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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)
060004707371	721	Merrill F. West High	Public	9-12	1775 W. Lowell Ave.	Tracy	95376	San Joaquin County	Tracy Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(209) 830-3370	2,243	93	24	50.1%	280 (12.5%)	129 (5.8%)	1,276 (56.9%)	432 (19.3%)	9 (0.4%)	35 (1.6%)	79 (3.5%)	$7,199							59.7	55	530	191
060524000495	722	Golden Sierra Junior Senior High	Public	7-12	5101 Garden Valley Rd.	Garden Valley	95633	El Dorado County	Black Oak Mine Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(530) 333-8330	493	25	19.7	40.8%	398 (80.7%)	2 (0.4%)	64 (13.0%)	5 (1.0%)	12 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.4%)	$11,238							59.7	63	434	288
060188411996	723	California Virtual Academy at Kings	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	50 Moreland Rd.	Simi Valley	93065	Ventura County	California Virtual Academy at Kings District	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(805) 581-0202	592	18	32.4	68.6%	188 (31.8%)	27 (4.6%)	326 (55.1%)	22 (3.7%)	9 (1.5%)	6 (1.0%)	14 (2.4%)								59.7	67.3	384	339
060501000482	724	Big Valley Junior Senior High	Public	8-12	400 Bridge St.	Bieber	96009	Lassen County	Big Valley Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(530) 294-5231	50	5	10.9	46.0%	39 (78.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (20.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$8,697							59.7			(n/a)
061128001251	725	Dixon High	Public	9-12	555 College Way	Dixon	95620	Solano County	Dixon Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(707) 693-6330	1,051	46	22.9	29.9%	326 (31.0%)	22 (2.1%)	599 (57.0%)	37 (3.5%)	6 (0.6%)	6 (0.6%)	55 (5.2%)	$6,113							59.7	57.1	498	227
062271013775	726	Boyle Heights Sci Technical Engr and Math Magnet	Public	9-12	2550 E. 6th St.	Los Angeles	90023	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(323) 268-1031	144	12	12	97.2%	5 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	136 (94.4%)	3 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$13,388							59.6	63	433	293
063531012133	727	Hector G. Godinez	Public	9-12	3002 Centennial Rd.	Santa Ana	92704	Orange County	Santa Ana Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(714) 433-6790	2,206	91	24.3	60.1%	14 (0.6%)	2 (0.1%)	2,155 (97.7%)	28 (1.3%)	5 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.0%)	$7,263							59.6	46.6	653	74
063075004784	728	Placer High	Public	9-12	275 Orange St.	Auburn	95603	Placer County	Placer Union High	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(530) 885-4581	1,389	58	23.8	41.3%	875 (63.0%)	10 (0.7%)	324 (23.3%)	30 (2.2%)	11 (0.8%)	6 (0.4%)	127 (9.1%)	$12,646							59.4	60.8	460	268
061005001105	729	South Hills High	Public	9-12	645 S. Barranca St.	West Covina	91723	Los Angeles County	Covina-Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(626) 974-6220	1,620	64	25.2	56.2%	134 (8.3%)	43 (2.7%)	1,262 (77.9%)	148 (9.1%)	8 (0.5%)	2 (0.1%)	22 (1.4%)	$8,186							59.4			(n/a)
061970012321	730	Kings Canyon Online	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	39500 Dunlap Rd.	Dunlap	93621	Fresno County	Kings Canyon Joint Unified	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(559) 305-7320	245	7	33.4	81.6%	32 (13.1%)	1 (0.4%)	192 (78.4%)	4 (1.6%)	3 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (5.3%)	$19,213							59.4	58	490	240

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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 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.
For more information about our ranking process, please see our Ranking FAQ. Details about our methodology are here.

Educational resources:

Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection

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.