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060196713155
1961
LPS Oakland R & D Campus
Public, Charter
9-12
8601 MacArthur Blvd. Bldg. 100
Oakland
94605
Alameda County
LPS Oakland R & D Campus District
Yes
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(510) 633-0750
218
8
25.7
60.1%
0 (0.0%)
7 (3.2%)
207 (95.0%)
1 (0.5%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
3 (1.4%)
10.8
14.2
1868
93
063726009445
1962
Theodore Bird High
Public
9-12
251 South Barretta St.
Sonora
95370
Tuolumne County
Sonora Union High
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(209) 533-2923
90
4
25
55.6%
70 (77.8%)
0 (0.0%)
10 (11.1%)
0 (0.0%)
2 (2.2%)
1 (1.1%)
4 (4.4%)
$5,537
10.8
9.3
2104
142
063441005653
1963
Wells (Ida B.) High
Public
9-12
1099 Hayes St.
San Francisco
94117
San Francisco County
San Francisco Unified
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(415) 241-6315
179
12
14.8
78.8%
13 (7.3%)
31 (17.3%)
99 (55.3%)
22 (12.3%)
0 (0.0%)
2 (1.1%)
12 (6.7%)
$6,103
10.8
10.8
2013
50
061077001200
1964
Sunset High
Public
9-12
2500 Elk Valley Cross Rd.
Crescent City
95531
Del Norte County
Del Norte County Unified
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(707) 464-0380
101
5
20
85.1%
44 (43.6%)
0 (0.0%)
20 (19.8%)
2 (2.0%)
25 (24.8%)
0 (0.0%)
9 (8.9%)
$17,286
10.8
15.1
1831
133
062160002572
1965
La Paloma High (Continuation)
Public
9-12
400 Ghiggeri Way
Brentwood
94513
Contra Costa County
Liberty Union High
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(925) 634-2888
148
12
12.3
47.3%
26 (17.6%)
19 (12.8%)
89 (60.1%)
3 (2.0%)
1 (0.7%)
2 (1.4%)
8 (5.4%)
$13,956
10.8
10.3
2042
77
069103211281
1966
Grizzly ChalleNGe Charter
Public, Charter
10-12
721 Mendocino Ave. Camp San Lu
San Luis Obispo
93405
San Luis Obispo County
San Luis Obispo County Office of Education
Yes
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(805) 782-6882
225
15
15.2
85.8%
15 (6.7%)
8 (3.6%)
190 (84.4%)
3 (1.3%)
2 (0.9%)
0 (0.0%)
7 (3.1%)
$14,475
10.7
18.1
1743
223
063261005073
1967
Mountain High
Public
9-12
27614 Hwy. 18
Lake Arrowhead
92352
San Bernardino County
Rim of the World Unified
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(909) 336-2038
35
3
11.4
68.6%
14 (40.0%)
0 (0.0%)
20 (57.1%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
1 (2.9%)
$11,389
10.7
6.4
2294
327
060160711118
1968
Summit Leadership Academy-High Desert
Public, Charter
7-12
12850 Muscatel St.
Hesperia
92344
San Bernardino County
Summit Leadership Academy-High Desert District
Yes
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(760) 949-9202
207
15
13.6
87.0%
23 (11.1%)
22 (10.6%)
142 (68.6%)
1 (0.5%)
1 (0.5%)
0 (0.0%)
16 (7.7%)
10.7
7.6
2230
262
060234814224
1969
SAVA - Sacramento Academic and Vocational Academy - SCUSD
Public, Charter
7-12
5330 Power Inn Rd. Ste. A
Sacramento
95820
Sacramento County
SAVA - Sacramento Academy and Vocational Academy - SCUSD Di
Yes
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(916) 387-8063
701
41
17
87.0%
49 (7.0%)
107 (15.3%)
435 (62.1%)
34 (4.9%)
3 (0.4%)
5 (0.7%)
62 (8.8%)
10.7
10.5
2029
60
069102711051
1970
Palmiter Special Education
Public
7-12
2040 Ethan Way
Sacramento
95825
Sacramento County
Sacramento County Office of Education
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(916) 228-2020
31
5
6.2
77.4%
12 (38.7%)
10 (32.3%)
3 (9.7%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
6 (19.4%)
$60,982
10.7
4.2
2330
360
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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.
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