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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)
062865004448	2101	Richland Continuation High	Public	9-12	615 North Lemon St.	Orange	92867	Orange County	Orange Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 997-6167	186	14	13.6	88.2%	15 (8.1%)	1 (0.5%)	161 (86.6%)	2 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.7%)	$11,491							9	12.4	1928	173
063480005878	2102	Pacific Beach High	Public	10-12	11950 Los Osos Valley Rd.	San Luis Obispo	93405	San Luis Obispo County	San Luis Coastal Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 596-4023	67	4	15.8	71.6%	23 (34.3%)	1 (1.5%)	38 (56.7%)	1 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (6.0%)	$22,873							9	18.4	1739	363
069104211997	2103	Feather River Academy	Public	7-12	1895 Lassen Blvd.	Yuba City	95993	Sutter County	Sutter County Office of Education	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 822-2400	27	5	5.6	96.3%	8 (29.6%)	4 (14.8%)	12 (44.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (7.4%)	$41,889							9			(n/a)
061954004529	2104	Kern Workforce 2000 Academy	Public, Charter	9-12	5801 Sundale Ave.	Bakersfield	93309	Kern County	Kern High	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 827-3158	574	58	9.8	92.3%	21 (3.7%)	22 (3.8%)	522 (90.9%)	4 (0.7%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	$11,227							9	9.2	2119	15
061524001924	2105	Daily (Allan F.) High (Continuation)	Public	9-12	220 North Kenwood	Glendale	91206	Los Angeles County	Glendale Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 247-4805	108	15	7.4	68.5%	42 (38.9%)	2 (1.9%)	56 (51.9%)	5 (4.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.9%)	1 (0.9%)	$16,761							9	9.5	2092	13
060964001010	2106	Conejo Valley High (Continuation)	Public	9-12	1402 East Janss Rd.	Thousand Oaks	91362	Ventura County	Conejo Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 498-6646	82	9	8.7	63.4%	27 (32.9%)	1 (1.2%)	53 (64.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.2%)	$23,485							8.9	7.8	2218	112
060462000425	2107	Liberty High	Public	9-12	351 East J St.	Benicia	94510	Solano County	Benicia Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 747-8323	50	5	9.3	52.0%	17 (34.0%)	7 (14.0%)	19 (38.0%)	3 (6.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (8.0%)	$15,789							8.9	14	1871	236
061970009385	2108	Mountain View (Alternative)	Public, Alternative	K-12	877 E. North Ave.	Reedley	93654	Fresno County	Kings Canyon Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 305-7080	305	21	14.6	89.8%	25 (8.2%)	0 (0.0%)	275 (90.2%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	$6,029							8.9	10.6	2024	84
060160513705	2109	Family First Charter	Public, Charter	9-12	12500 Ramona Ave.	Hawthorne	90250	Los Angeles County	Family First Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 946-0379	595	15	38.8	3.7%	25 (4.2%)	65 (10.9%)	473 (79.5%)	16 (2.7%)	5 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	10 (1.7%)								8.9	2.1	2347	238
063684006245	2110	Apollo High	Public	9-12	3150 School St.	Simi Valley	93065	Ventura County	Simi Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 520-6150	110	12	9.5	69.1%	40 (36.4%)	2 (1.8%)	65 (59.1%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.8%)	$20,254							8.9	12.1	1948	162

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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 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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Educational resources:

State-Administered Standardized Tests: A Comprehensive Guide

Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA): Transforming Education in America

SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the California Department of Education.