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The public high schools with the biggest test-score declines in California · page 2

Ranks 51–100 of the public schools with the biggest test-score declines in California. Back to page 1.

BIGGEST DECLINES · CALIFORNIA

#	School	City	District	Students	3 yrs ago	Latest	Change
51	Serrano High	Phelan, CA	Snowline Joint Unified	2,163	39.5%	30.1%	-9.4pp
52	Reedley Middle College High	Reedley, CA	Kings Canyon Joint Unified	255	69.8%	60.6%	-9.2pp
53	Cabrillo High	Lompoc, CA	Lompoc Unified	1,060	46.6%	37.6%	-9.0pp
54	Franklin High	Elk Grove, CA	Elk Grove Unified	2,650	61.8%	53.0%	-8.8pp
55	California City High	California City, CA	Mojave Unified	604	25.4%	16.6%	-8.8pp
56	Ygnacio Valley High	Concord, CA	Mt. Diablo Unified	1,059	29.3%	20.5%	-8.8pp
57	McClymonds High	Oakland, CA	Oakland Unified	273	21.6%	12.9%	-8.7pp
58	Cathedral City High	Cathedral City, CA	Palm Springs Unified	1,334	39.9%	31.2%	-8.7pp
59	Prospect High	Saratoga, CA	Campbell Union High	1,460	59.1%	50.7%	-8.5pp
60	Maria Carrillo High	Santa Rosa, CA	Santa Rosa High	1,584	64.2%	55.7%	-8.5pp
61	Burbank High	Burbank, CA	Burbank Unified	2,457	55.0%	46.7%	-8.3pp
62	Grossmont High	La Mesa, CA	Grossmont Union High	2,172	48.9%	40.6%	-8.3pp
63	La Puente High	La Puente, CA	Hacienda la Puente Unified	813	30.3%	22.1%	-8.3pp
64	Portola High	Irvine, CA	Irvine Unified	2,693	77.3%	69.0%	-8.3pp
65	Thousand Oaks High	Thousand Oaks, CA	Conejo Valley Unified	1,703	56.5%	48.3%	-8.2pp
66	Palo Verde High	Blythe, CA	Palo Verde Unified	740	26.1%	17.8%	-8.2pp
67	Ganesha High	Pomona, CA	Pomona Unified	895	27.4%	19.2%	-8.2pp
68	Anzar High	San Juan Bautista, CA	Aromas - San Juan Unified	267	40.3%	32.0%	-8.2pp
69	Sequoia High	Redwood City, CA	Sequoia Union High	1,854	51.2%	43.1%	-8.1pp
70	Coalinga High	Coalinga, CA	Coalinga-Huron Unified	1,256	31.2%	23.2%	-7.9pp
71	Foothill High	Santa Ana, CA	Tustin Unified	2,126	63.7%	55.8%	-7.9pp
72	Ernest Kimme Charter Academy	Vacaville, CA	Vacaville Unified	194	12.9%	5.1%	-7.8pp
73	Oak Grove High	San Jose, CA	East Side Union High	1,374	43.8%	36.1%	-7.7pp
74	Monterey High	Monterey, CA	Monterey Peninsula Unified	1,401	52.5%	44.9%	-7.6pp
75	Desert Junior-Senior High	Edwards, CA	Muroc Joint Unified	497	37.3%	30.0%	-7.3pp
76	Palm Springs High	Palm Springs, CA	Palm Springs Unified	1,497	43.2%	35.9%	-7.3pp
77	Tamalpais High	Mill Valley, CA	Tamalpais Union High	1,470	69.2%	62.0%	-7.2pp
78	San Marin High	Novato, CA	Novato Unified	1,250	59.1%	52.0%	-7.1pp
79	Westmont High	Campbell, CA	Campbell Union High	1,682	65.3%	58.3%	-7.0pp
80	Folsom High	Folsom, CA	Folsom-Cordova Unified	2,901	72.3%	65.4%	-6.9pp
81	Nordhoff High	Ojai, CA	Ojai Unified	576	50.2%	43.4%	-6.9pp
82	Martin Luther King Jr. High	Riverside, CA	Riverside Unified	2,699	60.8%	53.9%	-6.9pp
83	Agoura High	Agoura, CA	Las Virgenes Unified	1,709	58.8%	52.0%	-6.8pp
84	Novato High	Novato, CA	Novato Unified	1,287	52.4%	45.6%	-6.8pp
85	Natomas Pacific Pathways Prep	Sacramento, CA	Natomas Unified	629	67.1%	60.4%	-6.7pp
86	Elk Grove High	Elk Grove, CA	Elk Grove Unified	1,684	48.0%	41.4%	-6.6pp
87	Trinity High	Weaverville, CA	Trinity Alps Unified	289	38.8%	32.3%	-6.5pp
88	Homestead High	Cupertino, CA	Fremont Union High	2,224	77.8%	71.3%	-6.4pp
89	Edison High	Huntington Beach, CA	Huntington Beach Union High	2,049	67.4%	61.0%	-6.4pp
90	Galileo High	San Francisco, CA	San Francisco Unified	1,750	53.4%	47.0%	-6.4pp
91	El Capitan High	Lakeside, CA	Grossmont Union High	1,810	41.5%	35.2%	-6.2pp
92	Mira Loma High	Sacramento, CA	San Juan Unified	1,655	50.4%	44.2%	-6.2pp
93	San Marcos High	San Marcos, CA	San Marcos Unified	3,067	46.1%	39.8%	-6.2pp
94	Independence High	San Jose, CA	East Side Union High	2,289	52.8%	46.7%	-6.1pp
95	Saddleback High	Santa Ana, CA	Santa Ana Unified	1,451	30.9%	24.8%	-6.1pp
96	Santa Ynez Valley Union High	Solvang, CA	Santa Ynez Valley Union High	801	55.6%	49.5%	-6.1pp
97	Rosamond High Early College Campus	Rosamond, CA	Southern Kern Unified	927	27.6%	21.5%	-6.1pp
98	Colony High	Ontario, CA	Chaffey Joint Union High	2,109	43.3%	37.3%	-6.0pp
99	El Toro High	Lake Forest, CA	Saddleback Valley Unified	1,902	58.2%	52.2%	-6.0pp
100	Will C. Wood High	Vacaville, CA	Vacaville Unified	1,671	38.1%	32.1%	-6.0pp

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