Kern County Times

Independence High School students ranked 801st in California among high schools, with 4.4 percent of all students meeting English 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	English Test Results
1	Dan Jacobs	Yolo County Office of Education	Woodland	100%
1	Vail High School (Continuation)	Montebello Unified	Montebello	100%
1	IHigh Virtual Academy	San Diego Unified	San Diego	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%
1	S.F. County Civic Center Secondary	San Francisco County Office of Education	San Francisco	100%
1	Paradise eLearning Academy	Paradise Unified	Paradise	100%
9	Pathway Independent Study	Lynwood Unified	Lynwood	97.3%
10	Berkeley Technology Academy	Berkeley Unified	Berkeley	94.1%
11	North Area Community	Sacramento County Office of Education	Sacramento	93.3%
12	Ark Independent Studies	Santa Cruz City High	Santa Cruz	92%
13	Diablo Community Day	Mt. Diablo Unified	Concord	90.9%
13	Success One!	Glenn County Office of Education	Willows	90.9%
15	Opportunity Academy	Alameda County Office of Education	Oakland	90%
16	Nidorf Barry J.	Los Angeles County Office of Education	Sylmar	88.7%
17	La Vista Center	San Juan Unified	Fair Oaks	85.7%
18	Deep Creek Academy	Farmersville Unified	Farmersville	84%
19	Family First Charter School	Centinela Valley Union High	Lawndale	82.7%
20	S.F. County Opportunity (Hilltop)	San Francisco County Office of Education	San Francisco	82.4%
21	Clear Passage Educational Center	Long Beach Unified	Long Beach	81.3%
22	Marin's Community	Marin County Office of Education	San Rafael	78.6%
23	San Joaquin Building Futures Academy	San Joaquin County Office of Education	Stockton	77.8%
24	Zane Grey Continuation	Los Angeles Unified	Reseda	76.9%
25	Matrix for Success Academy	Los Angeles Unified	Los Angeles	76.6%
26	Petersen Alternative Center for Education	Stanislaus County Office of Education	Modesto	76%
27	S.F. County Court Woodside Learning Ctr	San Francisco County Office of Education	San Francisco	75%
28	Sanhedrin Alternative	Willits Unified	Willits	73.5%
29	Elinor Lincoln Hickey Jr./Sr. High School	Sacramento County Office of Education	Sacramento	73%
30	Olympic High School (Continuation)	Santa Monica-Malibu Unified	Santa Monica	72.4%
31	El Monte Union High School Community Day	El Monte Union High	El Monte	72.2%
32	New Opportunities Charter School	Centinela Valley Union High	Inglewood	72.1%
33	Independence High School	San Francisco Unified	San Francisco	69.8%
34	Central Juvenile Hall	Los Angeles County Office of Education	Los Angeles	69.7%
35	Harold McAlister High (Opportunity)	Los Angeles Unified	Los Angeles	69.1%
36	Stanislaus County Institute of Learning	Stanislaus County Office of Education	Ceres	67.3%
37	Montebello Community Day	Montebello Unified	Montebello	66.7%
38	The Education Corps	Inyo County Office of Education	Long Beach	64.7%
39	Downtown High School	San Francisco Unified	San Francisco	64.5%
40	Windsor Oaks Academy	Windsor Unified	Windsor	64.3%
41	YouthBuild Charter School of California	Inyo County Office of Education	Los Angeles	63%
42	Cesar Chavez Community	Yolo County Office of Education	Woodland	62.2%
43	Century Academy	Conejo Valley Unified	Thousand Oaks	61%
44	Oakview High (Alternative)	Anderson Union High	Anderson	60.9%
45	La Sierra High (Alternative)	Fullerton Joint Union High	Fullerton	59.7%
46	Rudsdale Continuation	Oakland Unified	Oakland	56.3%
47	Henry David Thoreau Continuation	Los Angeles Unified	Woodland Hills	55.9%
48	Ida B. Wells High School	San Francisco Unified	San Francisco	55.4%
49	SIATech	Vista Unified	Oceanside	54.7%
50	Opportunity Youth Academy	Santa Clara County Office of Education	San Jose	54.2%
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1690	Los Angeles Center for Enriched Studies	Los Angeles Unified	Los Angeles	0.5%
1690	Santa Ynez Valley Union High School	Santa Ynez Valley Union High	Santa Ynez	0.5%
1690	Polytechnic High School	Riverside Unified	Riverside	0.5%
1690	Summit Public School: Tamalpais	West Contra Costa Unified	Richmond	0.5%
1690	Science Academy STEM Magnet	Los Angeles Unified	North Hollywood	0.5%
1690	Golden Valley High School	Merced Union High	Merced	0.5%
1690	University Preparatory	Shasta Union High	Redding	0.5%
1690	Downey High School	Downey Unified	Downey	0.5%
1690	Ceres High School	Ceres Unified	Ceres	0.5%
1690	Exeter Union High School	Exeter Unified	Exeter	0.5%
1690	Del Lago Academy - Campus of Applied Science	Escondido Union High	Escondido	0.5%
1690	Bella Vista High School	San Juan Unified	Fair Oaks	0.5%
1690	Richard Gahr High School	ABC Unified	Cerritos	0.5%
1690	Arcata High School	Northern Humboldt Union High	Arcata	0.5%
1690	Rancho Mirage High School	Palm Springs Unified	Rancho Mirage	0.5%
1690	John C. Kimball High School	Tracy Joint Unified	Tracy	0.5%
1690	Fallbrook High School	Fallbrook Union High	Fallbrook	0.5%
1690	Baldwin Park High School	Baldwin Park Unified	Baldwin Park	0.5%
1690	Alliance Marine - Innovation and Technology 6-12 Complex	Los Angeles Unified	Sun Valley	0.5%
1690	Orange High School	Orange Unified	Orange	0.5%
1690	Serrano High School	Snowline Joint Unified	Phelan	0.5%
1711	Van Nuys Senior High School	Los Angeles Unified	Van Nuys	0.4%
1711	Clovis West High School	Clovis Unified	Fresno	0.4%
1711	Rancho Verde High School	Val Verde Unified	Moreno Valley	0.4%
1711	Magnolia Science Academy 2	Los Angeles County Office of Education	Van Nuys	0.4%
1711	Phineas Banning Senior High School	Los Angeles Unified	Wilmington	0.4%
1711	Preuss School UCSD	San Diego Unified	La Jolla	0.4%
1711	William Workman High School	Hacienda la Puente Unified	City Of Industry	0.4%
1711	Bonita High School	Bonita Unified	La Verne	0.4%
1711	El Segundo High School	El Segundo Unified	El Segundo	0.4%
1711	Citrus Valley High School	Redlands Unified	Redlands	0.4%
1711	John H. Pitman High School	Turlock Unified	Turlock	0.4%
1711	William S. Hart High School	William S. Hart Union High	Newhall	0.4%
1711	Gladstone High School	Azusa Unified	Covina	0.4%
1711	Liberty Ranch High School	Galt Joint Union High	Galt	0.4%
1725	PUC Nueva Esperanza Charter Academy	Los Angeles Unified	San Fernando	0.3%
1725	California High School	Whittier Union High	Whittier	0.3%
1725	Western Sierra Collegiate Academy	Rocklin Unified	Rocklin	0.3%
1725	Magnolia Science Academy 3	Los Angeles County Office of Education	Carson	0.3%
1725	Benjamin Franklin Senior High School	Los Angeles Unified	Los Angeles	0.3%
1725	Aspire Pacific Academy	Los Angeles Unified	Huntington Park	0.3%
1725	Sierra High School	Manteca Unified	Manteca	0.3%
1725	Sonora High School	Fullerton Joint Union High	La Habra	0.3%
1725	Troy High School	Fullerton Joint Union High	Fullerton	0.3%
1734	West Covina High School	West Covina Unified	West Covina	0.2%
1734	University Preparatory	Victor Valley Union High	Victorville	0.2%
1734	Western Center Academy	Hemet Unified	Hemet	0.2%
1734	Impact Academy of Arts & Technology	Hayward Unified	Hayward	0.2%
1734	Alliance Ouchi-O'Donovan 6-12 Complex	Los Angeles Unified	Los Angeles	0.2%
1734	James A. Garfield Senior High School	Los Angeles Unified	Los Angeles	0.2%
1734	Clovis East High School	Clovis Unified	Clovis	0.2%
1734	Cobalt Institute of Math and Science Academy	Victor Valley Union High	Victorville	0.2%
1734	Reedley High School	Kings Canyon Joint Unified	Reedley	0.2%
1734	Gretchen Whitney High School	ABC Unified	Cerritos	0.2%
1744	Vista Murrieta High School	Murrieta Valley Unified	Murrieta	0.1%
1744	Maywood Center for Enriched Studies	Los Angeles Unified	Maywood	0.1%