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

This ranking covers the public high schools with the highest share of female students in California, drawn from 1,573 qualifying public high schools. Girls Academic Leadership Acad Dr. Michelle King Sch STEM leads the list at 99.9%, against a median of 47.9% 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

1,573

California

Top % Female

99.9%

Median % Female

47.9%

MOST FEMALE · CALIFORNIA

#	School	City	District	Students	Female students	% Female
1	Girls Academic Leadership Acad Dr. Michelle King Sch STEM	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	720	719	99.9%
2	Health Careers Academy	Stockton, CA	Stockton Unified	410	318	77.6%
3	EPIC de Cesar Chavez	Tehachapi, CA	EPIC de Cesar Chavez District	614	468	76.2%
4	Arthur A. Benjamin Health Professions High	Sacramento, CA	Sacramento City Unified	156	116	74.4%
5	Renaissance High School for the Arts	Long Beach, CA	Long Beach Unified	396	291	73.5%
6	Connections Visual and Performing Arts Academy	Tuolumne, CA	Summerville Union High	117	83	70.9%
7	Ramon C. Cortines School of Visual and Performing Arts	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	1,102	753	68.3%
8	Family First Charter	Hawthorne, CA	Family First Charter District	605	413	68.3%
9	OCSA	Santa Ana, CA	OCSA District	2,346	1,590	67.8%
10	Dozier-Libbey Medical High	Antioch, CA	Antioch Unified	681	459	67.4%
11	East Village Middle College High	San Diego, CA	San Diego Unified	138	92	66.7%
12	Marysville Charter Academy for the Arts	Marysville, CA	Marysville Joint Unified	366	243	66.4%
13	San Diego SCPA	San Diego, CA	San Diego Unified	1,297	855	65.9%
14	L.A. County High School for the Arts	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles County Office of Education	551	363	65.9%
15	Academy of Medical Arts at Carson High	Carson, CA	Los Angeles Unified	438	287	65.5%
16	Oakland School for the Arts	Oakland, CA	Oakland School for the Arts District	828	542	65.5%
17	Asawa (Ruth) SF Sch of the Arts A Public School	San Francisco, CA	San Francisco Unified	680	443	65.2%
18	Oxnard Middle College High	Oxnard, CA	Oxnard Union High	194	125	64.4%
19	Contra Costa School of Performing Arts	Walnut Creek, CA	Contra Costa School of Performing Arts District	285	183	64.2%
20	Stanislaus Alternative Charter	Modesto, CA	Stanislaus Alternative Charter District	651	418	64.2%
21	California School of the Arts - San Gabriel Valley	Duarte, CA	California School of the Arts - San Gabriel Valley District	974	624	64.1%
22	Middle College High	San Pablo, CA	West Contra Costa Unified	294	188	64.0%
23	Independence High	San Francisco, CA	San Francisco Unified	235	150	63.8%
24	Tamiscal High (Alternative)	Larkspur, CA	Tamalpais Union High	124	79	63.7%
25	School of Arts and Enterprise	Pomona, CA	School of Arts and Enterprise District	647	405	62.6%
26	San Diego Metro Career and Tech	San Diego, CA	San Diego Unified	119	74	62.2%
27	Reedley Middle College High	Reedley, CA	Kings Canyon Joint Unified	255	158	62.0%
28	Atascadero Choices in Education Academy (ACE)	Atascadero, CA	Atascadero Unified	159	98	61.6%
29	El Camino High	Ventura, CA	Ventura Unified	221	136	61.5%
30	University High	Fresno, CA	University High District	498	306	61.5%
31	Washington Middle College High	West Sacramento, CA	Washington Unified	171	105	61.4%
32	Kearny School of Biomedical Science and Technology	San Diego, CA	San Diego Unified	313	192	61.3%
33	Mission Early College High	Santa Clara, CA	Santa Clara Unified	183	112	61.2%
34	Esteban Torres East LA Performing Arts Magnet	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	243	148	60.9%
35	Dr. Richard A. Vladovic Harbor Teacher Preparation Academy	Wilmington, CA	Los Angeles Unified	452	274	60.6%
36	Pacific Law Academy	Stockton, CA	Stockton Unified	199	120	60.3%
37	East Bay Arts High	San Lorenzo, CA	San Lorenzo Unified	154	92	59.7%
38	Dr. TJ Owens Gilroy Early College Academy	Gilroy, CA	Gilroy Unified	304	181	59.5%
39	Soc Just Leadership Acad at Esteban E. Torres High #5	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	121	72	59.5%
40	The MET	Sacramento, CA	Sacramento City Unified	190	113	59.5%
41	Francisco Bravo Medical Magnet High	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	1,497	889	59.4%
42	John F. Kennedy High	Norco, CA	Corona-Norco Unified	694	412	59.4%
43	Northcoast Preparatory and Performing Arts Academy	Arcata, CA	Northcoast Preparatory and Performing Arts Academy District	118	70	59.3%
44	Visual and Performing Arts at Legacy High School Complex	South Gate, CA	Los Angeles Unified	411	241	58.6%
45	Middle College High	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	361	211	58.5%
46	Independence High	Paso Robles, CA	Paso Robles Joint Unified	137	80	58.4%
47	Middle College High	Stockton, CA	Lodi Unified	343	200	58.3%
48	King/Drew Medical Magnet High	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	1,381	801	58.0%
49	Mt. SAC Early College Academy at West Covina	West Covina, CA	West Covina Unified	264	153	58.0%
50	Performing Arts Community at Diego Rivera Learning Complex	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	494	284	57.5%

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