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Type
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City
Zip
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063531012133
711
Hector G. Godinez
Public
9-12
3002 Centennial Rd.
Santa Ana
92704
Orange County
Santa Ana Unified
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(714) 433-6790
2,026
95
21.3
71.7%
14 (0.7%)
2 (0.1%)
1,974 (97.4%)
30 (1.5%)
6 (0.3%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
$7,263
56.9
59.6
727
16
060801004486
712
Southwest High
Public
9-12
2001 Ocotillo Dr.
El Centro
92243
Imperial County
Central Union High
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(760) 336-4100
1,889
93
20.3
75.3%
63 (3.3%)
5 (0.3%)
1,791 (94.8%)
24 (1.3%)
1 (0.1%)
1 (0.1%)
1 (0.1%)
$13,789
56.9
64.7
625
87
061440007479
713
Circle of Independent Learning
Public, Charter, Alternative
K-12
4700 Calaveras Ave.
Fremont
94538
Alameda County
Fremont Unified
Yes
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(510) 797-0100
401
21
19
33.9%
80 (20.0%)
11 (2.7%)
87 (21.7%)
197 (49.1%)
4 (1.0%)
8 (2.0%)
14 (3.5%)
$10,107
56.6
76.1
436
277
060205113076
714
Samueli Academy
Public, Charter
7-12
1901 N. Fairview St.
Santa Ana
92706
Orange County
Samueli Academy District
Yes
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(714) 619-0245
803
40
20
75.0%
41 (5.1%)
11 (1.4%)
661 (82.3%)
56 (7.0%)
1 (0.1%)
1 (0.1%)
27 (3.4%)
56.6
69.8
534
180
061263001426
715
Emery Secondary
Public
9-12
1100 47th St.
Emeryville
94608
Alameda County
Emery Unified
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(510) 601-4998
187
13
14.5
61.5%
17 (9.1%)
86 (46.0%)
44 (23.5%)
19 (10.2%)
0 (0.0%)
1 (0.5%)
19 (10.2%)
56.6
36.1
1282
567
062394003602
716
Mariposa County High
Public
9-12
5074 Old Hwy.
Mariposa
95338
Mariposa County
Mariposa County Unified
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(209) 742-0260
448
26
17
61.2%
282 (62.9%)
3 (0.7%)
107 (23.9%)
9 (2.0%)
14 (3.1%)
0 (0.0%)
28 (6.3%)
$10,531
56.5
56.5
790
74
063384011194
717
The MET
Public, Charter
9-12
810 V St.
Sacramento
95818
Sacramento County
Sacramento City Unified
Yes
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(916) 395-5417
222
13
16.4
53.6%
60 (27.0%)
21 (9.5%)
103 (46.4%)
13 (5.9%)
1 (0.5%)
0 (0.0%)
24 (10.8%)
$9,467
56.5
71.2
511
206
060252414444
718
Cottonwood
Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative
K-12
3921 Sandstone Dr. Ste. A
El Dorado Hills
95762
El Dorado County
Cottonwood District
Yes
(n/a)
Yes
(n/a)
(530) 285-2003
2,798
98
28.6
49.4%
2,003 (71.6%)
59 (2.1%)
403 (14.4%)
73 (2.6%)
5 (0.2%)
3 (0.1%)
246 (8.8%)
56.5
70.5
523
195
060005201477
719
Eureka Senior High
Public
9-12
1915 J St.
Eureka
95501
Humboldt County
Eureka City Schools
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(707) 441-2508
1,295
62
20.9
63.4%
627 (48.4%)
27 (2.1%)
306 (23.6%)
142 (11.0%)
68 (5.3%)
16 (1.2%)
109 (8.4%)
56.5
56.9
782
63
061806008856
720
Coast High
Public
9-12
17231 Gothard St.
Huntington Beach
92647
Orange County
Huntington Beach Union High
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(714) 842-4227
183
9
19.5
32.8%
83 (45.4%)
3 (1.6%)
57 (31.1%)
23 (12.6%)
2 (1.1%)
3 (1.6%)
10 (5.5%)
$17,990
56.4
65.9
602
118
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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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