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Type
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City
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Total from State and Local Funds
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Average Standard
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2022
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061062010344
121
Davis School for Independent Study
Public, Alternative
K-12
526 B St.
Davis
95616
Yolo County
Davis Joint Unified
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(530) 757-5333
168
13
13.1
22.6%
79 (47.0%)
7 (4.2%)
40 (23.8%)
17 (10.1%)
0 (0.0%)
3 (1.8%)
15 (8.9%)
93.2
88.4
221
100
062937004530
122
Pacific Grove High
Public
9-12
615 Sunset Dr.
Pacific Grove
93950
Monterey County
Pacific Grove Unified
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(831) 646-6590
547
36
15.2
15.2%
331 (60.5%)
12 (2.2%)
99 (18.1%)
61 (11.2%)
6 (1.1%)
5 (0.9%)
31 (5.7%)
$10,747
93.1
95.9
96
26
064015010994
123
Arnold O. Beckman High
Public
9-12
3588 Bryan Ave.
Irvine
92602
Orange County
Tustin Unified
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(714) 734-2900
2,798
105
26.5
23.6%
607 (21.7%)
81 (2.9%)
675 (24.1%)
1,253 (44.8%)
4 (0.1%)
9 (0.3%)
159 (5.7%)
$10,175
92.9
95
113
10
063441001276
124
Asawa (Ruth) SF School of the Arts A Public School
Public
9-12
555 Portola Dr.
San Francisco
94131
San Francisco County
San Francisco Unified
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(415) 695-5700
679
36
19
18.7%
240 (35.3%)
35 (5.2%)
148 (21.8%)
133 (19.6%)
3 (0.4%)
2 (0.3%)
116 (17.1%)
$6,103
92.9
96.9
69
55
062450014571
125
Milpitas Middle College High
Public
9-12
1450 Escuela Pkwy.
Milpitas
95035
Santa Clara County
Milpitas Unified
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(408) 947-5355
31
2
15
25.8%
0 (0.0%)
4 (12.9%)
7 (22.6%)
18 (58.1%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
2 (6.5%)
92.9
(n/a)
063066008754
126
Parkview
Public, Alternative
K-12
2189 N. Kraemer Blvd.
Placentia
92870
Orange County
Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(714) 986-7050
184
6
29.8
25.0%
80 (43.5%)
1 (0.5%)
64 (34.8%)
26 (14.1%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
13 (7.1%)
$5,771
92.9
98.2
39
87
062037002454
127
Laguna Beach High
Public
9-12
625 Park Ave.
Laguna Beach
92651
Orange County
Laguna Beach Unified
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(949) 497-7750
930
51
18
20.1%
656 (70.5%)
9 (1.0%)
125 (13.4%)
65 (7.0%)
2 (0.2%)
0 (0.0%)
72 (7.7%)
$19,910
92.7
91.9
173
46
062961004596
128
Palo Alto High
Public
9-12
50 Embarcadero Rd.
Palo Alto
94301
Santa Clara County
Palo Alto Unified
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(650) 329-3701
1,992
119
16.7
10.2%
699 (35.1%)
43 (2.2%)
284 (14.3%)
718 (36.0%)
4 (0.2%)
21 (1.1%)
221 (11.1%)
$15,583
92.7
98.3
37
91
063570006102
129
Santa Monica High
Public
9-12
601 Pico Blvd.
Santa Monica
90405
Los Angeles County
Santa Monica-Malibu Unified
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(310) 395-3204
2,678
138
19.4
30.0%
1,079 (40.3%)
189 (7.1%)
948 (35.4%)
171 (6.4%)
1 (0.0%)
3 (0.1%)
280 (10.5%)
$7,059
92.6
94.2
128
1
061455010779
130
Design Science Middle College High
Public
9-12
1101 E Univ Ave
Fresno
93741
Fresno County
Fresno Unified
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(559) 489-2270
245
10
23.9
64.1%
32 (13.1%)
8 (3.3%)
157 (64.1%)
33 (13.5%)
0 (0.0%)
4 (1.6%)
10 (4.1%)
$7,348
92.4
92.1
167
37
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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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