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The public schools with the most Black students in California

Across California, 8,354 public schools are ranked here, ranked by the total number of Black or African American students enrolled. Five Keys Independence HS (SF Sheriff's) leads the list at 691, against a median of 12 across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

8,354

California

Top Black students

691

Median Black students

MOST BLACK (COUNT) · CALIFORNIA

#	School	City	District	Students	% Black	Black students
1	Five Keys Independence HS (SF Sheriff's)	San Francisco, CA	Five Keys Independence HS (SF Sheriff's) District	3,447	20.1%	691
2	King/Drew Medical Magnet High	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	1,381	47.4%	654
3	Lancaster High	Lancaster, CA	Antelope Valley Union High	2,688	22.9%	617
4	Eastside High	Lancaster, CA	Antelope Valley Union High	2,631	22.1%	582
5	Oakland Technical High	Oakland, CA	Oakland Unified	1,812	31.4%	568
6	Polytechnic High	Long Beach, CA	Long Beach Unified	3,890	14.5%	563
7	Pittsburg Senior High	Pittsburg, CA	Pittsburg Unified	3,403	16.5%	562
8	Alexander Hamilton Senior High	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	2,055	24.8%	509
9	Deer Valley High	Antioch, CA	Antioch Unified	1,812	27.8%	504
10	KIPP Compton Community	Compton, CA	KIPP Compton Community District	783	64.2%	503
11	Etiwanda High	Etiwanda, CA	Chaffey Joint Union High	3,446	13.9%	478
12	Inderkum High	Sacramento, CA	Natomas Unified	2,194	21.4%	469
13	Antelope Valley High	Lancaster, CA	Antelope Valley Union High	1,498	29.7%	445
14	Crawford High	San Diego, CA	San Diego Unified	1,318	33.8%	445
15	WESM Health/Sports Medicine	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	589	75.4%	444
16	Highland High	Palmdale, CA	Antelope Valley Union High	2,706	16.4%	443
17	Rancho Cucamonga High	Rancho Cucamonga, CA	Chaffey Joint Union High	3,221	13.7%	442
18	Lakewood High	Lakewood, CA	Long Beach Unified	2,305	19.2%	442
19	Options For Youth - Duarte Inc	Pasadena, CA	Options For Youth - Duarte Inc District	3,369	12.9%	436
20	Silverado High	Victorville, CA	Victor Valley Union High	2,165	19.8%	429
21	Rancho Verde High	Moreno Valley, CA	Val Verde Unified	2,101	20.3%	426
22	Adelanto High	Adelanto, CA	Victor Valley Union High	2,247	18.7%	421
23	Eleanor Roosevelt High	Eastvale, CA	Corona-Norco Unified	4,353	9.3%	406
24	Wilson High	Long Beach, CA	Long Beach Unified	3,349	11.9%	399
25	Iftin Charter	San Diego, CA	Iftin Charter District	531	72.3%	384
26	Mayfair High	Lakewood, CA	Bellflower Unified	2,422	15.3%	371
27	ICEF View Park Preparatory Elementary	Los Angeles, CA	ICEF View Park Preparatory Elementary District	411	88.3%	363
28	Berkeley High	Berkeley, CA	Berkeley Unified	3,218	11.2%	361
29	Susan Miller Dorsey Senior High	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	853	42.3%	361
30	Quartz Hill High	Quartz Hill, CA	Antelope Valley Union High	3,175	11.2%	357
31	Monterey Trail High	Elk Grove, CA	Elk Grove Unified	2,263	15.6%	352
32	Wilder's Preparatory Academy Charter	Inglewood, CA	Wilder's Preparatory Academy Charter District	426	81.0%	345
33	Victor Valley High	Victorville, CA	Victor Valley Union High	2,255	15.3%	345
34	Bakersfield High	Bakersfield, CA	Kern High	3,069	10.9%	335
35	Gardena Senior High	Gardena, CA	Los Angeles Unified	1,343	24.9%	335
36	Jordan High	Long Beach, CA	Long Beach Unified	2,272	14.6%	331
37	Leuzinger High	Lawndale, CA	Centinela Valley Union High	1,981	16.5%	327
38	Antioch High	Antioch, CA	Antioch Unified	1,776	18.3%	325
39	La Tijera Academy of Excellence Charter	Inglewood, CA	Inglewood Unified	552	58.9%	325
40	Oakland High	Oakland, CA	Oakland Unified	1,579	20.5%	324
41	Lawndale High	Lawndale, CA	Centinela Valley Union High	1,403	22.9%	322
42	Ambler Avenue Elementary	Carson, CA	Los Angeles Unified	445	72.4%	322
43	Lincoln High	Stockton, CA	Lincoln Unified	2,801	11.5%	321
44	Palmdale High	Palmdale, CA	Antelope Valley Union High	2,208	14.4%	317
45	Baldwin Hills Elementary	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	417	75.3%	314
46	New Vista Middle	Lancaster, CA	Lancaster Elementary	835	37.4%	312
47	Grant Union High	Sacramento, CA	Twin Rivers Unified	1,987	15.7%	311
48	John F. Kennedy High	Sacramento, CA	Sacramento City Unified	1,652	18.8%	310
49	William J. (Pete) Knight High	Palmdale, CA	Antelope Valley Union High	2,349	13.2%	309
50	Jesse M. Bethel High	Vallejo, CA	Vallejo City Unified	1,418	21.7%	308

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