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The public high schools with the highest share of Black students in California

This ranking covers the public high schools with the highest share of Black students in California, drawn from 1,577 qualifying public high schools. ICEF View Park Preparatory High leads the list at 89.8%, against a median of 2.5% across the ranked schools.

The table below is sortable and filterable, and the full list downloads as a CSV. Figures come from federal NCES enrollment data and, where applicable, state assessment results for 2024-25.

Schools ranked

1,577

California

Top % Black

89.8%

Median % Black

2.5%

MOST BLACK · CALIFORNIA

#	School	City	District	Students	Black students	% Black
1	ICEF View Park Preparatory High	Los Angeles, CA	ICEF View Park Preparatory High District	313	281	89.8%
2	WESM Health/Sports Medicine	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	589	444	75.4%
3	McClymonds High	Oakland, CA	Oakland Unified	273	191	70.0%
4	Crenshaw Sci Tech Engr Math and Med Magnet	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	503	295	58.6%
5	City Honors International Preparatory High	Inglewood, CA	Inglewood Unified	331	192	58.0%
6	Sacramento Charter High	Sacramento, CA	Sacramento Charter High District	413	239	57.9%
7	New Designs Charter School-Watts	Los Angeles, CA	New Designs Charter School-Watts District	194	108	55.7%
8	CATCH Prep Charter High Inc.	Los Angeles, CA	CATCH Prep Charter High Inc. District	125	67	53.6%
9	King/Drew Medical Magnet High	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	1,381	654	47.4%
10	AIMS College Prep High	Oakland, CA	AIMS College Prep High District	386	181	46.9%
11	The SEED School of Los Angeles County	Los Angeles, CA	The SEED School of Los Angeles County District	206	92	44.7%
12	Horace Mann UCLA Community	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	440	194	44.1%
13	Emery Secondary	Emeryville, CA	Emery Unified	162	71	43.8%
14	Magnolia Science Academy 3	Carson, CA	Magnolia Science Academy 3 District	411	174	42.3%
15	Susan Miller Dorsey Senior High	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	853	361	42.3%
16	WISH Academy High	Los Angeles, CA	WISH Academy High District	283	117	41.3%
17	Animo City of Champions Charter High	Inglewood, CA	Animo City of Champions Charter High District	299	123	41.1%
18	Animo Compton Charter	Los Angeles, CA	Animo Compton Charter District	372	153	41.1%
19	Dewey Academy High	Oakland, CA	Oakland Unified	125	49	39.2%
20	Inglewood High	Inglewood, CA	Inglewood Unified	757	292	38.6%
21	Young Adult Program	Oakland, CA	Oakland Unified	126	48	38.1%
22	Opportunity Academy	Hayward, CA	Alameda County Office of Education	175	62	35.4%
23	New Millennium Secondary	Gardena, CA	New Millennium Secondary District	116	41	35.3%
24	Bidwell Continuation High	Antioch, CA	Antioch Unified	147	51	34.7%
25	George Washington Preparatory High	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	738	254	34.4%
26	Crawford High	San Diego, CA	San Diego Unified	1,318	445	33.8%
27	Los Padrinos Juvenile Hall	Downey, CA	Los Angeles County Office of Education	225	74	32.9%
28	Desert Winds Continuation High	Lancaster, CA	Antelope Valley Union High	605	191	31.6%
29	Oakland Technical High	Oakland, CA	Oakland Unified	1,812	568	31.4%
30	TEACH Tech Charter High	Los Angeles, CA	TEACH Tech Charter High District	363	113	31.1%
31	Rio Cazadero High	Sacramento, CA	Elk Grove Unified	120	37	30.8%
32	Discovery High	Sacramento, CA	Natomas Unified	130	40	30.8%
33	Antelope Valley High	Lancaster, CA	Antelope Valley Union High	1,498	445	29.7%
34	Envision Academy for Arts & Technology	Oakland, CA	Envision Academy for Arts & Technology District	207	61	29.5%
35	James J. McBride Special Education Center	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	124	36	29.0%
36	Gateway to College High at Laney College	Oakland, CA	Oakland Unified	104	30	28.9%
37	Capital College & Career Academy	Sacramento, CA	Capital College & Career Academy District	115	33	28.7%
38	Castlemont High	Oakland, CA	Oakland Unified	719	205	28.5%
39	Deer Valley High	Antioch, CA	Antioch Unified	1,812	504	27.8%
40	California City High	California City, CA	Mojave Unified	604	167	27.6%
41	KIPP San Francisco College Preparatory	San Francisco, CA	KIPP San Francisco College Preparatory District	196	54	27.6%
42	City Heights Preparatory Charter	San Diego, CA	City Heights Preparatory Charter District	160	44	27.5%
43	East Bay Innovation Academy	Oakland, CA	East Bay Innovation Academy District	451	121	26.8%
44	Oakland School for the Arts	Oakland, CA	Oakland School for the Arts District	828	210	25.4%
45	Gardena Senior High	Gardena, CA	Los Angeles Unified	1,343	335	24.9%
46	SAVA - Sacramento Academic and Vocational Academy	Sacramento, CA	SAVA - Sacramento Academic and Vocational Academy District	234	58	24.8%
47	Alexander Hamilton Senior High	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	2,055	509	24.8%
48	MetWest High	Oakland, CA	Oakland Unified	199	49	24.6%
49	Greenwood Academy	Richmond, CA	West Contra Costa Unified	200	48	24.0%
50	Preuss School UCSD	La Jolla, CA	Preuss School UCSD District	825	195	23.6%

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Racial and ethnic enrollment shares are factual figures reported by each school to the federal government (NCES). This list describes the composition of student bodies and is not an evaluation or endorsement of any school.

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