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411
Alta Loma High
Public
9-12
8880 Baseline Rd.
Alta Loma
91701
San Bernardino County
Chaffey Joint Union High
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(909) 989-5511
2,456
97
25.2
55.2%
610 (24.8%)
138 (5.6%)
1,431 (58.3%)
139 (5.7%)
11 (0.4%)
9 (0.4%)
114 (4.6%)
$9,899
74.9
71.5
506
95
063386005296
412
El Toro High
Public
9-12
25255 Toledo Way
Lake Forest
92630
Orange County
Saddleback Valley Unified
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(949) 586-6333
2,031
89
22.9
48.5%
717 (35.3%)
35 (1.7%)
850 (41.9%)
288 (14.2%)
3 (0.1%)
5 (0.2%)
129 (6.4%)
$6,328
74.7
90.2
203
209
060207608718
413
Environmental Charter High - Lawndale
Public, Charter
9-12
16315 Grevillea Ave.
Lawndale
90260
Los Angeles County
Environmental Charter High District
Yes
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(310) 214-3400
502
29
17.3
77.9%
17 (3.4%)
28 (5.6%)
431 (85.9%)
15 (3.0%)
1 (0.2%)
1 (0.2%)
9 (1.8%)
74.5
67
580
167
063660010326
414
Foothill High
Public
9-12
9733 Deschutes Rd.
Palo Cedro
96073
Shasta County
Shasta Union High
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(530) 547-1700
1,398
58
24.1
42.1%
1,050 (75.1%)
12 (0.9%)
175 (12.5%)
26 (1.9%)
43 (3.1%)
4 (0.3%)
84 (6.0%)
$8,665
74.4
86.8
251
163
060214808303
415
Preuss School UCSD
Public, Charter
6-12
9500 Gilman Dr.
La Jolla
92093
San Diego County
Preuss School UCSD District
Yes
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(858) 822-3000
839
44
19.1
90.8%
18 (2.1%)
164 (19.5%)
495 (59.0%)
137 (16.3%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
25 (3.0%)
74.4
87.7
237
178
063075004781
416
Colfax High
Public
9-12
24995 Ben Taylor Rd.
Colfax
95713
Placer County
Placer Union High
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(530) 346-2284
666
29
22.7
22.8%
498 (74.8%)
1 (0.2%)
79 (11.9%)
10 (1.5%)
6 (0.9%)
0 (0.0%)
68 (10.2%)
$13,653
74.3
86
269
147
063432005537
417
Point Loma High
Public
9-12
2335 Chatsworth Blvd.
San Diego
92106
San Diego County
San Diego Unified
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(619) 860-5000
1,714
66
25.8
38.7%
859 (50.1%)
53 (3.1%)
587 (34.2%)
69 (4.0%)
3 (0.2%)
4 (0.2%)
136 (7.9%)
$7,038
74.2
78
414
3
061893002296
418
Terra Nova High
Public
9-12
1450 Terra Nova Blvd.
Pacifica
94044
San Mateo County
Jefferson Union High
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(650) 550-7600
739
39
18.9
20.2%
301 (40.7%)
10 (1.4%)
217 (29.4%)
101 (13.7%)
2 (0.3%)
4 (0.5%)
102 (13.8%)
$6,606
74.2
87
249
169
060196914072
419
John Adams Academy - El Dorado Hills
Public, Charter, Alternative
K-12
1102 Investment Blvd.
El Dorado Hills
95762
El Dorado County
John Adams Academy - El Dorado Hills District
Yes
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(916) 780-6800
1,217
54
22.5
14.5%
860 (70.7%)
26 (2.1%)
161 (13.2%)
64 (5.3%)
2 (0.2%)
5 (0.4%)
99 (8.1%)
74.1
66.3
590
171
060813011488
420
Whitmore Charter High
Public, Charter
9-12
3435 Don Pedro Rd.
Ceres
95307
Stanislaus County
Ceres Unified
Yes
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(209) 556-1617
98
7
14
49.0%
38 (38.8%)
2 (2.0%)
41 (41.8%)
8 (8.2%)
3 (3.1%)
2 (2.0%)
4 (4.1%)
$10,373
74
80.4
367
53
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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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