SLO Reporter

Independence High School students ranked 475th in California among high schools, with 8.3 percent of all students meeting math requirements in the 2018-2019 school year, according to the California Department of Education (CDE).

CDE data shows that public school test scores in the state are improving. However, they are improving at a prolonged rate. Consequently, it could take up to decades to close the achievement gap. The achievement gap refers to the disparities in academic performance associated with race and class. In this case, the disparities between students of the following subgroups: white, Asian, Latino and Black.

In his paper Closing Achievement Gaps, Paul E. Barton, former Director of the Policy Information Center at Educational Testing Services, highlights the importance of closing the gap. "Closing the gap must be more than a one-front operation," Barton said. "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".

According to Fresno Unified School District, Elisha Smith Arrillaga, Executive Director of the Education Trust-West, states, "I'd say that 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	Vail High School (Continuation)	Montebello Unified	Montebello	100%
1	S.F. County Civic Center Secondary	San Francisco County Office of Education	San Francisco	100%
1	Dan Jacobs	Yolo County Office of Education	Woodland	100%
1	Olympic High School (Continuation)	Santa Monica-Malibu Unified	Santa Monica	100%
1	Paradise eLearning Academy	Paradise Unified	Paradise	100%
1	Summit Leadership Academy-High Desert	Hesperia Unified	Hesperia	100%
1	Ridgeview High School (Continuation)	Paradise Unified	Magalia	100%
1	Paradise Senior High School	Paradise Unified	Paradise	100%
9	Downtown High School	San Francisco Unified	San Francisco	96.8%
10	Pathway Independent Study	Lynwood Unified	Lynwood	96%
11	North Area Community	Sacramento County Office of Education	Sacramento	94.4%
12	Nidorf Barry J.	Los Angeles County Office of Education	Sylmar	94.3%
13	Opportunity Academy	Alameda County Office of Education	Oakland	92.5%
14	Ark Independent Studies	Santa Cruz City High	Santa Cruz	92%
15	Success One!	Glenn County Office of Education	Willows	90.9%
15	Diablo Community Day	Mt. Diablo Unified	Concord	90.9%
17	Clear Passage Educational Center	Long Beach Unified	Long Beach	90.6%
18	Berkeley Technology Academy	Berkeley Unified	Berkeley	88.2%
19	Deep Creek Academy	Farmersville Unified	Farmersville	88%
20	Family First Charter School	Centinela Valley Union High	Lawndale	87.8%
21	Sanhedrin Alternative	Willits Unified	Willits	85.3%
22	S.F. County Opportunity (Hilltop)	San Francisco County Office of Education	San Francisco	82.4%
23	Elinor Lincoln Hickey Jr./Sr. High School	Sacramento County Office of Education	Sacramento	82%
24	Independence High School	San Francisco Unified	San Francisco	81.4%
25	La Vista Center	San Juan Unified	Fair Oaks	81%
26	Marin's Community	Marin County Office of Education	San Rafael	79.1%
27	San Joaquin Building Futures Academy	San Joaquin County Office of Education	Stockton	77.8%
28	S.F. County Court Woodside Learning Ctr	San Francisco County Office of Education	San Francisco	76.9%
28	Zane Grey Continuation	Los Angeles Unified	Reseda	76.9%
30	Stanislaus County Institute of Learning	Stanislaus County Office of Education	Ceres	76.2%
31	Central Juvenile Hall	Los Angeles County Office of Education	Los Angeles	75.3%
32	New Opportunities Charter School	Centinela Valley Union High	Inglewood	75%
33	Petersen Alternative Center for Education	Stanislaus County Office of Education	Modesto	74.8%
34	El Monte Union High School Community Day	El Monte Union High	El Monte	72.2%
35	Windsor Oaks Academy	Windsor Unified	Windsor	71.4%
36	The Education Corps	Inyo County Office of Education	Long Beach	69.6%
37	Harold McAlister High (Opportunity)	Los Angeles Unified	Los Angeles	69.1%
38	Matrix for Success Academy	Los Angeles Unified	Los Angeles	68.8%
39	Montebello Community Day	Montebello Unified	Montebello	66.7%
40	Ida B. Wells High School	San Francisco Unified	San Francisco	65.3%
41	Cesar Chavez Community	Yolo County Office of Education	Woodland	64.9%
42	YouthBuild Charter School of California	Inyo County Office of Education	Los Angeles	63.7%
43	Century Academy	Conejo Valley Unified	Thousand Oaks	63.6%
44	Rudsdale Continuation	Oakland Unified	Oakland	62.5%
45	Opportunity Youth Academy	Santa Clara County Office of Education	San Jose	61.9%
46	SIATech	Vista Unified	Oceanside	61.4%
47	Polaris High (Alternative)	Anaheim Union High	Anaheim	61.3%
47	College and Career Preparatory Academy	Orange County Department of Education	Santa Ana	61.3%
49	Kings Lake Education Center	Corcoran Joint Unified	Corcoran	60.9%
50	Renaissance County Community	Los Angeles County Office of Education	Hawthorne	59.4%
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1697	Bay Area Technology	Oakland Unified	Oakland	0.6%
1697	Norte Vista High School	Alvord Unified	Riverside	0.6%
1697	San Gabriel High School	Alhambra Unified	San Gabriel	0.6%
1697	Hilmar High School	Hilmar Unified	Hilmar	0.6%
1697	Animo Inglewood Charter High School	Inglewood Unified	Inglewood	0.6%
1697	Norwalk High School	Norwalk-La Mirada Unified	Norwalk	0.6%
1697	Lakewood High School	Long Beach Unified	Lakewood	0.6%
1697	La Habra High School	Fullerton Joint Union High	La Habra	0.6%
1697	Lassen High School	Lassen Union High	Susanville	0.6%
1697	Aptos High School	Pajaro Valley Unified	Aptos	0.6%
1697	Saddleback High School	Santa Ana Unified	Santa Ana	0.6%
1697	Cesar E. Chavez High School	Delano Joint Union High	Delano	0.6%
1697	Oak Hills High School	Hesperia Unified	Oak Hills	0.6%
1697	Santiago High School	Corona-Norco Unified	Corona	0.6%
1697	Mojave Jr./Sr. High School	Mojave Unified	Mojave	0.6%
1697	Linda Esperanza Marquez High A Huntington Park Institute of Applied Medicine	Los Angeles Unified	Huntington Park	0.6%
1697	Linda Esperanza Marquez High B LIBRA Academy	Los Angeles Unified	Huntington Park	0.6%
1697	Monrovia High School	Monrovia Unified	Monrovia	0.6%
1715	Fallbrook High School	Fallbrook Union High	Fallbrook	0.5%
1715	Exeter Union High School	Exeter Unified	Exeter	0.5%
1715	Baldwin Park High School	Baldwin Park Unified	Baldwin Park	0.5%
1715	University Preparatory	Shasta Union High	Redding	0.5%
1715	Calistoga Junior-Senior High School	Calistoga Joint Unified	Calistoga	0.5%
1715	Sierra Vista High School	Baldwin Park Unified	Baldwin Park	0.5%
1715	Science Academy STEM Magnet	Los Angeles Unified	North Hollywood	0.5%
1715	Santa Ynez Valley Union High School	Santa Ynez Valley Union High	Santa Ynez	0.5%
1715	Del Lago Academy - Campus of Applied Science	Escondido Union High	Escondido	0.5%
1715	Sonora High School	Fullerton Joint Union High	La Habra	0.5%
1715	John C. Kimball High School	Tracy Joint Unified	Tracy	0.5%
1715	Golden Valley High School	Merced Union High	Merced	0.5%
1715	Tesoro High School	Capistrano Unified	Las Flores	0.5%
1715	Arcata High School	Northern Humboldt Union High	Arcata	0.5%
1715	Richard Gahr High School	ABC Unified	Cerritos	0.5%
1730	Madison High School	San Diego Unified	San Diego	0.4%
1730	John H. Pitman High School	Turlock Unified	Turlock	0.4%
1730	Santa Fe High School	Whittier Union High	Santa Fe Springs	0.4%
1730	William Workman High School	Hacienda la Puente Unified	City Of Industry	0.4%
1730	Maywood Center for Enriched Studies	Los Angeles Unified	Maywood	0.4%
1730	Alhambra Senior High School	Martinez Unified	Martinez	0.4%
1730	El Segundo High School	El Segundo Unified	El Segundo	0.4%
1730	John A. Rowland High School	Rowland Unified	Rowland Heights	0.4%
1730	Preuss School UCSD	San Diego Unified	La Jolla	0.4%
1730	Downey High School	Downey Unified	Downey	0.4%
1730	Magnolia Science Academy 2	Los Angeles County Office of Education	Van Nuys	0.4%
1741	PUC Nueva Esperanza Charter Academy	Los Angeles Unified	San Fernando	0.3%
1741	Aspire Richmond Ca. College Preparatory Academy	West Contra Costa Unified	Richmond	0.3%
1741	Polytechnic High School	Riverside Unified	Riverside	0.3%
1741	Girls Academic Leadership Academy Dr. Michelle King School for Sci Tech Eng and Math	Los Angeles Unified	Los Angeles	0.3%
1741	Benjamin Franklin Senior High School	Los Angeles Unified	Los Angeles	0.3%
1741	Sierra High School	Manteca Unified	Manteca	0.3%
1741	Troy High School	Fullerton Joint Union High	Fullerton	0.3%
1741	Magnolia Science Academy	Los Angeles County Office of Education	Reseda	0.3%
1741	Magnolia Science Academy 3	Los Angeles County Office of Education	Carson	0.3%
1741	Western Sierra Collegiate Academy	Rocklin Unified	Rocklin	0.3%
1751	Alliance Ouchi-O'Donovan 6-12 Complex	Los Angeles Unified	Los Angeles	0.2%
1751	Western Center Academy	Hemet Unified	Hemet	0.2%
1751	Leuzinger High School	Centinela Valley Union High	Lawndale	0.2%
1751	Serrano High School	Snowline Joint Unified	Phelan	0.2%
1751	Phineas Banning Senior High School	Los Angeles Unified	Wilmington	0.2%
1751	Impact Academy of Arts & Technology	Hayward Unified	Hayward	0.2%
1751	Bonita High School	Bonita Unified	La Verne	0.2%
1751	University Preparatory	Victor Valley Union High	Victorville	0.2%
1751	Cobalt Institute of Math and Science Academy	Victor Valley Union High	Victorville	0.2%
1751	Reedley High School	Kings Canyon Joint Unified	Reedley	0.2%
1751	Gretchen Whitney High School	ABC Unified	Cerritos	0.2%
1751	Hawthorne High School	Centinela Valley Union High	Hawthorne	0.2%
1763	Vista Murrieta High School	Murrieta Valley Unified	Murrieta	0.1%