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The public high schools with the biggest test-score declines in California · page 3

Ranks 101–150 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
101	Foothill High	Sacramento, CA	Twin Rivers Unified	1,417	31.5%	25.6%	-5.9pp
102	Valhalla High	El Cajon, CA	Grossmont Union High	1,728	56.3%	50.3%	-5.9pp
103	Livingston High	Livingston, CA	Merced Union High	1,169	27.6%	21.7%	-5.9pp
104	Granite Hills High	Porterville, CA	Porterville Unified	1,206	36.9%	31.1%	-5.8pp
105	Sutter Union High	Sutter, CA	Sutter Union High	734	45.4%	39.6%	-5.8pp
106	Delta Charter	Aptos, CA	Santa Cruz City High	113	19.1%	13.4%	-5.7pp
107	McKinleyville High	McKinleyville, CA	Northern Humboldt Union High	566	40.1%	34.5%	-5.6pp
108	Elk Grove Charter	Elk Grove, CA	Elk Grove Unified	262	37.2%	31.6%	-5.6pp
109	Mount Miguel High	Spring Valley, CA	Grossmont Union High	1,539	33.4%	27.8%	-5.5pp
110	John Swett High	Crockett, CA	John Swett Unified	351	43.6%	38.0%	-5.5pp
111	Saratoga High	Saratoga, CA	Los Gatos-Saratoga Union High	1,161	88.2%	82.6%	-5.5pp
112	Dougherty Valley High	San Ramon, CA	San Ramon Valley Unified	3,039	87.2%	81.7%	-5.5pp
113	John H. Pitman High	Turlock, CA	Turlock Unified	1,986	41.0%	35.7%	-5.3pp
114	Dr. TJ Owens Gilroy Early College Academy	Gilroy, CA	Gilroy Unified	304	97.6%	92.4%	-5.3pp
115	Heritage High	Menifee, CA	Perris Union High	2,330	32.1%	26.8%	-5.3pp
116	Laguna Hills High	Laguna Hills, CA	Saddleback Valley Unified	1,317	48.2%	42.9%	-5.3pp
117	San Lorenzo Valley High	Felton, CA	San Lorenzo Valley Unified	578	57.9%	52.6%	-5.3pp
118	San Luis Obispo High	San Luis Obispo, CA	San Luis Coastal Unified	1,678	64.3%	59.0%	-5.3pp
119	Vanden High	Fairfield, CA	Travis Unified	1,631	51.0%	45.7%	-5.3pp
120	William S. Hart High	Newhall, CA	William S. Hart Union High	1,941	56.7%	51.6%	-5.2pp
121	Opportunity Youth Academy	San Jose, CA	Santa Clara County Office of Education	283	15.0%	9.9%	-5.2pp
122	Denair High	Denair, CA	Denair Unified	306	26.2%	21.1%	-5.1pp
123	John F. Kennedy High	Sacramento, CA	Sacramento City Unified	1,652	31.6%	26.5%	-5.1pp
124	San Ramon Valley High	Danville, CA	San Ramon Valley Unified	2,036	71.7%	66.7%	-5.1pp
125	Cesar Chavez High	Stockton, CA	Stockton Unified	2,021	27.0%	21.9%	-5.1pp
126	Upper Lake High	Upper Lake, CA	Upper Lake Unified	307	22.2%	17.2%	-5.0pp
127	East Nicolaus High	Nicolaus, CA	East Nicolaus Joint Union High	308	33.5%	28.6%	-5.0pp
128	Mt. Pleasant High	San Jose, CA	East Side Union High	998	37.0%	32.0%	-5.0pp
129	Ronald E. McNair High	Stockton, CA	Lodi Unified	1,644	28.8%	23.8%	-5.0pp
130	San Jacinto High	San Jacinto, CA	San Jacinto Unified	2,388	30.3%	25.3%	-5.0pp
131	Stockton Early College Academy	Stockton, CA	Stockton Unified	428	82.6%	77.6%	-5.0pp
132	Del Mar High	San Jose, CA	Campbell Union High	1,350	42.6%	37.8%	-4.9pp
133	Enterprise High	Redding, CA	Shasta Union High	1,148	43.5%	38.6%	-4.9pp
134	Northwood High	Irvine, CA	Irvine Unified	2,244	80.4%	75.5%	-4.9pp
135	Anderson Valley Junior-Senior High	Boonville, CA	Anderson Valley Unified	192	32.0%	27.2%	-4.8pp
136	James Lick High	San Jose, CA	East Side Union High	862	28.0%	23.2%	-4.8pp
137	Fall River Junior-Senior High	McArthur, CA	Fall River Joint Unified	226	36.2%	31.4%	-4.8pp
138	Mission Hills High	San Marcos, CA	San Marcos Unified	2,751	47.3%	42.5%	-4.8pp
139	Saint Helena High	St. Helena, CA	Saint Helena Unified	416	52.7%	47.9%	-4.8pp
140	Aliso Niguel High	Aliso Viejo, CA	Capistrano Unified	2,563	70.0%	65.3%	-4.7pp
141	Mills High	Millbrae, CA	San Mateo Union High	1,115	77.3%	72.6%	-4.7pp
142	Vista High	Vista, CA	Vista Unified	1,746	31.4%	26.7%	-4.7pp
143	Buena Park High	Buena Park, CA	Fullerton Joint Union High	1,682	34.8%	30.3%	-4.6pp
144	Grizzly ChalleNGe Charter	San Luis Obispo, CA	San Luis Obispo County Office of Education	241	11.0%	6.3%	-4.6pp
145	Chester Junior/Senior High	Chester, CA	Plumas Unified	124	27.6%	23.1%	-4.5pp
146	San Jacinto Leadership Academy - Magnet	San Jacinto, CA	San Jacinto Unified	748	53.0%	48.5%	-4.5pp
147	Minarets Charter High	O'Neals, CA	Chawanakee Unified	165	52.0%	47.6%	-4.4pp
148	Antioch High	Antioch, CA	Antioch Unified	1,776	21.4%	17.0%	-4.4pp
149	Union Mine High	El Dorado, CA	El Dorado Union High	1,033	47.7%	43.3%	-4.4pp
150	Los Angeles High School of the Arts	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	431	33.5%	29.1%	-4.4pp

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