where are the 5 best/5 worst places for kids to grow up in California?

My kid will be moving to cali with his mom. and I dont know if schools over there are worst than over here in tx. Please inform me of any cities with more and less crime in school and in comunity.

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1. well California all of them i guess because no place can be safe for your kids but keep contact they will learn to be protective against them selves
2. Cities with good schools: Glendora, Camarillo, Simi Valley, Burbank... try to keep him out of Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD)!!!
3. I live out here and have for a while moving from New Mexico. I would say that most places in Northern California are better than the Southern part of the state. Northern California is not the California that is portrayed on TV. The Sacramento area is real good and parts of the Bay area (around San Francisco) are good but it is very expensive in the Bay area. If they do go to the south, there are places outside of San Diego that are nice. I'm personally not a fan of anything in and around the Los Angeles area. The further north you go above Sacramento, it becomes more rural. There aren't many big cities and it's alot more like the rural parts of New Mexico and Texas. I hope this helps you. Good luck
4. It's useless for me to rate the top 5 and the bottom 5 schools in CA. In CA, the mother can't choose what school your child attends, unless she enrolls him/her in a private school. Whatever city she lives in, your child will attend the school closest to him/her and within the district! **Hope for the best**
5. WORST--Bakersfield, Barstow, LA, San Francisco, San Bernardino Valley BEST--Probably northern California, near the Oregon border.