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Type
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171
California School of the Arts - San Gabriel Valley
Public, Charter
9-12
1401 Highland Ave.
Duarte
91010
Los Angeles County
California School of the Arts - San Gabriel Valley District
Yes
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(657) 321-4000
945
61
15.5
19.5%
218 (23.1%)
14 (1.5%)
361 (38.2%)
137 (14.5%)
0 (0.0%)
2 (0.2%)
163 (17.2%)
90.1
94.6
119
52
060744000685
172
Capistrano Valley High
Public
9-12
26301 Via Escolar
Mission Viejo
92692
Orange County
Capistrano Unified
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(949) 364-6100
2,029
92
22.1
39.4%
978 (48.2%)
26 (1.3%)
645 (31.8%)
203 (10.0%)
4 (0.2%)
2 (0.1%)
165 (8.1%)
$10,165
90.1
91.9
174
2
062259007304
173
Los Alamitos High
Public
9-12
3591 Cerritos Ave.
Los Alamitos
90720
Orange County
Los Alamitos Unified
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(562) 799-4780
3,055
121
25.2
15.1%
1,288 (42.2%)
93 (3.0%)
867 (28.4%)
508 (16.6%)
4 (0.1%)
26 (0.9%)
267 (8.7%)
$5,255
90.1
94.6
120
53
060780000742
174
Castro Valley High
Public
9-12
19400 Santa Maria Ave.
Castro Valley
94546
Alameda County
Castro Valley Unified
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(510) 537-5910
2,799
120
23.3
34.8%
668 (23.9%)
139 (5.0%)
673 (24.0%)
995 (35.5%)
4 (0.1%)
10 (0.4%)
299 (10.7%)
$5,457
90.1
94.2
132
42
063942006580
175
West High
Public
9-12
20401 Victor St.
Torrance
90503
Los Angeles County
Torrance Unified
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(310) 533-4299
1,840
74
24.9
23.4%
397 (21.6%)
84 (4.6%)
445 (24.2%)
710 (38.6%)
4 (0.2%)
7 (0.4%)
193 (10.5%)
$6,606
90
92.7
156
19
063386005307
176
Mission Viejo High
Public
9-12
25025 Chrisanta Dr.
Mission Viejo
92691
Orange County
Saddleback Valley Unified
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(949) 837-7722
1,646
75
21.8
40.9%
777 (47.2%)
24 (1.5%)
579 (35.2%)
148 (9.0%)
3 (0.2%)
9 (0.5%)
101 (6.1%)
$6,741
90
86.7
253
77
060744000701
177
San Clemente High
Public
9-12
700 Avenido Pico
San Clemente
92673
Orange County
Capistrano Unified
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(949) 492-4165
2,838
125
22.7
35.9%
1,783 (62.8%)
17 (0.6%)
778 (27.4%)
57 (2.0%)
8 (0.3%)
4 (0.1%)
182 (6.4%)
$9,772
90
90.3
200
23
060903000367
178
Buchanan High
Public
9-12
1560 N. Minnewawa Ave.
Clovis
93619
Fresno County
Clovis Unified
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(559) 327-3000
2,601
114
22.8
34.7%
1,176 (45.2%)
66 (2.5%)
879 (33.8%)
358 (13.8%)
11 (0.4%)
11 (0.4%)
97 (3.7%)
$5,777
89.8
89.5
209
31
060753000718
179
Carmel High
Public
9-12
3600 Ocean Ave.
Carmel
93923
Monterey County
Carmel Unified
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(831) 624-1821
858
52
16.4
15.0%
549 (64.0%)
4 (0.5%)
174 (20.3%)
48 (5.6%)
1 (0.1%)
1 (0.1%)
81 (9.4%)
$17,668
89.8
93.6
142
37
060002811038
180
Great Oak High
Public
9-12
32555 Deer Hollow Way
Temecula
92592
Riverside County
Temecula Valley Unified
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(951) 294-6450
3,043
121
25.1
19.3%
1,182 (38.8%)
97 (3.2%)
946 (31.1%)
415 (13.6%)
47 (1.5%)
9 (0.3%)
347 (11.4%)
$9,659
89.8
93.6
141
39
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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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