🏆 Top 10 in California — UC Reach Score

California · 2025 · ≥50 seniors

What is UC Reach? UC Reach = unique top-6 UC admits ÷ senior class size — the share of a school's entire graduating class that reaches the six most selective UCs (Berkeley, UCLA, San Diego, Santa Barbara, Irvine, Davis). It's a better gauge of school-wide success than admit rate, which only reflects the handful of students who applied.

Why it beats admit rate: if 6 students apply to the top UCs and all get in, that's a 100% admit rate — but at a 1,000-senior school it's a UC Reach Score of just 0.6 (6 ÷ 1,000). By contrast, a school where 250 of 1,000 seniors land a top-UC admit has a UC Reach Score of 25 — far stronger, even though its admit rate is lower.

Why some schools are over 100? Out of every 100 seniors at these schools, the class is generating more than 100 admissions to the six most selective UCs — meaning the typical strong student is getting in at multiple top campuses (UCLA + UCSD, or Berkeley + UCSB + Irvine, for example). It's a rare achievement: fewer than 1% of California high schools clear a UC Reach Score of 100.

1 Sage Hill School · Newport Coast 151 2 The Webb Schools · Claremont 144 3 Gretchen Whitney High School · Cerritos 126 4 Harker School · San Jose 126 5 Mountain View High School · El Monte 114 6 Abraham Lincoln High School · Los Angeles 110 7 University High School · Fresno 107 8 Flintridge Preparatory School · La Canada 103 9 Fairmont Preparatory Academy · Anaheim 101 10 Orange County School of the Arts · Santa Ana 96

Leaderboards by type — California (2025)

Top and bottom schools by UC Reach, split public/charter vs private (≥50 seniors). Pick a County above to rank within it.

▲ Top 10 Public + Charter

California

1	Gretchen Whitney High School Cerritos · Public	126
2	Mountain View High School El Monte · Public	114
3	Abraham Lincoln High School Los Angeles · Public	110
4	University High School Fresno · Public	107
5	Orange County School of the Arts Santa Ana · Charter	96
6	Canyon Crest Academy San Diego · Public	93
7	Martin Luther King High School Riverside · Public	92
8	Preuss School UCSD La Jolla · Public	86
9	Lynbrook High School San Jose · Public	86
10	Monta Vista High School Cupertino · Public	85

▲ Top 10 Private

California

1	Sage Hill School Newport Coast · Private	151
2	The Webb Schools Claremont · Private	144
3	Harker School San Jose · Private	126
4	Flintridge Preparatory School La Canada · Private	103
5	Fairmont Preparatory Academy Anaheim · Private	101
6	Valley Christian High School San Jose · Private	96
7	Crean Lutheran High School Irvine · Private	94
8	Bishop Odowd High School Oakland · Private	81
9	Windward School Los Angeles · Private	77
10	Viewpoint School Calabasas · Private	77

▼ Bottom 10 Public + Charter

California

1	City of Angels School Los Angeles · Public	1
2	Options for Youth - Acton Fontana · Public	1
3	Charter School of San Diego San Diego · Public	2
4	Waterford High School Waterford · Public	2
5	Mckinleyville High School Mckinleyville · Public	3
6	Santa Rosa Academy Menifee · Public	3
7	Colusa High School Colusa · Public	3
8	Gridley High School Gridley · Public	3
9	Lassen High School Susanville · Public	3
10	Del Oro High · Public	3

▼ Bottom 10 Private

California

1	Christian High School El Cajon · Private	2
2	Ontario Christian High School Ontario · Private	10
3	Saint Anthony High School Long Beach · Private	13
4	Bishop Alemany High School Mission Hills · Private	13
5	Cathedral High School Los Angeles · Private	14
6	Saint Augustine High School San Diego · Private	14
7	Central Catholic High School Modesto · Private	14
8	Valley Christian High School Cerritos · Private	16
9	Laurel Springs School Ojai · Private	18
10	Bishop Mora Salesian Hs Los Angeles · Private	18

🎯 Specialized high schools — California · 2025

Top UC Reach for schools with senior classes of 25–99. These are typically magnet programs, specialized charters, and small Catholic preps — too small to compare cleanly against comprehensive public high schools, but the most UC-effective small schools in California are here.

▲ Top 10 Small Public + Charter

California

1	Science Academy STEM Magnet North Hollywood · Public	109
2	Middle College High · Public	109
3	Magnolia Science Academy Santa Ana · Public	100
4	Legacy Magnet Academy Tustin · Public	87
5	Highland Elementary · Public	84
6	Renaissance Arts Academy Los Angeles · Public	82
7	Middle College High · Public	81
8	Middle College High · Public	80
9	Oxnard Middle College High Sch Oxnard · Public	75
10	Middle College High · Public	71

▲ Top 10 Small Private

California

1	Basis Independent Fremont Upper Sch Fremont · Private	212
2	Basis Independent Silicon Vall San Jose · Private	194
3	Geffen Academy at UCLA Los Angeles · Private	121
4	Castilleja School Palo Alto · Private	114
5	Quarry Lane School Dublin · Private	113
6	Westridge School for Girls Pasadena · Private	104
7	Sacramento Country Day School Sacramento · Private	93
8	Oakwood School Morgan Hill · Private	88
9	Saint Marys Academy Inglewood · Private	86
10	California Crosspoint High School Alameda · Private	83

Top 10 by individual UC campus — California · 2025

Where each UC campus lands its admits, as a share of each high school's senior class. Same 50-senior floor.

Top 10 — UCB Reach

UC Berkeley

1	The Webb Schools Claremont · Private	17
2	The Nueva School San Mateo · Private	17
3	Flintridge Preparatory School La Canada · Private	16
4	Viewpoint School Calabasas · Private	15
5	Sage Hill School Newport Coast · Private	14
6	Abraham Lincoln High School Los Angeles · Public	14
7	Lick Wilmerding High School San Francisco · Private	14
8	Harker School San Jose · Private	13
9	Gretchen Whitney High School Cerritos · Public	13
10	Mission Senior High School San Francisco · Public	13

Top 10 — UCLA Reach

UCLA

1	University High School Fresno · Public	14
2	Sage Hill School Newport Coast · Private	12
3	Harker School San Jose · Private	11
4	Windward School Los Angeles · Private	10
5	Orange County School of the Arts Santa Ana · Charter	10
6	Lick Wilmerding High School San Francisco · Private	9
7	Flintridge Preparatory School La Canada · Private	9
8	Compton Early College High Sch Compton · Public	9
9	The Webb Schools Claremont · Private	9
10	Mountain View High School El Monte · Public	8

Top 10 — UCSD Reach

UC San Diego

1	Preuss School UCSD La Jolla · Public	39
2	University High School Fresno · Public	25
3	The Webb Schools Claremont · Private	25
4	Abraham Lincoln High School Los Angeles · Public	22
5	Cobalt Institute Of Math And Science Academy · Public	20
6	Gretchen Whitney High School Cerritos · Public	19
7	Valley Christian High School San Jose · Private	18
8	Design Tech High School Redwood City · Public	18
9	Sage Hill School Newport Coast · Private	18
10	Milken Community School Los Angeles · Private	17

Top 10 — UCSB Reach

UC Santa Barbara

1	Sage Hill School Newport Coast · Private	43
2	Harker School San Jose · Private	41
3	The Webb Schools Claremont · Private	30
4	Mountain View High School El Monte · Public	29
5	Flintridge Preparatory School La Canada · Private	29
6	Lynbrook High School San Jose · Public	29
7	Canyon Crest Academy San Diego · Public	28
8	Gretchen Whitney High School Cerritos · Public	28
9	Monta Vista High School Cupertino · Public	28
10	Valley Christian High School San Jose · Private	28

Top 10 — UCI Reach

UC Irvine

1	Sage Hill School Newport Coast · Private	39
2	Gretchen Whitney High School Cerritos · Public	37
3	The Webb Schools Claremont · Private	30
4	Westview High School San Diego · Public	30
5	Del Norte High School San Diego · Public	27
6	Oxford Academy Cypress · Public	26
7	Crean Lutheran High School Irvine · Private	26
8	Orange County School of the Arts Santa Ana · Charter	23
9	Harker School San Jose · Private	22
10	Lowell High School San Francisco · Public	22

Top 10 — UCD Reach

UC Davis

1	Abraham Lincoln High School Los Angeles · Public	39
2	The Webb Schools Claremont · Private	34
3	West Campus High School Sacramento · Public	31
4	Sage Hill School Newport Coast · Private	25
5	Mountain View High School El Monte · Public	25
6	Kipp King Collegiate High Sch San Lorenzo · Public	23
7	Harker School San Jose · Private	23
8	Crean Lutheran High School Irvine · Private	22
9	Fairmont Preparatory Academy Anaheim · Private	22
10	Canyon Crest Academy San Diego · Public	22

Beyond UC Reach — more lenses on California

UC Reach measures who gets in. These lenses measure the upstream pipeline (A-G), the downstream outcome (UC graduation), the capacity that drives the pipeline (counselors), reliability over time (consistency), grade-11 academic preparation (CAASPP SBAC ELA & Math), and private-school financial strength. Click any school for its full profile.

Top 10 — A-G Completion

% of graduates meeting UC/CSU course requirements · 2024-25 cohort

1	California Academy Of Mathematics And Science · Public	100.0%
2	Kipp King Collegiate High Sch San Lorenzo · Public	100.0%
3	Gompers Preparatory Academy San Diego · Public	100.0%
4	Making Waves Academy Richmond · Public	100.0%
5	Natomas Pacific Pathways Prep Sacramento · Public	100.0%
6	Alliance Collins Family College-Ready High · Public	100.0%
7	The O'farrell Charter · Public	100.0%
8	Ednovate - Esperanza College Prep · Public	100.0%
9	Compton Early College High Sch Compton · Public	100.0%
10	Ednovate - Usc Hybrid High College Prep · Public	100.0%

Top 10 — UC 6-Yr Grad Rate

% of UC entrants who finished in 6 years · cohort N ≥ 20

1	Menlo Atherton High School Atherton · Public	100.0%
2	Mountain House High School Mountain House · Public	100.0%
3	Acalanes High School Lafayette · Public	100.0%
4	Academy of the Canyons Santa Clarita · Public	100.0%
5	Antelope High School Antelope · Public	100.0%
6	Santa Rosa High School Santa Rosa · Public	100.0%
7	Natomas Pacific Pathways Prep Sacramento · Public	100.0%
8	Analy High School Sebastopol · Public	100.0%
9	Maranatha High School Pasadena · Private	100.0%
10	Lodi High School Lodi · Public	100.0%

Top 10 — Best Counselor Capacity

Lowest students-per-counselor (ASCA target 250:1) · public/charter, ≥500 students

1	West Adams Preparatory Hs Los Angeles · Public	100:1
2	Bassett High School La Puente · Public	107:1
3	Jefferson High School Daly City · Public	123:1
4	Arleta High School Arleta · Public	125:1
5	Manual Arts Senior High · Public	129:1
6	Terra Nova High School Pacifica · Public	131:1
7	William Workman High · Public	134:1
8	Felicitas And Gonzalo Mendez High · Public	137:1
9	Beverly Hills High School Beverly Hills · Public	138:1
10	Central East High School Fresno · Public	144:1

Top 10 — Most Consistent

Lowest UC Reach std-dev across 5 years (above-CA-median mean)

1	Rocklin High School avg 19.7 · σ 0.87	σ 0.87
2	Menlo Atherton High School avg 30.5 · σ 1.08	σ 1.08
3	Fullerton Union High School avg 19.9 · σ 1.77	σ 1.77
4	Los Altos High avg 53.9 · σ 1.8	σ 1.8
5	Los Gatos High School avg 40.6 · σ 1.82	σ 1.82
6	San Marcos High School avg 25.2 · σ 1.93	σ 1.93
7	Thousand Oaks High School avg 18.4 · σ 2.03	σ 2.03
8	Santa Paula High School avg 18.5 · σ 2.09	σ 2.09
9	Alisal High School avg 19.0 · σ 2.16	σ 2.16
10	Fountain Valley High School avg 28.8 · σ 2.31	σ 2.31

Top 10 — SBAC ELA met/exceeded

% Met or Exceeded Standard · Grade 11 CAASPP · public/charter · tested ≥30

1	Gretchen Whitney High School Cerritos · n=170 · 2025	100%
2	Riverside STEM Academy Riverside · n=57 · 2025	100%
3	William & Marian Ghidotti High · n=36 · 2025	100%
4	California Academy Of Mathematics And Science · n=157 · 2025	99%
5	Middle College High · n=79 · 2025	99%
6	Dr. Tj Owens Gilroy Early College Academy · n=72 · 2025	99%
7	Oxford Academy Cypress · n=185 · 2025	98%
8	Dr. Richard A. Vladovic Harbor Teacher Preparation Academy · n=108 · 2025	98%
9	University High School Fresno · n=121 · 2025	98%
10	Renaissance Arts Academy Los Angeles · n=36 · 2025	97%

Top 10 — SBAC Math met/exceeded

% Met or Exceeded Standard · Grade 11 CAASPP · public/charter · tested ≥30

1	Riverside STEM Academy Riverside · n=57 · 2025	100%
2	Gretchen Whitney High School Cerritos · n=170 · 2025	99%
3	Renaissance Arts Academy Los Angeles · n=36 · 2025	97%
4	Oxford Academy Cypress · n=185 · 2025	95%
5	California Academy Of Mathematics And Science · n=157 · 2025	95%
6	Science Academy STEM Magnet North Hollywood · n=58 · 2025	95%
7	Lynbrook High School San Jose · n=411 · 2025	93%
8	William & Marian Ghidotti High · n=36 · 2025	89%
9	Mission San Jose High School Fremont · n=420 · 2025	89%
10	Canyon Crest Academy San Diego · n=559 · 2025	86%

Top 10 — Private Net Assets

Wealthiest CA private high schools · IRS Form 990 · latest fiscal year

1	Harvard-Westlake School Studio City · Nonsectarian · FY 2024	$656.3M
2	Harker School San Jose · Nonsectarian · FY 2024	$290.3M
3	Menlo School Atherton · Nonsectarian · FY 2023	$243.0M
4	Cate School Carpinteria · Nonsectarian · FY 2023	$193.0M
5	Polytechnic School Pasadena · Nonsectarian · FY 2023	$167.8M
6	Crossroads School Santa Monica · Nonsectarian · FY 2023	$152.2M
7	Castilleja School Palo Alto · Nonsectarian · FY 2023	$146.9M
8	Marlborough School Los Angeles · Nonsectarian · FY 2023	$142.4M
9	Sonoma Academy Santa Rosa · FY 2023	$114.8M
10	Lick Wilmerding High School San Francisco · Nonsectarian · FY 2023	$110.3M

Reach momentum — biggest gains & declines over time ⓘ

≥50 seniors · earliest→latest year

Which schools are moving a growing — or shrinking — share of their graduating class into the six most selective UCs. Reflects the current county/type filter.

▲ Biggest gains

School	Then → Now	Δ
The Webb Schools Claremont · Private	63 '21 → 144 '25	+80.6pp
West Campus High School Sacramento · Public	27 '18 → 82 '25	+55.1pp
Mountain House High School Mountain House · Public	12 '18 → 62 '25	+49.3pp
Wallis Annenberg High School Los Angeles · Public	3 '20 → 46 '25	+42.9pp
Mountain View High School El Monte · Public	71 '18 → 114 '25	+42.6pp
Gretchen Whitney High School Cerritos · Public	86 '18 → 126 '25	+40.2pp
Design Tech High School Redwood City · Public	32 '18 → 70 '25	+37.5pp
Abraham Lincoln High School Los Angeles · Public	75 '18 → 110 '25	+35.2pp
Archbishop Riordan High School San Francisco · Private	24 '20 → 59 '25	+34.5pp
El Segundo High School El Segundo · Public	20 '18 → 54 '25	+34.0pp

▼ Biggest declines

School	Then → Now	Δ
Lynbrook High School San Jose · Public	122 '18 → 86 '25	-36.4pp
Mission San Jose High School Fremont · Public	102 '18 → 70 '25	-31.8pp
Presentation High School San Jose · Private	73 '20 → 43 '25	-30.2pp
High Tech High Chula Vista Chula Vista · Public	65 '18 → 36 '25	-29.0pp
Oxford Academy Cypress · Public	110 '18 → 84 '25	-26.3pp
Making Waves Academy Richmond · Public	63 '21 → 38 '25	-25.1pp
California Military Institute Perris · Public	34 '18 → 10 '25	-24.1pp
Pacific Ridge School Carlsbad · Private	62 '20 → 38 '25	-24.0pp
Lick Wilmerding High School San Francisco · Private	79 '20 → 55 '25	-23.3pp
Valley Christian High School Cerritos · Private	39 '20 → 16 '25	-22.6pp

Demand momentum — biggest gaps vs the county baseline ⓘ

grade-12 enrollment Δ vs. county · ≥80 students

The demographic tide is shrinking CA enrollment ~10% over 7 years statewide, so absolute decline alone is noise. The gap vs the county baseline is the actionable signal — schools losing share faster than their demographic floor are the ones to watch. Reflects the current county/type filter.

▲ Outperforming the county the most

School	School · County	Gap
California School Of The Arts - San Gabriel Valley · Los Angeles · Public Best in class	+172.2% vs -8.1%	+180.3pp
Da Vinci Connect High School El Segundo · Los Angeles · Public Strong demand	+160.8% vs -11.2%	+172.0pp
San Diego High School San Diego · San Diego · Public Demand hides churn	+147.1% vs -7.8%	+154.9pp
San Jacinto Valley Academy San Jacinto · Riverside · Public Best in class	+118.9% vs -2.7%	+121.6pp
Mountain House High School Mountain House · San Joaquin · Public Best in class	+135.6% vs +21.8%	+113.9pp
Alliance Ted K Tajima High Sch Los Angeles · Los Angeles · Public Best in class	+89.7% vs -8.2%	+97.9pp
Compton Early College High Sch Compton · Los Angeles · Public Best in class	+84.6% vs -8.1%	+92.7pp
West Park High School Roseville · Placer · Public Strong demand	+93.0% vs +5.8%	+87.1pp
Fremont High School Oakland · Alameda · Public Demand hides churn	+82.9% vs +0.6%	+82.2pp
North Tahoe High School Tahoe City · Placer · Public Best in class	+93.8% vs +16.4%	+77.4pp

▼ Underperforming the county the most

School	School · County	Gap
Paradise High School Paradise · Butte · Public Material decline	-46.3% vs +19.8%	-66.1pp
Central East High School Fresno · Fresno · Public Compounding decline	-53.4% vs +6.7%	-60.0pp
King-Chavez Community High · San Diego · Public Compounding decline	-66.2% vs -7.8%	-58.4pp
Lincoln High School Lincoln · Placer · Public Material decline	-33.5% vs +16.4%	-49.9pp
Oakmont High School Roseville · Placer · Public Compounding decline	-29.9% vs +16.4%	-46.2pp
Mckinleyville High School Mckinleyville · Humboldt · Public Material decline	-4.3% vs +41.0%	-45.3pp
Yosemite High School Oakhurst · Madera · Public Compounding decline	-36.7% vs +6.9%	-43.6pp
Animo Venice Charter Hs Venice · Los Angeles · Public Sharp downturn	-50.3% vs -8.2%	-42.1pp
City of Angels School Los Angeles · Los Angeles · Public Compounding decline	-54.2% vs -12.1%	-42.1pp
Roseville High School Roseville · Placer · Public Material decline	-25.0% vs +16.4%	-41.4pp

GPA Performance — over/under their predicted UC admit rate ⓘ

1005 schools eligible · 2025

Each dot is one school. The diagonal is the per-campus GPA expectation — points above it admit students at higher rates than their GPA mix predicts; points below admit at lower rates. Schools need ≥30 top-6 UC applications and data across ≥3 campuses to appear.

▲ Top 10 outperformers

School	GPA	Actual	Δ vs exp.
South Hills Academy West Covina · Private	3.95	68.8%	+41.7pp
Las Plumas High School Oroville · Public	4.08	64.5%	+38.7pp
Foothill High · Public	4.01	62.9%	+33.6pp
Farmersville High School Farmersville · Public	3.92	59.5%	+33.5pp
Reedley Middle College Hs Reedley · Public	4.10	59.0%	+33.2pp
Lindhurst High School Olivehurst · Public	3.96	51.4%	+30.7pp
Avenal High School Avenal · Public	3.85	53.4%	+30.0pp
Oakdale High School Oakdale · Public	4.00	57.6%	+29.5pp
Caruthers High School Caruthers · Public	3.86	56.1%	+28.5pp
Stagg Senior High · Public	3.91	56.8%	+28.5pp

▼ Top 10 underperformers

School	GPA	Actual	Δ vs exp.
Inglewood High School Inglewood · Public	3.24	25.0%	-15.1pp
Crenshaw High School Los Angeles · Public	3.36	21.1%	-13.9pp
East Valley High School North Hollywood · Public	3.46	13.5%	-13.4pp
Oscar De LA Hoya Animo Charter Los Angeles · Public	3.38	21.1%	-13.3pp
California Military Institute Perris · Public	3.57	17.6%	-8.8pp
Terra Nova High School Pacifica · Public	3.90	19.6%	-8.7pp
Valor Academy High School Panorama City · Public	3.48	17.1%	-8.3pp
Bloomington High School Bloomington · Public	3.48	20.4%	-8.2pp
El Toro High School Lake Forest · Public	3.85	13.5%	-7.9pp
Hercules High School Hercules · Public	3.86	15.9%	-7.9pp

Full rankings — every California high school by UC Reach Score

Sortable by any column. Click a column header to sort. Click any school row to open its profile.

1,564 schools · 2025 data · Page 8 of 16 (showing 701–800)

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#	School	County	Seniors ⓘ	Total Enroll ⓘ	UC Reach Score ⓘ	App Reach Score ⓘ	Admit Rate ⓘ	Yield ⓘ	Selective Reach ⓘ	Elite Reach ⓘ	Raw Apps ⓘ	Raw Admits ⓘ
701	Kearny Digital Media & Design San Diego · Public Demand hides churn	San Diego	83	349	16	60	26.0%	30.8%	12.1	—	50	13
702	Lynwood High School Lynwood · Public Material decline	Los Angeles	448	1,858	16	70	22.3%	18.6%	12.9	1.3	314	70
703	Northview High School Covina · Public Holding share	Los Angeles	314	1,247	16	63	24.9%	12.2%	12.4	2.2	197	49
704	South GATE High School South Gate · Public Material decline	Los Angeles	405	1,681	16	87	17.9%	19.1%	13.6	4.2	351	63
705	John H Pitman High School Turlock · Public Holding share	Stanislaus	476	1,986	16	57	27.3%	31.1%	10.9	2.1	271	74
706	Vintage High School Napa · Public Material decline	Napa	393	1,622	16	56	27.6%	31.1%	7.6	2.5	221	61
707	Nogales High School La Puente · Public Both ends slipping	Los Angeles	374	1,535	16	90	17.2%	36.2%	14.4	2.4	338	58
708	Valley View High School Moreno Valley · Public Tracking	Riverside	646	2,699	15	57	26.9%	22.0%	13.8	1.9	371	100
709	Del Oro High School Loomis · Public Material decline	Placer	390	1,634	15	61	25.4%	16.7%	11.5	3.6	236	60
710	Etiwanda High School Etiwanda · Public Weak at the gate	San Bernardino	852	3,446	15	65	23.5%	35.9%	13.7	1.8	557	131
711	Pittsburg High School Pittsburg · Public Demand hides churn	Contra Costa	803	3,403	15	57	27.0%	30.9%	11.0	2.5	456	123
712	Saugus High School Saugus · Public Best in class	Los Angeles	537	2,317	15	78	19.5%	30.5%	12.1	2.6	420	82
713	Charter Oak High School Covina · Public Demand problem	Los Angeles	295	1,259	15	57	26.6%	24.4%	12.2	2.4	169	45
714	Mission Viejo High School Mission Viejo · Public Material decline	Orange	394	1,566	15	88	17.3%	23.3%	11.7	2.5	347	60
715	Orestimba High School Newman · Public Strong demand	Stanislaus	230	925	15	53	28.9%	34.3%	9.6	—	121	35
716	Redwood High · Public Best in class	Tulare	519	2,490	15	60	25.2%	22.8%	10.6	2.7	314	79
717	Golden Valley High · Public Watch — engagement	Merced	434	1,917	15	47	32.5%	16.7%	9.9	2.1	203	66
718	Sweetwater High · Public Material decline	San Diego	664	2,290	15	69	22.2%	34.6%	13.9	2.3	455	101
719	Saddleback High School Santa Ana · Public Strong demand	Orange	337	1,451	15	61	25.0%	21.6%	12.8	1.8	204	51
720	LA Puente High School La Puente · Public Material decline	Los Angeles	205	813	15	68	22.3%	22.6%	11.7	1.5	139	31
721	William J Pete Knight High Sch Palmdale · Public Both ends slipping	Los Angeles	582	2,349	15	61	24.7%	35.2%	12.0	1.7	356	88
722	Pomona High School Pomona · Public Compounding decline	Los Angeles	246	993	15	49	30.8%	32.4%	12.2	1.2	120	37
723	Hawthorne High School Hawthorne · Public Material decline	Los Angeles	426	1,675	15	75	20.0%	20.3%	12.4	1.4	320	64
724	Montebello High School Montebello · Public Material decline	Los Angeles	493	1,907	15	55	27.5%	20.3%	13.0	2.6	269	74
725	Santa Maria High School Santa Maria · Public Strong demand	Santa Barbara	793	3,143	15	60	25.1%	28.6%	10.1	1.5	474	119
726	Pioneer Valley High School Santa Maria · Public Strong demand	Santa Barbara	760	3,080	15	53	28.1%	21.1%	11.1	2.2	405	114
727	Bellflower High School Bellflower · Public Demand problem	Los Angeles	341	1,997	15	67	22.3%	15.7%	12.0	2.4	229	51
728	Cantwell/Sacred Heart Mary Hs Montebello · Private	Los Angeles	87	378	15	106	14.1%	—	14.9	—	92	13
729	Sheldon High School Sacramento · Public Best in class	Sacramento	623	2,368	15	63	23.6%	35.5%	8.8	0.6	394	93
730	Morningside High School Inglewood · Public Compounding decline	Los Angeles	114	407	15	73	20.5%	—	11.4	2.6	83	17
731	Sanger High School Sanger · Public Sharp downturn	Fresno	631	2,426	15	35	42.1%	24.5%	10.9	1.7	223	94
732	Alain Leroy Locke College Prep Los Angeles · Public	Los Angeles	289	1,159	15	53	28.1%	18.6%	14.9	1.4	153	43
733	Madera High School Madera · Public Material decline	Madera	390	1,869	15	46	32.0%	24.1%	11.3	2.6	181	58
734	Twelve Bridges High School Lincoln · Public Best in class	Placer	291	1,317	15	45	32.6%	39.5%	7.6	—	132	43
735	Valley High · Public Demand hides churn	Orange	454	1,908	15	53	27.9%	20.9%	12.8	2.0	240	67
736	Laguna Creek High School Elk Grove · Public Best in class	Sacramento	556	2,142	15	68	21.8%	29.3%	9.2	1.6	377	82
737	Santa Fe High School Santa Fe Springs · Public Sharp downturn	Los Angeles	523	1,865	15	67	21.9%	31.2%	13.6	1.9	351	77
738	Chino High School Chino · Public Holding share	San Bernardino	449	2,077	15	55	26.5%	10.6%	13.6	1.8	249	66
739	Tulare Western High School Tulare · Public Sharp downturn	Tulare	483	1,927	15	40	37.0%	9.9%	12.4	1.2	192	71
740	Steele Canyon High School Spring Valley · Public Best in class	San Diego	525	2,198	15	85	17.3%	31.2%	10.7	1.9	446	77
741	West Hills High School Santee · Public Sharp downturn	San Diego	396	1,624	15	51	28.7%	31.0%	12.6	2.8	202	58
742	Clovis West High School Fresno · Public Holding share	Fresno	514	2,184	15	68	21.6%	20.0%	12.7	2.3	348	75
743	Corona High School Corona · Public Material decline	Riverside	576	2,307	15	60	24.4%	25.0%	13.7	1.9	344	84
744	Weed High School Weed · Public Watch — engagement	Siskiyou	48	187	15	65	22.6%	—	6.2	6.2	31	7
745	Summit High School Fontana · Public Best in class	San Bernardino	634	2,725	15	52	27.7%	26.1%	13.4	1.6	332	92
746	Kipp Navigate College Prep San Jose · Public Strong demand	Santa Clara	69	297	14	177	8.2%	—	5.8	—	122	10
747	Mar Vista High School Imperial Beach · Public Compounding decline	San Diego	290	1,216	14	66	21.9%	16.7%	12.1	1.0	192	42
748	Costa Mesa High School Costa Mesa · Public Tracking	Orange	304	1,730	14	64	22.6%	27.3%	12.5	1.3	195	44
749	John Henry High School Richmond · Public Strong demand	Contra Costa	76	333	14	76	19.0%	27.3%	7.9	4.0	58	11
750	South San Francisco Hs South San Francisco · Public Compounding decline	San Mateo	304	1,239	14	66	21.8%	22.7%	9.9	2.0	202	44
751	William S Hart High School Newhall · Public Weak at the gate	Los Angeles	560	1,941	14	78	18.7%	29.6%	12.1	2.1	434	81
752	James Monroe High School North Hills · Public Demand hides churn	Los Angeles	450	1,905	14	78	18.6%	21.5%	9.8	1.3	350	65
753	Central Catholic High School Modesto · Private	Stanislaus	104	422	14	89	16.1%	20.0%	7.7	—	93	15
754	Edgewood High School West Covina · Public Tracking	Los Angeles	208	712	14	89	16.1%	13.3%	11.5	1.9	186	30
755	Oak Grove High School San Jose · Public Compounding decline	Santa Clara	347	1,374	14	75	19.3%	24.0%	10.1	1.7	259	50
756	Saint Augustine High School San Diego · Private	San Diego	167	717	14	133	10.8%	12.5%	12.0	4.8	222	24
757	El Camino Fundamental Hs Sacramento · Public Weak at the gate	Sacramento	272	1,226	14	55	26.2%	17.9%	7.0	—	149	39
758	Antelope High School Antelope · Public Holding share	Sacramento	384	1,821	14	62	23.0%	29.1%	8.8	2.1	239	55
759	Bella Vista High School Fair Oaks · Public Holding share	Sacramento	454	1,939	14	52	27.8%	27.7%	8.4	2.6	234	65
760	Al Arqam Coll Preparatory Sch Sacramento · Private	Sacramento	21	523	14	67	21.4%	100.0%	—	—	14	3
761	Lincoln High · Public Sharp downturn	San Joaquin	680	2,801	14	49	29.1%	25.8%	9.8	1.8	333	97
762	Richmond High School Richmond · Public Both ends slipping	Contra Costa	337	1,280	14	62	23.1%	29.2%	7.7	3.0	208	48
763	Capuchino High School San Bruno · Public Strong demand	San Mateo	281	1,061	14	76	18.7%	20.0%	9.2	3.2	214	40
764	Bear Creek High School Stockton · Public Material decline	San Joaquin	436	1,925	14	36	39.0%	24.2%	10.3	1.6	159	62
765	Heritage High School Brentwood · Public Best in class	Contra Costa	598	2,566	14	105	13.5%	31.8%	9.7	2.3	628	85
766	LA Sierra High School Riverside · Public Weak at the gate	Riverside	324	1,514	14	63	22.7%	21.7%	13.0	1.2	203	46
767	Belmont High School Los Angeles · Public Compounding decline	Los Angeles	127	614	14	72	19.8%	—	14.2	2.4	91	18
768	Watsonville High School Watsonville · Public Both ends slipping	Santa Cruz	515	2,215	14	52	27.1%	32.9%	8.3	1.2	269	73
769	Sonora High School La Habra · Public Material decline	Orange	459	1,779	14	76	18.6%	16.9%	10.7	2.2	349	65
770	Mclane High School Fresno · Public Demand hides churn	Fresno	424	2,056	14	67	21.1%	16.7%	9.0	1.4	285	60
771	Fontana High School Fontana · Public Weak at the gate	San Bernardino	583	2,534	14	96	14.7%	12.2%	12.9	2.2	558	82
772	John C Fremont High School Los Angeles · Public Demand hides churn	Los Angeles	405	1,889	14	76	18.5%	8.8%	11.6	2.7	308	57
773	Ganesha High School Pomona · Public Demand hides churn	Los Angeles	235	895	14	49	28.9%	18.2%	12.3	2.5	114	33
774	Hanford West High School Hanford · Public Sharp downturn	Kings	321	1,331	14	34	41.7%	13.3%	10.9	2.8	108	45
775	Heritage High · Public Material decline	Riverside	593	2,330	14	34	41.3%	30.1%	11.6	1.5	201	83
776	Pomona Catholic High School Pomona · Private	Los Angeles	50	171	14	170	8.2%	—	6.0	—	85	7
777	Madera South High School Madera · Public Compounding decline	Madera	386	1,859	14	44	31.6%	22.2%	8.6	1.8	171	54
778	Ceres High School Ceres · Public Demand problem	Stanislaus	415	1,660	14	38	36.5%	12.1%	10.6	2.9	159	58
779	San Dimas High School San Dimas · Public Weak at the gate	Los Angeles	315	1,235	14	90	15.6%	20.4%	11.4	1.6	283	44
780	United Christian Academy Rancho Cucamonga · Private	San Bernardino	43	925	14	151	9.2%	—	13.9	—	65	6
781	Herbert Hoover High · Public Strong demand	Los Angeles	388	1,590	14	82	16.9%	37.0%	10.3	1.8	320	54
782	Rubidoux High School Jurupa Valley · Public Material decline	Riverside	302	1,259	14	59	23.6%	7.1%	11.6	2.6	178	42
783	Jefferson High School Daly City · Public Demand hides churn	San Mateo	260	1,072	14	82	16.8%	27.8%	9.6	2.3	214	36
784	Mare Island Technology Academy · Public	Solano	65	260	14	94	14.8%	66.7%	4.6	—	61	9
785	Farmersville High School Farmersville · Public Weak at the gate	Tulare	181	711	14	29	48.1%	12.0%	9.9	1.7	52	25
786	Ponderosa High School Shingle Springs · Public Sharp downturn	El Dorado	428	1,675	14	46	30.3%	18.6%	8.9	0.7	195	59
787	Vacaville High School Vacaville · Public Best in class	Solano	515	2,044	14	50	27.7%	35.2%	7.8	3.1	256	71
788	Moreno Valley High School Moreno Valley · Public Mid-year churn	Riverside	473	2,103	14	58	23.8%	20.0%	12.5	1.9	273	65
789	Ernest Righetti High School Santa Maria · Public Strong demand	Santa Barbara	576	2,416	14	45	30.6%	24.1%	11.3	2.6	258	79
790	Cathedral High School Los Angeles · Private	Los Angeles	124	583	14	210	6.5%	—	10.5	—	260	17
791	Chaparral High School Temecula · Public Best in class	Riverside	774	3,136	14	83	16.5%	36.8%	10.7	1.0	641	106
792	Classical Academy High School Escondido · Public Best in class	San Diego	307	1,336	14	61	22.3%	21.4%	11.4	1.3	188	42
793	Citrus Valley High School Redlands · Public Sharp downturn	San Bernardino	520	2,110	14	54	25.4%	28.2%	12.3	1.7	279	71
794	Gardena High School Gardena · Public Demand hides churn	Los Angeles	352	1,343	14	51	26.7%	12.5%	11.9	2.6	180	48
795	Pacifica Christian High School Newport Beach · Private	Orange	66	259	14	85	16.1%	—	6.1	—	56	9
796	Paso Robles High School Paso Robles · Public Demand problem	San Luis Obispo	411	1,986	14	48	28.6%	25.0%	9.7	2.2	196	56
797	Apple Valley High School Apple Valley · Public Weak at the gate	San Bernardino	558	2,211	14	45	30.0%	14.5%	11.1	1.4	253	76
798	El Diamante High School Visalia · Public Demand problem	Tulare	434	1,890	14	45	30.1%	18.6%	10.4	2.3	196	59
799	Las Plumas High School Oroville · Public Weak at the gate	Butte	295	1,265	14	29	46.5%	20.0%	8.8	2.0	86	40
800	San Jacinto Valley Academy San Jacinto · Public Best in class	Riverside	96	1,658	14	74	18.3%	—	13.5	—	71	13

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