🏆 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 ⓘ

816 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.
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
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
Hanford High School Hanford · Public	4.02	56.5%	+27.9pp
Tehachapi High School Tehachapi · Public	4.12	50.7%	+27.5pp

▼ Top 10 underperformers

School	GPA	Actual	Δ vs exp.
Inglewood High School Inglewood · Public	3.24	25.0%	-15.1pp
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
Folsom High School Folsom · Public	3.84	13.7%	-7.5pp

Full rankings — every California high school by UC Reach Score

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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	Beaumont High School Beaumont · Public Demand hides churn	Riverside	793	3,460	12	39	31.3%	25.5%	10.2	1.4	313	98
702	Cabrillo High School Lompoc · Public Material decline	Santa Barbara	235	1,060	12	43	28.4%	17.2%	8.1	—	102	29
703	Cesar E Chavez High School Delano · Public Sharp downturn	Kern	316	1,318	12	32	39.0%	15.4%	9.2	1.9	100	39
704	Ridgeview High School Bakersfield · Public Weak at the gate	Kern	683	2,575	12	47	26.2%	22.6%	9.5	1.2	320	84
705	Bassett High School La Puente · Public Sharp downturn	Los Angeles	171	747	12	54	22.8%	—	12.3	1.8	92	21
706	Chico High · Public Sharp downturn	Butte	440	1,804	12	50	24.3%	20.4%	6.6	1.6	222	54
707	Chico Senior High School Chico · Public	Butte	440	1,804	12	50	24.3%	20.4%	6.6	1.6	222	54
708	Montgomery High · Public Compounding decline	Sonoma	318	1,253	12	57	21.4%	20.5%	8.5	2.5	182	39
709	Oxnard High School Oxnard · Public Strong demand	Ventura	638	2,452	12	47	26.3%	21.8%	9.7	1.7	297	78
710	Rim of the World High School Lake Arrowhead · Public Sharp downturn	San Bernardino	229	860	12	41	29.8%	10.7%	9.2	1.3	94	28
711	Los Banos High School Los Banos · Public Strong demand	Merced	352	1,543	12	52	23.5%	—	8.8	1.4	183	43
712	Monrovia High School Monrovia · Public Weak at the gate	Los Angeles	385	1,455	12	80	15.3%	21.3%	9.3	1.8	308	47
713	Hughson High School Hughson · Public Best in class	Stanislaus	189	859	12	42	28.8%	26.1%	6.3	—	80	23
714	John F. Kennedy High · Public Material decline	Sacramento	436	1,652	12	61	20.1%	28.3%	7.6	1.8	264	53
715	Colony High School Ontario · Public Watch — engagement	San Bernardino	535	2,109	12	51	24.0%	26.1%	10.5	0.8	271	65
716	Liberty High · Public Best in class	Madera	173	748	12	42	28.8%	19.1%	8.1	—	73	21
717	Pacifica High · Public Strong demand	Ventura	722	2,675	12	39	31.1%	21.8%	9.1	2.1	280	87
718	Andrew P Hill High School San Jose · Public Mid-year churn	Santa Clara	391	1,564	12	45	26.7%	12.8%	7.7	1.3	176	47
719	Clairemont High School San Diego · Public Mid-year churn	San Diego	208	823	12	65	18.4%	12.0%	9.1	1.4	136	25
720	Granite Hills High School Apple Valley · Public Watch — engagement	San Bernardino	400	1,791	12	44	27.0%	27.1%	8.2	1.8	178	48
721	Los Altos High School Hacienda Heights · Public Sharp downturn	Los Angeles	359	1,592	12	54	22.1%	23.3%	10.3	0.8	195	43
722	Lakewood High School Lakewood · Public Material decline	Los Angeles	611	2,305	12	67	17.9%	19.2%	9.7	1.6	407	73
723	Arleta High School Arleta · Public Material decline	Los Angeles	252	1,038	12	45	26.3%	13.3%	8.7	1.2	114	30
724	Calexico High School Calexico · Public Sharp downturn	Imperial	707	2,746	12	41	28.8%	21.4%	10.2	1.6	292	84
725	Sierra Pacific High School Hanford · Public Best in class	Kings	261	1,183	12	39	30.1%	12.9%	8.1	—	103	31
726	Chowchilla Union High School Chowchilla · Public Weak at the gate	Madera	236	1,017	12	34	34.6%	—	8.9	1.7	81	28
727	Bullard High School Fresno · Public Material decline	Fresno	557	2,485	12	46	25.5%	24.2%	8.8	1.4	259	66
728	Analy High School Sebastopol · Public Best in class	Sonoma	347	1,473	12	60	19.8%	19.5%	6.9	0.9	207	41
729	Paramount High School Paramount · Public Material decline	Los Angeles	890	3,400	12	60	19.7%	29.5%	10.1	2.1	534	105
730	Phineas Banning High School Wilmington · Public Watch — engagement	Los Angeles	603	2,422	12	59	20.0%	23.9%	10.6	1.5	355	71
731	Holtville High School Holtville · Public Strong demand	Imperial	119	516	12	53	22.2%	—	7.6	—	63	14
732	Riverbank High School Riverbank · Public Best in class	Stanislaus	153	744	12	35	34.0%	16.7%	5.2	—	53	18
733	William C. Overfelt High · Public Both ends slipping	Santa Clara	340	1,363	12	44	26.5%	22.5%	7.1	2.6	151	40
734	Patriot High School Riverside · Public Best in class	Riverside	588	2,399	12	49	24.0%	24.6%	10.4	1.7	287	69
735	Brawley Union High School Brawley · Public Strong demand	Imperial	393	1,863	12	32	36.8%	23.9%	10.2	1.0	125	46
736	Grace M Davis High School Modesto · Public Demand hides churn	Stanislaus	488	2,083	12	42	28.1%	28.1%	7.6	1.6	203	57
737	Firebaugh High School Firebaugh · Public Weak at the gate	Fresno	163	673	12	48	24.4%	42.1%	7.4	—	78	19
738	Paloma Valley High School Menifee · Public Material decline	Riverside	549	2,487	12	40	28.8%	40.6%	10.9	1.5	222	64
739	Arvin High School Arvin · Public Best in class	Kern	627	2,653	12	39	30.0%	16.4%	8.4	1.6	243	73
740	San Jacinto High School San Jacinto · Public Both ends slipping	Riverside	524	2,388	12	44	26.4%	31.1%	10.9	1.9	231	61
741	Soledad High School Soledad · Public Demand problem	Monterey	387	1,546	12	43	26.8%	26.7%	7.5	1.3	168	45
742	El Modena High School Orange · Public Demand problem	Orange	439	1,795	12	57	20.2%	35.3%	8.9	1.4	252	51
743	Fred C Beyer High School Modesto · Public Holding share	Stanislaus	413	1,609	12	39	29.6%	27.1%	8.0	0.7	162	48
744	North Salinas High School Salinas · Public Strong demand	Monterey	526	2,106	12	48	24.0%	14.8%	7.8	2.1	254	61
745	Arlington High School Riverside · Public Tracking	Riverside	449	1,920	12	42	27.5%	19.2%	10.0	1.6	189	52
746	Greenfield High School Greenfield · Public Strong demand	Monterey	285	1,274	12	56	20.8%	12.1%	8.4	—	159	33
747	Yuba City High School Yuba City · Public Demand hides churn	Sutter	415	1,678	12	39	29.6%	29.2%	6.8	1.7	162	48
748	Shadow Hills High School Indio · Public Sharp downturn	Riverside	417	1,650	12	32	36.1%	31.2%	9.6	0.7	133	48
749	South High School Bakersfield · Public Both ends slipping	Kern	469	2,107	12	60	19.1%	22.2%	8.7	1.3	282	54
750	Lompoc High School Lompoc · Public Strong demand	Santa Barbara	409	1,593	11	45	25.7%	12.8%	9.1	2.0	183	47
751	Lower Lake High School Lower Lake · Public Watch — engagement	Lake	174	966	11	34	33.9%	20.0%	5.8	—	59	20
752	San Rafael High School San Rafael · Public Strong demand	Marin	367	1,332	11	74	15.4%	38.1%	7.9	3.3	273	42
753	Da Vinci Design High School El Segundo · Public Sharp downturn	Los Angeles	132	536	11	87	13.0%	—	7.6	—	115	15
754	Bishop Union High School Bishop · Public Strong demand	Inyo	141	608	11	39	29.1%	18.8%	8.5	—	55	16
755	Katella High School Anaheim · Public Compounding decline	Orange	592	2,326	11	56	20.2%	23.9%	10.1	1.0	331	67
756	Redlands East Valley Hs Redlands · Public Sharp downturn	San Bernardino	433	1,845	11	49	22.9%	26.5%	10.4	1.6	214	49
757	Dinuba High School Dinuba · Public Best in class	Tulare	434	2,115	11	35	32.5%	6.1%	6.9	0.7	151	49
758	Concord High School Concord · Public Compounding decline	Contra Costa	275	1,137	11	43	26.5%	45.2%	7.3	2.9	117	31
759	Mount Miguel High School Spring Valley · Public Demand hides churn	San Diego	417	1,539	11	51	22.0%	21.3%	9.8	2.4	214	47
760	Foothill High · Public Demand hides churn	Sacramento	321	1,417	11	55	20.2%	27.8%	4.7	—	178	36
761	Colton High School Colton · Public Material decline	San Bernardino	448	1,729	11	55	20.3%	16.0%	9.4	1.1	246	50
762	Central Valley High School Ceres · Public Strong demand	Stanislaus	512	2,317	11	43	26.1%	24.6%	8.0	1.8	218	57
763	Freedom High School Oakley · Public Demand problem	Contra Costa	602	2,460	11	44	25.5%	37.3%	7.0	1.5	263	67
764	Fresno High School Fresno · Public Compounding decline	Fresno	342	1,867	11	33	33.9%	7.9%	8.5	2.0	112	38
765	Delano High School Delano · Public Sharp downturn	Kern	316	1,221	11	38	29.4%	11.4%	9.2	0.9	119	35
766	Norte Vista Senior High School Riverside · Public	Riverside	379	1,804	11	48	23.1%	9.5%	11.1	2.6	182	42
767	Justin Garza High School Fresno · Public Demand problem	Fresno	509	2,095	11	36	30.9%	17.9%	8.1	1.4	181	56
768	Norwalk High School Norwalk · Public Holding share	Los Angeles	491	2,075	11	64	17.2%	18.5%	10.4	0.6	314	54
769	River Valley High School Yuba City · Public Both ends slipping	Sutter	391	1,695	11	47	23.2%	20.9%	6.7	1.8	185	43
770	Jesse M Bethel High School Vallejo · Public Both ends slipping	Solano	337	1,418	11	45	24.7%	24.3%	7.1	2.1	150	37
771	Helen Bernstein High School Hollywood · Public Demand hides churn	Los Angeles	155	703	11	52	21.0%	—	6.5	—	81	17
772	Casa Roble Fundamental Hs Orangevale · Public Holding share	Sacramento	265	1,150	11	45	24.6%	17.2%	5.3	—	118	29
773	Clovis East High School Clovis · Public Best in class	Fresno	723	3,113	11	36	30.0%	25.3%	7.9	0.8	263	79
774	San Lorenzo High School San Lorenzo · Public Compounding decline	Alameda	312	1,029	11	46	23.9%	41.2%	6.7	1.0	142	34
775	Tehachapi High School Tehachapi · Public Material decline	Kern	321	1,260	11	22	50.7%	17.1%	8.7	1.9	69	35
776	Inglewood High School Inglewood · Public Demand hides churn	Los Angeles	202	757	11	63	17.2%	—	7.4	1.5	128	22
777	Pajaro Valley Hs Watsonville · Public Both ends slipping	Santa Cruz	331	1,293	11	45	24.0%	—	7.8	2.4	150	36
778	Savanna High School Anaheim · Public Compounding decline	Orange	389	1,466	11	51	21.0%	16.7%	10.0	1.3	200	42
779	Canoga Park High School Canoga Park · Public Demand hides churn	Los Angeles	325	1,389	11	65	16.7%	25.7%	9.2	1.9	210	35
780	Hollister High School Hollister · Public Strong demand	San Benito	888	3,316	11	40	26.7%	25.3%	6.9	1.1	356	95
781	Jurupa Valley High School Mira Loma · Public Watch — engagement	Riverside	430	1,693	11	34	31.7%	6.5%	10.0	1.4	145	46
782	Alta Loma High School Alta Loma · Public Best in class	San Bernardino	582	2,386	11	50	21.2%	12.9%	9.8	1.4	292	62
783	Susan Miller Dorsey High Schl Los Angeles · Public Compounding decline	Los Angeles	216	853	11	50	21.5%	—	8.8	4.2	107	23
784	Liberty High School Bakersfield · Public Best in class	Kern	594	2,369	11	48	21.9%	20.6%	7.9	1.9	288	63
785	Antelope Valley High School Lancaster · Public Both ends slipping	Los Angeles	369	1,498	11	30	35.8%	7.7%	9.2	1.6	109	39
786	Rialto High School Rialto · Public Holding share	San Bernardino	617	2,623	11	46	23.1%	21.5%	8.3	1.6	281	65
787	Valley Center High School Valley Center · Public Weak at the gate	San Diego	266	1,075	11	45	23.1%	28.6%	7.5	—	121	28
788	Northridge Academy High School Northridge · Public Compounding decline	Los Angeles	210	832	10	68	15.4%	—	8.1	—	143	22
789	Compton High · Public Watch — engagement	Los Angeles	277	1,438	10	64	16.4%	20.7%	9.4	1.4	177	29
790	Compton Senior High School Compton · Public	Los Angeles	277	1,438	10	64	16.4%	20.7%	9.4	1.4	177	29
791	Del Mar High School San Jose · Public Strong demand	Santa Clara	335	1,350	10	50	21.1%	8.6%	7.2	0.9	166	35
792	El Toro High School Lake Forest · Public Material decline	Orange	469	1,902	10	88	11.8%	38.8%	8.7	1.3	415	49
793	El Camino High School Oceanside · Public Sharp downturn	San Diego	623	2,463	10	54	19.5%	30.8%	8.5	0.8	334	65
794	Porterville High School Porterville · Public Tracking	Tulare	499	2,125	10	29	36.4%	19.2%	7.6	1.4	143	52
795	Palmdale High School Palmdale · Public Both ends slipping	Los Angeles	569	2,208	10	40	26.0%	5.1%	8.8	1.4	227	59
796	Placer High School Auburn · Public Material decline	Placer	347	1,265	10	28	36.7%	27.8%	6.6	—	98	36
797	Perris High School Perris · Public Compounding decline	Riverside	504	2,096	10	41	25.0%	5.8%	8.5	1.6	208	52
798	Ontario Christian High School Ontario · Private	San Bernardino	117	469	10	97	10.6%	—	10.3	—	113	12
799	California City High School California City · Public Both ends slipping	Kern	147	604	10	35	28.9%	26.7%	8.2	—	52	15
800	Imperial High School Imperial · Public Best in class	Imperial	343	1,439	10	28	36.1%	28.6%	10.2	0.9	97	35

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