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School														Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				CAST Science (2026)				Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2026)		Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2026)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Distance	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CAST Science 10th Grade	CAST Science 11th Grade	CAST Science 12th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Thornton High	0.0mi	Public	9-12	115 First Ave.	Daly City	94014	San Mateo County	Jefferson Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 550-7840	89	8	11.5	52.8%	10 (11.2%)	2 (2.2%)	55 (61.8%)	14 (15.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.1%)	6 (6.7%)	15.2	1755^th of 2135 public high schools	17.8%		16	1769^th of 2162 public high schools	18.2%	14	4.2		13.3	7.0	9.8	9.8	10.0	10.0	$40,161	$38,376	$1,785
Jefferson High	0.4mi	Public	9-12	6996 Mission St.	Daly City	94014	San Mateo County	Jefferson Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 550-7700	1,072	55	19.4	41.1%	41 (3.8%)	23 (2.1%)	544 (50.7%)	402 (37.5%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (1.6%)	40 (3.7%)	53.2	970^th of 2135 public high schools	54.6%		45.5	1131^st of 2162 public high schools	47.7%	161		36.1	22.7	34.9	48.3	48.3	26.0	26.0	$25,422	$23,690	$1,732
Westmoor High	1.2mi	Public	9-12	131 Westmoor Ave.	Daly City	94015	San Mateo County	Jefferson Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 550-7400	1,278	64	19.8	40.8%	84 (6.6%)	9 (0.7%)	376 (29.4%)	736 (57.6%)	2 (0.2%)	3 (0.2%)	62 (4.9%)	74.8	528^th of 2135 public high schools	75.3%		80.8	396^th of 2162 public high schools	81.7%	132			49.7	49.7	61.2	61.2	31.1	31.1	$24,317	$22,916	$1,401
Summit Public School: Shasta	1.8mi	Public, Charter	9-12	905 Campus Dr.	Daly City	94015	San Mateo County	Summit Public School: Shasta District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 799-4719	458	17	26.8	32.8%	16 (3.5%)	4 (0.9%)	128 (27.9%)	262 (57.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	46 (10.0%)	63.4	747^th of 2135 public high schools	65.0%		88.9	219^th of 2162 public high schools	89.9%	528			30.5	30.5	51.4	51.4	35.1	35.1
El Camino High	2.1mi	Public	9-12	1320 Mission Rd.	South San Francisco	94080	San Mateo County	South San Francisco Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 877-8806	1,053	60	17.6	25.1%	65 (6.2%)	6 (0.6%)	399 (37.9%)	502 (47.7%)	2 (0.2%)	15 (1.4%)	64 (6.1%)	81.7	365^th of 2135 public high schools	82.9%		87.2	261^st of 2162 public high schools	87.9%	104			46.9	46.9	69.9	69.9	36.7	36.7	$26,166	$24,628	$1,538
City Arts & Leadership Academy	2.3mi	Public, Charter	9-12	350 Seneca Ave.	San Francisco	94112	San Francisco County	City Arts & Leadership Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 841-8910	397	23	17.2	52.9%	8 (2.0%)	24 (6.0%)	330 (83.1%)	6 (1.5%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	23 (5.8%)	31.9	1449^th of 2135 public high schools	32.1%		32.7	1432^nd of 2162 public high schools	33.8%	17			8.6	8.6	44.7	44.7	14.3	14.3
Balboa High	2.4mi	Public	9-12	1000 Cayuga Ave.	San Francisco	94112	San Francisco County	San Francisco Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 469-4090	1,238	62	20.0	63.7%	44 (3.6%)	70 (5.7%)	428 (34.6%)	611 (49.4%)	1 (0.1%)	17 (1.4%)	67 (5.4%)	59.7	824^th of 2135 public high schools	61.4%		80.4	400^th of 2162 public high schools	81.5%	424		37.6		37.5	50.0	50.0	32.9	32.9	$17,102	$15,478	$1,624
Jordan (June) School for Equity	2.9mi	Public	9-12	325 La Grande Ave.	San Francisco	94112	San Francisco County	San Francisco Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 452-4922	176	13	13.1	70.5%	4 (2.3%)	16 (9.1%)	128 (72.7%)	15 (8.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.3%)	9 (5.1%)	19.6	1659^th of 2135 public high schools	22.3%		14.7	1815^th of 2162 public high schools	16.0%	156		17.7		16.2	22.9	22.9	8.6	8.6	$28,746	$27,792	$954
Lowell High	2.9mi	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%)	98.5	18^th of 2135 public high schools	99.2%		97.2	50^th of 2162 public high schools	97.7%	32		84.7	40.9	83.0	93.4	93.4	87.3	87.3	$16,387	$15,208	$1,179
Baden High (Continuation)	3.2mi	Public	9-12	825 Southwood Dr.	South San Francisco	94080	San Mateo County	South San Francisco Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 877-8769	130	10	12.4	46.9%	13 (10.0%)	0 (0.0%)	88 (67.7%)	20 (15.4%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (6.2%)	18.5	1679^th of 2135 public high schools	21.4%		11	1965^th of 2162 public high schools	9.1%	286			14.3	14.3	16.7	16.7	0.0	0.0	$34,332	$31,816	$2,516

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