California High School Rankings

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The list is updated annually upon the release of test scores by the California Department of Education. The most recent update was on 10/24/2022.

School															Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2018)							Ranking (2022 vs 2021)
ID	Rank (of 2122)	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 (2022)	Average Standard Score (2021)	Rank (2021)	Rank Change from 2021	SchoolDigger Rating (2022)
063315013103	1	Riverside STEM Academy	Public	5-12	4466 Mt.Vernon Ave.	Riverside	92507	Riverside County	Riverside Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(951) 788-7308	662	25	26.7	43.4%	178 (26.9%)	31 (4.7%)	262 (39.6%)	155 (23.4%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	33 (5.0%)	$7,377							99.7			(n/a)
060162000029	2	Whitney (Gretchen) High	Public	7-12	16800 Shoemaker Ave.	Cerritos	90703	Los Angeles County	ABC Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(562) 229-7745	1,013	39	25.9	31.8%	44 (4.3%)	21 (2.1%)	121 (11.9%)	792 (78.2%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	31 (3.1%)	$6,926							99.7			(n/a)
062569010455	3	The High School at Moorpark College	Public	9-12	7075 Campus Rd.	Moorpark	93021	Ventura County	Moorpark Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(805) 378-1444	100	4	25.6	10.0%	54 (54.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (20.0%)	17 (17.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (8.0%)	$10,199							99.5			(n/a)
063441005643	4	Lowell High	Public	9-12	1101 Eucalyptus Dr.	San Francisco	94132	San Francisco County	San Francisco Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(415) 759-2730	2,652	121	21.8	33.6%	469 (17.7%)	50 (1.9%)	373 (14.1%)	1,459 (55.0%)	6 (0.2%)	10 (0.4%)	285 (10.7%)	$6,103							99.5			(n/a)
061443001698	5	Lynbrook High	Public	9-12	1280 Johnson Ave.	San Jose	95129	Santa Clara County	Fremont Union High	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(408) 366-7700	1,781	77	23.1	4.9%	128 (7.2%)	7 (0.4%)	54 (3.0%)	1,427 (80.1%)	3 (0.2%)	6 (0.3%)	156 (8.8%)								99.5	98.8	5
062223008616	6	Middle College High	Public	9-12	5151 Pacific Ave.	Stockton	95207	San Joaquin County	Lodi Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(209) 954-5790	301	11	27.3	49.8%	31 (10.3%)	10 (3.3%)	82 (27.2%)	160 (53.2%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.3%)	12 (4.0%)	$10,153							99.5	97.4	23	17
062250009901	7	California Academy of Mathematics and Science	Public	9-12	1000 E. Victoria St. Bldg. SAC	Carson	90747	Los Angeles County	Long Beach Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(310) 243-2025	667	25	26.6	33.6%	41 (6.1%)	37 (5.5%)	277 (41.5%)	280 (42.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	30 (4.5%)	$9,174							99.5	98.6	6	1
061623010630	8	Grossmont Middle College High	Public	11-12	8800 Grossmont College Dr.	El Cajon	92020	San Diego County	Grossmont Union High	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(619) 644-7524	66	3	22	39.4%	40 (60.6%)	1 (1.5%)	15 (22.7%)	8 (12.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (3.0%)	$8,758							99.4	91.8	104	96
062688011700	9	William & Marian Ghidotti High	Public	9-12	250 Sierra College Dr.	Grass Valley	95945	Nevada County	Nevada Joint Union High	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(530) 274-5270	152	6	25.3	25.7%	111 (73.0%)	3 (2.0%)	18 (11.8%)	6 (3.9%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (7.9%)	$5,586							99.4	87.5	164	155
060263007580	10	Oxford Academy	Public	7-12	5172 Orange Ave.	Cypress	90630	Orange County	Anaheim Union High	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(714) 220-3055	1,289	51	25.4	36.3%	76 (5.9%)	14 (1.1%)	237 (18.4%)	927 (71.9%)	7 (0.5%)	2 (0.2%)	26 (2.0%)	$10,961							99.4	99.4	2	8

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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 24, 2022, 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

State-Administered Standardized Tests: A Comprehensive Guide

SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the California Department of Education. School Attendance Areas provided by ATTOM.