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The lowest-performing public high schools by test proficiency in California · page 11

Ranks 501–550 of the lowest-performing public schools by test proficiency in California. Back to page 1.

LOWEST PROFICIENCY · CALIFORNIA

#	School	City	District	Level	% FRL	Students	% Proficient
501	Erma Duncan Polytechnical High	Fresno, CA	Fresno Unified	High	86.6%	1,186	39.3%
502	Washington High	Fresno, CA	Washington Unified	High	87.1%	1,096	39.3%
503	Lincoln High	Stockton, CA	Lincoln Unified	High	70.8%	2,801	39.3%
504	El Cerrito High	El Cerrito, CA	West Contra Costa Unified	High	39.0%	1,460	39.4%
505	Oakdale High	Oakdale, CA	Oakdale Joint Unified	High	34.7%	1,563	39.4%
506	West Valley Early College High	Cottonwood, CA	Anderson Union High	High	47.1%	736	39.4%
507	John H. Pitman High	Turlock, CA	Turlock Unified	High	65.9%	1,986	39.4%
508	John Swett High	Crockett, CA	John Swett Unified	High	74.1%	351	39.4%
509	Sanger West High	Fresno, CA	Sanger Unified	High	65.6%	1,438	39.4%
510	King City High	King City, CA	South Monterey County Joint Union High	High	82.2%	1,199	39.5%
511	Big Bear High	Big Bear City, CA	Bear Valley Unified	High	65.7%	630	39.5%
512	Escalon High	Escalon, CA	Escalon Unified	High	48.2%	815	39.5%
513	School for the Visual Arts and Humanities	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	High	96.7%	512	39.5%
514	Yreka High	Yreka, CA	Yreka Union High	High	55.6%	612	39.6%
515	Loyalton High	Loyalton, CA	Sierra-Plumas Joint Unified	High	27.3%	165	39.6%
516	Mendota High	Mendota, CA	Mendota Unified	High	97.5%	1,065	39.6%
517	Golden Valley High	Bakersfield, CA	Kern High	High	90.8%	2,228	39.7%
518	Rialto High	Rialto, CA	Rialto Unified	High	85.7%	2,623	39.7%
519	Firebaugh High	Firebaugh, CA	Firebaugh-Las Deltas Unified	High	84.2%	673	39.7%
520	Canyon Hills High	San Diego, CA	San Diego Unified	High	58.5%	1,183	39.9%
521	Bret Harte Union High	Angels Camp, CA	Bret Harte Union High	High	41.5%	559	39.9%
522	La Habra High	La Habra, CA	Fullerton Joint Union High	High	65.1%	1,881	39.9%
523	El Camino High	Oceanside, CA	Oceanside Unified	High	67.0%	2,463	40.0%
524	Polytechnic High	Long Beach, CA	Long Beach Unified	High	59.2%	3,890	40.0%
525	Vacaville High	Vacaville, CA	Vacaville Unified	High	45.4%	2,044	40.0%
526	Inderkum High	Sacramento, CA	Natomas Unified	High	56.0%	2,194	40.0%
527	Frazier Mountain High	Lebec, CA	El Tejon Unified	High	74.6%	244	40.0%
528	STEM Academy at Bernstein High	Hollywood, CA	Los Angeles Unified	High	97.5%	599	40.1%
529	Ferndale High	Ferndale, CA	Ferndale Unified	High	46.2%	145	40.1%
530	Liberty High	Winchester, CA	Perris Union High	High	53.4%	2,537	40.1%
531	Liberty High	Madera, CA	Golden Valley Unified	High	34.5%	748	40.2%
532	Julian High	Julian, CA	Julian Union High	High	54.5%	112	40.2%
533	Woodlake High	Woodlake, CA	Woodlake Unified	High	87.0%	646	40.2%
534	Santiago High	Garden Grove, CA	Garden Grove Unified	High	92.1%	1,664	40.3%
535	Central High	Fresno, CA	Central Unified	High	74.9%	625	40.3%
536	Ramon C. Cortines School of Visual and Performing Arts	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	High	71.5%	1,102	40.4%
537	Capuchino High	San Bruno, CA	San Mateo Union High	High	34.2%	1,061	40.4%
538	Escondido High	Escondido, CA	Escondido Union High	High	82.7%	1,656	40.4%
539	Morse High	San Diego, CA	San Diego Unified	High	80.1%	1,591	40.5%
540	Newark Memorial High	Newark, CA	Newark Unified	High	38.9%	1,367	40.6%
541	San Marcos High	San Marcos, CA	San Marcos Unified	High	32.0%	3,067	40.6%
542	Alhambra Senior High	Martinez, CA	Martinez Unified	High	30.7%	1,028	40.7%
543	Live Oak High	Live Oak, CA	Live Oak Unified	High	71.5%	603	40.7%
544	Jurupa Hills High	Fontana, CA	Fontana Unified	High	84.9%	1,739	40.8%
545	Marina High	Marina, CA	Monterey Peninsula Unified	High	77.9%	721	40.8%
546	Manuel Dominguez High	Compton, CA	Compton Unified	High	91.5%	1,582	40.8%
547	Independence High	Bakersfield, CA	Kern High	High	74.7%	2,324	40.8%
548	University High School Charter	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	High	72.3%	1,385	40.8%
549	Ventura High	Ventura, CA	Ventura Unified	High	60.4%	1,939	40.9%
550	Tulare Union High	Tulare, CA	Tulare Joint Union High	High	75.3%	1,616	41.1%

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