Top Fifty Public California High Schools - 1998

The following table lists the top 50 California high schools in 1998. The top 50 table shows the school's combined SAT score, AP 3 Rate, Percentile ranking, % change from last year, the average AP score and the school's ranking since 1992. The table also shows schools that fell off last year's top 50 list.

Schools new to the top 50 are:

Harder to make the Top 50

Making the Top Fifty List this year was more difficult than in years past. The top of the list shifted up as 11 schools made the A list as opposed to 8 in 1997. A list schools are schools that score within 10% of the top score in California. There was a 7 way tie at the bottom of the list. The cutoff was .6% higher in 1998.

In 1999, the rankings will shift to accomodate the Average AP scores. Instead of only considering the Sat score, the 1999 ranking will factor in the average AP score as well.

Rank 98LEANAMECombined (97/98)Ap 3 Rate(97/98)CA % (97/98)Change 98Ave AP 98Rank 97Rank 96Rank 95Rank 94Rank 93Rank 92
1WHITNEY (GRETCHEN) HIGH1326/13244.14/3.76100.0%/100.0%0.0%3.30111111
2GUNN (HENRY M.) HIGH1230/12392.17/1.8192.8%/93.6%0.8%4.09422233
3MONTA VISTA HIGH1191/12281.07/.9389.8%/92.7%2.9%3.94101068712
4SARATOGA HIGH1239/12261.69/1.893.4%/92.6%-0.8%3.87244694
5UNIVERSITY HIGH1208/12231.84/1.6891.1%/92.4%1.3%3.6361285610
6PALO ALTO HIGH1212/12221.38/1.1791.4%/92.3%0.9%3.97533322
7LYNBROOK HIGH1231/12131./.7292.8%/91.6%-1.2%3.1336712118
8MIRAMONTE HIGH1199/12081.12/1.1690.4%/91.2%0.8%3.908129846
9MIRA LOMA HIGH1063/1204.19/.2280.2%/90.9%10.8%3.8116713657667189
10PIEDMONT HIGH1204/1200.88/.9890.8%/90.6%-0.2%3.767857825
11LOWELL HIGH1192/11961.91/2.2189.9%/90.3%0.4%3.939714895
12CAMPOLINDO HIGH1181/11841.16/1.2689.1%/89.4%0.4%3.73121113131819
12LA CANADA HIGH1190/11841.5/1.3989.7%/89.4%-0.3%3.52111511221740
12PALOS VERDES PENINSULA HI1177/11841.53/1.7488.8%/89.4%0.7%3.56141912141214
15ACALANES HIGH1156/1181.94/1.0487.2%/89.2%2.0%3.8823915111522
16MISSION SAN JOSE HIGH1164/11761.13/.987.8%/88.8%1.0%3.43191428192831
17SAN MARINO HIGH1178/1169.93/1.88.8%/88.3%-0.5%3.331359457
18TORREY PINES HIGH1157/11671.31/1.0787.3%/88.1%0.9%3.5021281725249
19SUNNY HILLS HIGH1157/11611.35/1.4487.3%/87.7%0.4%3.27212423371414
20ARCADIA HIGH1135/11601.29/1.0385.6%/87.6%2.0%3.28343934313317
21MENDOCINO COMMUNITY HIGH1176/1156./.88.7%/87.3%nr15
22DOS PUEBLOS SENIOR HIGH1129/1154.59/.585.1%/87.2%2.0%3.19411724204644
23SOUTH PASADENA SENIOR HIG 1138/1153.59/.6385.8%/87.1%1.3%3.012941304611770
24MOUNTAIN VIEW HIGH1141/1151.95/.8386.0%/86.9%0.9%3.50272931644548
25ALBANY HIGH1150/1150.54/.5586.7%/86.9%0.1%3.422479491395193
25DAVIS SENIOR HIGH1159/1150.78/.7187.4%/86.9%-0.5%3.71202119182334
27TROY HIGH1109/1148.98/.8783.6%/86.7%3.1%3.316123676086185
28LOS ALTOS HIGH1174/11451.05/1.0288.5%/86.5%-2.1%3.69162516161313
29LOS GATOS HIGH1174/1143.97/.8988.5%/86.3%-2.2%3.58161521152728
30LELAND HIGH1134/1142.98/.8885.5%/86.3%0.7%3.35362526261934
31MONTE VISTA HIGH1136/1141.54/.5385.7%/86.2%0.5%3.59303340334248
31CALIFORNIA ACADEMY OF MAT1172/1141.78/.6688.4%/86.2%-2.2%4.2318
33ETNA JUNIOR SENIOR HIGH1006/1139.08/.1nr/86.0%nr3.09nr
33ANALY HIGH1082/1139.28/.3481.6%/86.0%4.4%3.31115757713528107
35NORTHGATE HIGH1112/1135.44/.5183.9%/85.7%1.9%3.31563418162524
36AGOURA HIGH1135/1134.44/.3885.6%/85.6%0.1%3.28346577242847
37LAGUNA BEACH HIGH1092/1133.93/.982.4%/85.6%3.2%3.06887974103143143
37CORONA DEL MAR HIGH1109/1133.97/.9383.6%/85.6%1.9%2.91612036271621
39SANTA BARBARA SENIOR HIGH1123/1130.23/.2584.7%/85.3%0.7%3.00429943956372
40WOODBRIDGE HIGH1116/1128.6/.6784.2%/85.2%1.0%3.13489970403630
41LAGUNA HILLS HIGH1136/1125.51/.5185.7%/85.0%-0.7%3.51302928739357
42TAMALPAIS HIGH1116/1124.36/.4384.2%/84.9%0.7%3.7448795711635116
42CAPISTRANO VALLEY HIGH1068/1124.94/.880.5%/84.9%4.4%3.341575897916384
44CARMEL HIGH1122/1122.51/.3884.6%/84.7%0.1%3.4744371464416069
44HOMESTEAD HIGH1144/1122.51/.486.3%/84.7%-1.5%3.23252531422510
46BERKELEY HIGH1112/1121.53/.4583.9%/84.7%0.8%3.70565237404216
46GRANADA HIGH1130/1121.11/.1385.2%/84.7%-0.6%3.533949141139167132
46OAK RIDGE HIGH1080/1121.48/.4381.4%/84.7%3.2%3.091201229059185189
46CERRITOS HIGH1075/1121.99/1.2281.1%/84.7%3.6%3.38132104127489367
46WILLITS HIGH1079/11210.23/0.0481.4%/84.7%3.3%nr12355127189369344
Last Year's Rank Schools That Fell Off The Top 50
25 SAN LUIS OBISPO HIGH
28 EUREKA SENIOR HIGH
30 RIO AMERICANO HIGH
30 LAS LOMAS HIGH
36 EL MOLINO HIGH
38 UKIAH HIGH
39 IRVINE HIGH
42 THOUSAND OAKS HIGH
44 LA JOLLA SENIOR HIGH
44 FOOTHILL HIGH
47 BREA-OLINDA HIGH
50 BEVERLY HILLS HIGH
50 PONDEROSA HIGH
50 CASTRO VALLEY HIGH