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The lowest-performing public high schools by test proficiency in California · page 5

Ranks 201–250 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
201	Jordan High	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	High	97.9%	797	28.2%
202	Contreras Lrng Center-Los Angeles Sch of Global Studies	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	High	97.2%	317	28.2%
203	Yosemite High	Oakhurst, CA	Yosemite Unified	High	65.9%	542	28.3%
204	Heritage High	Menifee, CA	Perris Union High	High	80.9%	2,330	28.3%
205	William J. (Pete) Knight High	Palmdale, CA	Antelope Valley Union High	High	58.1%	2,349	28.3%
206	E. Los Angeles Renaiss Acad at Esteban E. Torres High #2	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	High	89.9%	355	28.3%
207	Glendale High	Glendale, CA	Glendale Unified	High	55.0%	2,066	28.3%
208	Banning High	Banning, CA	Banning Unified	High	91.5%	1,145	28.4%
209	Madera South High	Madera, CA	Madera Unified	High	95.2%	1,859	28.4%
210	Hoover High	San Diego, CA	San Diego Unified	High	89.2%	2,011	28.4%
211	Modoc High	Alturas, CA	Modoc Joint Unified	High	63.7%	245	28.5%
212	Sweetwater High	National City, CA	Sweetwater Union High	High	89.2%	2,290	28.5%
213	Tahquitz High	Hemet, CA	Hemet Unified	High	85.7%	1,761	28.5%
214	Visual and Performing Arts at Legacy High School Complex	South Gate, CA	Los Angeles Unified	High	90.0%	411	28.5%
215	Bloomington High	Bloomington, CA	Colton Joint Unified	High	87.2%	1,794	28.6%
216	Chula Vista Senior High	Chula Vista, CA	Sweetwater Union High	High	80.1%	1,864	28.6%
217	Apple Valley High	Apple Valley, CA	Apple Valley Unified	High	66.4%	2,211	28.6%
218	Mountain View High	El Monte, CA	El Monte Union High	High	96.2%	1,123	28.6%
219	Channel Islands High	Oxnard, CA	Oxnard Union High	High	88.3%	2,380	28.7%
220	Silverado High	Victorville, CA	Victor Valley Union High	High	81.4%	2,165	28.7%
221	Montebello High	Montebello, CA	Montebello Unified	High	89.0%	1,907	28.8%
222	Jurupa Valley High	Jurupa Valley, CA	Jurupa Unified	High	81.6%	1,693	28.9%
223	Arvin High	Arvin, CA	Kern High	High	96.5%	2,653	28.9%
224	Centennial High	Compton, CA	Compton Unified	High	90.1%	908	29.1%
225	Modesto High	Modesto, CA	Modesto City High	High	83.7%	2,292	29.1%
226	Oroville High	Oroville, CA	Oroville Union High	High	81.8%	872	29.1%
227	Fort Bragg High	Fort Bragg, CA	Fort Bragg Unified	High	77.5%	569	29.2%
228	Katella High	Anaheim, CA	Anaheim Union High	High	91.7%	2,326	29.2%
229	Golden Valley High	Merced, CA	Merced Union High	High	85.1%	1,917	29.2%
230	Desert Junior-Senior High	Edwards, CA	Muroc Joint Unified	High	13.3%	497	29.3%
231	Esparto High	Esparto, CA	Esparto Unified	High	80.8%	287	29.3%
232	Cesar E. Chavez Lrng Acads-Tech Prep Acad	San Fernando, CA	Los Angeles Unified	High	96.0%	321	29.3%
233	Santa Maria High	Santa Maria, CA	Santa Maria Joint Union High	High	76.1%	3,143	29.3%
234	Herbert Hoover High	Fresno, CA	Fresno Unified	High	83.5%	2,040	29.4%
235	Dos Palos High	Dos Palos, CA	Dos Palos Oro Loma Joint Unified	High	88.6%	639	29.4%
236	San Ysidro High	San Diego, CA	Sweetwater Union High	High	78.3%	1,941	29.4%
237	Contreras Learning Center-Academic Leadership Community	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	High	96.2%	392	29.4%
238	Needles High	Needles, CA	Needles Unified	High	77.3%	269	29.5%
239	McKinleyville High	McKinleyville, CA	Northern Humboldt Union High	High	45.6%	566	29.5%
240	Academies of the Antelope Valley	Quartz Hill, CA	Antelope Valley Union High	High	54.1%	677	29.7%
241	Sunnyside High	Fresno, CA	Fresno Unified	High	87.2%	2,858	29.7%
242	North High	Bakersfield, CA	Kern High	High	87.4%	2,135	29.7%
243	Maywood Academy High	Maywood, CA	Los Angeles Unified	High	96.7%	1,012	29.7%
244	San Fernando Senior High	San Fernando, CA	Los Angeles Unified	High	93.2%	1,608	29.7%
245	Weed High	Weed, CA	Siskiyou Union High	High	59.9%	187	29.7%
246	Portola Junior/Senior High	Portola, CA	Plumas Unified	High	53.9%	256	29.7%
247	San Gorgonio High	San Bernardino, CA	San Bernardino City Unified	High	91.6%	1,431	29.8%
248	Crawford High	San Diego, CA	San Diego Unified	High	92.9%	1,318	29.8%
249	Gunderson High	San Jose, CA	San Jose Unified	High	54.6%	744	29.8%
250	Shadow Hills High	Indio, CA	Desert Sands Unified	High	80.1%	1,650	29.8%

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