Best High Schools in California

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The list is updated annually upon the release of the CAST and Smarter Balanced Assessments test scores by the California Department of Education. The most recent update was on Thursday, October 10, 2024.

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School															Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2018)							Ranking (2024 vs 2023)
ID	Rank (of 2323)	School	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Disc Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Per Pupil Expenditures: Total	Personnel from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel from Federal Funds	Total from Federal Funds	Personnel from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds	Total from State and Local Funds	Average Standard Score (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Rank (2023)	Rank Change from 2023	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)
062271012787	1471	Esteban Torres East LA Performing Arts Magnet	Public	9-12	4211 Dozier St.	Los Angeles	90063	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 265-6725	295	21	13.9	96.3%	1 (0.3%)	10 (3.4%)	281 (95.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	$16,185							28.1	17.6	1760	289
063993004203	1472	Sierra Vista Charter High	Public, Virtual, Charter	9-12	351 North K St.	Tulare	93274	Tulare County	Tulare Joint Union High	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(559) 687-7384	181	11	16.8	90.6%	22 (12.2%)	5 (2.8%)	140 (77.3%)	9 (5.0%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.2%)	$14,951							28.1	27	1504	32
062241002684	1473	Lompoc High	Public	9-12	515 West College Ave.	Lompoc	93436	Santa Barbara County	Lompoc Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 742-3000	1,649	83	19.7	77.7%	163 (9.9%)	35 (2.1%)	1,358 (82.4%)	39 (2.4%)	7 (0.4%)	2 (0.1%)	42 (2.5%)	$8,576							28.1	28.6	1455	18
060196310651	1474	Venture Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	2829 Transworld Dr.	Stockton	95206	San Joaquin County	Venture Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 468-5940	1,613	79	20.3	65.7%	196 (12.2%)	111 (6.9%)	1,147 (71.1%)	87 (5.4%)	4 (0.2%)	8 (0.5%)	59 (3.7%)								28.1	28	1472	2
062580010583	1475	Vista del Lago High	Public	9-12	15150 Lasselle St.	Moreno Valley	92551	Riverside County	Moreno Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 571-4880	1,953	97	20.2	89.8%	56 (2.9%)	225 (11.5%)	1,532 (78.4%)	68 (3.5%)	4 (0.2%)	7 (0.4%)	61 (3.1%)	$8,863							28	41.6	1085	390
062271007118	1476	City of Angels	Public, Alternative	K-12	221 South Eastman Ave.	Los Angeles	90063	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 415-8350	1,180	57	20.8	79.2%	106 (9.0%)	105 (8.9%)	861 (73.0%)	38 (3.2%)	4 (0.3%)	7 (0.6%)	58 (4.9%)	$7,954							28	25.8	1536	60
060006104232	1477	Riverbank High	Public	9-12	6200 Claus Rd.	Riverbank	95367	Stanislaus County	Riverbank Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 869-1891	788	40	19.5	82.2%	92 (11.7%)	9 (1.1%)	655 (83.1%)	6 (0.8%)	2 (0.3%)	5 (0.6%)	19 (2.4%)	$8,500							27.9	30.4	1405	72
062271012895	1478	Cesar E. Chavez Learning Acads-Soc Just Humanitas Academy	Public	9-12	1001 Arroyo Ave.	San Fernando	91340	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 838-3915	448	23	19.2	92.0%	5 (1.1%)	3 (0.7%)	438 (97.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	$10,326							27.9	34.5	1291	187
069113512749	1479	Val Verde Academy	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	972 Morgan St.	Perris	92571	Riverside County	Val Verde Unified	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(951) 443-2450	297	18	16.5	85.2%	12 (4.0%)	30 (10.1%)	242 (81.5%)	5 (1.7%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.7%)	5 (1.7%)	$2,161							27.9	24	1592	113
064254006964	1480	Williams Junior/Senior High	Public	7-12	260 11th St.	Williams	95987	Colusa County	Williams Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 473-5369	626	28	22.3	95.5%	19 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	598 (95.5%)	7 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	$7,424							27.8	23.7	1597	117

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About our rankings:

Schooldigger calculates school rankings based on CAST Science, Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy, Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics test scores released by the California Department of Education.
These rankings were last updated on October 10, 2024, and are based on the most recent test scores available. We update rankings as we receive new test scores from the California Department of Education, usually on a yearly basis.
Our sources of data include the National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education and the California Department of Education.
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Educational resources:

Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA): Transforming Education in America

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the California Department of Education.