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ID
Rank
(of
2335
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School
Type
Grades
Address
City
Zip
County
District
Is Charter
Is Magnet
Is Virtual
Is Title I
Phone
# Students
Full-time Teachers
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Teacher Ratio
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Total from State and Local Funds
Average Standard
Score (
2023
)
Average Standard
Score (
2022
)
Rank (
2022
)
Rank Change from
2022
SchoolDigger Rating (
2023
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062271003034
1631
Gardena Senior High
Public
9-12
1301 W. 182nd St.
Gardena
90248
Los Angeles County
Los Angeles Unified
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(310) 354-5000
1,560
78
19.9
92.1%
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
$12,354
22.1
29.3
1443
188
060239211449
1632
Escuela Popular/Center for Training and Careers Family Learning
Public, Charter
9-12
149 N. White Rd.
San Jose
95127
Santa Clara County
Escuela Popular/Center for TRN and Careers FAM Learning Dis
Yes
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(408) 275-7191
528
16
33.5
15.2%
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
528 (100.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
22
22.3
1604
28
060645008120
1633
Monterey High (Continuation)
Public
9-12
1915 Monterey Ave.
Burbank
91506
Los Angeles County
Burbank Unified
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(818) 729-5900
92
10
9.4
40.2%
29 (31.5%)
4 (4.3%)
51 (55.4%)
3 (3.3%)
0 (0.0%)
1 (1.1%)
3 (3.3%)
$14,417
21.9
18.4
1698
65
069106308694
1634
Castle Rock
Public, Charter, Alternative
K-12
1260 Glenn St.
Crescent City
95531
Del Norte County
Del Norte County Office of Education
Yes
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(707) 464-0390
351
16
21.5
68.9%
194 (55.3%)
1 (0.3%)
63 (17.9%)
11 (3.1%)
39 (11.1%)
0 (0.0%)
40 (11.4%)
21.8
25.2
1529
105
063398012977
1635
El Puente
Public
7-12
20 Sherwood Pl.
Salinas
93906
Monterey County
Salinas Union High
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(831) 796-7700
279
18
15.1
87.1%
7 (2.5%)
1 (0.4%)
266 (95.3%)
3 (1.1%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
2 (0.7%)
$19,257
21.8
20.5
1643
8
060207914199
1636
Diego Hills Central Public Charter
Public, Charter, Alternative
K-12
4348 54th St.
San Diego
92115
San Diego County
Diego Hills Central Public Charter District
Yes
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(619) 286-0312
304
14
22.4
87.2%
17 (5.6%)
53 (17.4%)
199 (65.5%)
9 (3.0%)
0 (0.0%)
3 (1.0%)
22 (7.2%)
21.8
26.1
1511
125
061954012155
1637
Mira Monte High
Public
9-12
1800 S. Fairfax Rd.
Bakersfield
93307
Kern County
Kern High
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(661) 366-1800
2,293
93
24.6
93.4%
65 (2.8%)
97 (4.2%)
2,082 (90.8%)
18 (0.8%)
4 (0.2%)
1 (0.0%)
26 (1.1%)
$7,606
21.8
24
1558
79
061954002347
1638
Kern Valley High
Public
9-12
3340 Erskine Creek Rd.
Lake Isabella
93240
Kern County
Kern High
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(760) 379-2611
466
27
17
71.7%
320 (68.7%)
6 (1.3%)
99 (21.2%)
5 (1.1%)
10 (2.1%)
0 (0.0%)
26 (5.6%)
$16,634
21.7
38.1
1230
408
060133201988
1639
Highlands High
Public
9-12
6601 Guthrie Way
North Highlands
95660
Sacramento County
Twin Rivers Unified
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(916) 566-3465
744
42
17.7
89.5%
122 (16.4%)
108 (14.5%)
393 (52.8%)
58 (7.8%)
6 (0.8%)
5 (0.7%)
51 (6.9%)
21.6
26.1
1508
131
060209212248
1640
Alain Leroy Locke College Preparatory Academy
Public, Charter
9-12
325 E. 111th St.
Los Angeles
90061
Los Angeles County
Alain Leroy Locke College Preparatory Academy District
Yes
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(323) 420-2170
1,256
68
18.4
93.3%
18 (1.4%)
264 (21.0%)
961 (76.5%)
1 (0.1%)
2 (0.2%)
1 (0.1%)
9 (0.7%)
21.5
21.5
1623
17
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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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