational Campus	Public, Alternative	K-12	2875 Ocean View Blvd	San Diego	92113	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 344-6500	1,467	71	20.7	94.7%	21 (1.4%)	34 (2.3%)	1,382 (94.2%)	2 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.1%)	23 (1.6%)	$23,976			$6,334			$17,642	14.5			(n/a)		063432014499

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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:

State-Administered Standardized Tests: A Comprehensive Guide

Alternative Schools vs Public Schools: A Comparison

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