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The list is updated annually upon the release of the CAST and Smarter Balanced Assessments test scores by the California Department of Education. The most recent update was on Thursday, October 9, 2025.

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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
521	James Logan High	Public	9-12	1800 H St.	Union City	94587	Alameda County	New Haven Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 471-2520	3,096	129	24	52.8%	159 (5.1%)	156 (5.0%)	1,085 (35.0%)	1,488 (48.1%)	16 (0.5%)	48 (1.6%)	139 (4.5%)	$11,982			$1,024			$10,958	73.6	74.4	487	34		062691004072
522	CORE Charter	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	321 16th St.	Marysville	95901	Yuba County	CORE Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 742-2786	554	27	20.3	52.5%	401 (72.4%)	16 (2.9%)	38 (6.9%)	10 (1.8%)	12 (2.2%)	2 (0.4%)	72 (13.0%)	$12,773			$1,299			$11,474	73.6	67.2	609	87		060173408436
523	Salinas High	Public	9-12	726 South Main St.	Salinas	93901	Monterey County	Salinas Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 796-7400	2,380	110	21.6	77.5%	401 (16.8%)	20 (0.8%)	1,810 (76.1%)	71 (3.0%)	4 (0.2%)	2 (0.1%)	72 (3.0%)	$16,217			$1,420			$14,797	73.6	73.2	520	3		063398005336
524	Santa Ynez Valley Union High	Public	9-12	2975 Mission Dr.	Solvang	93463	Santa Barbara County	Santa Ynez Valley Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 688-6487	801	41	19.3	27.1%	358 (44.7%)	3 (0.4%)	400 (49.9%)	3 (0.4%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (4.1%)	$20,048			$231			$19,817	73.6	61	745	221		063585006136
525	Sierra Vista High	Public	9-12	3600 North Frazier St.	Baldwin Park	91706	Los Angeles County	Baldwin Park Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 960-7741	1,650	81	20.2	87.9%	7 (0.4%)	5 (0.3%)	1,429 (86.6%)	193 (11.7%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	13 (0.8%)	$26,477			$5,404			$21,073	73.6	65	651	126		060369000338
526	College Park High	Public	9-12	201 Viking Dr.	Pleasant Hill	94523	Contra Costa County	Mt. Diablo Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 682-7670	1,948	85	22.9	40.5%	756 (38.8%)	43 (2.2%)	607 (31.2%)	279 (14.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.2%)	251 (12.9%)	$1,700			$496			$1,204	73.5	80.8	401	125		062637003941
527	City Honors International Preparatory High	Public, Charter	9-12	120 West Regent St.	Inglewood	90301	Los Angeles County	Inglewood Unified	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 680-4880	331	15	22.7	82.2%	2 (0.6%)	192 (58.0%)	119 (36.0%)	5 (1.5%)	4 (1.2%)	1 (0.3%)	8 (2.4%)								73.3	49.8	1001	474		061839008716
528	Trivium Charter School Voyage	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	4597 Hollister Dr.	Santa Barbara	93110	Santa Barbara County	Trivium Charter School Voyage District	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(805) 291-1303	0	9	0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	$14,400			$207			$14,193	73.3			(n/a)		060193814237
529	Health Careers Academy	Public, Charter	9-12	931 East Magnolia St.	Stockton	95202	San Joaquin County	Stockton Unified	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 933-7360	410	23	17.7	79.0%	15 (3.7%)	20 (4.9%)	317 (77.3%)	49 (12.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.5%)	$20,655			$3,184			$17,471	73.3	59	797	268		063801012644
530	Valley Oaks Charter	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	3501 Chester Ave.	Bakersfield	93301	Kern County	Kern County Office of Education	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 852-6700	1,087	52	21	40.2%	533 (49.0%)	12 (1.1%)	407 (37.4%)	16 (1.5%)	12 (1.1%)	1 (0.1%)	104 (9.6%)	$11,185			$00			$11,185	73.3	69.7	570	40		069101208491

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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

Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA): Transforming Education in America

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