San Marino High School students ranked 203rd in California among high schools, with 74.9 percent of all students meeting English requirements in the 2020-2021 school year, according to the California Department of Education (CDE).
CDE data showed public school test scores in the state are improving but at a prolonged rate. Consequently, it could take up to decades to close the achievement gap in academic performance associated with race and class. In this case, the disparities between students of the following subgroups: white, Asian, Latino and Black.
Paul E. Barton, former director of the Policy Information Center at Educational Testing Services, in his paper Closing Achievement Gaps said “Closing the gap must be more than a one-front operation. Educators must hold themselves responsible and accountable for improving schools when and where we can. We must recognize that the achievement gap has deep roots.”
Elisha Smith Arrillaga, executive director of the Education Trust-West, said “these results are really a wake-up call, but the phone’s been ringing unanswered on this for years. California can’t be complacent with results like these.”
It is apparent that systemic changes need to be made in order to overcome the achievement gap of California public schools.
California High Schools: English Met Requirements by Ranking
| Rank | CA High School | School District | City | English Test Results |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Coleville High School | Eastern Sierra Unified | Coleville | 100% |
| 1 | Ridgeview High School | Kern High | Bakersfield | 100% |
| 1 | Bakersfield High School | Kern High | Bakersfield | 100% |
| 1 | Benicia High School | Benicia Unified | Benicia | 100% |
| 1 | William & Marian Ghidotti High School | Nevada Joint Union High | Grass Valley | 100% |
| 1 | San Dimas High School | Bonita Unified | San Dimas | 100% |
| 7 | University High School | Fresno Unified | Fresno | 99.1% |
| 8 | Arvin High School | Kern High | Arvin | 98.3% |
| 8 | La Mirada High School | Norwalk-La Mirada Unified | La Mirada | 98.3% |
| 10 | Frontier High School | Kern High | Bakersfield | 98% |
| 11 | Oxford Academy | Anaheim Union High | Cypress | 97.9% |
| 12 | Science Academy STEM Magnet | Los Angeles Unified | North Hollywood | 97.6% |
| 13 | California Academy of Mathematics and Science | Long Beach Unified | Carson | 97.5% |
| 14 | Lynbrook High School | Fremont Union High | San Jose | 97.4% |
| 15 | Dougherty Valley High School | San Ramon Valley Unified | San Ramon | 97.2% |
| 16 | Middle College High School | Lodi Unified | Stockton | 96.9% |
| 16 | Cupertino High School | Fremont Union High | Cupertino | 96.9% |
| 18 | Liberty High School | Kern High | Bakersfield | 96.2% |
| 19 | Berkeley High School | Berkeley Unified | Berkeley | 96% |
| 19 | California High School | San Ramon Valley Unified | San Ramon | 96% |
| 19 | San Bernardino High School | San Bernardino City Unified | San Bernardino | 96% |
| 22 | Centennial High School | Kern High | Bakersfield | 95.6% |
| 23 | Saratoga High School | Los Gatos-Saratoga Joint Union High | Saratoga | 95.3% |
| 24 | Reedley Middle College High School | Kings Canyon Joint Unified | Reedley | 95.2% |
| 24 | Dr. Richard A. Vladovic Harbor Teacher Preparation Academy | Los Angeles Unified | Wilmington | 95.2% |
| 26 | Scripps Ranch High School | San Diego Unified | San Diego | 94.7% |
| 27 | Henry J. Kaiser High School | Fontana Unified | Fontana | 94.3% |
| 28 | Mayfair High School | Bellflower Unified | Lakewood | 94.2% |
| 29 | Stockton Early College Academy | Stockton Unified | Stockton | 94.1% |
| 29 | West High School | Kern High | Bakersfield | 94.1% |
| 31 | Agoura High School | Las Virgenes Unified | Agoura | 93.9% |
| 31 | Fountain Valley High School | Huntington Beach Union High | Fountain Valley | 93.9% |
| 33 | Mission San Jose High School | Fremont Unified | Fremont | 93.7% |
| 34 | Eunice Sato Academy of Math & Science | Long Beach Unified | Long Beach | 93.6% |
| 35 | Davis Senior High School | Davis Joint Unified | Davis | 93.5% |
| 36 | East Bakersfield High School | Kern High | Bakersfield | 93.3% |
| 37 | L.A. County High School for the Arts | Los Angeles County Office of Education | Los Angeles | 93.2% |
| 38 | Highland High School | Kern High | Bakersfield | 92.9% |
| 38 | Bellflower High School | Bellflower Unified | Bellflower | 92.9% |
| 40 | Shafter High School | Kern High | Shafter | 92.3% |
| 40 | Foothill Technology High School | Ventura Unified | Ventura | 92.3% |
| 42 | Middle College High School | Los Angeles Unified | Los Angeles | 91.8% |
| 43 | Albany High School | Albany City Unified | Albany | 91.2% |
| 44 | Ann Sobrato High School | Morgan Hill Unified | Morgan Hill | 90.9% |
| 45 | Homestead High School | Fremont Union High | Cupertino | 90.8% |
| 46 | Monta Vista High School | Fremont Union High | Cupertino | 90.4% |
| 47 | EDUHSD Virtual Academy at Shenandoah | El Dorado Union High | El Dorado | 90% |
| 47 | Campolindo High School | Acalanes Union High | Moraga | 90% |
| 49 | Mira Costa High School | Manhattan Beach Unified | Manhattan Beach | 89.9% |
| 50 | Henry M. Gunn High School | Palo Alto Unified | Palo Alto | 89.7% |
| 50 | Harmony Magnet Academy | Porterville Unified | Strathmore | 89.7% |
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| 1074 | Jack London Continuation | Los Angeles Unified | Van Nuys | 10% |
| 1074 | Stanislaus County Institute of Learning | Stanislaus County Office of Education | Ceres | 10% |
| 1076 | Wasco Independence High School | Wasco Union High | Wasco | 9.7% |
| 1077 | Liberty High School (Continuation) | Paso Robles Joint Unified | Paso Robles | 9.5% |
| 1077 | North Valley Military Institute College Preparatory Academy | Los Angeles County Office of Education | Sun Valley | 9.5% |
| 1079 | Del Puerto High School | Patterson Joint Unified | Patterson | 9.4% |
| 1079 | Maine Prairie High School (Continuation) | Dixon Unified | Dixon | 9.4% |
| 1081 | La Entrada Continuation High School | San Juan Unified | Fair Oaks | 9.1% |
| 1081 | Richard A. Alonzo Community Day | Los Angeles Unified | Los Angeles | 9.1% |
| 1081 | Westside High School | Dos Palos Oro Loma Joint Unified | South Dos Palos | 9.1% |
| 1084 | Dewolf Continuation High School | Fresno Unified | Fresno | 9% |
| 1085 | North Park Continuation High School | Baldwin Park Unified | Baldwin Park | 8.9% |
| 1085 | Amistad High School (Continuation) | Desert Sands Unified | Indio | 8.9% |
| 1087 | Santa Clara County Community | Santa Clara County Office of Education | San Jose | 8.7% |
| 1088 | Rite of Passage | El Dorado County Office of Education | Yerington | 8.3% |
| 1088 | Jane Addams Continuation | Los Angeles Unified | Granada Hills | 8.3% |
| 1088 | Colusa Alternative High School (Continuation) | Colusa Unified | Colusa | 8.3% |
| 1088 | New Vision High School | Manteca Unified | Stockton | 8.3% |
| 1088 | Pershing Continuation High School | Central Unified | Fresno | 8.3% |
| 1093 | Valley High School | Delano Joint Union High | Delano | 8% |
| 1094 | R.K. Lloyde High School | Centinela Valley Union High | Lawndale | 7.8% |
| 1094 | Vail High School (Continuation) | Montebello Unified | Montebello | 7.8% |
| 1096 | Back Bay High School | Newport-Mesa Unified | Costa Mesa | 7.7% |
| 1096 | John Hope Continuation | Los Angeles Unified | Los Angeles | 7.7% |
| 1096 | Monterey Continuation | Los Angeles Unified | Los Angeles | 7.7% |
| 1096 | Pacific Career and Technology High School | Twin Rivers Unified | North Highlands | 7.7% |
| 1096 | Creekside High School | Irvine Unified | Irvine | 7.7% |
| 1096 | North Valley High School (Continuation) | Orland Joint Unified | Orland | 7.7% |
| 1096 | REACH Academy | Santa Ana Unified | Santa Ana | 7.7% |
| 1103 | William J. Johnston Community Day | Los Angeles Unified | San Pedro | 7.1% |
| 1104 | Roselawn High School | Turlock Unified | Turlock | 6.7% |
| 1104 | Alta Vista Academy | Sweetwater Union High | Chula Vista | 6.7% |
| 1104 | Tulare County Court School | Tulare County Office of Education | Visalia | 6.7% |
| 1104 | Violet Heintz Education Academy | Fresno County Office of Education | Fresno | 6.7% |
| 1104 | The Education Corps | Inyo County Office of Education | Long Beach | 6.7% |
| 1109 | Valley Atwater Community | Merced County Office of Education | Atwater | 6.5% |
| 1110 | Lorin Griset Academy | Santa Ana Unified | Santa Ana | 6.3% |
| 1110 | Lovell High School | Cutler-Orosi Joint Unified | Cutler | 6.3% |
| 1112 | Jane Frederick High School | Stockton Unified | Stockton | 5.6% |
| 1112 | Monterey High School (Continuation) | Burbank Unified | Burbank | 5.6% |
| 1114 | Argus High School (Continuation) | Ceres Unified | Ceres | 5.3% |
| 1115 | Citrus High School | Porterville Unified | Porterville | 4.6% |
| 1116 | Riverside County Community | Riverside County Office of Education | Riverside | 4.1% |
| 1117 | Mojave High School | Hesperia Unified | Hesperia | 3.7% |
| 1117 | N.A. Chaderjian High School | California Education Authority (CEA) Headquarters | Stockton | 3.7% |
| 1117 | John B. Allard School | Stanislaus County Office of Education | Turlock | 3.7% |
| 1120 | Ridgeview High School (Continuation) | Paradise Unified | Magalia | 3.6% |
| 1121 | Central Juvenile Hall | Los Angeles County Office of Education | Los Angeles | 2.8% |
| 1122 | Broadway High School | San Jose Unified | San Jose | 2.4% |
| 1123 | Robert Elliott Alternative Education Center | Modesto City High | Modesto | 1.4% |
