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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1167 | West Sacramento, California High Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 1,891 | 42.81 |  764 | |
| 773 | Huntington Park, California High Schools: 3 | Total Enrollment: 5,226 | 42.77 | 465 | |
| 1157 | Kelseyville, California High Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 530 | 42.72 | 790 | |
| 1160 | Chowchilla, California High Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 951 | 42.36 | 673 | |
| 1164 | Buena Park, California High Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 1,962 | 42.15 | 706 | |
| 1168 | Bell, California High Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 4,301 | 42.08 | 716 | |
| 1233 | Newark, California High Schools: 2 | Total Enrollment: 3,565 | 42.04 | 841 | |
| 1474 | Susanville, California High Schools: 2 | Total Enrollment: 1,038 | 42.00 | 1225 | |
| 997 | Van Nuys, California High Schools: 6 | Total Enrollment: 10,989 | 41.92 | 917 | |
| 1595 | Vista, California High Schools: 4 | Total Enrollment: 9,326 | 41.89 | 1319 | |
| 977 | Lawndale, California High Schools: 3 | Total Enrollment: 4,601 | 41.42 | 679 | |
| 1179 | Upper Lake, California High Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 381 | 41.42 | 711 | |
| 1019 | Oxnard, California High Schools: 6 | Total Enrollment: 14,219 | 41.37 | 715 | |
| 1526 | Pasadena, California High Schools: 6 | Total Enrollment: 9,088 | 40.98 | 1226 | |
| 1191 | North Hills, California High Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 2,749 | 40.89 | 722 | |
| 1192 | Riverbank, California High Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 744 | 40.85 | 693 | |
| 1196 | Pittsburg, California High Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 2,391 | 40.77 | 713 | |
| 1195 | Reedley, California High Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 1,902 | 40.77 | 717 | |
| 1198 | Calistoga, California High Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 384 | 40.73 | 759 | |
| 1381 | Concord, California High Schools: 4 | Total Enrollment: 6,412 | 40.57 | 1130 | |
| 1203 | Mendota, California High Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 666 | 40.55 | 717 | |
| 1210 | Colusa, California High Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 351 | 39.98 | 848 | |
| 1212 | Northridge, California High Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 1,061 | 39.74 | 803 | |
| 1214 | Shafter, California High Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 1,507 | 39.61 | 749 | |
| 1483 | Sonora, California High Schools: 2 | Total Enrollment: 1,488 | 39.51 | 1267 | |
| 1413 | Vallejo, California High Schools: 4 | Total Enrollment: 4,792 | 39.33 | 1026 | |
| 1206 | Oroville, California High Schools: 3 | Total Enrollment: 3,139 | 38.89 | 852 | |
| 1239 | Patterson, California High Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 1,608 | 38.85 | 807 | |
| 1449 | Pomona, California High Schools: 6 | Total Enrollment: 8,289 | 38.78 | 1305 | |
| 1225 | Cudahy, California High Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 2,117 | 38.66 | 713 | |
| 1224 | Orland, California High Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 666 | 38.66 | 765 | |
| 1302 | Antioch, California High Schools: 2 | Total Enrollment: 4,981 | 38.50 | 908 | |
| 1568 | Madera, California High Schools: 4 | Total Enrollment: 5,548 | 38.12 | 1332 | |
| 1253 | Imperial Beach, California High Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 1,775 | 37.99 | 753 | |
| 1240 | Castroville, California High Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 1,305 | 37.98 | 749 | |
| 1504 | Long Beach, California High Schools: 5 | Total Enrollment: 21,124 | 37.86 | 1262 | |
| 1216 | Fontana, California High Schools: 4 | Total Enrollment: 12,144 | 37.82 | 783 | |
| 1243 | Canoga Park, California High Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 1,860 | 37.78 | 768 | |
| 1121 | Woodland, California High Schools: 2 | Total Enrollment: 3,125 | 37.21 | 667 | |
| 1580 | San Luis Obispo, California High Schools: 2 | Total Enrollment: 1,699 | 37.01 | 1377 | |
| 1259 | Indio, California High Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 2,447 | 36.91 | 733 | |
| 1560 | Inglewood, California High Schools: 5 | Total Enrollment: 4,540 | 36.86 | 1227 | |
| 1260 | Hoopa, California High Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 253 | 36.84 | 766 | |
| 1261 | Olivehurst, California High Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 1,332 | 36.81 | 801 | |
| 1262 | Pico Rivera, California High Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 3,191 | 36.67 | 774 | |
| 1267 | Rio Vista, California High Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 321 | 36.37 | 796 | |
| 1320 | La Puente, California High Schools: 3 | Total Enrollment: 5,212 | 36.35 | 828 | |
| 1078 | Hanford, California High Schools: 3 | Total Enrollment: 3,535 | 36.20 | 630 | |
| 1127 | Marina, California High Schools: 2 | Total Enrollment: 608 | 36.07 | 864 | |
| 1105 | Salinas, California High Schools: 5 | Total Enrollment: 9,583 | 35.96 | 677 | |
| 1280 | Cathedral City, California High Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 2,849 | 35.73 | 795 | |
| 1285 | Los Angeles, California High Schools: 63 | Total Enrollment: 84,569 Has one high school that won a "Blue Ribbon Schools Award" |  | 35.59 | 1242 |
| 1289 | Clarksburg, California High Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 181 | 35.14 | 894 | |
| 1305 | Solvang, California High Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 384 | 34.91 | 856 | |
| 1298 | Sun Valley, California High Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 3,139 | 34.51 | 764 | |
| 1439 | Norwalk, California High Schools: 2 | Total Enrollment: 4,192 | 34.35 | 942 | |
| 1301 | Los Olivos, California High Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 485 | 34.29 | 877 | |
| 1306 | Point Arena, California High Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 169 | 34.19 | 832 | |
| 1294 | Rialto, California High Schools: 3 | Total Enrollment: 7,929 | 34.11 | 813 | |
| 1218 | Citrus Heights, California High Schools: 2 | Total Enrollment: 1,841 | 33.90 | 800 | |
| 1313 | Strathmore, California High Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 331 | 33.87 | 807 | |
| 1178 | Carmichael, California High Schools: 2 | Total Enrollment: 4,569 | 33.79 | 782 | |
| 1506 | Wheatland, California High Schools: 2 | Total Enrollment: 783 | 33.72 | 1128 | |
| 1317 | San Leandro, California High Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 2,685 | 33.47 | 833 | |
| 1368 | Perris, California High Schools: 4 | Total Enrollment: 5,321 | 33.44 | 1036 | |
| 1322 | Dos Palos, California High Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 775 | 33.20 | 824 | |
| 1328 | Alpaugh, California High Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 134 | 32.53 | 820 | |
| 1277 | Chino, California High Schools: 2 | Total Enrollment: 5,057 | 32.53 | 815 | |
| 1329 | Williams, California High Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 343 | 32.51 | 836 | |
| 1110 | Victorville, California High Schools: 7 | Total Enrollment: 11,433 | 32.38 | 950 | |
| 1548 | Palm Springs, California High Schools: 2 | Total Enrollment: 2,248 | 32.36 | 1222 | |
| 1385 | Baldwin Park, California High Schools: 3 | Total Enrollment: 7,008 | 32.28 | 928 | |
| 1333 | Hercules, California High Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 1,008 | 32.11 | 844 | |
| 1485 | San Fernando, California High Schools: 2 | Total Enrollment: 5,391 | 31.93 | 1047 | |
| 1351 | Salton City, California High Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 396 | 31.88 | 810 | |
| 1336 | Borrego Springs, California High Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 150 | 31.85 | 788 | |
| 1342 | Blythe, California High Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 927 | 31.48 | 813 | |
| 1339 | Moreno Valley, California High Schools: 6 | Total Enrollment: 13,948 | 31.46 | 1000 | |
| 1343 | Delhi, California High Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 682 | 31.44 | 821 | |
| 1345 | City of Industry, California High Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 1,202 | 31.29 | 791 | |
| 1352 | Seaside, California High Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 1,207 | 31.08 | 850 | |
| 1365 | East Nicolaus, California High Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 1,431 | 30.94 | 818 | |
| 1355 | Lower Lake, California High Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 749 | 30.94 | 835 | |
| 1366 | Greenfield, California High Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 964 | 30.63 | 806 | |
| 1056 | Palmdale, California High Schools: 4 | Total Enrollment: 11,562 | 30.43 | 667 | |
| 1372 | Azusa, California High Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 1,464 | 29.75 | 832 | |
| 1344 | Oakland, California High Schools: 24 | Total Enrollment: 11,538 | 29.71 | 1339 | |
| 1217 | North Hollywood, California High Schools: 2 | Total Enrollment: 4,308 | 29.59 | 786 | |
| 1430 | Hayward, California High Schools: 3 | Total Enrollment: 5,144 | 29.54 | 912 | |
| 1380 | Mcfarland, California High Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 880 | 29.53 | 827 | |
| 1536 | Fresno, California High Schools: 18 | Total Enrollment: 29,049 | 28.85 | 1475 | |
| 1397 | Gorman, California High Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 1,198 | 28.51 | 883 | |
| 1403 | Orange Cove, California High Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 665 | 28.04 | 864 | |
| 1406 | Lindsay, California High Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 1,052 | 27.73 | 881 | |
| 1408 | Harbor City, California High Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 3,387 | 27.40 | 905 | |
| 1411 | Farmersville, California High Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 678 | 27.05 | 866 | |
| 1421 | Parlier, California High Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 821 | 26.92 | 886 | |
| 1371 | Watsonville, California High Schools: 3 | Total Enrollment: 3,840 | 26.85 | 918 | |
| 1412 | Bell Gardens, California High Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 3,570 | 26.75 | 895 | |
| 1415 | Bloomington, California High Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 2,972 | 26.64 | 873 | |
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