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421
Bonita Vista Senior High
Public
9-12
751 Otay Lakes Rd.
Chula Vista
91913
San Diego County
Sweetwater Union High
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(619) 397-2000
2,140
92
23.2
34.6%
409 (19.1%)
59 (2.8%)
1,314 (61.4%)
214 (10.0%)
8 (0.4%)
13 (0.6%)
123 (5.7%)
$6,489
74
79
393
28
061440001672
422
John F. Kennedy High
Public
9-12
39999 Blacow Rd.
Fremont
94538
Alameda County
Fremont Unified
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(510) 657-4070
1,347
63
21.2
40.3%
184 (13.7%)
55 (4.1%)
515 (38.2%)
516 (38.3%)
6 (0.4%)
10 (0.7%)
61 (4.5%)
$9,540
73.9
75.4
445
23
064248006954
423
Santa Fe High
Public
9-12
10400 S. Orr and Day Rd.
Santa Fe Springs
90670
Los Angeles County
Whittier Union High
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(562) 698-8121
1,935
80
24
79.2%
106 (5.5%)
21 (1.1%)
1,759 (90.9%)
31 (1.6%)
5 (0.3%)
3 (0.2%)
9 (0.5%)
$6,806
73.7
73.2
478
55
061173001296
424
Durham High
Public
9-12
9455 Putney Dr.
Durham
95938
Butte County
Durham Unified
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(530) 895-4685
310
18
16.9
36.8%
197 (63.5%)
2 (0.6%)
83 (26.8%)
1 (0.3%)
1 (0.3%)
0 (0.0%)
25 (8.1%)
$11,913
73.7
85.8
273
151
063511005941
425
Terra Linda High
Public
9-12
320 Nova Albion Way
San Rafael
94903
Marin County
San Rafael City High
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(415) 492-3100
1,189
58
20.5
48.1%
423 (35.6%)
23 (1.9%)
598 (50.3%)
68 (5.7%)
3 (0.3%)
3 (0.3%)
66 (5.6%)
$10,658
73.7
76.1
437
12
063255005022
426
El Cerrito High
Public
9-12
540 Ashbury Ave.
El Cerrito
94530
Contra Costa County
West Contra Costa Unified
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(510) 231-1437
1,522
66
23.1
41.6%
440 (28.9%)
262 (17.2%)
461 (30.3%)
252 (16.6%)
2 (0.1%)
16 (1.1%)
81 (5.3%)
$6,202
73.6
72.5
491
65
061455001723
427
Edison High
Public
9-12
540 E. CA Ave.
Fresno
93706
Fresno County
Fresno Unified
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(559) 457-2650
2,466
108
22.8
81.0%
169 (6.9%)
266 (10.8%)
1,751 (71.0%)
217 (8.8%)
9 (0.4%)
5 (0.2%)
44 (1.8%)
$8,145
73.3
74.6
458
31
063386005303
428
Laguna Hills High
Public
9-12
25401 Paseo de Valencia
Laguna Hills
92653
Orange County
Saddleback Valley Unified
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(949) 770-5447
1,434
65
21.9
53.0%
470 (32.8%)
12 (0.8%)
719 (50.1%)
151 (10.5%)
1 (0.1%)
0 (0.0%)
75 (5.2%)
$7,052
73.3
74.4
461
33
061476007723
429
La Sierra High (Alternative)
Public
9-12
951 N. State College Blvd.
Fullerton
92831
Orange County
Fullerton Joint Union High
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(714) 447-7821
275
23
11.9
51.3%
33 (12.0%)
7 (2.5%)
197 (71.6%)
25 (9.1%)
2 (0.7%)
4 (1.5%)
6 (2.2%)
$24,020
73.3
51.7
896
467
069102513072
430
Placer County Pathways Charter
Public, Charter, Alternative
K-12
360 Nevada St.
Auburn
95603
Placer County
Placer County Office of Education
Yes
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(530) 745-1440
292
19
15.3
49.0%
189 (64.7%)
3 (1.0%)
68 (23.3%)
4 (1.4%)
2 (0.7%)
1 (0.3%)
23 (7.9%)
$14,051
73.2
(n/a)
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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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