California Academy of Mathematics and Science, Carson (No. 7)Girls Academic Leadership Academy Dr. Michelle King School STEM, University Park, Los Angeles (No. 14)San Marino High School, San Marino (No. 19)La Cañada High School — La Cañada Flintridge (No. 24)Anderson W. Clark Magnet High School, La Crescenta (No. 30)Palos Verdes Peninsula High School, Rolling Hills Estates (No. 38)Compton Early College High School, Compton (No. 43)South Pasadena Senior High School, South Pasadena (No. 44)Downtown Business High School, Los Angeles (No. 45)Eunice Sato Academy of Math & Science, Long Beach (No. 46)
Among metropolitan areas with a significant number of ranked schools, San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California, had the largest share in the national top quarter, at 60%. McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, Texas, followed at 59%, and Milwaukee-Waukesha, Wisconsin, at 56%.
The rankings are based on six performance measures, including student achievement on state-required assessments, graduation rates and college readiness.