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The lowest-performing public high schools by test proficiency in California · page 20

Ranks 951–1,000 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
951	Central Coast New Tech High	Nipomo, CA	Lucia Mar Unified	High	50.3%	318	67.9%
952	North High	Torrance, CA	Torrance Unified	High	44.6%	1,812	68.0%
953	Oak Ridge High	El Dorado Hills, CA	El Dorado Union High	High	9.5%	2,346	68.1%
954	Carmel High	Carmel, CA	Carmel Unified	High	15.1%	780	68.2%
955	Compton Early College High	Compton, CA	Compton Unified	High	85.4%	556	68.3%
956	Temple City High	Temple City, CA	Temple City Unified	High	35.9%	1,779	68.3%
957	Washington Middle College High	West Sacramento, CA	Washington Unified	High	68.4%	171	68.3%
958	Mira Costa High	Manhattan Beach, CA	Manhattan Beach Unified	High	7.0%	2,473	68.4%
959	Crescenta Valley High	La Crescenta, CA	Glendale Unified	High	33.0%	2,624	68.4%
960	Hawthorne Math and Science Academy	Hawthorne, CA	Hawthorne	High	83.1%	567	68.6%
961	Valencia High	Valencia, CA	William S. Hart Union High	High	12.7%	2,286	68.9%
962	Granite Bay High	Granite Bay, CA	Roseville Joint Union High	High	25.0%	2,036	69.0%
963	Aragon High	San Mateo, CA	San Mateo Union High	High	16.8%	1,658	69.0%
964	Clovis West High	Fresno, CA	Clovis Unified	High	47.8%	2,184	69.1%
965	Glen A. Wilson High	Hacienda Heights, CA	Hacienda la Puente Unified	High	65.2%	1,456	69.1%
966	South High	Torrance, CA	Torrance Unified	High	22.4%	1,734	69.1%
967	Buchanan High	Clovis, CA	Clovis Unified	High	35.2%	2,551	69.2%
968	Mills High	Millbrae, CA	San Mateo Union High	High	20.3%	1,115	69.2%
969	Torrey Pines High	San Diego, CA	San Dieguito Union High	High	17.7%	2,536	69.3%
970	Sage Creek High	Carlsbad, CA	Carlsbad Unified	High	29.8%	1,289	69.3%
971	Santa Monica High	Santa Monica, CA	Santa Monica-Malibu Unified	High	35.4%	2,588	70.1%
972	Sunny Hills High	Fullerton, CA	Fullerton Joint Union High	High	48.5%	2,337	70.2%
973	Harmony Magnet Academy	Strathmore, CA	Porterville Unified	High	73.1%	509	70.3%
974	Leigh High	San Jose, CA	Campbell Union High	High	18.0%	1,884	70.3%
975	Cerritos High	Cerritos, CA	ABC Unified	High	43.1%	1,996	70.4%
976	Mountain House High	Mountain House, CA	Lammersville Joint Unified	High	10.8%	2,428	70.4%
977	Walnut High	Walnut, CA	Walnut Valley Unified	High	23.6%	2,148	70.7%
978	Palos Verdes High	Palos Verdes Estates, CA	Palos Verdes Peninsula Unified	High	8.4%	1,484	70.8%
979	Vista del Lago High	Folsom, CA	Folsom-Cordova Unified	High	7.3%	1,782	71.3%
980	Portola High	Irvine, CA	Irvine Unified	High	17.6%	2,693	71.9%
981	Fountain Valley High	Fountain Valley, CA	Huntington Beach Union High	High	52.5%	3,171	71.9%
982	Northwood High	Irvine, CA	Irvine Unified	High	18.8%	2,244	72.3%
983	Diamond Bar High	Diamond Bar, CA	Walnut Valley Unified	High	22.6%	2,563	72.3%
984	West Ranch High	Valencia, CA	William S. Hart Union High	High	12.5%	1,777	72.4%
985	Los Gatos High	Los Gatos, CA	Los Gatos-Saratoga Union High	High	6.8%	1,914	72.5%
986	El Segundo High	El Segundo, CA	El Segundo Unified	High	12.7%	1,232	72.5%
987	Los Altos High	Los Altos, CA	Mountain View-Los Altos Union High	High	16.5%	2,170	72.6%
988	Arnold O. Beckman High	Irvine, CA	Tustin Unified	High	44.5%	2,776	72.7%
989	Western Center Academy	Hemet, CA	Hemet Unified	High	57.7%	762	72.9%
990	Palo Alto High	Palo Alto, CA	Palo Alto Unified	High	13.3%	1,891	73.0%
991	Homestead High	Cupertino, CA	Fremont Union High	High	15.9%	2,224	73.1%
992	Tesoro High	Las Flores, CA	Capistrano Unified	High	23.4%	2,030	73.2%
993	Laguna Beach High	Laguna Beach, CA	Laguna Beach Unified	High	17.1%	815	73.3%
994	Monte Vista High	Danville, CA	San Ramon Valley Unified	High	5.4%	2,042	73.6%
995	Dublin High	Dublin, CA	Dublin Unified	High	16.9%	2,771	73.9%
996	La Quinta High	Westminster, CA	Garden Grove Unified	High	76.2%	2,041	74.0%
997	Davis Senior High	Davis, CA	Davis Joint Unified	High	31.1%	1,755	74.1%
998	Pacific Grove High	Pacific Grove, CA	Pacific Grove Unified	High	18.7%	552	74.2%
999	Burlingame High	Burlingame, CA	San Mateo Union High	High	13.3%	1,583	74.2%
1000	Middle College High	San Pablo, CA	West Contra Costa Unified	High	65.0%	294	74.5%

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