California public schools by resource index

Tomales High in Tomales scored highest of California's public schools with 100 or more students on the resource index, 65 of 100: 7.9 students per teacher, 144 students per counselor and 3.5% chronically absent. The index averages staffing, counseling, gifted programs and attendance; it measures resources, not how well students learn.

Resource index 2024-25 × 2021-22 · schools open in 2024-25 with 100+ students and all 4 factors reported; online, alternative, special-education, pre-K-only and correctional programs left out · method

Resource index, highest California schoolsTomales High 65; Pacific Coast Charter 61; Linda Esperanza Marquez High A Hntngtn Park Inst of Appl Med 60; Natomas Pacific Pathways Prep 60; Advanced Learning Academy 60; South Hillsborough 60; LPS Oakland R & D Campus 60; North Hillsborough 59; Pine Elementary 59; Katherine Johnson STEM Academy 59.0255075100Tomales High65Pacific Coast Charter61Linda Esperanza Marquez High A Hntngtn Park Inst …60Natomas Pacific Pathways Prep60Advanced Learning Academy60South Hillsborough60LPS Oakland R & D Campus60North Hillsborough59Pine Elementary59Katherine Johnson STEM Academy59
Resource index, highest California schoolsTomales High 65; Pacific Coast Charter 61; Linda Esperanza Marquez High A Hntngtn Park Inst of Appl Med 60; Natomas Pacific Pathways Prep 60; Advanced Learning Academy 60; South Hillsborough 60; LPS Oakland R & D Campus 60; North Hillsborough 59; Pine Elementary 59; Katherine Johnson STEM Academy 59.0255075100Tomales High65Pacific Coast Charter61Linda Esperanza Marquez High A Hntn…60Natomas Pacific Pathways Prep60Advanced Learning Academy60South Hillsborough60LPS Oakland R & D Campus60North Hillsborough59Pine Elementary59Katherine Johnson STEM Academy59
Resource index, highest California schoolsTomales High 65; Pacific Coast Charter 61; Linda Esperanza Marquez High A Hntngtn Park Inst of Appl Med 60; Natomas Pacific Pathways Prep 60; Advanced Learning Academy 60; South Hillsborough 60; LPS Oakland R & D Campus 60; North Hillsborough 59; Pine Elementary 59; Katherine Johnson STEM Academy 59.050100Tomales High65Pacific Coast Charter61Linda Esperanza Marquez High A Hntngtn Park…60Natomas Pacific Pathways Prep60Advanced Learning Academy60South Hillsborough60LPS Oakland R & D Campus60North Hillsborough59Pine Elementary59Katherine Johnson STEM Academy59
Resource index, highest California schoolsTomales High 65; Pacific Coast Charter 61; Linda Esperanza Marquez High A Hntngtn Park Inst of Appl Med 60; Natomas Pacific Pathways Prep 60; Advanced Learning Academy 60; South Hillsborough 60; LPS Oakland R & D Campus 60; North Hillsborough 59; Pine Elementary 59; Katherine Johnson STEM Academy 59.050100Tomales High65Pacific Coast Charter61Linda Esperanza Marquez High A Hntngtn…60Natomas Pacific Pathways Prep60Advanced Learning Academy60South Hillsborough60LPS Oakland R & D Campus60North Hillsborough59Pine Elementary59Katherine Johnson STEM Academy59

The chart draws the top of the register below; its source is named under the register.

The 50 highest scores, with each factor

SchoolPer teacherPer counselorGiftedChronically absentIndex
Tomales High7.9144No3.5%65
Pacific Coast Charter21.6169Yes2.4%61
Linda Esperanza Marquez High A Hntngtn Park Inst of Appl Med21.1120Yes9.1%60
Natomas Pacific Pathways Prep17.8211Yes6.9%60
Advanced Learning Academy11.7154Yes21.4%60
South Hillsborough15.0239Yes9.1%60
LPS Oakland R & D Campus12.7145No4.3%60
North Hillsborough14.0265Yes10.6%59
Pine Elementary18.9189Yes8.4%59
Katherine Johnson STEM Academy14.6104Yes22.6%59
Maxwell Senior High11.1100No12.3%59
West Marin Elementary16.3128No1.7%59
Piedmont Middle17.4257Yes7.4%58
Walnut Grove Intermediate16.4160Yes16.7%58
Beverly Vista Middle13.2272Yes13.9%57
The other 35 on the list
SchoolPer teacherPer counselorGiftedChronically absentIndex
Quail Glen Elementary22.7114Yes12.1%57
Seeley Elementary21.7188Yes7.5%57
Holtville Middle14.2269Yes13.3%57
Newcastle Elementary14.1165Yes21.2%57
Beverly Hills High15.0207Yes18.2%56
Granite Ridge Intermediate24.8106Yes10.4%56
Piedmont High17.9295Yes6.7%56
Farb Middle15.5152Yes21.1%56
Pacific Grove Middle17.2277Yes9.0%56
Esencia Middle21.7221Yes6.6%56
Durham High16.4200Yes16.1%56
Yuba City Charter12.7254No1.1%56
College Connection Academy20.9209Yes7.5%56
West Park Charter Academy18.0137No2.0%56
Alta Sierra Intermediate22.7130Yes13.5%55
Ellen Fletcher Middle14.0185No6.6%55
Holtville High15.5259Yes14.8%55
Natomas Pacific Pathways Prep Middle22.2255Yes3.3%55
John Muir Language Academy19.897Yes21.1%55
Tomales Elementary16.0185No3.5%55
Ferndale High11.4228Yes24.0%55
Oak Park High24.2204Yes7.1%54
El Segundo Middle22.9199Yes9.0%54
Edgewood High16.3244Yes15.8%54
Heritage Oak Elementary22.3122Yes16.6%54
Olive Grove Elementary21.9107Yes18.6%54
Thurston Middle16.7292Yes11.5%54
Sci Tech Engr Arts and Math at Legacy High Sch Complex18.1194Yes17.3%54
Willard Intermediate14.3146Yes26.7%54
WISH Academy High17.3128Yes24.3%54
West Hillsborough15.4314Yes11.2%54
Reedley Middle College High31.9244Yes2.1%54
Corte Madera11.3255No7.3%54
Carl Hankey Middle15.7197Yes20.0%54
Clovis East High23.6165Yes12.4%53

Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 (students per teacher); CRDC 2021-22 (counselors on CRDC enrollment, gifted program); EDFacts 2022-23 (chronic absenteeism). Index: the mean of the factors reported, each 0 to 100.

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Questions about the resource index

  1. Which California public schools have the most resources?
    Tomales High in Tomales scored 65 of 100 on the PlainSchools resource index, the highest of California's schools with 100 or more students that report all four of its factors.
  2. How is the resource index calculated?
    It averages up to four factors, each scored 0 to 100: students per teacher (2024-25; 0 at 25 or more), students per counselor (CRDC 2021-22; 0 at 500 or more), a gifted program (CRDC 2021-22; 70 if offered, 30 if not) and chronic absenteeism (EDFacts 2022-23; 0 at 40% or more). It measures resources, not test scores or teaching quality.

Sources

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School membership and staff · 2024-25

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection Counselors and gifted programs · 2021-22

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