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Test scores, demographics and comments about California’s schools
By management type
Public
Private
Charter
Highest average SAT scores
Lynbrook High (San Jose)
1999
(1999)
Mission San Jose High (Fremont)
1981
(1981)
Gretchen Whitney High (Cerritos)
1980
(1980)
Monta Vista High (Cupertino)
1968
(1968)
Saratoga High (Saratoga)
1959
(1959)
Henry M. Gunn High (Palo Alto)
1955
(1955)
Palo Alto High (Palo Alto)
1935
(1935)
Oxford Academy (Cypress)
1905
(1905)
Troy High (Fullerton)
1897
(1897)
Piedmont High (Piedmont)
1881
(1881)
Source: 2011-12 state data for public schools with 10 or more test-takers, scores out of 2400
By grade range
Elementary
Middle
High school
K-12
Highest API scores
William Faria Elementary (Cupertino)
999
(999)
Chin (John Yehall) Elementary (San Francisco)
997
(997)
Manchester Gate (Fresno)
996
(996)
Mission San Jose Elementary (Fremont)
995
(995)
Murdock-Portal Elementary (San Jose)
995
(995)
North Star Academy (Redwood City)
995
(995)
Gretchen Whitney High (Cerritos)
993
(993)
L. P. Collins Elementary (Cupertino)
993
(993)
Nelson S. Dilworth Elementary (San Jose)
992
(992)
Oxford Academy (Cypress)
992
(992)
Source: 2013 state data for public schools, scores out of 1000