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The lowest-poverty (most affluent) public high schools in California

This ranking covers the lowest-poverty (most affluent) public high schools in California, drawn from 1,576 qualifying public high schools. Saratoga High leads the list at 3.4%, against a median of 73.5% 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

1,576

California

Best % FRL

3.4%

Median % FRL

73.5%

LOWEST POVERTY · CALIFORNIA

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% FRL
1	Saratoga High	Saratoga, CA	Los Gatos-Saratoga Union High	High	1,161	3.4%
2	Piedmont High	Piedmont, CA	Piedmont City Unified	High	733	3.5%
3	Family First Charter	Hawthorne, CA	Family First Charter District	High	605	4.5%
4	New Opportunities Charter	Inglewood, CA	New Opportunities Charter District	High	349	4.6%
5	Miramonte High	Orinda, CA	Acalanes Union High	High	1,167	4.6%
6	La Canada High	La Canada, CA	La Canada Unified	High	1,989	4.7%
7	Monte Vista High	Danville, CA	San Ramon Valley Unified	High	2,042	5.4%
8	Campolindo High	Moraga, CA	Acalanes Union High	High	1,340	5.4%
9	San Ramon Valley High	Danville, CA	San Ramon Valley Unified	High	2,036	5.7%
10	Monta Vista High	Cupertino, CA	Fremont Union High	High	1,630	6.0%
11	Lynbrook High	San Jose, CA	Fremont Union High	High	1,702	6.5%
12	Los Gatos High	Los Gatos, CA	Los Gatos-Saratoga Union High	High	1,914	6.8%
13	Mira Costa High	Manhattan Beach, CA	Manhattan Beach Unified	High	2,473	7.0%
14	Design Tech High	Redwood City, CA	Design Tech High District	High	567	7.2%
15	Vista del Lago High	Folsom, CA	Folsom-Cordova Unified	High	1,782	7.3%
16	Acalanes High	Lafayette, CA	Acalanes Union High	High	1,256	7.3%
17	Dougherty Valley High	San Ramon, CA	San Ramon Valley Unified	High	3,039	8.1%
18	Redwood High	Larkspur, CA	Tamalpais Union High	High	1,722	8.2%
19	Amador Valley High	Pleasanton, CA	Pleasanton Unified	High	2,583	8.2%
20	Palos Verdes High	Palos Verdes Estates, CA	Palos Verdes Peninsula Unified	High	1,484	8.4%
21	California High	San Ramon, CA	San Ramon Valley Unified	High	2,894	8.7%
22	Foothill High	Pleasanton, CA	Pleasanton Unified	High	2,169	8.9%
23	Carlmont High	Belmont, CA	Sequoia Union High	High	2,360	9.3%
24	Oak Ridge High	El Dorado Hills, CA	El Dorado Union High	High	2,346	9.5%
25	Del Norte High	San Diego, CA	Poway Unified	High	2,557	9.5%
26	Pacific Collegiate Charter	Santa Cruz, CA	Pacific Collegiate Charter District	High	536	9.7%
27	Cupertino High	Cupertino, CA	Fremont Union High	High	1,800	10.2%
28	Archie Williams High	San Anselmo, CA	Tamalpais Union High	High	1,141	10.3%
29	Mountain House High	Mountain House, CA	Lammersville Joint Unified	High	2,428	10.8%
30	Scotts Valley High	Scotts Valley, CA	Scotts Valley Unified	High	611	11.0%
31	Leland High	San Jose, CA	San Jose Unified	High	1,471	11.3%
32	Canyon Crest Academy	San Diego, CA	San Dieguito Union High	High	2,147	11.4%
33	San Marino High	San Marino, CA	San Marino Unified	High	886	11.5%
34	Henry M. Gunn High	Palo Alto, CA	Palo Alto Unified	High	1,643	11.7%
35	Palos Verdes Peninsula High	Rolling Hills Estates, CA	Palos Verdes Peninsula Unified	High	2,075	11.8%
36	Tamalpais High	Mill Valley, CA	Tamalpais Union High	High	1,470	11.8%
37	Westview High	San Diego, CA	Poway Unified	High	2,116	11.9%
38	Santa Cruz County Career Advancement Charter	Freedom, CA	Santa Cruz County Office of Education	High	207	12.1%
39	Emerald High	Dublin, CA	Dublin Unified	High	900	12.2%
40	Oak Park High	Oak Park, CA	Oak Park Unified	High	1,483	12.4%
41	West Ranch High	Valencia, CA	William S. Hart Union High	High	1,777	12.5%
42	El Segundo High	El Segundo, CA	El Segundo Unified	High	1,232	12.7%
43	Mountain View High	Mountain View, CA	Mountain View-Los Altos Union High	High	2,187	12.7%
44	Valencia High	Valencia, CA	William S. Hart Union High	High	2,286	12.7%
45	Del Oro High	Loomis, CA	Placer Union High	High	1,634	12.9%
46	The High School at Moorpark College	Moorpark, CA	Moorpark Unified	High	121	13.2%
47	Desert Junior-Senior High	Edwards, CA	Muroc Joint Unified	High	497	13.3%
48	Palo Alto High	Palo Alto, CA	Palo Alto Unified	High	1,891	13.3%
49	Burlingame High	Burlingame, CA	San Mateo Union High	High	1,583	13.3%
50	Western Sierra Collegiate Academy	Rocklin, CA	Western Sierra Collegiate Academy District	High	776	13.5%

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