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School	Students/Teachers	Per Pupil Expenditures (2018)	Ranking (2024 vs 2023)
062271012524	1311	UCLA Community K-12	Public, Alternative	K-12	700 South Mariposa Ave.	Los Angeles	90005	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(213) 480-3750	941	51	18.4	95.3%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$9,362	34	34.6	1287	24
061293001470	1312	Esparto High	Public	9-12	17121 Yolo Ave.	Esparto	95627	Yolo County	Esparto Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 787-3405	273	15	18.5	71.8%	51 (18.7%)	5 (1.8%)	209 (76.6%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.8%)	$9,424	34	32.3	1352	40
060248014229	1313	Olive Grove Charter - Santa Barbara	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	1933 Cliff Dr.	Santa Barbara	93109	Santa Barbara County	Olive Grove Charter - Santa Barbara District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 623-1111	80	4	22.3	53.8%	25 (31.3%)	1 (1.3%)	44 (55.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (11.3%)		33.9	27.8	1486	173
060221210459	1314	Aspire Lionel Wilson College Preparatory Academy	Public, Charter	6-12	400 105th Ave.	Oakland	94603	Alameda County	Aspire Lionel Wilson College Preparatory Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 635-7737	451	21	21.4	80.3%	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.0%)	437 (96.9%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)		33.7	35.4	1268	46
060189714356	1315	Scale Leadership Academy - East	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	1880 Compton Ave	Corona	92881	Riverside County	Scale Leadership Academy - East District	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(888) 315-4660	956	30	32.2	58.8%	345 (36.1%)	132 (13.8%)	303 (31.7%)	57 (6.0%)	2 (0.2%)	5 (0.5%)	112 (11.7%)		33.7	32.9	1335	20
063417005384	1316	San Bernardino High	Public	9-12	1850 North E St.	San Bernardino	92405	San Bernardino County	San Bernardino City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 881-8217	1,480	73	20.2	91.1%	33 (2.2%)	112 (7.6%)	1,282 (86.6%)	16 (1.1%)	6 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	29 (2.0%)	$8,311	33.6	25.3	1552	236
060182014163	1317	Lemoore Online College Preparatory High	Public, Virtual, Charter	9-12	555 College Ave.	Lemoore	93245	Kings County	Lemoore Online College Preparatory High District	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(559) 925-3524	162	7	23.1	48.1%	38 (23.5%)	2 (1.2%)	90 (55.6%)	7 (4.3%)	8 (4.9%)	3 (1.9%)	10 (6.2%)		33.5	38.1	1205	112
062519003764	1318	Modoc High	Public	9-12	900 North Main St.	Alturas	96101	Modoc County	Modoc Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 233-7201	227	15	14.7	62.1%	147 (64.8%)	4 (1.8%)	40 (17.6%)	4 (1.8%)	19 (8.4%)	2 (0.9%)	9 (4.0%)	$8,610	33.5	39.1	1168	150
060227712465	1319	Architecture Construction & Engineering Charter High (ACE)	Public, Charter	9-12	570 Airport Way	Camarillo	93010	Ventura County	Architecture Construction & Engr Charter High (ACE) District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 437-1410	249	14	17.9	42.2%	57 (22.9%)	4 (1.6%)	154 (61.8%)	18 (7.2%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (5.6%)		33.5	55.3	755	564
060195713410	1320	KIPP San Francisco College Preparatory	Public, Charter	9-12	1195 Hudson Ave.	San Francisco	94124	San Francisco County	KIPP San Francisco College Preparatory District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 643-6951	316	25	12.5	81.6%	3 (0.9%)	84 (26.6%)	210 (66.5%)	5 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.5%)	6 (1.9%)		33.5	29	1450	130

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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 10, 2024, 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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School															Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2018)							Ranking (2024 vs 2023)
ID	Rank (of 2323)	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	Average Standard Score (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Rank (2023)	Rank Change from 2023	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)
062271012524	1311	UCLA Community K-12	Public, Alternative	K-12	700 South Mariposa Ave.	Los Angeles	90005	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(213) 480-3750	941	51	18.4	95.3%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$9,362							34	34.6	1287	24
061293001470	1312	Esparto High	Public	9-12	17121 Yolo Ave.	Esparto	95627	Yolo County	Esparto Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 787-3405	273	15	18.5	71.8%	51 (18.7%)	5 (1.8%)	209 (76.6%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.8%)	$9,424							34	32.3	1352	40
060248014229	1313	Olive Grove Charter - Santa Barbara	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	1933 Cliff Dr.	Santa Barbara	93109	Santa Barbara County	Olive Grove Charter - Santa Barbara District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 623-1111	80	4	22.3	53.8%	25 (31.3%)	1 (1.3%)	44 (55.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (11.3%)								33.9	27.8	1486	173
060221210459	1314	Aspire Lionel Wilson College Preparatory Academy	Public, Charter	6-12	400 105th Ave.	Oakland	94603	Alameda County	Aspire Lionel Wilson College Preparatory Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 635-7737	451	21	21.4	80.3%	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.0%)	437 (96.9%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)								33.7	35.4	1268	46
060189714356	1315	Scale Leadership Academy - East	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	1880 Compton Ave	Corona	92881	Riverside County	Scale Leadership Academy - East District	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(888) 315-4660	956	30	32.2	58.8%	345 (36.1%)	132 (13.8%)	303 (31.7%)	57 (6.0%)	2 (0.2%)	5 (0.5%)	112 (11.7%)								33.7	32.9	1335	20
063417005384	1316	San Bernardino High	Public	9-12	1850 North E St.	San Bernardino	92405	San Bernardino County	San Bernardino City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 881-8217	1,480	73	20.2	91.1%	33 (2.2%)	112 (7.6%)	1,282 (86.6%)	16 (1.1%)	6 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	29 (2.0%)	$8,311							33.6	25.3	1552	236
060182014163	1317	Lemoore Online College Preparatory High	Public, Virtual, Charter	9-12	555 College Ave.	Lemoore	93245	Kings County	Lemoore Online College Preparatory High District	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(559) 925-3524	162	7	23.1	48.1%	38 (23.5%)	2 (1.2%)	90 (55.6%)	7 (4.3%)	8 (4.9%)	3 (1.9%)	10 (6.2%)								33.5	38.1	1205	112
062519003764	1318	Modoc High	Public	9-12	900 North Main St.	Alturas	96101	Modoc County	Modoc Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 233-7201	227	15	14.7	62.1%	147 (64.8%)	4 (1.8%)	40 (17.6%)	4 (1.8%)	19 (8.4%)	2 (0.9%)	9 (4.0%)	$8,610							33.5	39.1	1168	150
060227712465	1319	Architecture Construction & Engineering Charter High (ACE)	Public, Charter	9-12	570 Airport Way	Camarillo	93010	Ventura County	Architecture Construction & Engr Charter High (ACE) District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 437-1410	249	14	17.9	42.2%	57 (22.9%)	4 (1.6%)	154 (61.8%)	18 (7.2%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (5.6%)								33.5	55.3	755	564
060195713410	1320	KIPP San Francisco College Preparatory	Public, Charter	9-12	1195 Hudson Ave.	San Francisco	94124	San Francisco County	KIPP San Francisco College Preparatory District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 643-6951	316	25	12.5	81.6%	3 (0.9%)	84 (26.6%)	210 (66.5%)	5 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.5%)	6 (1.9%)								33.5	29	1450	130