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Type
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Address
City
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Score (
2023
)
Average Standard
Score (
2022
)
Rank (
2022
)
Rank Change from
2022
SchoolDigger Rating (
2023
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061182001303
1561
James Lick High
Public
9-12
57 N. White Rd.
San Jose
95127
Santa Clara County
East Side Union High
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(408) 347-4400
887
41
21.4
45.0%
25 (2.8%)
12 (1.4%)
743 (83.8%)
89 (10.0%)
3 (0.3%)
6 (0.7%)
9 (1.0%)
$10,228
24.8
35.6
1291
270
060133201985
1562
Foothill High
Public
9-12
5000 McCloud Dr.
Sacramento
95842
Sacramento County
Twin Rivers Unified
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(916) 566-3445
1,251
55
22.7
91.2%
233 (18.6%)
198 (15.8%)
539 (43.1%)
156 (12.5%)
6 (0.5%)
20 (1.6%)
96 (7.7%)
24.8
36.5
1271
291
062250007299
1563
Avalon K-12
Public, Alternative
K-12
200 Falls Canyon Rd.
Avalon
90704
Los Angeles County
Long Beach Unified
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(310) 510-0790
451
30
15
52.3%
78 (17.3%)
0 (0.0%)
364 (80.7%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
1 (0.2%)
8 (1.8%)
$15,601
24.7
42.8
1102
461
062865012382
1564
OUSD Home School
Public, Alternative
K-12
250 S. Yorba St.
Orange
92869
Orange County
Orange Unified
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(714) 628-5479
106
5
20.4
65.1%
24 (22.6%)
3 (2.8%)
71 (67.0%)
1 (0.9%)
2 (1.9%)
0 (0.0%)
4 (3.8%)
$11,012
24.7
(n/a)
060177511070
1565
Futures High
Public, Charter
7-12
900 Grace Ave.
Sacramento
95838
Sacramento County
Futures High District
Yes
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(916) 286-1902
459
21
21.7
91.9%
330 (71.9%)
26 (5.7%)
71 (15.5%)
18 (3.9%)
1 (0.2%)
7 (1.5%)
6 (1.3%)
24.7
39.4
1193
372
063801006403
1566
Edison High
Public
9-12
100 W. Dr. MLK Blvd.
Stockton
95206
San Joaquin County
Stockton Unified
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(209) 933-7425
2,558
105
24.2
73.7%
32 (1.3%)
274 (10.7%)
1,866 (72.9%)
280 (10.9%)
33 (1.3%)
16 (0.6%)
54 (2.1%)
$8,774
24.7
23.6
1573
7
060161214144
1567
Russell Westbrook Why Not? High
Public, Charter
9-12
1755 W. 52nd St.
Los Angeles
90062
Los Angeles County
LA's Promise Charter High #1 District
Yes
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(213) 745-4928
224
17
12.8
86.2%
0 (0.0%)
48 (21.4%)
170 (75.9%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
6 (2.7%)
24.5
23.5
1577
10
060182710720
1568
Bay Area Technology
Public, Charter
6-12
8251 Fontaine St.
Oakland
94605
Alameda County
Bay Area Technology District
Yes
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(510) 382-9932
349
13
27.7
80.5%
5 (1.4%)
86 (24.6%)
226 (64.8%)
8 (2.3%)
1 (0.3%)
0 (0.0%)
21 (6.0%)
24.5
24.8
1541
27
063441005650
1569
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
1,041
56
18.7
57.7%
80 (7.7%)
138 (13.3%)
676 (64.9%)
84 (8.1%)
3 (0.3%)
2 (0.2%)
58 (5.6%)
$6,103
24.4
31.2
1396
173
062553003843
1570
Seaside High
Public
9-12
2200 Noche Buena St.
Seaside
93955
Monterey County
Monterey Peninsula Unified
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(831) 392-3530
1,130
52
21.7
85.0%
56 (5.0%)
50 (4.4%)
896 (79.3%)
72 (6.4%)
4 (0.4%)
32 (2.8%)
18 (1.6%)
$5,361
24.4
32.2
1374
196
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About our rankings:
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 18, 2023, 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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