California High School Rankings

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The list is updated annually upon the release of test scores by the California Department of Education. The most recent update was on 10/24/2022.

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)
063207004945	1762	Orangewood High (Continuation)	Public	9-12	515 Texas St.	Redlands	92374	San Bernardino County	Redlands Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(909) 307-5380	201	16	12.3	84.6%	32 (15.9%)	17 (8.5%)	141 (70.1%)	6 (3.0%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.0%)	$16,362							16.2			(n/a)
060006511370	1763	Ronald Reagan Academy	Public, Alternative	K-12	470 Ave. 406	Dinuba	93618	Tulare County	Dinuba Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(559) 595-0563	141	7	21.2	88.7%	8 (5.7%)	0 (0.0%)	131 (92.9%)	2 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$5,700							16.2			(n/a)
063942006572	1764	Shery (Kurt T.) High (Continuation)	Public	9-12	2600 Vine St.	Torrance	90501	Los Angeles County	Torrance Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(310) 533-4440	109	7	14.9	45.9%	22 (20.2%)	11 (10.1%)	62 (56.9%)	10 (9.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.8%)	1 (0.9%)	$14,432							16.1			(n/a)
060282000203	1765	Antelope Valley High	Public	9-12	44900 N. Division St.	Lancaster	93535	Los Angeles County	Antelope Valley Union High	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(661) 948-8552	1,458	68	21.3	82.7%	62 (4.3%)	413 (28.3%)	906 (62.1%)	7 (0.5%)	5 (0.3%)	2 (0.1%)	63 (4.3%)	$9,455							16.1			(n/a)
061146001262	1766	Columbus (Christopher) High	Public	10-12	12330 Woodruff Ave.	Downey	90241	Los Angeles County	Downey Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(562) 904-3552	336	19	17.3	74.1%	16 (4.8%)	16 (4.8%)	301 (89.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	$42,443							16			(n/a)
061495001636	1767	Gateway Educational Options	Public, Alternative	K-12	3500 Tamarack Dr.	Redding	96003	Shasta County	Gateway Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(530) 245-7960	95	4	23.7	70.5%	68 (71.6%)	2 (2.1%)	7 (7.4%)	1 (1.1%)	7 (7.4%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (10.5%)	$7,889							15.9			(n/a)
061527001960	1768	Whitcomb Continuation High	Public	9-12	350 W. Mauna Loa Ave.	Glendora	91740	Los Angeles County	Glendora Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(626) 852-4550	60	6	9.8	78.3%	22 (36.7%)	2 (3.3%)	34 (56.7%)	1 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.7%)	$25,281							15.9			(n/a)
062409002879	1769	South Lindhurst Continuation High	Public	10-12	4446 Olive Dr.	Olivehurst	95961	Yuba County	Marysville Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(530) 749-6919	122	6	19.6	74.6%	34 (27.9%)	8 (6.6%)	62 (50.8%)	13 (10.7%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.3%)								15.9	13.7	1099	670
062308003523	1770	Lopez Continuation High	Public	9-12	1055 Mesa View Dr.	Arroyo Grande	93420	San Luis Obispo County	Lucia Mar Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(805) 474-3750	123	11	10.7	79.7%	50 (40.7%)	1 (0.8%)	70 (56.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$8,850							15.8			(n/a)
060813005472	1771	Endeavor Alternative	Public, Alternative	K-12	2555 Lawrence St.	Ceres	95307	Stanislaus County	Ceres Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(209) 556-1805	149	4	33.4	85.9%	14 (9.4%)	4 (2.7%)	122 (81.9%)	3 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.7%)	2 (1.3%)	$9,154							15.8			(n/a)

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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.
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Educational resources:

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA): Transforming Education in America

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.