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The most racially diverse public K-12 schools in California

Across California, 59 public K-12 schools are ranked here, ranked by the diversity index, the chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups. Las Flores High (Alternative) leads the list at 78.0%, against a median of 52.3% 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

California

Top Diversity index

78.0%

Median Diversity index

52.3%

MOST DIVERSE · CALIFORNIA

#	School	City	Students	Diversity index	% White	% Black	% Hispanic	% Asian
1	Las Flores High (Alternative)	Sacramento, CA	532	78.0%	16.2%(86)	12.0%(64)	35.5%(189)	18.2%(97)
2	Independent Study Sojourner Truth	Oakland, CA	481	75.8%	24.7%(119)	28.1%(135)	29.1%(140)	6.2%(30)
3	Solano County Special Education	Fairfield, CA	368	74.8%	24.2%(89)	13.3%(49)	38.6%(142)	14.7%(54)
4	Valley Robotics Academy	Lodi, CA	278	73.5%	31.3%(87)	5.4%(15)	33.1%(92)	22.7%(63)
5	Capital City Independent Study	Sacramento, CA	258	72.9%	13.2%(34)	14.7%(38)	43.0%(111)	20.9%(54)
6	Marin County Special Education	San Rafael, CA	215	71.5%	32.6%(70)	7.9%(17)	39.1%(84)	7.9%(17)
7	San Joaquin County Special Education	Stockton, CA	904	71.1%	14.5%(131)	9.2%(83)	44.9%(406)	23.2%(210)
8	Sherman Oaks Center for Enriched Studies	Reseda, CA	1,712	70.2%	37.2%(637)	3.6%(61)	35.8%(613)	15.7%(269)
9	Hayward Twin Oaks Montessori	Hayward, CA	643	70.1%	14.6%(94)	3.6%(23)	46.2%(297)	14.2%(91)
10	California Innovative Career Academy	Sacramento, CA	1,729	69.7%	48.5%(838)	9.3%(160)	16.1%(278)	12.7%(220)
11	Keema School for Independent Study	Sacramento, CA	529	68.0%	20.6%(109)	11.3%(60)	49.9%(264)	6.4%(34)
12	Parkview	Placentia, CA	259	67.9%	40.1%(104)	1.5%(4)	36.3%(94)	15.4%(40)
13	Sutter County Special Education	Yuba City, CA	332	67.6%	28.3%(94)	2.4%(8)	45.8%(152)	17.8%(59)
14	Prospects High (Alternative)	Antioch, CA	304	66.9%	20.4%(62)	17.8%(54)	50.0%(152)	3.3%(10)
15	Santa Clara County Special Education	San Jose, CA	771	65.9%	14.0%(108)	4.4%(34)	44.5%(343)	34.9%(269)
16	OCCS:CHEP/PCHS	Tustin, CA	290	65.8%	28.6%(83)	0.0%(0)	47.9%(139)	13.8%(40)
17	Orange County Special Education	Costa Mesa, CA	331	65.6%	22.7%(75)	3.9%(13)	51.1%(169)	15.7%(52)
18	Kairos Public	Vacaville, CA	786	65.0%	51.3%(403)	1.5%(12)	25.1%(197)	7.6%(60)
19	Murrieta Canyon Academy	Murrieta, CA	296	64.7%	30.7%(91)	6.1%(18)	49.7%(147)	5.4%(16)
20	Walnutwood High (Independent Study)	Rancho Cordova, CA	221	63.2%	53.9%(119)	4.5%(10)	24.4%(54)	5.4%(12)
21	Lake Balboa College Preparatory Magnet K-12	Lake Balboa, CA	590	62.5%	47.5%(280)	1.9%(11)	37.5%(221)	7.8%(46)
22	Stanislaus County Special Education	Modesto, CA	462	61.9%	25.5%(118)	5.6%(26)	55.2%(255)	3.9%(18)
23	California School for the Deaf-Fremont	Fremont, CA	279	61.0%	17.9%(50)	5.7%(16)	57.7%(161)	10.8%(30)
24	Monte Vista	Simi Valley, CA	371	60.0%	43.7%(162)	1.9%(7)	45.0%(167)	2.7%(10)
25	San Bernardino County Special Education	San Bernardino, CA	1,860	58.6%	14.5%(269)	13.4%(250)	60.8%(1,130)	4.1%(77)
26	San Joaquin County Community	Stockton, CA	1,021	58.0%	9.4%(96)	14.6%(149)	61.7%(630)	6.2%(63)
27	Berenece Carlson Home Hospital	North Hollywood, CA	381	55.5%	13.7%(52)	7.9%(30)	64.0%(244)	6.3%(24)
28	Kern County Special Education	Bakersfield, CA	387	53.0%	23.8%(92)	5.9%(23)	63.8%(247)	4.9%(19)
29	California School for the Deaf-Riverside	Riverside, CA	350	52.5%	26.3%(92)	3.4%(12)	63.4%(222)	2.0%(7)
30	El Dorado Co Office of Ed Special Ed Programs	Placerville, CA	202	52.3%	66.3%(134)	2.5%(5)	16.8%(34)	5.5%(11)
31	San Diego County Court	San Diego, CA	219	50.9%	9.6%(21)	14.6%(32)	67.6%(148)	0.9%(2)
32	Uncharted Shores Academy	Crescent City, CA	283	50.8%	67.1%(190)	0.0%(0)	16.3%(46)	2.1%(6)
33	High Desert Premier Academy	Apple Valley, CA	208	50.5%	24.0%(50)	4.8%(10)	65.9%(137)	2.4%(5)
34	Central Unified Alternative/Opportunity	Fresno, CA	260	48.5%	13.5%(35)	7.7%(20)	69.6%(181)	8.1%(21)
35	Ventura County Special Education	Camarillo, CA	231	47.9%	22.1%(51)	0.9%(2)	68.4%(158)	5.6%(13)
36	Kings County Special Education	Hanford, CA	393	47.5%	15.0%(59)	5.1%(20)	70.5%(277)	3.8%(15)
37	Kern County Community	Bakersfield, CA	325	47.3%	15.4%(50)	12.3%(40)	69.8%(227)	0.6%(2)
38	Merced County Special Education	Merced, CA	942	45.6%	13.7%(129)	4.7%(44)	72.1%(679)	5.6%(53)
39	Desert Learning Academy	Palm Springs, CA	317	43.5%	15.5%(49)	6.9%(22)	73.2%(232)	1.9%(6)
40	Shadow Ridge	Hesperia, CA	378	43.3%	15.3%(58)	7.1%(27)	73.3%(277)	0.8%(3)
41	City of Angels	Los Angeles, CA	1,058	43.3%	9.0%(95)	10.4%(110)	73.8%(781)	2.5%(26)
42	Gould Educational Center	Madera, CA	351	38.8%	16.5%(58)	2.0%(7)	76.3%(268)	2.3%(8)
43	Riverside County Special Education	Riverside, CA	584	38.7%	12.3%(72)	4.5%(26)	77.0%(450)	3.3%(19)
44	San Diego County Community	San Diego, CA	510	38.6%	7.5%(38)	10.2%(52)	77.3%(394)	1.2%(6)
45	Fresno County Special Education	Fresno, CA	597	38.0%	9.2%(55)	2.9%(17)	77.7%(464)	7.7%(46)
46	ACCESS County Community	Costa Mesa, CA	1,315	36.1%	10.0%(131)	2.4%(32)	78.8%(1,036)	3.6%(47)
47	Special Education	Visalia, CA	1,141	33.5%	13.8%(158)	1.2%(14)	80.3%(916)	2.7%(31)
48	Monarch	San Diego, CA	225	33.5%	4.4%(10)	7.6%(17)	80.9%(182)	0.4%(1)
49	Thirty-Second Street USC Performing Arts	Los Angeles, CA	842	31.8%	5.3%(45)	6.5%(55)	82.1%(691)	3.0%(25)
50	Avalon K-12	Santa Catalina, CA	443	31.2%	16.5%(73)	0.0%(0)	81.3%(360)	0.5%(2)

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