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The highest-performing public high schools by test proficiency in California · page 5

Ranks 201250 of the highest-performing public schools by test proficiency in California. Back to page 1.

HIGHEST PROFICIENCY · CALIFORNIA
#SchoolCityDistrictLevel% FRLStudents% Proficient
201Alta Loma HighAlta Loma, CAChaffey Joint Union HighHigh60.3%2,38658.1%
202Calabasas HighCalabasas, CALas Virgenes UnifiedHigh24.9%1,70758.0%
203Citrus Valley HighRedlands, CARedlands UnifiedHigh65.5%2,11057.8%
204Dos Pueblos Senior HighGoleta, CASanta Barbara UnifiedHigh43.9%2,14957.7%
205Glendora HighGlendora, CAGlendora UnifiedHigh21.2%2,06957.7%
206Castro Valley HighCastro Valley, CACastro Valley UnifiedHigh40.0%2,87457.7%
207Vista Murrieta HighMurrieta, CAMurrieta Valley UnifiedHigh51.5%3,32857.6%
208Chaparral HighTemecula, CATemecula Valley UnifiedHigh39.4%3,13657.5%
209Valencia HighPlacentia, CAPlacentia-Yorba Linda UnifiedHigh67.3%2,41157.4%
210Ripon HighRipon, CARipon UnifiedHigh26.2%1,05157.1%
211Pioneer HighSan Jose, CASan Jose UnifiedHigh30.8%1,39356.9%
212Liberty Ranch HighGalt, CAGalt Joint Union HighHigh41.3%89956.9%
213Abraham Lincoln Senior HighLos Angeles, CALos Angeles UnifiedHigh89.4%91356.7%
214Capistrano Valley HighMission Viejo, CACapistrano UnifiedHigh40.5%1,99156.6%
215Balboa HighSan Francisco, CASan Francisco UnifiedHigh63.7%1,23856.6%
216Foothill HighPalo Cedro, CAShasta Union HighHigh45.0%1,48756.6%
217Etiwanda HighEtiwanda, CAChaffey Joint Union HighHigh54.5%3,44656.3%
218Central Valley HighShasta Lake, CAGateway UnifiedHigh71.5%58356.3%
219Morro Bay HighMorro Bay, CASan Luis Coastal UnifiedHigh51.1%75156.2%
220Bolsa Grande HighGarden Grove, CAGarden Grove UnifiedHigh86.2%1,70156.1%
221Kearny Eng Innov & DesignSan Diego, CASan Diego UnifiedHigh76.8%29756.1%
222Brea Olinda HighBrea, CABrea-Olinda UnifiedHigh41.6%1,67656.0%
223Eagle Rock HighLos Angeles, CALos Angeles UnifiedHigh51.6%2,03156.0%
224Garden Grove HighGarden Grove, CAGarden Grove UnifiedHigh82.3%2,14855.9%
225Martin Luther King Jr. HighRiverside, CARiverside UnifiedHigh54.7%2,69955.9%
226Templeton HighTempleton, CATempleton UnifiedHigh28.4%72555.9%
227Rancho Cucamonga HighRancho Cucamonga, CAChaffey Joint Union HighHigh57.4%3,22155.7%
228Sonora HighLa Habra, CAFullerton Joint Union HighHigh66.5%1,77955.6%
229North Hollywood Senior HighNorth Hollywood, CALos Angeles UnifiedHigh72.0%2,44455.6%
230Palm Desert HighPalm Desert, CADesert Sands UnifiedHigh60.2%2,07955.5%
231Santa Teresa HighSan Jose, CAEast Side Union HighHigh27.9%2,13455.5%
232Newport Harbor HighNewport Beach, CANewport-Mesa UnifiedHigh42.7%2,08455.5%
233Burroughs HighBurbank, CABurbank UnifiedHigh26.6%2,28355.3%
234Trabuco Hills HighMission Viejo, CASaddleback Valley UnifiedHigh37.3%2,47555.3%
235El Camino HighSouth San Francisco, CASouth San Francisco UnifiedHigh25.1%1,05355.3%
236Prospect HighSaratoga, CACampbell Union HighHigh49.2%1,46055.2%
237Buckingham Collegiate Charter AcademyVacaville, CAVacaville UnifiedHigh34.2%47455.2%
238Heritage HighBrentwood, CALiberty Union HighHigh19.4%2,56655.1%
239John Marshall Senior HighLos Angeles, CALos Angeles UnifiedHigh71.2%1,84255.0%
240William S. Hart HighNewhall, CAWilliam S. Hart Union HighHigh39.1%1,94155.0%
241Carlsbad HighCarlsbad, CACarlsbad UnifiedHigh31.5%2,33655.0%
242Gabrielino HighSan Gabriel, CASan Gabriel UnifiedHigh70.0%1,43855.0%
243Beverly Hills HighBeverly Hills, CABeverly Hills UnifiedHigh30.6%1,17355.0%
244Huntington Beach HighHuntington Beach, CAHuntington Beach Union HighHigh33.8%2,64555.0%
245La Costa Canyon HighCarlsbad, CASan Dieguito Union HighHigh18.3%1,77454.9%
246Terra Linda HighSan Rafael, CASan Rafael City HighHigh49.4%1,24854.8%
247Newbury Park HighNewbury Park, CAConejo Valley UnifiedHigh17.5%2,04754.8%
248San Mateo HighSan Mateo, CASan Mateo Union HighHigh38.1%1,55754.7%
249San Gabriel HighSan Gabriel, CAAlhambra UnifiedHigh66.4%1,76154.6%
250Westlake HighWestlake Village, CAConejo Valley UnifiedHigh17.7%1,90054.5%
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