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71
Aragon High
Public
9-12
900 Alameda de Las Pulgas
San Mateo
94402
San Mateo County
San Mateo Union High
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(650) 558-2999
1,740
75
23.1
14.9%
471 (27.1%)
6 (0.3%)
471 (27.1%)
538 (30.9%)
0 (0.0%)
44 (2.5%)
206 (11.8%)
$18,387
95.8
97.6
54
17
060744008750
72
Tesoro High
Public
9-12
1 Tesoro Creek Rd.
Rancho Santa Margarita
92688
Orange County
Capistrano Unified
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(949) 234-5310
2,217
92
24
21.3%
1,315 (59.3%)
24 (1.1%)
372 (16.8%)
305 (13.8%)
3 (0.1%)
1 (0.0%)
187 (8.4%)
$9,551
95.8
96.1
90
18
062271013968
73
Girls Academic Leadership Academy Dr. Michelle King School STEM
Public
6-12
1067 W. Blvd.
Los Angeles
90019
Los Angeles County
Los Angeles Unified
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(323) 900-4533
758
37
20.6
38.1%
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
$9,662
95.7
91.7
177
104
061443001697
74
Homestead High
Public
9-12
21370 Homestead Rd.
Cupertino
95014
Santa Clara County
Fremont Union High
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(408) 522-2500
2,311
96
24
12.1%
539 (23.3%)
22 (1.0%)
480 (20.8%)
989 (42.8%)
12 (0.5%)
2 (0.1%)
262 (11.3%)
95.7
97.9
48
26
063879006523
75
Redwood High
Public
9-12
395 Doherty Dr.
Larkspur
94939
Marin County
Tamalpais Union High
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(415) 924-6200
1,862
91
20.3
8.1%
1,266 (68.0%)
16 (0.9%)
311 (16.7%)
110 (5.9%)
6 (0.3%)
1 (0.1%)
149 (8.0%)
$17,452
95.7
97.1
63
12
068450013995
76
Portola High
Public
9-12
1001 Cadence
Irvine
92618
Orange County
Irvine Unified
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(949) 936-8200
2,293
83
27.5
16.4%
421 (18.4%)
36 (1.6%)
228 (9.9%)
1,394 (60.8%)
1 (0.0%)
10 (0.4%)
191 (8.3%)
$8,044
95.7
98.1
43
33
064200014238
77
Mt. SAC Early College Academy at West Covina
Public
9-12
2226 E. Rio Verde Dr.
West Covina
91791
Los Angeles County
West Covina Unified
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(626) 332-7217
280
15
18.9
52.9%
13 (4.6%)
6 (2.1%)
208 (74.3%)
45 (16.1%)
0 (0.0%)
2 (0.7%)
6 (2.1%)
95.6
94.3
127
50
061692012464
78
Western Center Academy
Public, Charter
6-12
2345 Searl Pkwy.
Hemet
92543
Riverside County
Hemet Unified
Yes
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(951) 766-9030
746
30
25
56.3%
283 (37.9%)
34 (4.6%)
313 (42.0%)
66 (8.8%)
7 (0.9%)
0 (0.0%)
42 (5.6%)
$9,989
95.6
98.4
30
48
064251010914
79
West Ranch High
Public
9-12
26255 W. Valencia Blvd.
Valencia
91381
Los Angeles County
William S. Hart Union High
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(661) 222-1220
1,865
79
23.6
13.0%
763 (40.9%)
78 (4.2%)
395 (21.2%)
518 (27.8%)
4 (0.2%)
4 (0.2%)
103 (5.5%)
$10,023
95.5
94.4
122
43
060176611314
80
Renaissance Arts Academy
Public, Charter, Alternative
K-12
2558 N. San Fernando Rd.
Los Angeles
90065
Los Angeles County
Renaissance Arts Academy District
Yes
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(323) 259-5700
454
28
16.3
64.5%
114 (25.1%)
37 (8.1%)
239 (52.6%)
47 (10.4%)
3 (0.7%)
1 (0.2%)
0 (0.0%)
95.4
98.8
24
56
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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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