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Felicitas and Gonzalo Mendez High School students ranked 397th in California among high schools, with 31.1 percent of all students meeting math 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	Math Test Results
1	Scripps Ranch High School	San Diego Unified	San Diego	100%
1	Dougherty Valley High School	San Ramon Valley Unified	San Ramon	100%
3	Lynbrook High School	Fremont Union High	San Jose	98.7%
4	California Academy of Mathematics and Science	Long Beach Unified	Carson	98.1%
5	Oxford Academy	Anaheim Union High	Cypress	97.1%
6	Cupertino High School	Fremont Union High	Cupertino	96.8%
7	Science Academy STEM Magnet	Los Angeles Unified	North Hollywood	95.2%
8	Mission San Jose High School	Fremont Unified	Fremont	93.7%
9	Monta Vista High School	Fremont Union High	Cupertino	90%
10	Saratoga High School	Los Gatos-Saratoga Joint Union High	Saratoga	89.9%
11	Ann Sobrato High School	Morgan Hill Unified	Morgan Hill	89.5%
12	Eunice Sato Academy of Math & Science	Long Beach Unified	Long Beach	89.4%
13	Middle College High School	Lodi Unified	Stockton	89.1%
14	Homestead High School	Fremont Union High	Cupertino	88.4%
15	California High School	San Ramon Valley Unified	San Ramon	88%
15	Henry M. Gunn High School	Palo Alto Unified	Palo Alto	88%
17	Piedmont High School	Piedmont City Unified	Piedmont	86.5%
18	Castro Valley High School	Castro Valley Unified	Castro Valley	86.4%
19	Palo Alto High School	Palo Alto Unified	Palo Alto	85.9%
20	Troy High School	Fullerton Joint Union High	Fullerton	85.8%
21	University High School	Irvine Unified	Irvine	85.6%
22	Davis Senior High School	Davis Joint Unified	Davis	84.1%
23	Albany High School	Albany City Unified	Albany	83.5%
24	Mountain View High School	Mountain View-Los Altos Union High	Mountain View	83.3%
25	American High School	Fremont Unified	Fremont	81.7%
26	Irvington High School	Fremont Unified	Fremont	79.9%
26	Fountain Valley High School	Huntington Beach Union High	Fountain Valley	79.9%
28	Leland High School	San Jose Unified	San Jose	79.4%
29	Terra Nova High School	Jefferson Union High	Pacifica	78.8%
30	Miramonte High School	Acalanes Union High	Orinda	78.6%
31	Campolindo High School	Acalanes Union High	Moraga	78.2%
31	University High School	Fresno Unified	Fresno	78.2%
33	Diamond Bar High School	Walnut Valley Unified	Diamond Bar	77.3%
34	University Preparatory Academy Charter School	Santa Clara County Office of Education	San Jose	77.1%
35	Dr. Richard A. Vladovic Harbor Teacher Preparation Academy	Los Angeles Unified	Wilmington	76.5%
36	Portola High School	Irvine Unified	Irvine	76.4%
37	Evergreen Valley High School	East Side Union High	San Jose	76.1%
37	Santa Cruz High School	Santa Cruz City High	Santa Cruz	76.1%
39	Mira Loma High School	San Juan Unified	Sacramento	75.8%
40	Los Gatos High School	Los Gatos-Saratoga Joint Union High	Los Gatos	75.4%
41	Northwood High School	Irvine Unified	Irvine	74.8%
42	Woodbridge High School	Irvine Unified	Irvine	74.5%
43	Stockton Early College Academy	Stockton Unified	Stockton	74.3%
44	Los Altos High School	Mountain View-Los Altos Union High	Los Altos	74%
45	Anderson W. Clark Magnet High School	Glendale Unified	La Crescenta	73.3%
46	Berkeley High School	Berkeley Unified	Berkeley	73.2%
47	Western Center Academy	Hemet Unified	Hemet	73.1%
48	Oak Park High School	Oak Park Unified	Oak Park	73%
49	Acalanes High School	Acalanes Union High	Lafayette	71.8%
50	Huntington Beach High School	Huntington Beach Union High	Huntington Beach	71.7%
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927	Alta Vista Innovation High School	Lucerne Valley Unified	Hesperia	3.9%
927	John B. Allard School	Stanislaus County Office of Education	Turlock	3.9%
929	Educational Partnership High School	Long Beach Unified	Long Beach	3.8%
930	Liberty High School	Lodi Unified	Lodi	3.7%
931	Denair High School	Denair Unified	Denair	3.6%
931	Nueva Vista Continuation High School	Bassett Unified	La Puente	3.6%
931	Independence Continuation	Los Angeles Unified	Lake Balboa	3.6%
934	Major General Raymond Murray High School	Vista Unified	Vista	3.5%
935	Farmersville High School	Farmersville Unified	Farmersville	3.4%
936	Ivy High School (Continuation)	Fallbrook Union High	Fallbrook	3.3%
936	Boynton High School	Campbell Union High	San Jose	3.3%
936	LA's Promise Charter High #1	Los Angeles County Office of Education	Los Angeles	3.3%
936	Palomar High School	Sweetwater Union High	Chula Vista	3.3%
940	Central High School	Los Angeles Unified	Los Angeles	3.1%
941	Desert Valley High School (Continuation)	Brawley Union High	Brawley	3%
941	Crenshaw Science Technology Engineering Math and Medicine Magnet	Los Angeles Unified	Los Angeles	3%
943	YouthBuild Charter School of California	Inyo County Office of Education	Los Angeles	2.9%
943	San Luis High School (Continuation)	Los Banos Unified	Los Banos	2.9%
943	Donald C. Jamison High School (Continuation)	Lemoore Union High	Lemoore	2.9%
943	NOVA Academy - Coachella	Coachella Valley Unified	Coachella	2.9%
947	Broadway High School	San Jose Unified	San Jose	2.7%
947	Options for Youth-Acton	Acton-Agua Dulce Unified	Fontana	2.7%
949	Liberty High (Alternative)	San Jose Unified	San Jose	2.6%
949	Edward C. Merlo Institute of Environmental Studies	Stockton Unified	Stockton	2.6%
949	Oakview High (Alternative)	Anderson Union High	Anderson	2.6%
952	Apollo High School	Simi Valley Unified	Simi Valley	2.4%
953	Silverado High School	Saddleback Valley Unified	Mission Viejo	2.3%
953	Gilbert High School (Continuation)	Anaheim Union High	Anaheim	2.3%
955	La Vista High School (Continuation)	Fullerton Joint Union High	Fullerton	2.2%
955	Roselawn High School	Turlock Unified	Turlock	2.2%
957	University Pathways Public Service Academy	Los Angeles Unified	Los Angeles	2.1%
957	Mt. San Jacinto High School	Palm Springs Unified	Cathedral City	2.1%
959	Village Oaks High School	Lincoln Unified	Stockton	2%
959	Fair View High School (Continuation)	Chico Unified	Chico	2%
959	Stanislaus County Institute of Learning	Stanislaus County Office of Education	Ceres	2%
962	Slover Mountain High School (Continuation)	Colton Joint Unified	Colton	1.9%
962	R.K. Lloyde High School	Centinela Valley Union High	Lawndale	1.9%
964	Hillview High School (Continuation)	Tustin Unified	Tustin	1.8%
964	Renaissance County Community	Los Angeles County Office of Education	Hawthorne	1.8%
964	Calla High School	Manteca Unified	Manteca	1.8%
967	REACH Academy	Santa Ana Unified	Santa Ana	1.5%
967	Come Back Kids School	Riverside County Office of Education	Riverside	1.5%
967	Riverside County Community	Riverside County Office of Education	Riverside	1.5%
967	Allan F. Daily High School (Continuation)	Glendale Unified	Glendale	1.5%
967	Accelerated Charter High School	Tulare Joint Union High	Tulare	1.5%
972	Canyon Ridge High School	Hesperia Unified	Hesperia	1.3%
972	La Sierra High School	Tulare County Office of Education	Visalia	1.3%
972	Junipero Serra High School	Capistrano Unified	San Juan Capistrano	1.3%
975	Sem Yeto Continuation High School	Fairfield-Suisun Unified	Fairfield	1.1%
976	Richland Continuation High School	Orange Unified	Orange	1%
977	Carter G. Woodson Public Charter School	Fresno Unified	Fresno	0.8%