2010 City Rankings - California High Schools
The city rankings were calculated by taking the standardized tests used by California to determine the proficiency level across varying grades and subjects for high schools in the state. These school percentile ranks were then averaged for all high schools in each city and ordered from highest to lowest. The tests and subjects used to determine the percentile ranks can be found below. Learn more about how rankings are determined.
CST Exams Used To Determine Rankings
- CST Algebra I
- CST Algebra II
- CST Biology
- CST Chemistry
- CST Earth Science
- CST English-Language Arts
- CST General Mathematics
- CST Geometry
- CST Integrated Math 1
- CST Integrated/Coordinated Science
- CST Physics
- CST Science
- CST Summative High School Math
- CST U.S. History
- CST World History
Find a City's Ranking:
| Rank | City Name | Percentile | Changed From 2009 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 318 | La Palma, California High Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 2,401 | 70.67 |  85 | |
| 327 | Tollhouse, California High Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 611 | 70.59 | 146 | |
| 322 | Nicolaus, California High Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 322 | 70.43 | 76 | |
| 206 | Alhambra, California High Schools: 2 | Total Enrollment: 5,523 | 70.43 | 131 | |
| 324 | Nipomo, California High Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 1,132 | 70.29 | 166 | |
| 342 | Torrance, California High Schools: 4 | Total Enrollment: 8,719 | 70.07 | 240 | |
| 328 | Malibu, California High Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 1,243 | 70.06 | 110 | |
| 330 | Villa Park, California High Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 2,488 | 70.05 | 89 | |
| 332 | Morro Bay, California High Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 857 Has one high school that won a "Blue Ribbon Schools Award" |  | 69.82 | 220 |
| 333 | Glendora, California High Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 2,159 | 69.80 | 191 | |
| 265 | Tuolumne, California High Schools: 2 | Total Enrollment: 623 | 69.73 | 173 | |
| 258 | La Jolla, California High Schools: 2 | Total Enrollment: 2,407 | 69.66 | 138 | |
| 280 | Murrieta, California High Schools: 2 | Total Enrollment: 6,083 | 69.42 | 82 | |
| 338 | Granite Bay, California High Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 2,177 | 69.36 | 230 | |
| 408 | Novato, California High Schools: 2 | Total Enrollment: 2,272 | 69.35 | 310 | |
| 244 | Delano, California High Schools: 2 | Total Enrollment: 3,417 | 69.34 |  80 | |
| 340 | Edwards, California High Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 622 | 69.24 | 143 | |
| 517 | Redding, California High Schools: 5 | Total Enrollment: 4,017 | 69.05 | 440 | |
| 350 | Alta Loma, California High Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 2,662 | 68.89 | 191 | |
| 404 | South San Francisco, California High Schools: 2 | Total Enrollment: 3,000 | 68.26 | 174 | |
| 438 | Grass Valley, California High Schools: 2 | Total Enrollment: 3,289 | 68.25 | 291 | |
| 361 | Mountain View, California High Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 1,827 | 68.18 | 237 | |
| 673 | Dana Point, California High Schools: 2 | Total Enrollment: 3,094 | 68.02 | 636 | |
| 546 | San Clemente, California High Schools: 2 | Total Enrollment: 4,160 | 67.98 | 446 | |
| 372 | Ridgecrest, California High Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 1,560 | 67.81 | 187 | |
| 373 | Davis, California High Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 1,666 | 67.76 | 274 | |
| 377 | Castro Valley, California High Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 2,897 | 67.47 | 212 | |
| 381 | Half Moon Bay, California High Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 987 | 67.18 | 131 | |
| 495 | Santee, California High Schools: 2 | Total Enrollment: 3,649 | 67.05 | 301 | |
| 387 | Culver City, California High Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 2,324 | 67.01 | 168 | |
| 596 | Ventura, California High Schools: 4 | Total Enrollment: 5,811 Has one high school that won a "Blue Ribbon Schools Award" | | 66.91 | 548 |
| 389 | Mckinleyville, California High Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 660 | 66.76 | 258 | |
| 390 | Phelan, California High Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 2,559 | 66.72 | 212 | |
| 391 | Rainbow, California High Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 136 | 66.68 | 167 | |
| 884 | Fountain Valley, California High Schools: 2 | Total Enrollment: 5,535 | 66.22 | 869 | |
| 396 | Tomales, California High Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 183 | 66.18 | 123 | |
| 585 | Reseda, California High Schools: 4 | Total Enrollment: 8,318 | 66.07 | 561 | |
| 401 | Hughson, California High Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 758 | 65.84 | 221 | |
| 417 | Big Bear, California High Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 893 | 65.80 | 192 | |
| 406 | San Pablo, California High Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 311 Has one high school that won a "Blue Ribbon Schools Award" | | 65.63 | 234 |
| 407 | Soquel, California High Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 1,079 | 65.57 | 155 | |
| 431 | La Habra, California High Schools: 2 | Total Enrollment: 4,388 | 65.56 | 221 | |
| 411 | Palos Verdes Estates, California High Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 1,839 | 65.39 | 245 | |
| 412 | Colfax, California High Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 864 | 65.37 | 192 | |
| 416 | Nuevo, California High Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 351 | 65.12 | 103 | |
| 467 | Glendale, California High Schools: 2 | Total Enrollment: 5,064 | 64.78 | 284 | |
| 424 | Scotts Valley, California High Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 801 | 64.68 | 105 | |
| 432 | Bellflower, California High Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 3,116 | 64.54 | 130 | |
| 219 | Fair Oaks, California High Schools: 2 | Total Enrollment: 3,785 | 64.52 | 136 | |
| 433 | Healdsburg, California High Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 805 | 64.10 | 168 | |
| 434 | Fort Bragg, California High Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 533 | 64.08 | 207 | |
| 409 | Oakhurst, California High Schools: 2 | Total Enrollment: 1,052 | 63.93 | 299 | |
| 180 | Fremont, California High Schools: 6 | Total Enrollment: 9,779 Has one high school that won a "Blue Ribbon Schools Award" | | 63.76 | 167 |
| 439 | Carlsbad, California High Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 2,957 | 63.69 | 232 | |
| 440 | Mount Shasta, California High Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 400 | 63.68 | 232 | |
| 457 | Etiwanda, California High Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 3,312 | 63.67 | 270 | |
| 443 | Truckee, California High Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 750 | 63.63 | 290 | |
| 292 | Anderson, California High Schools: 2 | Total Enrollment: 892 | 63.57 | 96 | |
| 445 | Winchester, California High Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 696 | 63.54 | 187 | |
| 447 | Foresthill, California High Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 263 | 63.51 | 137 | |
| 449 | Redwood City, California High Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 1,818 | 63.49 | 167 | |
| 448 | Santa Fe Springs, California High Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 2,932 | 63.49 | 191 | |
| 453 | Mariposa, California High Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 607 | 63.34 | 279 | |
| 452 | Pleasant Hill, California High Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 2,034 | 63.34 | 193 | |
| 459 | Encinitas, California High Schools: 2 | Total Enrollment: 4,018 | 63.18 | 271 | |
| 221 | San Marcos, California High Schools: 3 | Total Enrollment: 4,679 | 63.16 | 128 | |
| 441 | Roseville, California High Schools: 3 | Total Enrollment: 5,896 | 63.05 | 230 | |
| 376 | Turlock, California High Schools: 2 | Total Enrollment: 4,457 | 63.01 | 120 | |
| 561 | Sanger, California High Schools: 2 | Total Enrollment: 3,150 | 62.83 | 277 | |
| 608 | San Mateo, California High Schools: 3 | Total Enrollment: 4,254 | 62.80 | 457 | |
| 462 | Taft, California High Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 963 | 62.78 | 46 | |
| 921 | Temecula, California High Schools: 4 | Total Enrollment: 13,031 | 62.67 | 782 | |
| 650 | Costa Mesa, California High Schools: 3 | Total Enrollment: 4,559 | 62.54 | 461 | |
| 471 | Angels Camp, California High Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 777 | 62.40 | 281 | |
| 472 | Lakeport, California High Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 475 | 62.33 | 194 | |
| 310 | Modesto, California High Schools: 7 | Total Enrollment: 14,959 | 62.15 | 165 | |
| 593 | Chula Vista, California High Schools: 7 | Total Enrollment: 15,664 | 61.90 | 426 | |
| 479 | Cottonwood, California High Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 907 | 61.85 | 258 | |
| 481 | Campbell, California High Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 1,688 | 61.68 | 202 | |
| 110 | Santa Cruz, California High Schools: 5 | Total Enrollment: 2,903 | 61.67 | 96 | |
| 595 | La Mesa, California High Schools: 2 | Total Enrollment: 4,971 | 61.64 | 333 | |
| 484 | Rosemead, California High Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 2,050 | 61.58 | 239 | |
| 485 | Cambria, California High Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 236 | 61.51 | 280 | |
| 486 | Aptos, California High Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 1,378 | 61.46 | 203 | |
| 811 | Waterford, California High Schools: 2 | Total Enrollment: 2,517 | 61.43 | 665 | |
| 282 | Burbank, California High Schools: 3 | Total Enrollment: 6,937 | 61.37 | 142 | |
| 233 | Garden Grove, California High Schools: 5 | Total Enrollment: 10,372 | 61.17 | 145 | |
| 1189 | Carson, California High Schools: 2 | Total Enrollment: 4,085 Has one high school that won a "Blue Ribbon Schools Award" | | 61.05 | 1188 |
| 494 | Atherton, California High Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 1,945 | 60.91 | 299 | |
| 493 | Paso Robles, California High Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 2,014 | 60.91 | 258 | |
| 601 | San Rafael, California High Schools: 2 | Total Enrollment: 2,033 | 60.77 | 287 | |
| 724 | Lebec, California High Schools: 2 | Total Enrollment: 876 | 60.74 | 251 | |
| 455 | Lakewood, California High Schools: 3 | Total Enrollment: 9,485 | 60.68 | 271 | |
| 307 | Petaluma, California High Schools: 3 | Total Enrollment: 4,179 | 60.53 | 146 | |
| 499 | Weed, California High Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 201 | 60.36 | 233 | |
| 231 | Elk Grove, California High Schools: 6 | Total Enrollment: 11,424 | 60.27 | 152 | |
| 501 | Pacifica, California High Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 1,367 | 60.26 | 272 | |
| 506 | Lone Pine, California High Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 124 | 60.24 | 229 | |
| 508 | St. Helena, California High Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 504 | 60.09 | 340 | |
| 672 | Placerville, California High Schools: 2 | Total Enrollment: 2,502 | 60.09 | 517 | |
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