🏆 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 ⓘ
801	Turlock High School Turlock · Public Strong demand	Stanislaus	619	2,479	10	34	30.0%	28.6%	7.0	1.1	210	63
802	Terra Nova High School Pacifica · Public Material decline	San Mateo	178	740	10	91	11.1%	22.2%	5.6	—	162	18
803	Rio Mesa High School Oxnard · Public Demand hides churn	Ventura	476	1,951	10	37	27.3%	14.6%	8.4	1.7	176	48
804	Elsinore High School Wildomar · Public Watch — engagement	Riverside	447	1,927	10	31	32.9%	35.6%	8.7	1.3	137	45
805	Rosemont High School Sacramento · Public Watch — engagement	Sacramento	418	1,485	10	45	22.1%	19.1%	6.0	—	190	42
806	Natomas High School Sacramento · Public Strong demand	Sacramento	299	1,157	10	46	21.7%	30.0%	6.0	1.3	138	30
807	Chaffey High School Ontario · Public Weak at the gate	San Bernardino	750	3,127	10	37	27.2%	26.7%	9.2	1.6	276	75
808	Orland High School Orland · Public Strong demand	Glenn	150	725	10	41	24.2%	33.3%	4.0	—	62	15
809	Palmdale Academy Charter · Public Strong demand	Los Angeles	210	989	10	71	14.0%	—	7.6	—	150	21
810	Tahquitz High School Hemet · Public Demand hides churn	Riverside	421	1,761	10	36	28.0%	9.5%	8.6	0.7	150	42
811	Mayfair High School Lakewood · Public Best in class	Los Angeles	381	2,422	10	50	19.8%	34.2%	8.9	1.1	192	38
812	Don Antonio Lugo High School Chino · Public Sharp downturn	San Bernardino	372	1,256	10	37	26.6%	27.0%	8.9	0.8	139	37
813	Mission Oak High School Tulare · Public Best in class	Tulare	342	1,678	10	29	34.3%	—	7.9	1.8	99	34
814	Red Bluff High School Red Bluff · Public Holding share	Tehama	353	1,586	10	25	40.2%	40.0%	5.7	0.8	87	35
815	Winters High School Winters · Public Strong demand	Yolo	111	479	10	48	20.8%	—	6.3	—	53	11
816	Atwater High School Atwater · Public Strong demand	Merced	479	2,029	10	42	23.3%	6.4%	7.1	1.0	202	47
817	Liberty High · Public Best in class	Contra Costa	683	2,836	10	52	19.0%	23.9%	5.7	1.5	352	67
818	Highland High · Public Strong demand	Los Angeles	684	2,706	10	39	25.0%	22.4%	8.0	1.3	268	67
819	Livingston High School Livingston · Public Weak at the gate	Merced	296	1,169	10	42	23.4%	13.8%	7.8	2.7	124	29
820	Fremont High School Oakland · Public Demand hides churn	Alameda	225	1,166	10	56	17.3%	18.2%	6.2	—	127	22
821	Gilroy High School Gilroy · Public Demand hides churn	Santa Clara	400	1,618	10	40	24.2%	12.8%	6.5	0.8	161	39
822	Baldwin Park High School Baldwin Park · Public Both ends slipping	Los Angeles	226	1,260	10	54	17.9%	31.8%	9.7	1.3	123	22
823	Ontario High School Ontario · Public Sharp downturn	San Bernardino	452	1,994	10	50	19.6%	9.1%	9.7	1.6	225	44
824	El Dorado High · Public Sharp downturn	El Dorado	310	1,135	10	34	28.3%	26.7%	4.5	—	106	30
825	Glendale High School Glendale · Public Demand problem	Los Angeles	549	2,066	10	61	15.8%	30.2%	9.1	2.2	335	53
826	Luther Burbank High School Sacramento · Public Demand problem	Sacramento	427	1,535	10	48	20.0%	17.1%	5.4	0.9	205	41
827	Rancho Mirage High School Rancho Mirage · Public Material decline	Riverside	313	1,401	10	59	16.3%	26.7%	9.6	1.0	184	30
828	Central Union High School El Centro · Public Tracking	Imperial	460	2,006	10	42	22.9%	20.4%	8.3	1.1	192	44
829	California Military Institute Perris · Public Holding share	Riverside	136	1,031	10	79	12.0%	—	7.3	—	108	13
830	LA Habra High School La Habra · Public Tracking	Orange	471	1,881	10	55	17.4%	—	7.4	1.7	258	45
831	Mira Monte High School Bakersfield · Public Demand problem	Kern	471	2,048	10	33	29.2%	15.6%	8.1	1.3	154	45
832	Lakeside High School Lake Elsinore · Public Watch — engagement	Riverside	403	1,687	9	36	25.9%	23.7%	8.7	—	147	38
833	Manteca High School Manteca · Public Strong demand	San Joaquin	509	1,907	9	33	28.9%	16.7%	6.7	1.6	166	48
834	Rio Linda Senior High School Rio Linda · Public	Sacramento	329	1,594	9	38	24.6%	32.3%	4.0	—	126	31
835	Escalon High School Escalon · Public Sharp downturn	San Joaquin	213	815	9	32	29.4%	35.0%	4.2	—	68	20
836	Centennial High School Bakersfield · Public Weak at the gate	Kern	556	2,212	9	44	21.5%	34.6%	7.5	—	242	52
837	Adelanto High School Adelanto · Public Demand hides churn	San Bernardino	551	2,247	9	47	19.6%	21.6%	8.0	1.1	260	51
838	Norco High School Norco · Public Strong demand	Riverside	486	2,032	9	37	25.3%	20.0%	8.2	0.8	178	45
839	Sultana High School Hesperia · Public Strong demand	San Bernardino	487	2,098	9	39	23.8%	40.0%	8.2	0.6	189	45
840	Magnolia High School Anaheim · Public Both ends slipping	Orange	401	1,608	9	57	16.2%	13.5%	8.5	1.2	229	37
841	West High School Bakersfield · Public Both ends slipping	Kern	466	2,159	9	32	28.9%	—	7.7	1.5	149	43
842	Napa High School Napa · Public Tracking	Napa	434	1,642	9	38	23.9%	12.5%	7.1	2.3	167	40
843	Woodlake High School Woodlake · Public Strong demand	Tulare	152	646	9	22	42.4%	—	7.2	—	33	14
844	Oakdale High School Oakdale · Public Strong demand	Stanislaus	370	1,563	9	23	40.5%	29.4%	5.7	—	84	34
845	Marina High · Public Best in class	Monterey	153	721	9	39	23.3%	—	6.5	2.0	60	14
846	Thomas Downey High School Modesto · Public Strong demand	Stanislaus	504	2,192	9	26	35.1%	17.4%	6.3	1.8	131	46
847	Hemet High School Hemet · Public Watch — engagement	Riverside	551	2,414	9	38	24.0%	24.0%	8.5	0.7	208	50
848	Grossmont High School La Mesa · Public Tracking	San Diego	563	2,172	9	42	21.7%	31.4%	8.0	1.9	235	51
849	Pierce High School Arbuckle · Public Demand problem	Colusa	124	463	9	37	23.9%	27.3%	3.2	—	46	11
850	East Valley High School North Hollywood · Public Demand hides churn	Los Angeles	113	558	9	109	8.1%	—	8.8	—	123	10
851	Nipomo High School Nipomo · Public Strong demand	San Luis Obispo	192	819	9	27	33.3%	—	6.8	—	51	17
852	Granite Hills High · Public Strong demand	San Diego	635	2,331	9	57	15.5%	33.9%	7.4	1.3	362	56
853	Center High School Antelope · Public Holding share	Sacramento	320	1,312	9	42	20.7%	42.9%	5.0	—	135	28
854	Dixon High School Dixon · Public Weak at the gate	Solano	242	990	9	54	16.0%	14.3%	5.0	—	131	21
855	Clovis High School Clovis · Public Sharp downturn	Fresno	751	2,779	9	26	32.8%	27.7%	6.7	0.8	198	65
856	Dos Palos High School Dos Palos · Public Material decline	Merced	151	639	9	36	23.6%	23.1%	4.0	—	55	13
857	Victor Valley High School Victorville · Public Demand hides churn	San Bernardino	535	2,255	9	34	25.4%	15.2%	7.8	1.5	181	46
858	Eastside High School Lancaster · Public Demand hides churn	Los Angeles	675	2,631	9	31	28.2%	24.1%	7.0	1.2	206	58
859	Will C Wood High School Vacaville · Public Best in class	Solano	409	1,671	9	41	21.0%	40.0%	4.7	0.7	167	35
860	Ramona High School Ramona · Public Best in class	San Diego	328	1,404	9	39	21.9%	14.3%	5.8	—	128	28
861	Atascadero High School Atascadero · Public Demand problem	San Luis Obispo	293	1,157	9	34	25.0%	—	5.5	—	100	25
862	Frontier High School Bakersfield · Public Sharp downturn	Kern	529	2,098	9	32	26.8%	28.9%	6.0	—	168	45
863	San Bernardino High School San Bernardino · Public Both ends slipping	San Bernardino	306	1,440	8	36	23.4%	—	6.2	—	111	26
864	East Bakersfield High School Bakersfield · Public Both ends slipping	Kern	598	2,331	8	32	25.8%	6.0%	6.9	1.5	194	50
865	Edison Senior High School Stockton · Public	San Joaquin	576	2,355	8	32	25.9%	14.6%	4.9	—	185	48
866	Madison High · Public Weak at the gate	San Diego	204	780	8	48	17.4%	41.2%	8.3	—	98	17
867	Mervyn M Dymally High School Los Angeles · Public Demand hides churn	Los Angeles	168	654	8	57	14.6%	21.4%	8.3	—	96	14
868	Hiram W Johnson High School Sacramento · Public Demand hides churn	Sacramento	433	1,682	8	39	21.1%	38.9%	4.2	—	171	36
869	Pleasant Valley Sr High School Chico · Public	Butte	482	1,978	8	34	24.1%	20.0%	4.8	0.6	166	40
870	Century High School Santa Ana · Public Demand hides churn	Orange	500	1,519	8	37	22.4%	17.1%	7.4	0.8	183	41
871	William Workman High · Public Compounding decline	Los Angeles	183	723	8	66	12.5%	26.7%	8.2	—	120	15
872	Shasta High School Redding · Public Holding share	Shasta	281	1,268	8	37	22.3%	30.4%	4.6	—	103	23
873	Pacheco High School Los Banos · Public Demand problem	Merced	443	1,725	8	36	22.4%	11.1%	6.1	0.9	161	36
874	Tokay High School Lodi · Public Material decline	San Joaquin	481	2,058	8	32	25.7%	15.4%	4.8	0.8	152	39
875	Santa Rosa High School Santa Rosa · Public Compounding decline	Sonoma	346	1,553	8	50	16.1%	32.1%	4.0	—	174	28
876	James Lick High School San Jose · Public Both ends slipping	Santa Clara	225	862	8	24	34.0%	—	4.4	3.1	53	18
877	Highland High School Bakersfield · Public Best in class	Kern	656	2,530	8	31	25.6%	5.8%	6.1	0.6	203	52
878	San Jose High School San Jose · Public Both ends slipping	Santa Clara	177	874	8	25	31.1%	—	6.2	—	45	14
879	Monte Vista High · Public Demand hides churn	San Diego	446	1,543	8	37	21.3%	34.3%	7.0	0.9	164	35
880	Cordova High School Rancho Cordova · Public Strong demand	Sacramento	435	1,944	8	35	22.5%	32.4%	4.6	0.9	151	34
881	Independence High · Public Strong demand	Kern	525	2,324	8	26	30.6%	31.7%	6.3	0.6	134	41
882	Piner High School Santa Rosa · Public Demand hides churn	Sonoma	334	1,434	8	32	24.5%	30.8%	4.5	—	106	26
883	Rancho Cotate High School Rohnert Park · Public Strong demand	Sonoma	425	1,755	8	36	21.6%	21.2%	4.7	—	153	33
884	Santana High School Santee · Public Strong demand	San Diego	425	1,621	8	39	19.8%	27.3%	6.6	2.1	167	33
885	Littlerock High School Littlerock · Public Demand hides churn	Los Angeles	374	1,507	8	25	30.9%	—	6.2	—	94	29
886	Kerman High School Kerman · Public Best in class	Fresno	350	1,493	8	21	37.5%	11.1%	5.1	0.9	72	27
887	Serrano High School Phelan · Public Demand problem	San Bernardino	467	2,163	8	33	23.5%	11.1%	6.6	1.3	153	36
888	Bloomington High School Bloomington · Public Material decline	San Bernardino	416	1,794	8	50	15.2%	—	6.7	—	210	32
889	Del Campo High School Fair Oaks · Public Weak at the gate	Sacramento	365	1,548	8	37	20.9%	17.9%	4.7	—	134	28
890	Canyon High · Public Holding share	Los Angeles	502	1,952	8	43	17.8%	28.9%	6.2	1.6	214	38
891	Buena High School Ventura · Public Demand problem	Ventura	371	1,585	8	43	17.7%	14.3%	5.7	—	158	28
892	Central East High School Fresno · Public Compounding decline	Fresno	398	1,741	8	24	30.9%	13.3%	5.3	0.8	97	30
893	Lancaster High School Lancaster · Public Demand hides churn	Los Angeles	638	2,688	8	34	22.3%	16.7%	6.9	1.1	215	48
894	Hanford High School Hanford · Public Tracking	Kings	346	1,498	8	22	34.7%	15.4%	5.2	—	75	26
895	Hayward High School Hayward · Public Mid-year churn	Alameda	346	1,580	8	46	16.2%	38.5%	4.0	—	160	26
896	El Cajon Valley High School El Cajon · Public Mid-year churn	San Diego	440	1,701	8	35	21.3%	12.1%	7.5	1.8	155	33
897	Cesar Chavez High School Stockton · Public Compounding decline	San Joaquin	482	2,021	7	28	26.9%	22.2%	4.6	—	134	36
898	Sierra High School Manteca · Public Best in class	San Joaquin	403	1,670	7	36	20.7%	20.0%	5.0	—	145	30
899	John F. Kennedy High · Public Compounding decline	Contra Costa	203	740	7	34	22.1%	46.7%	3.9	2.0	68	15
900	Foothill High · Public Best in class	Shasta	300	1,487	7	21	34.4%	27.3%	3.7	—	64	22

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