Best High Schools in California for Low Socio Economic Status Students

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Every year, the California Department of Education shares test results for various student groups in each school. We use these results to find out which schools do best for each group and list them from the best to the worst.

Additionally, we also compare the performance of the subgroup to the performance of the school as a whole. This makes it easy to see if, for example, Low Socio Economic Status students are overperforming or underperforming their peers in each school.

Year after year, SchoolDigger is always the first to publish California test scores and rankings. Other sites use stale test score data that are several years old! Be in the know with the very latest performance metrics.

Alert! We are expecting the release of this year's test scores by the California Department of Education any day now! We will update our rankings as soon as they are released!

Alert! New test scores and rankings are expected from the California Department of Education any day now!

School															Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2018)							Ranking (Low Socio Economic Status vs All Students - 2022)
ID	Rank (of 1943)	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	Statewide Rank Percentile (Low Socio Economic Status)	Statewide Rank Percentile (All Students)	Rank Percentile Difference from All Students	SchoolDigger Rating (Low Socio Economic Status)	SchoolDigger Rating (All Students)
062271013971	1	Science Academy STEM Magnet	Public	6-12	5525 Vineland Ave.	North Hollywood	91601	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(818) 753-4470	443	19	23.9	32.5%	180 (40.6%)	8 (1.8%)	42 (9.5%)	186 (42.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	26 (5.9%)	$8,885							99.9%		(n/a)%
063315013103	2	Riverside STEM Academy	Public	5-12	4466 Mt.Vernon Ave.	Riverside	92507	Riverside County	Riverside Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(951) 788-7308	662	25	26.7	43.4%	178 (26.9%)	31 (4.7%)	262 (39.6%)	155 (23.4%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	33 (5.0%)	$7,377							99.9%	100.0%	0.06%
060162000029	3	Whitney (Gretchen) High	Public	7-12	16800 Shoemaker Ave.	Cerritos	90703	Los Angeles County	ABC Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(562) 229-7745	1,013	39	25.9	31.8%	44 (4.3%)	21 (2.1%)	121 (11.9%)	792 (78.2%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	31 (3.1%)	$6,926							99.8%	99.9%	0.06%
062223008616	4	Middle College High	Public	9-12	5151 Pacific Ave.	Stockton	95207	San Joaquin County	Lodi Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(209) 954-5790	301	11	27.3	49.8%	31 (10.3%)	10 (3.3%)	82 (27.2%)	160 (53.2%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.3%)	12 (4.0%)	$10,153							99.8%	99.7%	0.08%
063441005643	5	Lowell High	Public	9-12	1101 Eucalyptus Dr.	San Francisco	94132	San Francisco County	San Francisco Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(415) 759-2730	2,652	121	21.8	33.6%	469 (17.7%)	50 (1.9%)	373 (14.1%)	1,459 (55.0%)	6 (0.2%)	10 (0.4%)	285 (10.7%)	$6,103							99.7%	99.8%	0.07%
062271010844	6	Dr. Richard A. Vladovic Harbor Teacher Preparation Academy	Public	9-12	1111 Figueroa Pl.	Wilmington	90744	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(310) 834-3932	443	18	24.6	61.9%	9 (2.0%)	53 (12.0%)	224 (50.6%)	131 (29.6%)	1 (0.2%)	7 (1.6%)	18 (4.1%)	$8,923							99.7%	99.4%	0.30%
062250009901	7	California Academy of Mathematics and Science	Public	9-12	1000 E. Victoria St. Bldg. SAC	Carson	90747	Los Angeles County	Long Beach Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(310) 243-2025	667	25	26.6	33.6%	41 (6.1%)	37 (5.5%)	277 (41.5%)	280 (42.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	30 (4.5%)	$9,174							99.6%	99.7%	0.03%
060263007580	8	Oxford Academy	Public	7-12	5172 Orange Ave.	Cypress	90630	Orange County	Anaheim Union High	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(714) 220-3055	1,289	51	25.4	36.3%	76 (5.9%)	14 (1.1%)	237 (18.4%)	927 (71.9%)	7 (0.5%)	2 (0.2%)	26 (2.0%)	$10,961							99.6%	99.5%	0.06%
063801012446	9	Stockton Early College Academy	Public, Charter	9-12	349 E. Vine St.	Stockton	95202	San Joaquin County	Stockton Unified	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(209) 933-7370	436	15	29	63.1%	25 (5.7%)	11 (2.5%)	189 (43.3%)	194 (44.5%)	4 (0.9%)	2 (0.5%)	11 (2.5%)	$10,153							99.5%	99.3%	0.24%
061623010630	10	Grossmont Middle College High	Public	11-12	8800 Grossmont College Dr.	El Cajon	92020	San Diego County	Grossmont Union High	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(619) 644-7524	66	3	22	39.4%	40 (60.6%)	1 (1.5%)	15 (22.7%)	8 (12.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (3.0%)	$8,758							99.5%	99.6%	0.14%

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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 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.
For more information about our ranking process, please see our Ranking FAQ. Details about our methodology are here.

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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.