Best Schools in California

School														Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)							Ranking (2026 vs 2025)					ID
Rank (of 2137)	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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	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	Average Standard Score (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Rank (2025)	Rank Change from 2025	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	ID
1	Renaissance Arts Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	2558 N. San Fernando Rd.	Los Angeles	90065	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	Yes	No	No	Yes	(323) 259-5700												$33,680			$33,088			$592	99.4			(n/a)		062271011314
2	Science Academy STEM Magnet	Public	6-12	5525 Vineland Ave.	North Hollywood	91601	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 753-4470	536	23	23	36.2%	194 (36.2%)	7 (1.3%)	41 (7.6%)	248 (46.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (8.6%)	$28,346			$27,792			$554	99.4	99.2	8	6		062271013971
3	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)	No	(n/a)	(310) 834-3932	452	18	25	65.5%	11 (2.4%)	55 (12.2%)	237 (52.4%)	124 (27.4%)	3 (0.7%)	5 (1.1%)	17 (3.8%)	$27,943			$26,928			$1,015	99.4	99	15	12		062271010844
4	Whitney (Gretchen) High	Public	7-12	16800 Shoemaker Ave.	Cerritos	90703	Los Angeles County	ABC Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 229-7745	1,024	39	25.9	31.0%	31 (3.0%)	22 (2.1%)	133 (13.0%)	790 (77.1%)	3 (0.3%)	3 (0.3%)	42 (4.1%)	$27,393			$26,560			$833	99.4	99.5	1	3		060162000029
5	Northcoast Preparatory and Performing Arts Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	6-12	1761 11th St.	Arcata	95521	Humboldt County	Humboldt County Office of Education	Yes	No	No	Yes	(707) 822-0861																			99.4			(n/a)		069100911934
6	Oxford Academy	Public	7-12	5172 Orange Ave.	Cypress	90630	Orange County	Anaheim Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 220-3055	1,315	53	24.9	50.0%	65 (4.9%)	10 (0.8%)	230 (17.5%)	960 (73.0%)	15 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (2.7%)	$21,526			$20,754			$772	99.3	99.3	5	1		060263007580
7	William & Marian Ghidotti High	Public	9-12	250 Sierra College Dr.	Grass Valley	95945	Nevada County	Nevada Joint Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 274-5270	155	5	32	21.3%	115 (74.2%)	1 (0.6%)	20 (12.9%)	6 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (6.5%)	$17,899			$17,522			$377	99.2	99.4	3	4		062688011700
8	Riverside STEM Academy	Public	5-12	4466 Mt.Vernon Ave.	Riverside	92507	Riverside County	Riverside Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 788-7308	665	26	25.5	53.5%	153 (23.0%)	24 (3.6%)	296 (44.5%)	144 (21.7%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.8%)	43 (6.5%)	$23,483			$23,058			$425	99.1	99.5	2	6		063315013103
9	University High	Public, Charter	9-12	2611 E. Matoian M/S UH134	Fresno	93740	Fresno County	Fresno Unified	Yes	No	No	Yes	(559) 278-8263												$28,220			$27,846			$374	99.1			(n/a)		061455011911
10	Eunice Sato Academy of Math & Science	Public	9-12	1100 Iroquois Ave.	Long Beach	90815	Los Angeles County	Long Beach Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 598-7611	552	22	24.7	26.8%	121 (21.9%)	35 (6.3%)	204 (37.0%)	140 (25.4%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	49 (8.9%)	$23,901			$22,602			$1,299	99.1	98.6	25	15		062250013896
11	California Academy of Mathematics and Science	Public	9-12	1000 East Victoria St. Bldg. S	Carson	90747	Los Angeles County	Long Beach Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 243-2025	673	27	24.8	37.4%	30 (4.5%)	46 (6.8%)	227 (33.7%)	342 (50.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	27 (4.0%)	$25,059			$23,904			$1,155	98.9	99.4	4	7		062250009901
12	Lynbrook High	Public	9-12	1280 Johnson Ave.	San Jose	95129	Santa Clara County	Fremont Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 366-7700	1,702	74	23.1	6.5%	93 (5.5%)	5 (0.3%)	61 (3.6%)	1,395 (82.0%)	11 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	136 (8.0%)	$36,512			$36,092			$420	98.8	98.8	19	7		061443001698
13	Academy of the Canyons	Public	9-12	26455 Rockwell Canyon Rd.	Santa Clarita	91355	Los Angeles County	William S. Hart Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 362-3056	385	13	29.3	15.3%	104 (27.0%)	12 (3.1%)	85 (22.1%)	168 (43.6%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	14 (3.6%)	$16,794			$16,324			$470	98.8	99.1	14	1		064251008517
14	Technology High	Public	9-12	550 Bonnie Ave.	Rohnert Park	94928	Sonoma County	Cotati-Rohnert Park Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 792-4825	343	16	21.9	20.7%	195 (56.9%)	10 (2.9%)	64 (18.7%)	48 (14.0%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (6.4%)	$19,223			$18,632			$591	98.7	98.4	27	13		060994010688
15	Alameda Science and Technology Institute	Public	9-12	555 Ralph Appezzato Memorial P	Alameda	94501	Alameda County	Alameda Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 748-4021	211	8	27.7	45.5%	37 (17.5%)	9 (4.3%)	19 (9.0%)	116 (55.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	27 (12.8%)	$18,715			$17,528			$1,187	98.7	98.4	30	15		060177010547
16	Piedmont High	Public	9-12	800 Magnolia Ave.	Piedmont	94611	Alameda County	Piedmont City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 594-2626	733	41	17.8	3.5%	388 (52.9%)	17 (2.3%)	73 (10.0%)	118 (16.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	136 (18.6%)	$37,412			$36,942			$470	98.7	99	17	1		063033004731
17	Dr. TJ Owens Gilroy Early College Academy	Public	9-12	5055 Santa Teresa Blvd. PB17	Gilroy	95020	Santa Clara County	Gilroy Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 846-4909	304	11	27.2	39.8%	34 (11.2%)	7 (2.3%)	147 (48.4%)	85 (28.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (9.9%)	$8,959			$8,672			$287	98.6	99.3	6	11		061518012174
18	Lowell High	Public	9-12	1101 Eucalyptus Dr.	San Francisco	94132	San Francisco County	San Francisco Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 759-2730	2,571	123	20.9	42.5%	397 (15.4%)	58 (2.3%)	441 (17.2%)	1,346 (52.4%)	3 (0.1%)	7 (0.3%)	316 (12.3%)	$16,387			$15,208			$1,179	98.5	97.2	50	32		063441005643
19	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	762	30	25.2	57.7%	243 (31.9%)	46 (6.0%)	360 (47.2%)	69 (9.1%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (5.2%)	$26,234			$24,976			$1,258	98.5	98.7	24	5		061692012464
20	Miramonte High	Public	9-12	750 Moraga Way	Orinda	94563	Contra Costa County	Acalanes Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 280-3930	1,167	61	18.9	4.6%	648 (55.5%)	13 (1.1%)	104 (8.9%)	251 (21.5%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	145 (12.4%)								98.5	98.4	29	9		060165000036
21	Canyon Crest Academy	Public	9-12	5951 Village Center Loop Rd.	San Diego	92024	San Diego County	San Dieguito Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(858) 350-0253	2,147	83	25.7	11.4%	738 (34.4%)	11 (0.5%)	183 (8.5%)	990 (46.1%)	2 (0.1%)	1 (0.0%)	217 (10.1%)	$22,611			$22,120			$491	98.5	98.8	20	1		063438011396
22	West Campus	Public	9-12	5022 58th St.	Sacramento	95820	Sacramento County	Sacramento City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 395-5170	907	33	27.7	45.3%	195 (21.5%)	15 (1.7%)	252 (27.8%)	348 (38.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.4%)	93 (10.3%)	$21,615			$18,718			$2,897	98.4	98.7	22			063384010600
23	Dougherty Valley High	Public	9-12	10550 Albion Rd.	San Ramon	94582	Contra Costa County	San Ramon Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 479-6400	3,039	123	24.7	8.1%	219 (7.2%)	79 (2.6%)	144 (4.7%)	2,426 (79.8%)	8 (0.3%)	9 (0.3%)	153 (5.0%)	$17,777			$17,618			$159	98.2	97.7	39	16		063513011990
24	La Canada High	Public	7-12	4463 Oak Grove Dr.	La Canada	91011	Los Angeles County	La Canada Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 952-4205	1,989	86	23	4.7%	876 (44.0%)	7 (0.4%)	266 (13.4%)	620 (31.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	218 (11.0%)	$24,559			$24,222			$337	98.2	98.9	18	6		062013002408
25	San Marino High	Public	9-12	2701 Huntington Dr.	San Marino	91108	Los Angeles County	San Marino Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 299-7020	886	43	20.4	11.5%	163 (18.4%)	8 (0.9%)	83 (9.4%)	536 (60.5%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	94 (10.6%)	$28,068			$27,690			$378	98.1	97.9	35	10		063486005886
26	University Preparatory High	Public, Charter	9-12	915 South Mooney Blvd. Maripos	Visalia	93277	Tulare County	Tulare County Office of Education	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 730-2529	253	9	29.5	37.5%	98 (38.7%)	3 (1.2%)	119 (47.0%)	18 (7.1%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (5.5%)	$41,725			$26,126			$15,599	97.9	98.1	32	6		069104512387
27	American High	Public	9-12	36300 Fremont Blvd.	Fremont	94536	Alameda County	Fremont Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 796-1776	2,618	104	25.2	24.9%	175 (6.7%)	40 (1.5%)	285 (10.9%)	2,000 (76.4%)	4 (0.2%)	11 (0.4%)	100 (3.8%)	$17,011			$16,554			$457	97.9	98	34	7		061440001654
28	Saratoga High	Public	9-12	20300 Herriman Ave.	Saratoga	95070	Santa Clara County	Los Gatos-Saratoga Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 867-3411	1,161	61	19	3.4%	189 (16.3%)	3 (0.3%)	62 (5.3%)	732 (63.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.3%)	169 (14.6%)	$43,415			$42,232			$1,183	97.9	97	54	26		062280003487
29	Girls Academic Leadership Academy Dr. Michelle King School STEM	Public	6-12	2328 Saint James Pl.	Los Angeles	90007	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 900-4533	720	36	20	56.7%	221 (30.7%)	93 (12.9%)	205 (28.5%)	96 (13.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	104 (14.4%)	$38,039			$36,252			$1,787	97.8	97	56	27		062271013968
30	Mission San Jose High	Public	9-12	41717 Palm Ave.	Fremont	94539	Alameda County	Fremont Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 657-3600	1,794	72	24.7	18.0%	60 (3.3%)	10 (0.6%)	78 (4.3%)	1,591 (88.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.1%)	51 (2.8%)	$20,133			$19,418			$715	97.8	99	16	14		061440001678
31	Mountain View High	Public	9-12	3535 Truman Ave.	Mountain View	94040	Santa Clara County	Mountain View-Los Altos Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 940-4602	2,187	118	18.4	12.7%	729 (33.3%)	31 (1.4%)	469 (21.4%)	661 (30.2%)	1 (0.0%)	11 (0.5%)	264 (12.1%)	$47,017			$46,142			$875	97.8	96.5	70	39		062631003930
32	Campolindo High	Public	9-12	300 Moraga Rd.	Moraga	94556	Contra Costa County	Acalanes Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 280-3950	1,340	68	19.7	5.4%	758 (56.6%)	10 (0.7%)	124 (9.3%)	244 (18.2%)	1 (0.1%)	4 (0.3%)	196 (14.6%)								97.8	96.8	60	28		060165000033
33	University Preparatory	Public	7-12	13853 Seneca Rd.	Victorville	92392	San Bernardino County	Victor Valley Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 243-5940	1,136	44	26.1	74.6%	117 (10.3%)	60 (5.3%)	807 (71.0%)	103 (9.1%)	4 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	42 (3.7%)								97.7	99.1	12	21		063697211114
34	Clovis North High	Public	9-12	2770 East International Ave.	Fresno	93730	Fresno County	Clovis Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 327-5000	2,360	107	22	28.0%	918 (38.9%)	75 (3.2%)	710 (30.1%)	489 (20.7%)	10 (0.4%)	9 (0.4%)	149 (6.3%)	$23,257			$22,922			$335	97.6	97.8	37	3		060903011855
35	Pacific Collegiate Charter	Public, Charter	7-12	3004 Mission St.	Santa Cruz	95060	Santa Cruz County	Santa Cruz County Office of Education	Yes	No	No	No	(831) 479-7785												$30,283			$30,110			$173	97.6			(n/a)		069103608363
36	Cupertino High	Public	9-12	10100 Finch Ave.	Cupertino	95014	Santa Clara County	Fremont Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 366-7300	1,800	79	22.9	10.2%	168 (9.3%)	7 (0.4%)	196 (10.9%)	1,285 (71.4%)	2 (0.1%)	3 (0.2%)	137 (7.6%)	$36,370			$36,142			$228	97.6	97.2	49	13		061443001695
37	SOAR High (Students On Academic Rise)	Public	9-12	3041 West Avenue K	Lancaster	93536	Los Angeles County	Antelope Valley Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 722-6509	670	25	26.6	57.9%	88 (13.1%)	79 (11.8%)	409 (61.0%)	47 (7.0%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	43 (6.4%)	$18,582			$17,728			$854	97.5	93.5	130	93		060282011610
38	Carlmont High	Public	9-12	1400 Alameda de Las Pulgas	Belmont	94002	San Mateo County	Sequoia Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 595-0210	2,360	120	19.6	9.3%	960 (40.7%)	26 (1.1%)	360 (15.3%)	782 (33.1%)	17 (0.7%)	11 (0.5%)	204 (8.6%)	$32,538			$32,188			$350	97.4	97	55	17		063639006194
39	Scripps Ranch High	Public	9-12	10410 Falcon Way	San Diego	92131	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(858) 302-3400	1,890	70	27	19.8%	683 (36.1%)	30 (1.6%)	260 (13.8%)	670 (35.4%)	3 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	242 (12.8%)	$20,028			$18,894			$1,134	97.4	97	53	14		063432002688
40	The High School at Moorpark College	Public	9-12	7075 Campus Rd.	Moorpark	93021	Ventura County	Moorpark Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 378-1444	121	4	30.7	13.2%	54 (44.6%)	1 (0.8%)	30 (24.8%)	25 (20.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	10 (8.3%)	$15,670			$14,652			$1,018	97.4	99.2	9	31		062569010455
41	Community Collaborative Virtual - Keppel Partnership Academy	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	1782 La Costa Meadows Dr.	San Marcos	92078	San Diego County	Keppel Union Elementary	Yes	No	Yes	(n/a)	(760) 494-9646												$18,458			$18,120			$338	97.4			(n/a)		061944014092
42	Westview High	Public	9-12	13500 Camino Del Sur	San Diego	92129	San Diego County	Poway Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(858) 780-2000	2,116	87	24.4	11.9%	699 (33.0%)	22 (1.0%)	259 (12.2%)	893 (42.2%)	2 (0.1%)	1 (0.0%)	238 (11.2%)	$21,007			$20,650			$357	97.3	97.5	43	1		063153010632
43	Mission Early College High	Public	9-12	3000 Mission College Blvd.	Santa Clara	95054	Santa Clara County	Santa Clara Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 855-5532	183	8	23	31.1%	40 (21.9%)	22 (12.0%)	48 (26.2%)	63 (34.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (5.5%)	$28,298			$28,162			$136	97.3	93.5	132	89		063543014067
44	Middle College High	Public	9-12	1530 West 17th St.	Santa Ana	92706	Orange County	Santa Ana Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 953-3900	448	22	20	86.4%	7 (1.6%)	1 (0.2%)	405 (90.4%)	31 (6.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	$21,517			$20,830			$687	97.2	96.6	66	22		063531007197
45	Troy High	Public	9-12	2200 East Dorothy Ln.	Fullerton	92831	Orange County	Fullerton Joint Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 626-4401	2,504	108	23.1	39.7%	275 (11.0%)	27 (1.1%)	710 (28.4%)	1,301 (52.0%)	5 (0.2%)	11 (0.4%)	167 (6.7%)	$21,370			$20,680			$690	97.2	97.9	36	9		061476001816
46	Middle College High	Public	9-12	5151 Pacific Ave.	Stockton	95207	San Joaquin County	Lodi Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 954-5790	343	11	32.1	53.6%	31 (9.0%)	15 (4.4%)	88 (25.7%)	186 (54.2%)	1 (0.3%)	6 (1.7%)	14 (4.1%)	$14,225			$12,596			$1,629	97.2	99.1	10	36		062223008616
47	John F. Kennedy Middle College High	Public	9-12	1951 Third St.	Norco	92860	Riverside County	Corona-Norco Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 738-2200	694	24	29	59.1%	158 (22.8%)	37 (5.3%)	308 (44.4%)	158 (22.8%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	27 (3.9%)	$19,412			$19,162			$250	97.1	96.9	57	10		060985011712
48	Irvington High	Public	9-12	41800 Blacow Rd.	Fremont	94538	Alameda County	Fremont Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 656-5711	2,157	86	25.1	24.7%	121 (5.6%)	22 (1.0%)	230 (10.7%)	1,717 (79.6%)	4 (0.2%)	5 (0.2%)	56 (2.6%)	$18,139			$17,720			$419	97	96.5	68	20		061440001671
49	Monta Vista High	Public	9-12	21840 McClellan Rd.	Cupertino	95014	Santa Clara County	Fremont Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 366-7600	1,630	68	23.9	6.0%	118 (7.2%)	1 (0.1%)	75 (4.6%)	1,282 (78.7%)	8 (0.5%)	6 (0.4%)	140 (8.6%)	$38,498			$38,142			$356	97	97.3	48	1		061443001699
50	Henry M. Gunn High	Public	9-12	780 Arastradero Rd.	Palo Alto	94306	Santa Clara County	Palo Alto Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 354-8200	1,643	100	16.4	11.7%	450 (27.4%)	20 (1.2%)	215 (13.1%)	765 (46.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.2%)	188 (11.4%)	$42,570			$40,014			$2,556	97	97.6	42	8		062961004587
51	California High	Public	9-12	9870 Broadmoor Dr.	San Ramon	94583	Contra Costa County	San Ramon Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 803-3200	2,894	117	24.8	8.7%	839 (29.0%)	53 (1.8%)	348 (12.0%)	1,369 (47.3%)	11 (0.4%)	15 (0.5%)	259 (8.9%)	$17,181			$17,026			$155	96.9	93.5	131	80		063513005943
52	Ocsa	Public, Charter	7-12	1010 North Main St.	Santa Ana	92701	Orange County	OCSA District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 560-9000	2,346	130	18	15.8%	537 (22.9%)	17 (0.7%)	487 (20.8%)	1,019 (43.4%)	3 (0.1%)	9 (0.4%)	246 (10.5%)	$43,188			$42,968			$220	96.9	96.9	59	7		060228408546
53	Oak Park High	Public	9-12	899 Kanan Rd.	Oak Park	91377	Ventura County	Oak Park Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 735-3300	1,483	61	24.2	12.4%	746 (50.3%)	14 (0.9%)	176 (11.9%)	415 (28.0%)	1 (0.1%)	7 (0.5%)	119 (8.0%)	$19,838			$19,412			$426	96.8	98.4	31	22		062785007253
54	Academy of the Redwoods	Public	9-12	7351 Tompkins Hill Rd.	Eureka	95540	Humboldt County	Fortuna Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 476-4203	154	7	23.2	37.7%	103 (66.9%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (15.6%)	7 (4.5%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (10.4%)	$17,026			$16,020			$1,006	96.7	95.9	80	26		061419010801
55	Western Sierra Collegiate Academy	Public, Charter	7-12	660 Menlo Dr.	Rocklin	95765	Placer County	Rocklin Unified	Yes	No	No	(n/a)	(916) 778-4544																			96.7			(n/a)		060001312390
56	Emerald High	Public	9-12	3600 Central Pkwy.	Dublin	94568	Alameda County	Dublin Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 551-4040	900	41	21.7	12.2%	72 (8.0%)	22 (2.4%)	51 (5.7%)	707 (78.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	47 (5.2%)	$23,604			$22,814			$790	96.5			(n/a)		060001914675
57	Reedley Middle College High	Public, Charter	9-12	1535 North Reed Ave.	Reedley	93654	Fresno County	Kings Canyon Joint Unified	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 305-7050	255	8	31.8	71.0%	40 (15.7%)	2 (0.8%)	205 (80.4%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.4%)	$24,057			$23,268			$789	96.5	86.6	272	215		061970013141
58	Albany High	Public	9-12	603 Key Route Blvd.	Albany	94706	Alameda County	Albany City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 558-2500	1,122	59	18.8	31.0%	318 (28.3%)	47 (4.2%)	185 (16.5%)	368 (32.8%)	4 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	189 (16.8%)	$26,317			$25,270			$1,047	96.5	97.5	46	12		060186000059
59	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	2,030	89	22.6	23.4%	1,136 (56.0%)	28 (1.4%)	327 (16.1%)	322 (15.9%)	2 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	209 (10.3%)	$18,058			$17,026			$1,032	96.4	97.1	52	7		060744008750
60	University Preparatory	Public, Charter, Alternative	6-12	2200 Eureka Way	Redding	96001	Shasta County	Shasta Union High	Yes	No	No	(n/a)	(530) 245-2790												$25,038			$25,022			$16	96.3			(n/a)		063660011467
61	Palos Verdes Peninsula High	Public	9-12	27118 Silver Spur Rd.	Rolling Hills Estates	90274	Los Angeles County	Palos Verdes Peninsula Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 377-4888	2,075	93	22.2	11.8%	616 (29.7%)	49 (2.4%)	314 (15.1%)	851 (41.0%)	3 (0.1%)	3 (0.1%)	235 (11.3%)	$18,271			$18,192			$79	96.3	98.1	33	28		062970010246
62	Foothill High	Public	9-12	4375 Foothill Rd.	Pleasanton	94588	Alameda County	Pleasanton Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 461-6600	2,169	97	22.2	8.9%	564 (26.0%)	37 (1.7%)	229 (10.6%)	1,208 (55.7%)	2 (0.1%)	5 (0.2%)	124 (5.7%)	$17,306			$17,080			$226	96.3	94.7	102	40		060002009279
63	Middle College High	Public	9-12	1260 West Esperanza St.	San Bernardino	92410	San Bernardino County	San Bernardino City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 888-4041	269	14	18.8	91.1%	8 (3.0%)	24 (8.9%)	223 (82.9%)	10 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	3 (1.1%)	$28,466			$26,690			$1,776	96.2	90.4	193	130		063417010366
64	Oxnard Middle College High	Public	9-12	4000 South Rose Ave.	Oxnard	93033	Ventura County	Oxnard Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 278-5521	194	6	30.7	79.4%	10 (5.2%)	4 (2.1%)	163 (84.0%)	13 (6.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.1%)	$24,298			$24,130			$168	96	96.3	71	7		062927014319
65	Del Norte High	Public	9-12	16601 Nighthawk Ln.	San Diego	92127	San Diego County	Poway Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(858) 487-0877	2,557	107	23.8	9.5%	909 (35.5%)	29 (1.1%)	221 (8.6%)	1,137 (44.5%)	3 (0.1%)	2 (0.1%)	255 (10.0%)	$19,254			$18,918			$336	96	97.5	44	21		063153012216
66	Bonita High	Public	9-12	3102 D St.	La Verne	91773	Los Angeles County	Bonita Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 971-8220	1,911	73	26.2	25.6%	411 (21.5%)	40 (2.1%)	1,074 (56.2%)	211 (11.0%)	2 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	172 (9.0%)	$16,020			$15,694			$326	96	96.1	79	13		060561000505
67	Grossmont Middle College High	Public	11-12	8800 Grossmont College Dr.	El Cajon	92020	San Diego County	Grossmont Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 644-7524	37	3	14.5	27.0%	27 (73.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (13.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (13.5%)	$34,097			$33,038			$1,059	95.9	98.7	23	44		061623010630
68	West Ranch High	Public	9-12	26255 West Valencia Blvd.	Valencia	91381	Los Angeles County	William S. Hart Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 222-1220	1,777	72	24.6	12.5%	647 (36.4%)	93 (5.2%)	414 (23.3%)	508 (28.6%)	5 (0.3%)	4 (0.2%)	106 (6.0%)	$20,077			$19,578			$499	95.9	96.3	72	4		064251010914
69	Iovine and Young Center	Public	9-12	4120 11Th Ave.	Los Angeles	90008	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 290-6380	74	9	8.2	78.4%	2 (2.7%)	48 (64.9%)	17 (23.0%)	1 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.4%)	5 (6.8%)	$81,951			$81,220			$731	95.9			(n/a)		062271014652
70	Harmony Magnet Academy	Public, Charter	9-12	19429 Road 228	Strathmore	93257	Tulare County	Porterville Unified	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 568-0347	509	21	24.4	73.1%	97 (19.1%)	1 (0.2%)	373 (73.3%)	22 (4.3%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	12 (2.4%)	$28,263			$27,204			$1,059	95.9	95.1	94	24		060006412356
71	Rancho Campana High	Public	9-12	4235 Mar Vista Dr.	Camarillo	93010	Ventura County	Oxnard Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 385-2500	826	35	23.4	38.1%	267 (32.3%)	7 (0.8%)	351 (42.5%)	108 (13.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	92 (11.1%)	$28,923			$27,736			$1,187	95.8	96.7	64	7		062927013876
72	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	1,658	74	22.3	16.8%	433 (26.1%)	10 (0.6%)	450 (27.1%)	554 (33.4%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (2.0%)	177 (10.7%)	$33,409			$32,588			$821	95.8	96.1	77	5		063498005919
73	River Valley Charter	Public, Charter	7-12	9707 1/2 Marilla Dr.	Lakeside	92040	San Diego County	Lakeside Union	Yes	No	No	(n/a)	(619) 390-2579												$26,889			$26,676			$213	95.8			(n/a)		062079007308
74	Carmel High	Public	9-12	3600 Ocean Ave.	Carmel	93922	Monterey County	Carmel Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 624-1821	780	54	14.3	15.1%	497 (63.7%)	5 (0.6%)	153 (19.6%)	39 (5.0%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	83 (10.6%)	$49,989			$48,132			$1,857	95.6	95.4	87	13		060753000718
75	Sage Creek High	Public	9-12	3900 Bobcat Blvd.	Carlsbad	92009	San Diego County	Carlsbad Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 331-6600	1,289	52	24.7	29.8%	622 (48.3%)	15 (1.2%)	330 (25.6%)	173 (13.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	143 (11.1%)	$20,985			$20,546			$439	95.5	94.7	101	26		060750013058
76	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	1,891	113	16.7	13.3%	594 (31.4%)	37 (2.0%)	287 (15.2%)	709 (37.5%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (1.5%)	233 (12.3%)	$40,594			$38,122			$2,472	95.5	95.4	88	12		062961004596
77	Monte Vista High	Public	9-12	3131 Stone Valley Rd.	Danville	94526	Contra Costa County	San Ramon Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 552-2800	2,042	93	22	5.4%	864 (42.3%)	21 (1.0%)	174 (8.5%)	777 (38.1%)	3 (0.1%)	4 (0.2%)	199 (9.7%)	$19,674			$19,524			$150	95.5	96.6	67	10		063513005952
78	Excel Academy Charter	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	1 Technology Dr.	Irvine	92618	Orange County	Excel Academy Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(949) 387-7822	1,069	76	14.1		412 (38.5%)	31 (2.9%)	327 (30.6%)	183 (17.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.3%)	113 (10.6%)	$21,541			$21,172			$369	95.5	92	165	87		060250014435
79	Chaffey District Online High	Public, Virtual	9-12	1802 East 7th St.	Ontario	91764	San Bernardino County	Chaffey Joint Union High	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(909) 985-0966	93	5	18.3	62.4%	22 (23.7%)	4 (4.3%)	55 (59.1%)	6 (6.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (6.5%)	$30,020			$29,930			$90	95.4	86	286	207		060816013110
80	Whitney High	Public	9-12	701 Wildcat Blvd.	Rocklin	95765	Placer County	Rocklin Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 632-6500	2,041	92	22.1	20.9%	1,048 (51.3%)	42 (2.1%)	373 (18.3%)	338 (16.6%)	13 (0.6%)	9 (0.4%)	215 (10.5%)	$19,279			$18,666			$613	95.3	85.1	310	230		060001311010
81	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	2,224	98	22.6	15.9%	524 (23.6%)	18 (0.8%)	458 (20.6%)	973 (43.8%)	8 (0.4%)	3 (0.1%)	240 (10.8%)	$35,039			$34,734			$305	95.2	93.2	140	59		061443001697
82	Mt. Everest Academy	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	4350 Mt. Everest Blvd.	San Diego	92117	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(619) 605-8700	232	12	19.1		116 (50.0%)	2 (0.9%)	42 (18.1%)	33 (14.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	37 (15.9%)	$29,080			$27,886			$1,194	95.2	91.5	172	90		063432009437
83	Los Altos High	Public	9-12	201 Almond Ave.	Los Altos	94022	Santa Clara County	Mountain View-Los Altos Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 940-8812	2,170	120	18.1	16.5%	630 (29.0%)	13 (0.6%)	607 (28.0%)	660 (30.4%)	4 (0.2%)	9 (0.4%)	226 (10.4%)	$48,017			$47,146			$871	95.2	95.8	83			062631003929
84	Leland High	Public	9-12	6677 Camden Ave.	San Jose	95120	Santa Clara County	San Jose Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 535-6290	1,471	58	25.5	11.3%	403 (27.4%)	11 (0.7%)	174 (11.8%)	744 (50.6%)	4 (0.3%)	4 (0.3%)	131 (8.9%)	$19,527			$18,726			$801	95.2	97.1	51	33		063459005725
85	Davis Senior High	Public	10-12	315 West 14th St.	Davis	95616	Yolo County	Davis Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 757-5400	1,755	77	22.8	31.1%	738 (42.1%)	54 (3.1%)	421 (24.0%)	368 (21.0%)	4 (0.2%)	9 (0.5%)	150 (8.5%)	$17,540			$16,586			$954	95.2	97.3	47	38		061062001176
86	University Preparatory Academy Charter	Public, Charter	7-12	2315 Canoas Garden Ave.	San Jose	95125	Santa Clara County	Santa Clara County Office of Education	Yes	No	No	(n/a)	(408) 723-1839												$27,979			$27,758			$221	95.2			(n/a)		069103512016
87	Legacy Magnet Academy	Public	6-12	15500 Legacy Rd.	Tustin	92782	Orange County	Tustin Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 430-2088	964	37	26.2	32.5%	200 (20.7%)	8 (0.8%)	244 (25.3%)	398 (41.3%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	110 (11.4%)	$16,499			$15,578			$921	95.1	96.6	65	22		064015014497
88	South Pasadena Senior High	Public	9-12	1401 Fremont Ave.	South Pasadena	91030	Los Angeles County	South Pasadena Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 441-5820	1,536	63	24.4	15.0%	374 (24.3%)	14 (0.9%)	377 (24.5%)	520 (33.9%)	2 (0.1%)	2 (0.1%)	241 (15.7%)	$17,384			$16,730			$654	95.1	96.9	58	30		063750006338
89	Stockton Early College Academy	Public, Charter	9-12	349 East Vine St.	Stockton	95202	San Joaquin County	Stockton Unified	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 933-7370	428	14	30.2	64.5%	19 (4.4%)	9 (2.1%)	197 (46.0%)	189 (44.2%)	3 (0.7%)	2 (0.5%)	9 (2.1%)	$4,631			$1,522			$3,109	95.1	97.6	41	48		063801012446
90	Northwood High	Public	9-12	4515 Portola Pkwy.	Irvine	92620	Orange County	Irvine Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(949) 936-7200	2,244	86	25.9	18.8%	390 (17.4%)	42 (1.9%)	190 (8.5%)	1,406 (62.7%)	4 (0.2%)	7 (0.3%)	199 (8.9%)	$16,886			$16,660			$226	95	95.9	82	8		068450008251
91	Crescenta Valley High	Public	9-12	2900 Community Ave.	La Crescenta	91214	Los Angeles County	Glendale Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 249-5871	2,624	113	23.2	33.0%	1,374 (52.4%)	13 (0.5%)	387 (14.7%)	700 (26.7%)	3 (0.1%)	5 (0.2%)	138 (5.3%)	$17,809			$17,076			$733	95	94.1	118	27		061524001923
92	Redwood High	Public	9-12	395 Doherty Dr.	Larkspur	94939	Marin County	Tamalpais Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 924-6200	1,722	89	19.3	8.2%	1,147 (66.6%)	17 (1.0%)	270 (15.7%)	93 (5.4%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.3%)	188 (10.9%)	$33,974			$33,348			$626	94.9	91.2	179	87		063879006523
93	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	815	47	17.3	17.1%	594 (72.9%)	3 (0.4%)	92 (11.3%)	57 (7.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	67 (8.2%)	$46,016			$45,064			$952	94.9	93.4	133	40		062037002454
94	Valley View Charter Prep	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	2453 Grand Canal Blvd. Ste. A	Stockton	95207	San Joaquin County	New Jerusalem Elementary	Yes	No	Yes	(n/a)	(916) 866-9033												$27,374			$27,204			$170	94.9			(n/a)		062703013797
95	Anderson W. Clark Magnet High	Public	9-12	4747 New York Ave.	La Crescenta	91214	Los Angeles County	Glendale Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 248-8324	1,136	44	26	46.7%	972 (85.6%)	4 (0.4%)	63 (5.5%)	82 (7.2%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (1.2%)	$17,239			$16,402			$837	94.9	96.8	62	33		061524007518
96	Early College High	Public	9-12	2990 Mesa Verde Dr.	Costa Mesa	92626	Orange County	Newport-Mesa Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 424-7990	177	12	14.9	65.0%	48 (27.1%)	1 (0.6%)	105 (59.3%)	14 (7.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (4.0%)	$33,548			$32,394			$1,154	94.8	98.7	21	75		062724011702
97	Alameda High	Public	9-12	2200 Central Ave.	Alameda	94501	Alameda County	Alameda Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 337-7022	1,868	79	23.5	30.4%	515 (27.6%)	74 (4.0%)	308 (16.5%)	630 (33.7%)	2 (0.1%)	7 (0.4%)	317 (17.0%)	$18,018			$16,818			$1,200	94.8	94.4	111	14		060177000041
98	Mira Costa High	Public	9-12	1401 Artesia Blvd.	Manhattan Beach	90266	Los Angeles County	Manhattan Beach Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 318-7337	2,473	100	24.6	7.0%	1,455 (58.8%)	30 (1.2%)	365 (14.8%)	275 (11.1%)	2 (0.1%)	5 (0.2%)	331 (13.4%)	$21,386			$20,038			$1,348	94.8	94.1	119	21		060002506328
99	Mills High	Public	9-12	400 Murchison Dr.	Millbrae	94030	San Mateo County	San Mateo Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 558-2599	1,115	54	20.4	20.3%	119 (10.7%)	3 (0.3%)	226 (20.3%)	655 (58.7%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (1.0%)	100 (9.0%)	$39,075			$38,144			$931	94.8	95.3	90	9		063498005924
100	Design Technical High	Public, Charter	9-12	275 Oracle Pkwy.	Redwood City	94065	San Mateo County	San Mateo Union High	Yes	No	No	(n/a)	(650) 231-2701												$46,949			$46,670			$279	94.8			(n/a)		063498013774

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