Best High Schools in Zip Code 93645

ZIP code 93645 has three high schools serving grades 9–12: Minarets High, Minarets Charter High, and Cedar Continuation High. In 2025–2026, the two Minarets schools with reported test results averaged 72% proficiency in English language arts (ELA), compared with 49% statewide, but averaged 15% in math, compared with 38% statewide. The central takeaway is that ELA is a clear strength, while math is a substantial shared weakness relative to the state.

The strongest results depend on the subject: Minarets Charter High led in ELA, at 80% versus 65% at Minarets High, and in math, at 20% versus 10%; the math results were both below the 38% state figure. Minarets High led in science, 42% to 39%, and reported a 100% graduation rate and 0% dropout rate, compared with 94% and 6% at the charter school. Chronic absenteeism was high at both: 25% and 25%, respectively, versus 18% statewide. Cedar Continuation High has no school-level test scores supplied, so academic comparisons cover only the two Minarets schools.

Science improved at both Minarets schools from 2024–2025 to 2025–2026: proficiency rose 15 percentage points at Minarets High and 27 points at Minarets Charter High. Math moved in the opposite direction, falling 4 points and 7 points, respectively, while ELA rose 11 points at the charter school and fell 3 points at Minarets High. SchoolDigger ranked the schools 877th and 694th out of 2,137 California schools, respectively, with three stars each; their rankings were at the 59th and 68th percentiles, down 8 and 12 percentile points from 2023–2024. As context, 2024–2025 free/reduced lunch eligibility was 51% at Minarets High, 53% at the charter school, and 70% at Cedar. Enrollment and student–teacher ratios were 265 and 16.3 at Minarets High, 165 and 23.7 at the charter school, and 10 and 10.2 at Cedar.