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School
Type
Grades
Address
City
Zip
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District
Is Charter
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Phone
# Students
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Total from State and Local Funds
Average Standard
Score (
2024
)
Average Standard
Score (
2023
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Rank (
2023
)
Rank Change from
2023
SchoolDigger Rating (
2024
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062205009390
1441
Valley Oak Continuation High
Public
9-12
2207 Pennington Rd.
Live Oak
95953
Sutter County
Live Oak Unified
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(530) 695-5430
21
1
17.3
76.2%
9 (42.9%)
0 (0.0%)
11 (52.4%)
0 (0.0%)
1 (4.8%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
$8,505
29.4
11.2
1986
545
062271013133
1442
Visual and Performing Arts at Legacy High School Complex
Public
9-12
5225 Tweedy Blvd.
South Gate
90280
Los Angeles County
Los Angeles Unified
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(323) 357-7531
427
22
19.2
87.8%
4 (0.9%)
4 (0.9%)
416 (97.4%)
0 (0.0%)
1 (0.2%)
0 (0.0%)
2 (0.5%)
$9,862
29.3
32.9
1336
106
062547003790
1443
Bell Gardens High
Public
9-12
6119 Agra St.
Bell Gardens
90201
Los Angeles County
Montebello Unified
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(323) 826-5151
2,139
113
18.9
76.5%
0 (0.0%)
1 (0.0%)
2,123 (99.3%)
1 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
14 (0.7%)
$6,084
29.3
24.1
1588
145
064030013714
1444
Ukiah Independent Study Academy
Public, Alternative
K-12
1000 Low Gap Rd.
Ukiah
95482
Mendocino County
Ukiah Unified
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(707) 472-5096
122
6
19.4
70.5%
54 (44.3%)
1 (0.8%)
51 (41.8%)
1 (0.8%)
10 (8.2%)
0 (0.0%)
5 (4.1%)
$5,955
29.3
34.4
1296
148
061455001730
1445
Fresno High
Public
9-12
1839 Echo Ave.
Fresno
93704
Fresno County
Fresno Unified
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(559) 457-2780
2,009
102
19.7
89.3%
171 (8.5%)
167 (8.3%)
1,501 (74.7%)
103 (5.1%)
17 (0.8%)
5 (0.2%)
40 (2.0%)
$9,919
29.2
29.2
1443
2
060006814039
1446
Freedom Home
Public, Virtual, Alternative
K-12
16362 Paula Rd.
Madera
93636
Madera County
Golden Valley Unified
No
(n/a)
Yes
(n/a)
(559) 645-3590
47
2
25
53.2%
22 (46.8%)
1 (2.1%)
19 (40.4%)
1 (2.1%)
4 (8.5%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
$9,929
29.1
49.1
887
559
064119013151
1447
Vista Visions Academy
Public, Alternative
K-12
1575 Bonair Dr.
Vista
92084
San Diego County
Vista Unified
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(760) 724-4785
82
5
15.3
69.5%
20 (24.4%)
2 (2.4%)
52 (63.4%)
3 (3.7%)
0 (0.0%)
1 (1.2%)
4 (4.9%)
$36,777
29
43.4
1032
415
060004607183
1448
Gonzales High
Public
9-12
501 Fifth St.
Gonzales
93926
Monterey County
Gonzales Unified
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(831) 675-2495
777
41
18.7
60.6%
8 (1.0%)
2 (0.3%)
751 (96.7%)
3 (0.4%)
8 (1.0%)
0 (0.0%)
5 (0.6%)
$7,885
29
32.3
1348
100
063468014627
1449
San Leandro Virtual Academy
Public, Virtual, Alternative
K-12
1700 Leonard Dr.
San Leandro
94577
Alameda County
San Leandro Unified
No
(n/a)
Yes
(n/a)
(510) 618-4460
108
6
17.2
75.0%
17 (15.7%)
13 (12.0%)
51 (47.2%)
14 (13.0%)
0 (0.0%)
2 (1.9%)
11 (10.2%)
29
21.6
1651
202
063697212990
1450
Adelanto High
Public
9-12
15620 Joshua St.
Adelanto
92301
San Bernardino County
Victor Valley Union High
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(760) 246-3909
2,229
94
23.8
81.6%
65 (2.9%)
447 (20.1%)
1,577 (70.7%)
16 (0.7%)
4 (0.2%)
9 (0.4%)
104 (4.7%)
$5,746
29
27.8
1484
34
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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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Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA): Transforming Education in America
State-Administered Standardized Tests: A Comprehensive Guide
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: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the California Department of Education.
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