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School
Type
Grades
Address
City
Zip
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District
Is Charter
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Is Virtual
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Phone
# Students
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Teacher Ratio
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Per Pupil Expenditures:
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Total from Federal Funds
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Total from State and Local Funds
Average Standard
Score (
2023
)
Average Standard
Score (
2022
)
Rank (
2022
)
Rank Change from
2022
SchoolDigger Rating (
2023
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061182001309
431
Silver Creek High
Public
9-12
3434 Silver Creek Rd.
San Jose
95121
Santa Clara County
East Side Union High
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(408) 347-5600
2,315
95
24.4
25.4%
87 (3.8%)
30 (1.3%)
731 (31.6%)
1,388 (60.0%)
9 (0.4%)
10 (0.4%)
59 (2.5%)
$7,642
73.2
84.9
286
145
063560007869
432
Ark Independent Studies
Public
6-12
840 N. Branciforte Ave.
Santa Cruz
95062
Santa Cruz County
Santa Cruz City High
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(831) 429-3898
47
2
19.5
42.6%
24 (51.1%)
0 (0.0%)
19 (40.4%)
0 (0.0%)
2 (4.3%)
0 (0.0%)
2 (4.3%)
73.1
62
670
238
063898007145
433
Temple City Virtual Academy
Public, Virtual, Alternative
K-12
9700 Las Tunas Dr.
Temple City
91780
Los Angeles County
Temple City Unified
No
(n/a)
Yes
(n/a)
(626) 548-5243
65
4
15.8
53.8%
9 (13.8%)
0 (0.0%)
20 (30.8%)
33 (50.8%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
3 (4.6%)
72.9
92.5
160
273
063441005587
434
Balboa High
Public
9-12
1000 Cayuga Ave.
San Francisco
94112
San Francisco County
San Francisco Unified
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(415) 469-4090
1,278
59
21.6
61.3%
52 (4.1%)
61 (4.8%)
391 (30.6%)
684 (53.5%)
4 (0.3%)
25 (2.0%)
60 (4.7%)
$6,103
72.8
82.3
324
110
062250013105
435
Ernest S. McBride Senior High
Public
9-12
7025 E. Parkcrest St.
Long Beach
90808
Los Angeles County
Long Beach Unified
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(562) 425-3539
740
34
22
35.3%
162 (21.9%)
49 (6.6%)
408 (55.1%)
80 (10.8%)
1 (0.1%)
5 (0.7%)
35 (4.7%)
$8,860
72.7
67.1
579
144
061495001667
436
Central Valley High
Public
9-12
4066 La Mesa Ave.
Shasta Lake
96019
Shasta County
Gateway Unified
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(530) 275-7075
625
27
23.2
60.0%
377 (60.3%)
18 (2.9%)
109 (17.4%)
30 (4.8%)
53 (8.5%)
1 (0.2%)
35 (5.6%)
$9,280
72.7
71.7
503
67
061954007994
437
Liberty High
Public
9-12
925 Jewetta Ave.
Bakersfield
93312
Kern County
Kern High
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(661) 587-0925
2,358
86
27.3
35.2%
1,033 (43.8%)
92 (3.9%)
970 (41.1%)
148 (6.3%)
12 (0.5%)
4 (0.2%)
97 (4.1%)
$7,059
72.6
72.9
482
45
062211002630
438
Livermore High
Public
9-12
600 Maple St.
Livermore
94550
Alameda County
Livermore Valley Joint Unified
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(925) 606-4812
1,765
84
21
28.0%
788 (44.6%)
31 (1.8%)
553 (31.3%)
231 (13.1%)
2 (0.1%)
3 (0.2%)
156 (8.8%)
$7,404
72.5
80.5
365
73
063255008691
439
Hercules High
Public
9-12
1900 Refugio Valley Rd.
Hercules
94547
Contra Costa County
West Contra Costa Unified
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(510) 231-1429
734
29
25.4
27.8%
43 (5.9%)
112 (15.3%)
185 (25.2%)
334 (45.5%)
2 (0.3%)
6 (0.8%)
51 (6.9%)
$6,772
72.4
74.8
454
15
060175714337
440
Suncoast Preparatory Academy
Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative
K-12
3857 Birch St. #297
Newport Beach
92660
Orange County
National Univ Academy HomeSch/Independent Study Orange Coun
Yes
(n/a)
Yes
(n/a)
(714) 310-2213
77
7
11.5
57.1%
32 (41.6%)
8 (10.4%)
22 (28.6%)
5 (6.5%)
0 (0.0%)
2 (2.6%)
7 (9.1%)
72.4
(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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