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| Rank | School | City | State | Index | Equity and Excellence % | Subsidized Lunches % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 579 | Silver Creek | San Jose | Calif. | 1.761 | 24.00 | 20.00 |
| 231 | Scripps Ranch | San Diego | Calif. | 2.512 | 48.00 | 20.00 |
| 749 | University | Los Angeles | Calif. | 1.543 | 24.00 | 65.00 |
| 958 | College Park | Pleasant Hill | Calif. | 1.294 | n/a | 0.00 |
| 855 | Santa Barbara | Santa Barbara | Calif. | 1.414 | 28.00 | 24.00 |
| 962 | Foothill** | Tustin | Calif. | 1.288 | 27.10 | 14.40 |
| 967 | Orange Glen | Escondido | Calif. | 1.279 | 26.20 | 21.00 |
| 969 | Gabrielino | San Gabriel | Calif. | 1.278 | 29.60 | 51.80 |
| 737 | Wilson | Los Angeles | Calif. | 1.560 | 19.00 | 80.00 |
| 977 | Reseda | Reseda | Calif. | 1.271 | 24.60 | 68.80 |
| 978 | Rocklin | Rocklin | Calif. | 1.270 | 32.00 | 4.00 |
| 330 | School of the Arts | San Francisco | Calif. | 2.210 | 37.00 | 21.80 |
| 1002 | Brea Olinda | Brea | Calif. | 1.243 | 29.80 | 8.00 |
| 113 | Torrey Pines | San Diego | Calif. | 3.189 | 54.00 | 4.00 |
| 1005 | Galt Joint Union | Galt | Calif. | 1.241 | 13.60 | 45.00 |
| 1007 | Los Alamitos | Los Alamitos | Calif. | 1.239 | 32.30 | 6.00 |
| 407 | San Marcos | San Marcos | Calif. | 2.058 | 21.00 | 34.00 |
| 1013 | Long Beach Polytechnic | Long Beach | Calif. | 1.232 | 23.00 | 50.00 |
| 575 | Wilson | Long Beach | Calif. | 1.764 | 27.00 | 41.00 |
| 1018 | Schurr | Montebello | Calif. | 1.229 | 18.00 | 55.00 |
| 1017 | El Modena | Orange | Calif. | 1.230 | 23.90 | 14.00 |
| 137 | Westlake | Westlake Village | Calif. | 2.940 | 40.00 | 8.98 |
| 1024 | West | Torrance | Calif. | 1.224 | 34.00 | 9.20 |
| 477 | Valencia | Placentia | Calif. | 1.917 | 29.80 | 47.00 |
| 872 | Calabasas | Calabasas | Calif. | 1.400 | 73.00 | 2.00 |
| 192 | Santa Monica | Santa Monica | Calif. | 2.648 | 19.70 | 23.00 |
| 882 | Irvine | Irvine | Calif. | 1.389 | 36.60 | 4.80 |
| 888 | Moorpark | Moorpark | Calif. | 1.383 | 31.40 | 18.00 |
| 888 | Kennedy | Sacramento | Calif. | 1.383 | 20.30 | 33.40 |
| 890 | Ramona | Riverside | Calif. | 1.382 | 10.50 | 63.00 |
| 1138 | Wallenberg | San Francisco | Calif. | 1.110 | 7.00 | 51.00 |
| 1145 | Scotts Valley | Scotts Valley | Calif. | 1.104 | 40.00 | 0.00 |
| 901 | Franklin | Los Angeles | Calif. | 1.370 | 36.00 | 86.80 |
| 903 | Elizabeth Learning Center | Los Angeles | Calif. | 1.368 | 25.70 | 84.10 |
| 1127 | Balboa | San Francisco | Calif. | 1.120 | 26.00 | 60.90 |
| 907 | Taft | Woodland Hills | Calif. | 1.360 | 21.00 | 43.00 |
| 914 | Chatsworth | Chatsworth | Calif. | 1.352 | 47.50 | 18.90 |
| 916 | Hamilton | Los Angeles | Calif. | 1.348 | 40.00 | 49.10 |
| 1237 | Santa Fe | Santa Fe Springs | Calif. | 1.023 | 21.00 | 50.00 |
| 545 | South Tahoe | South Lake Tahoe | Calif. | 1.805 | 30.20 | 37.00 |
| 933 | Manual Arts | Los Angeles | Calif. | 1.319 | 27.10 | 65.40 |
| 28 | Troy** | Fullerton | Calif. | 4.766 | 70.00 | 5.50 |
| 19 | Eastern Sierra Academy | Bridgeport | Calif. | 5.200 | 60.00 | 23.00 |
| 799 | Mission | San Francisco | Calif. | 1.477 | 27.00 | 56.60 |
| 9 | Preuss UCSD | La Jolla | Calif. | 7.635 | 100.00 | 100.00 |
| 806 | Fairfax | Los Angeles | Calif. | 1.465 | 17.90 | 69.00 |
| 812 | Encinal | Alameda | Calif. | 1.457 | 23.50 | 42.00 |
| 124 | San Dieguito High Academy | Encinitas | Calif. | 3.078 | 40.50 | 4.80 |
| 817 | Arcata | Arcata | Calif. | 1.450 | 29.00 | 12.00 |
| 123 | Marshall Fundamental | Pasadena | Calif. | 3.079 | 32.80 | 70.00 |
| 541 | Bonita | La Verne | Calif. | 1.814 | 29.40 | 27.00 |
| 85 | Monta Vista | Cupertino | Calif. | 3.518 | 68.70 | 1.80 |
| 824 | North | Torrance | Calif. | 1.444 | 22.40 | 23.00 |
| 57 | Lowell | San Francisco | Calif. | 4.107 | 76.90 | 34.00 |
| 828 | Chaparral | Temecula | Calif. | 1.439 | 27.20 | 8.80 |
| 46 | Los Angeles Center for Enriched Studies | Los Angeles | Calif. | 4.249 | 60.10 | 59.60 |
| 831 | Claremont | Claremont | Calif. | 1.437 | 29.10 | 16.00 |
| 196 | Burlingame | Burlingame | Calif. | 2.637 | 39.20 | 3.60 |
| 194 | Cerritos | Cerritos | Calif. | 2.639 | 55.00 | 6.60 |
| 181 | North Hollywood | Los Angeles | Calif. | 2.677 | 36.90 | 73.30 |
| 835 | Rowland** | Rowland Heights | Calif. | 1.434 | 25.40 | 11.00 |
| 837 | Bell | Bell | Calif. | 1.430 | 26.30 | 86.30 |
| 176 | Malibu | Malibu | Calif. | 2.728 | 54.90 | 8.50 |
| 161 | La Cañada | La Cañada-Flintridge | Calif. | 2.835 | 59.30 | 1.00 |
| 842 | Clairemont | San Diego | Calif. | 1.427 | 23.80 | 47.00 |
| 157 | La Jolla | La Jolla | Calif. | 2.857 | 60.90 | 15.19 |
| 155 | Palos Verdes Peninsula | Rolling Hills Estates | Calif. | 2.858 | 63.00 | 2.00 |
| 140 | Mission San Jose | Fremont | Calif. | 2.916 | 75.10 | 3.00 |
| 849 | Carson | Carson | Calif. | 1.420 | 13.70 | 40.60 |
| 284 | Berkeley | Berkeley | Calif. | 2.333 | 41.40 | 28.00 |
| 857 | James Monroe | Sepulveda | Calif. | 1.413 | 19.90 | 74.10 |
| 858 | Renaissance High School for the Arts | Long Beach | Calif. | 1.412 | 16.30 | 80.00 |
| 697 | Albany | Albany | Calif. | 1.597 | 33.50 | 12.00 |
| 278 | Francisco Bravo Medical Magnet | Los Angeles | Calif. | 2.349 | 52.90 | 55.00 |
| 701 | Lincoln | Los Angeles | Calif. | 1.593 | 22.40 | 80.90 |
| 276 | Diamond Bar** | Diamond Bar | Calif. | 2.350 | 55.20 | 6.00 |
| 269 | Oceanside | Oceanside | Calif. | 2.359 | 27.60 | 58.00 |
| 262 | Mira Costa | Manhattan Beach | Calif. | 2.386 | 48.70 | 3.50 |
| 252 | Menlo-Atherton | Atherton | Calif. | 2.422 | 49.80 | 26.80 |
| 248 | San Diego School of Creative & Performing Arts | San Diego | Calif. | 2.428 | 34.00 | 40.20 |
| 239 | Corona del Mar | Newport Beach | Calif. | 2.475 | 28.40 | 1.00 |
| 237 | San Marino | San Marino | Calif. | 2.490 | n/a | 0.00 |
| 234 | Mills | Millbrae | Calif. | 2.506 | 40.10 | 5.40 |
| 228 | Andrew P Hill** | San Jose | Calif. | 2.522 | 12.00 | 67.00 |
| 222 | Palisades Charter | Pacific Palisades | Calif. | 2.557 | 44.20 | 8.30 |
| 718 | Rio Americano | Sacramento | Calif. | 1.576 | 28.80 | 8.40 |
| 221 | La Costa Canyon | Carlsbad | Calif. | 2.560 | 39.10 | 10.00 |
| 720 | Canyon** | Anaheim | Calif. | 1.573 | 24.10 | 2.00 |
| 213 | Mountain View | Mountain View | Calif. | 2.583 | 46.30 | 1.00 |
| 723 | Dos Pueblos** | Goleta | Calif. | 1.571 | 26.60 | 18.00 |
| 369 | Northwood | Irvine | Calif. | 2.142 | 53.40 | 2.00 |
| 729 | Washington | San Francisco | Calif. | 1.568 | 32.10 | 43.00 |
| 361 | El Camino | Oceanside | Calif. | 2.152 | 33.00 | 46.00 |
| 729 | Dana Hills | Dana Point | Calif. | 1.568 | 31.10 | 17.70 |
| 360 | Mira Mesa | San Diego | Calif. | 2.153 | 30.00 | 38.00 |
| 353 | Marshall | Los Angeles | Calif. | 2.165 | 27.60 | 70.80 |
| 345 | Mira Loma** | Sacramento | Calif. | 2.177 | 40.00 | 34.00 |
| 320 | Amador Valley | Pleasanton | Calif. | 2.250 | 52.50 | 0.00 |
| 301 | Point Loma | San Diego | Calif. | 2.299 | 32.40 | 45.00 |
| 296 | Foshay Learning Center | Los Angeles | Calif. | 2.306 | 36.00 | 86.80 |
*Includes IB tests.
**Includes Cambridge, community college or other types of college-level final exams.
Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology in Fairfax County, with a rating of 7.486 and an Equity and Excellence rate of 100 percent, was not ranked because it is a magnet school with a selective admissions policy and an average SAT reading and math score, 1456, higher than the highest average for any regular enrollment school in the country. The index is designed to show which schools are challenging average students and does not work well with schools like Jefferson that have few or no average students.
Briar Woods and Freedom in Loudoun County, Battlefield and Freedom in Prince William County, Skyline in Warren County, Clarksburg and Northwood in Montgomery County, Dr. Henry A. Wise Jr. in Prince George’s County, Marriotts Ridge in Howard County and North Point in Charles County were not included because they are new schools and did not have full senior classes graduating this year.
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