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The highest-poverty public high schools in California · page 14

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HIGHEST POVERTY · CALIFORNIA
#SchoolCityDistrictLevelStudents% FRL
651Greenfield HighGreenfield, CASouth Monterey County Joint Union HighHigh1,27478.5%
652Weber InstituteStockton, CAStockton UnifiedHigh35878.5%
653Los Banos HighLos Banos, CALos Banos UnifiedHigh1,54378.5%
654Valley HighSacramento, CAElk Grove UnifiedHigh1,62278.5%
655Buhach Colony HighAtwater, CAMerced Union HighHigh1,70478.5%
656Roselawn HighTurlock, CATurlock UnifiedHigh18178.5%
657New Millennium SecondaryGardena, CANew Millennium Secondary DistrictHigh11678.4%
658Magnolia Science Academy 5Reseda, CAMagnolia Science Academy 5 DistrictHigh21878.4%
659Lawndale HighLawndale, CACentinela Valley Union HighHigh1,40378.3%
660Wilmer Amina Carter HighRialto, CARialto UnifiedHigh1,95178.3%
661San Ysidro HighSan Diego, CASweetwater Union HighHigh1,94178.3%
662Summit Public School: TamalpaisRichmond, CASummit Public School: Tamalpais DistrictHigh62978.2%
663Ocean View HighHuntington Beach, CAHuntington Beach Union HighHigh1,15478.2%
664Orland HighOrland, CAOrland Joint UnifiedHigh72578.1%
665Marina HighMarina, CAMonterey Peninsula UnifiedHigh72177.9%
666Norwalk HighNorwalk, CANorwalk-La Mirada UnifiedHigh2,07577.9%
667American Legion High (Continuation)Sacramento, CASacramento City UnifiedHigh16377.9%
668Antelope Valley HighLancaster, CAAntelope Valley Union HighHigh1,49877.9%
669Academies of Education and Empowerment at Carson HighCarson, CALos Angeles UnifiedHigh47477.8%
670Hoopa Valley HighHoopa, CAKlamath-Trinity Joint UnifiedHigh26577.7%
671Downtown College Prep - Alum RockSan Jose, CADowntown College Prep - Alum Rock DistrictHigh20277.7%
672Elsinore HighWildomar, CALake Elsinore UnifiedHigh1,92777.7%
673Santa Fe HighSanta Fe Springs, CAWhittier Union HighHigh1,86577.6%
674Hanford West HighHanford, CAHanford Joint Union HighHigh1,33177.6%
675Ruben Salazar ContinuationPico Rivera, CAEl Rancho UnifiedHigh17877.5%
676Hiram W. Johnson HighSacramento, CASacramento City UnifiedHigh1,68277.5%
677Salinas HighSalinas, CASalinas Union HighHigh2,38077.5%
678Fort Bragg HighFort Bragg, CAFort Bragg UnifiedHigh56977.5%
679Aspire Vanguard College Preparatory AcademyModesto, CAAspire Vanguard College Preparatory Academy DistrictHigh61777.5%
680Options for Youth San GabrielSan Gabriel, CAOptions for Youth San Gabriel DistrictHigh24477.5%
681Jesse M. Bethel HighVallejo, CAVallejo City UnifiedHigh1,41877.4%
682Hilltop Senior HighChula Vista, CASweetwater Union HighHigh1,77177.4%
683Needles HighNeedles, CANeedles UnifiedHigh26977.3%
684Clear Lake HighLakeport, CALakeport UnifiedHigh33577.3%
685Wells (Ida B.) HighSan Francisco, CASan Francisco UnifiedHigh19877.3%
686Valley Vista HighFountain Valley, CAHuntington Beach Union HighHigh26377.2%
687San Pedro Senior HighSan Pedro, CALos Angeles UnifiedHigh2,39877.1%
688Hesperia HighHesperia, CAHesperia UnifiedHigh2,40577.1%
689Duarte HighDuarte, CADuarte UnifiedHigh75677.0%
690Kern Valley HighLake Isabella, CAKern HighHigh51676.9%
691Palo Verde HighBlythe, CAPalo Verde UnifiedHigh74076.9%
692Mar Vista Senior HighImperial Beach, CASweetwater Union HighHigh1,21676.9%
693Ronald E. McNair HighStockton, CALodi UnifiedHigh1,64476.9%
694Chino HighChino, CAChino Valley UnifiedHigh2,07776.8%
695Tracy (Wilbur) High (Continuation)Cerritos, CAABC UnifiedHigh16476.8%
696Lindhurst HighOlivehurst, CAMarysville Joint UnifiedHigh1,25476.8%
697Kearny Eng Innov & DesignSan Diego, CASan Diego UnifiedHigh29776.8%
698Pioneer Continuation HighRedding, CAShasta Union HighHigh21576.7%
699AeroSTEM AcademyYuba City, CAAeroSTEM Academy DistrictHigh11676.7%
700Lompoc HighLompoc, CALompoc UnifiedHigh1,59376.7%
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