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School
Type
Grades
Address
City
Zip
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Is Charter
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# Students
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)
Average Standard
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2023
)
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2023
)
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2023
SchoolDigger Rating (
2024
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062205002615
671
Live Oak High
Public
9-12
2351 Pennington Rd.
Live Oak
95953
Sutter County
Live Oak Unified
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(530) 695-5415
591
31
18.9
69.5%
141 (23.9%)
5 (0.8%)
368 (62.3%)
63 (10.7%)
4 (0.7%)
0 (0.0%)
10 (1.7%)
$7,043
58.7
60.8
641
30
062022002423
672
Pescadero High
Public
9-12
350 Butano Cut Off
Pescadero
94060
San Mateo County
La Honda-Pescadero Unified
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(650) 879-0274
83
5
16.1
37.3%
17 (20.5%)
0 (0.0%)
66 (79.5%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
$15,689
58.7
61.4
627
45
060184114353
673
JCS - Manzanita
Public, Charter, Alternative
K-12
5300 Jackson Dr.
La Mesa
91942
San Diego County
JCS - Manzanita District
Yes
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(619) 303-4344
200
17
11.7
55.5%
66 (33.0%)
6 (3.0%)
102 (51.0%)
5 (2.5%)
1 (0.5%)
0 (0.0%)
18 (9.0%)
58.7
51.1
839
166
063567006083
674
Ernest Righetti High
Public
9-12
941 East Foster Rd.
Santa Maria
93455
Santa Barbara County
Santa Maria Joint Union High
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(805) 937-2051
2,424
120
20.1
60.6%
448 (18.5%)
28 (1.2%)
1,797 (74.1%)
81 (3.3%)
27 (1.1%)
7 (0.3%)
28 (1.2%)
$10,413
58.7
44.2
1007
333
060846000838
675
Don Antonio Lugo High
Public
9-12
13400 Pipeline Ave.
Chino
91710
San Bernardino County
Chino Valley Unified
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(909) 591-3902
1,391
68
20.5
80.7%
156 (11.2%)
18 (1.3%)
1,165 (83.8%)
38 (2.7%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
13 (0.9%)
$12,532
58.6
51.1
841
166
060173003557
676
Horizon Charter
Public, Charter, Alternative
K-12
873 First St.
Lincoln
95648
Placer County
Horizon Charter District
Yes
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(916) 408-5200
1,572
60
26.4
55.2%
747 (47.5%)
88 (5.6%)
429 (27.3%)
68 (4.3%)
3 (0.2%)
8 (0.5%)
226 (14.4%)
58.4
62
618
58
063384012139
677
School of Engineering & Sciences
Public
7-12
7345 Gloria Dr.
Sacramento
95831
Sacramento County
Sacramento City Unified
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(916) 395-5040
532
20
25.9
61.8%
44 (8.3%)
42 (7.9%)
285 (53.6%)
100 (18.8%)
1 (0.2%)
8 (1.5%)
52 (9.8%)
$7,070
58.2
66.6
532
145
061488001858
678
Los Amigos High
Public
9-12
16566 Newhope St.
Fountain Valley
92708
Orange County
Garden Grove Unified
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(714) 663-6288
1,437
76
18.8
94.4%
27 (1.9%)
6 (0.4%)
1,200 (83.5%)
188 (13.1%)
0 (0.0%)
4 (0.3%)
11 (0.8%)
$12,911
58.2
49.7
873
195
062724004114
679
Estancia High
Public
9-12
2323 Placentia Ave.
Costa Mesa
92627
Orange County
Newport-Mesa Unified
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(949) 515-6500
1,030
54
18.9
84.1%
114 (11.1%)
5 (0.5%)
852 (82.7%)
22 (2.1%)
1 (0.1%)
5 (0.5%)
26 (2.5%)
58.1
55.6
744
65
060444013706
680
Las Flores Home Education Independent Study Academy
Public, Virtual, Alternative
K-12
10039 East Palm St.
Bellflower
90706
Los Angeles County
Bellflower Unified
No
(n/a)
Yes
(n/a)
(562) 804-6565
289
13
22.3
72.7%
26 (9.0%)
32 (11.1%)
188 (65.1%)
16 (5.5%)
2 (0.7%)
3 (1.0%)
22 (7.6%)
$10,427
58.1
59.1
674
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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:
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No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education
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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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