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061482012403
381
Liberty Ranch High
Public
9-12
12945 Marengo Rd.
Galt
95632
Sacramento County
Galt Joint Union High
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(209) 744-4250
1,004
50
20.1
44.3%
316 (31.5%)
13 (1.3%)
553 (55.1%)
41 (4.1%)
1 (0.1%)
4 (0.4%)
75 (7.5%)
76.9
55.1
821
440
061111008819
382
Palm Desert High
Public
9-12
74-910 Aztec Rd.
Palm Desert
92260
Riverside County
Desert Sands Unified
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(760) 862-4300
2,050
85
24.1
57.3%
755 (36.8%)
41 (2.0%)
1,010 (49.3%)
150 (7.3%)
3 (0.1%)
1 (0.0%)
90 (4.4%)
$8,348
76.9
81
352
30
060002809499
383
Temecula Valley High
Public
9-12
31555 Rancho Vista Rd.
Temecula
92592
Riverside County
Temecula Valley Unified
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(951) 695-7300
2,864
114
25
25.4%
1,238 (43.2%)
80 (2.8%)
1,079 (37.7%)
202 (7.1%)
9 (0.3%)
5 (0.2%)
251 (8.8%)
$10,241
76.8
83.5
302
81
063570002173
384
Malibu High
Public
9-12
30215 Morning View Dr.
Malibu
90265
Los Angeles County
Santa Monica-Malibu Unified
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(310) 457-6801
396
31
12.9
15.7%
285 (72.0%)
10 (2.5%)
63 (15.9%)
12 (3.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
23 (5.8%)
$8,658
76.7
95.9
98
286
060192214287
385
Redwood Coast Montessori
Public, Charter, Alternative
K-12
1611 Peninsula Dr.
Eureka
95521
Humboldt County
Redwood Coast Montessori District
Yes
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(707) 832-4194
181
17
10.6
39.8%
135 (74.6%)
0 (0.0%)
12 (6.6%)
5 (2.8%)
4 (2.2%)
0 (0.0%)
22 (12.2%)
76.6
(n/a)
063864011264
386
Otay Ranch Senior High
Public
9-12
1250 Olympic Pkwy.
Chula Vista
91913
San Diego County
Sweetwater Union High
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(619) 591-5000
2,491
101
24.5
31.5%
336 (13.5%)
154 (6.2%)
1,199 (48.1%)
581 (23.3%)
12 (0.5%)
17 (0.7%)
191 (7.7%)
$6,459
76.6
78.2
408
22
063498005926
387
San Mateo High
Public
9-12
506 N. Delaware St.
San Mateo
94401
San Mateo County
San Mateo Union High
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(650) 558-2399
1,613
85
19
29.4%
262 (16.2%)
15 (0.9%)
797 (49.4%)
391 (24.2%)
0 (0.0%)
27 (1.7%)
120 (7.4%)
$16,970
76.5
87.8
236
151
062271003387
388
Taft Charter High
Public, Charter
9-12
5461 Winnetka Ave.
Woodland Hills
91364
Los Angeles County
Los Angeles Unified
Yes
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(818) 227-3600
2,147
96
22.2
52.8%
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
$9,958
76.4
80.4
366
22
060263014568
389
Cambridge Virtual Academy
Public, Virtual
7-12
830 S. Dale St.
Anaheim
92804
Orange County
Anaheim Union High
No
(n/a)
Yes
(n/a)
(714) 999-7757
141
9
15.7
68.1%
28 (19.9%)
6 (4.3%)
67 (47.5%)
36 (25.5%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
4 (2.8%)
76.4
(n/a)
061806002234
390
Westminster High
Public
9-12
14325 GoldenW. St.
Westminster
92683
Orange County
Huntington Beach Union High
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(714) 893-1381
2,637
109
24.1
86.8%
100 (3.8%)
19 (0.7%)
1,314 (49.8%)
1,151 (43.6%)
6 (0.2%)
8 (0.3%)
37 (1.4%)
$11,030
76.4
81.2
347
43
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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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