Antelope Valley Today

Desert Sands Charter School students ranked 767th in California among high schools, with 41.8 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.

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%